Speaker system

• US 20050085276A1
• Filed: 03/20/2002
• Published: 04/21/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 03/20/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Foster Electric Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Foster Electric Company Limited
• Inventors: Koike, Yoshio, Yamaguchi, Takuro, Sakamoto, Yuichi, Koreeda, Hideo
• Application Number:
  US10/504,927
• Publication Number:
  US 20050085276A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/569.100
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0044 specially adapted for holding portable devices containing batteries H02J7/0045 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/04 Supports for telephone transmitters or receivers
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/6041 Portable telephones adapted for handsfree use
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 5/02 Spatial or constructional arrangements of loudspeakers

Abstract

A speaker system functioning as a stand capable of power supply to a mobile phone and hand-free communication and being capable of derived surround reproduction or stereo reproduction is provided. An enclosure (201), on which a mobile phone is placed, includes therein supply means (209) for supplying electric power to the mobile phone, communication means (213) for enabling hand-free communication by the mobile phone through a microphone (211), processing means for introducing signals from the mobile phone and performing a predetermined processing, and a pair of speakers (215, 215′) provided on both sides of the enclosure in a state in which back sides thereof are substantially face to each other for generating sounds based on output signals from the processing means.

Claims

1. A speaker system characterized by including:

an enclosure having a placing section on which a mobile phone is placed in a state in which a user can operate;

supply means for supplying electric power from the side of the enclosure to the mobile phone placed on the placing section;

a microphone provided on the enclosure;

communication means for allowing a user to communicate through the mobile phone placed on the placing section through the microphone;

introducing means for introducing signals from the mobile phone placed on the placing section to the interior of the enclosure;

processing means for performing a predetermined processing on the introduced signals; and

a pair of speakers provided on both sides of the enclosure in such a manner that back sides thereof substantially face to each other for generating sounds based on the output signals from the processing means.

3. A speaker system according to claim 1 or claim 2, further characterized by including output means for outputting output signals of the processing means to the outside of the enclosure.

4. A speaker system according to any one of claim 1 to claim 3, characterized in that the signals introduced by the introducing means are music signals delivered to the mobile phone placed on the placing section.

5. A speaker system according to any one of claim 1 to claim 4, characterized in that the predetermined processing is a processing for derived surround reproduction.

6. A speaker system according to any one of claim 1 to claim 4, characterized in that the predetermined processing is a processing for stereo reproduction.

2. A speaker system characterized by including:

an enclosure having a placing section on which a mobile phone is placed in a state in which a user can operate;

supply means for supplying electric power from the side of the enclosure to the mobile phone placed on the placing section;

a microphone provided on the enclosure;

communication means for allowing a user to communicate through the mobile phone placed on the placing section through the microphone;

introducing means for introducing signals from the mobile phone placed on the placing section to the interior of the enclosure;

the other introducing means for introducing signals from an external signal source into the inside of the enclosure;

selecting means for selecting any one of the signals introduced by the introducing means and the signals introduced by the other introducing means;

processing means for performing a predetermined processing on the selected signals; and

a pair of speakers provided on both sides of the enclosure in such a manner that back sides thereof substantially face to each other for generating sounds based on the output signals from the processing means.

7. A system having a function for charging a battery of a mobile phone placed on a placing section comprising:

a connector for supplying power and sending/receiving of signals with respect to the placed mobile phone;

amplifying means for amplifying sound signals received from the mobile phone via the connector;

speakers for outputting sounds amplified by the amplifying means;

characterized in that center axes of at least a pair of speakers are directed at an angle within a range between 30° and

90°

in the lateral horizontal direction and within an elevating angle between 0° and

60°

.

8. A speaker system according to claim 7, characterized in that the amplifying means is capable of amplifying stereo signals.

9. A speaker system according to claim 7 or claim 8, characterized in that the center axes of at least a pair of speakers are directed at an angle within a range of 45°

from the front in the laterally horizontal direction.

10. A speaker system according to any one of claim 7 to claim 9, characterized in that the center axes of at least a pair of speakers are directed within an elevating angle between 30°

and 45°

.

11. A speaker system according to any one of claim 7 to claim 10, characterized in that stereo sounds from the mobile phone which have received music information though a music delivery service are outputted.