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Integrated speaker and display

US8199960B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 11, 2007
Grant dateJun 12, 2012
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Expiry dateApr 12, 2031

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04R2499/15
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An integrated speaker and display that includes a display and a speaker assembly. The display is substantially integrated within the speaker assembly. The display is embedded between a coil of the speaker assembly and/or magnets of the speaker assembly. The speaker assembly may include a diaphragm located either on a side of the display facing a viewer of the display or opposite a side of the display facing a viewer of the display. The electronic device may be any type of device, for example, a mobile phone, a personal digital assistant (PDA), an electronic game, a computer, an audio player, a video player, a television, or a display device. The display may be any type of display, for example, a liquid crystal display (LCD), a digital light processing (DLP) display, a light-emitting diode display (LED), or a plasma display.

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