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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 14, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 09, 2017
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
David William Nolan Robison, Campbell, CA (US);
Kevin Lee Hughes, Frisco, TX (US);
Feng Bao, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Stephen Lee Ijams, San Jose, CA (US);
Victor Manuel Sanchez, San Jose, CA (US);
David M. Sanguinet, San Jose, CA (US);
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
Presented herein is an audio endpoint for telecommunication operations, sometimes referred to herein as a 'telecommunications audio endpoint' or, more, simply as an 'audio endpoint.' According to at least one example, the audio endpoint presented herein includes a base, a speaker, a speaker waveguide, a microphone waveguide, and two or more microphones. The base is configured to engage a support surface (i.e., a table) and the speaker is configured to emit sounds (i.e., fire) in a direction of the base. The speaker waveguide is disposed between the speaker and the microphone waveguide, while the microphone waveguide is disposed between the speaker waveguide and the base. The two or more microphones are disposed within the microphone waveguide and are proximate to the base. In general, the speaker waveguide is configured to guide sounds output by the speaker in general radially (outward) directions.