Cellular phone having an audio player

• US 20010029192A1
• Filed: 04/06/2001
• Published: 10/11/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 04/07/2000
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Seung-Hwan Oh
• Original Assignee: Seung-Hwan Oh
• Inventors: Oh, Seung-Hwan
• Application Number:
  US09/827,585
• Publication Number:
  US 20010029192A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/556.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0256 wherein the modules are operable in the detached state, e.g. one module for the user interface and one module for the transceiver
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0262 for a battery compartment
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/6041 Portable telephones adapted for handsfree use
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72442 for playing music files

Abstract

Disclosed is to a cellular phone which is compatible with an MP3 player, which is detachably inserted to a battery of the cellular phone, and can be used for an audio player by connecting to the battery with the MP3 player, so that it is convenient for a user to use the MP3 player without the increasing weight and the size of a main body to the cellular phone.

Claims

1. A cellular phone having an audio player comprising:

a main body having a visual display device for displaying operating information thereof and function keys for executing operator commands;

a battery connected to the main body for supplying power to the cellular phone, the battery having an insertion space having a shape which corresponds to an audio player to be inserted therein;

the audio player detachably inserted within the insertion space for reproducing audio information and controlled by an operation of the function keys, power for operating the audio player supplied by the battery; and

an output part for outputting sound reproduced by the audio player.

2. A cellular phone having an audio player as claimed in

claim 1

, wherein the insertion space is open toward the center portion of the rear side of the main body.

3. A cellular phone having an audio player as claimed in

claim 1

, wherein the audio player is an MP3 player.

4. A cellular phone having an audio player as claimed in

claim 3

, wherein the MP3 player has a memory card to be inserted inside thereof for storing the audio information.

5. A cellular phone having an audio player as claimed in

claim 4

, wherein the audio information is downloaded through the main body of the cellular phone and is stored in the memory card.

6. A cellular phone having an audio player as claimed in

claim 1

, wherein the output part is a speaker integrally built-in inside the main body.

7. A cellular phone having an audio player as claimed in

claim 1

, wherein the output part is selected from the group consisting of an earphone, headphones, and a neck phone disposed at the back of the neck of a user.

8. A cellular phone having an audio player as claimed in

claim 1

, wherein the visual display device displays information pertaining to playing audio information.

9. A cellular phone having an audio player as claimed in

claim 1

, further comprising a microphone operatively connected to the audio player for collecting external sound.