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Portable communication device

US5884156A · kind A · utility

62Cited by
8References
24Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 20, 1996
Grant dateMar 16, 1999
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Expiry dateFeb 20, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W88/06
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A portable communication device capable of operating in a telephony mode and in a dispatch mode is disclosed. The device includes a proximity sensor and a first speaker mounted on a front panel and a second speaker mounted on a rear panel. The operation of the speakers is controlled in accordance with the operational state of the device as well as the output of the proximity sensor.

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