ELECTRONIC DEVICE

• US 20140084014A1
• Filed: 10/19/2012
• Published: 03/27/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 09/27/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Creative Technology Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Creative Technology Ltd.
• Inventors: SIM, Wong Hoo, LEE, Teck Chee, CHANG, Thean Kuie Christopher
• Granted Patent: US 9,501,099 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 220/669
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1626 with a single-body enclosure integrating a flat display, e.g. Personal Digital Assistants [PDAs]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1688 the I/O peripheral being integrated loudspeakers
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 2499/11 Transducers incorporated or for use in hand-held devices, e.g. mobile phones, PDA's, camera's
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 3/14 Cross-over networks

Abstract

An electronic device is provided. The electronic device can include one or more protrusions and a casing. The casing can be shaped and dimensioned to carry the audio output portions. The casing can include a first face, a second face and sides. The one or more protrusions can extend from any of, or any combination of, the first face, the second face and at least one of the sides.

Claims

1. An electronic device comprising:

at least one audio output portion;

at least one protrusion; and

a casing shaped and dimensioned to carry the at least one audio output portion, the casing comprising;

a first face;

a second face; and

sides, the first and second faces being spaced apart in a manner such that the sides are defined between them,

wherein the at least one protrusion extends from at least one of the first face, the second face and at least one of the sides.

2. The electronic device as in claim 1 wherein the casing is shaped and dimensioned in a manner so as to form at least one protrusion capable of carrying the at least one audio output portion.

3. The electronic device as in claim 2,

wherein there are a plurality of protrusions and a plurality of audio output portions, and

wherein the number of protrusions corresponds to the number of audio output portions and each protrusion carries a corresponding at least a portion of an audio output portion.

4. The electronic device as in claim 1 wherein the at least one protrusion corresponds to at least a portion of the at least one audio output portion protruding from at least one of the first face, the second face and at least one of the sides of the casing.

5. The electronic device as in claim 4,

wherein there are a plurality of protrusions and a plurality of audio output portions, and

wherein the number of protrusions corresponds to the number of audio output portions and each protrusion corresponds to at least a portion of an audio output portion protruding from at least one of the first face, the second face and the sides of the casing.