THREE PART HOUSING WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE

• US 20080144264A1
• Filed: 12/14/2006
• Published: 06/19/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 12/14/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Motorola Mobility, Inc. (Lenovo Group Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Motorola, Inc. (Motorola Solutions, Inc.)
• Inventors: Cosgrove, Steven John
• Application Number:
  US11/610,523
• Publication Number:
  US 20080144264A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 361/681
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 2027/0154 with movable elements
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 2027/0156 with optionally usable elements
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 27/017 Head mounted
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1616 with folding flat displays, e.g. laptop computers or notebooks having a clamshell configuration, with body parts pivoting to an open position around an axis parallel to the plane they define in closed position
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/163 Wearable computers, e.g. on a belt
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1656 Details related to functional adaptations of the enclosure, e.g. to provide protection against EMI, shock, water, or to host detachable peripherals like a mouse or removable expansions units like PCMCIA cards, or to provide access to internal components for maintenance or to removable storage supports like CDs or DVDs, or to mechanically mount accessories mounting of accessories to a computer display G06F1/1607; display hoods G06F1/1603; cooling arrangements for portable computers G06F1/203
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1688 the I/O peripheral being integrated loudspeakers
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/385 Transceivers carried on the body, e.g. in helmets
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0214 Foldable telephones, i.e. with body parts pivoting to an open position around an axis parallel to the plane they define in closed position combined with translation movement H04M1/0235
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0247 comprising more than two body parts
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/05 specially adapted for use on head, throat or breast

Abstract

A three part housing wireless communications device (100) with a display housing portion (110) with a display screen (137) and a left ear housing portion (160), with a with a left speaker 161 and left ear mount 340, pivotally mounted to the display housing portion (110). There is a right ear housing portion (170), with a right ear mount (440) and a right speaker 171, pivotally mounted to the display housing portion (110). The three part housing wireless communications device (100) has a radio frequency communications unit mounted providing wireless communication with a communications network.

Claims

1. A three part housing wireless communications device comprising:

a display housing portion that houses at least one display screen;

a left ear housing portion pivotally mounted to the display housing portion, with a left speaker mounted therein,

a left ear mount protruding from the left ear housing portion, the left ear mount being proximal to the left ear speaker, and the left ear mount being shaped to mount the left ear housing portion to a left ear of a user;

a right ear housing portion pivotally mounted to the display housing portion, the right ear housing portion having a right speaker mounted therein; and

a right ear mount protruding from the right ear housing portion, the right ear mount being proximal to the right speaker, and the right ear mount being shaped to mount the right ear housing portion to a right ear of the user, wherein the three part housing wireless communications device has a radio frequency communications unit mounted therein, the radio frequency communications unit providing wireless communication with a communications network.

2. A three part housing wireless communications device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the left ear mount and right ear mount are located adjacent respective free ends of the left ear housing portion and right ear housing portion.

3. A three housing part wireless communications device as claimed in claim 2, wherein the right ear mount is a shouldered rim.

4. A three part housing wireless communications device as claimed in claim 1, wherein right ear mount is an ear hook.

5. A three part housing wireless communications device claimed in claim 4, wherein the right ear mount is locatable in a complementary shaped recess in the right ear housing portion.

6. A three part housing wireless communications device claimed in claim 1, wherein the right ear housing portion and the left ear housing portion are pivotally mounted at opposite ends of the display housing portion.

7. A three part housing wireless communications device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the radio frequency communications unit provides wireless communication with a communications network.

8. A three part housing wireless communications device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the microphone is mounted adjacent a lower edge of the display housing.

9. A three part housing wireless communications device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the left ear housing portion and right ear housing portion are both movable relative to the display housing portion from an opened position to a closed position thereby covering the display screen when in the closed position and when in the opened position the display screen is uncovered.

10. A three part housing wireless communications device as claimed in claim 1, wherein there are upper and lower visors extending from a the display housing portion, and wherein the upper and lower visors partially enclose the display screen.

11. A three part housing wireless communications device as claimed in claim 10, wherein when in the closed position the upper and lower visors partially enclose the left ear housing portion and right ear housing portion.

12. A three part housing wireless communications device as claimed in claim 10, wherein there is recess in the lower visor for accommodating a nose bridge of a user whilst wearing the three part housing wireless communications device.

13. A three part housing wireless communications device as claimed in claim 10, wherein the upper and lower visors are retractable.

14. A three part housing wireless communications device as claimed in claim 13, wherein the upper and lower visors are configured to slide from the retracted position of an extended position.