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Wrist-worn communications apparatus

  • US 7,251,197 B2
  • Filed: 01/30/2004
  • Issued: 07/31/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/30/2003
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A wrist-worn communications apparatus comprising:

  • a device;

    a band that is coupled to the device and that is adapted to be worn on a user'"'"'s wrist;

    a speaker unit including a sound output cylinder that is disposed at a predetermined position on the band so that an output face of the sound output cylinder faces a same direction as an open face of the band through which the user'"'"'s wrist is insertable; and

    a microphone unit including a sound input cylinder that is disposed in a vicinity of the speaker unit on a surface of the band so that an input face of the sound input cylinder is perpendicular to the output face of the sound output cylinder;

    wherein when the user'"'"'s wrist is inserted in the band and the band is worn on the user'"'"'s wrist, the output face of the sound output cylinder is adapted to be directed to the user'"'"'s ear and the input face of the sound input cylinder is adapted to be directed to the user'"'"'s mouth.

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