SOUND-GENERATION ARRANGEMENTS IN PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICES
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1. A mobile electronic device comprising:
- a housing having an ear-facing surface;
an audio transducer disposed within said housing; and
an acoustic channel coupled between said audio transducer and said ear-facing surface for transmitting sound waves produced by said audio transducer to external of said ear-facing surface, wherein said audio-transducer having an audio-transmitting plane disposed at an angle other than parallel relative to said ear-facing surface.
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Abstract
A mobile electronic device is provided. The mobile electronic device includes a housing having an ear-facing surface. Also, the mobile electronic device includes an audio transducer disposed within the housing. Further, the mobile electronic device includes an acoustic channel coupled between the audio transducer and the ear-facing surface for transmitting sound waves produced by the audio transducer to external of the ear-facing surface, wherein the audio-transducer having an audio-transmitting plane disposed at an angle other than parallel relative to the ear-facing surface.
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1. A mobile electronic device comprising:
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a housing having an ear-facing surface; an audio transducer disposed within said housing; and an acoustic channel coupled between said audio transducer and said ear-facing surface for transmitting sound waves produced by said audio transducer to external of said ear-facing surface, wherein said audio-transducer having an audio-transmitting plane disposed at an angle other than parallel relative to said ear-facing surface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for creating a mobile electronic device, comprising:
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providing a housing having at least an ear-facing surface and an acoustic channel; providing an audio transducer; and arranging said audio transducer at a position in which an audio-transmitting plane of said audio transducer is at an angle other than parallel relative to said ear-facing surface, wherein said audio transducer is disposed within said housing and said acoustic channel is positioned between said audio transducer and said ear-facing surface for transmitting sound waves produced by said audio transducer to external of said ear-facing surface. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A mobile electronic device, comprising:
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housing means; means for producing sound; and means for transmitting sound from said means for producing sound to external of an ear-facing surface of said housing means, wherein an audio-transmitting plane of said means for producing sound is at an angle other than parallel relative to said ear-facing surface of said housing means. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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