Combination wireless communications device and portable stereo
First Claim
1. A method of rendering audible sound to a user of a hand-held wireless communications device, the method comprising:
- receiving, in a communications mode, communication signals from a base station in a wireless communications network on a long-range transceiver disposed in a housing of a hand-held wireless communications device;
receiving, in a stereo mode, radio signals from a broadcast radio station on a receiver disposed in the housing of the hand-held wireless communications device;
selective enabling first and second longitudinally-spaced speakers disposed in the housing at opposite ends of the hand-held wireless communications device to render the received radio signals as audible sound when the hand-held device is in the stereo mode;
selectively enabling third and fourth speakers disposed in the housing of the hand-held wireless communications device when the hand-held device is in the stereo mode, and rendering the radio signals through the enabled speakers as stereo sound;
disabling the second speaker when the hand-held wireless communications device is in the communications mode, the second speaker being disposed proximate a microphone;
sampling the received radio signals; and
balancing a load on the first, second, third, and fourth speakers based on the sampled signals when the device is in the stereo mode.
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Abstract
A hand-held wireless communications device operates in a communications mode and a stereo mode. The device comprises a housing, a long-range transceiver within the housing to communicate with a base station in the communications mode, and a receiver within the housing to receive radio signals from a broadcast radio station when the device is in the stereo mode. The broadcast radio station may transmit, for example, AM or FM signals to the and-held device. A controller within the housing generates control signals to place the device in the communications mode and the stereo mode, and selectively controls a plurality of speakers to render audio signals as audible sound. The plurality of speakers includes a pair of longitudinally-spaced speakers disposed opposite each other on the housing of the hand-held device.
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28 Claims
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1. A method of rendering audible sound to a user of a hand-held wireless communications device, the method comprising:
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receiving, in a communications mode, communication signals from a base station in a wireless communications network on a long-range transceiver disposed in a housing of a hand-held wireless communications device; receiving, in a stereo mode, radio signals from a broadcast radio station on a receiver disposed in the housing of the hand-held wireless communications device; selective enabling first and second longitudinally-spaced speakers disposed in the housing at opposite ends of the hand-held wireless communications device to render the received radio signals as audible sound when the hand-held device is in the stereo mode; selectively enabling third and fourth speakers disposed in the housing of the hand-held wireless communications device when the hand-held device is in the stereo mode, and rendering the radio signals through the enabled speakers as stereo sound; disabling the second speaker when the hand-held wireless communications device is in the communications mode, the second speaker being disposed proximate a microphone; sampling the received radio signals; and balancing a load on the first, second, third, and fourth speakers based on the sampled signals when the device is in the stereo mode. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A hand-held wireless communications device comprising:
a housing that includes; communication circuitry to communicate with one or more base stations in a wireless communications network; stereo circuitry to receive radio signals from a broadcast radio station; a first pair of longitudinally-spaced speakers to render the received radio signals as stereo sound to a user; a second pair of longitudinally-spaced speakers; and a display movable between a retracted position and an extended position, wherein the display is positioned between each speaker in the first pair of speakers when the display is in the retracted position. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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