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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 1998
Filed:
Oct. 30, 1996
Applicant:
Inventor:
Gregory S Mendolia, Forest, VA (US);
Assignee:
Ericsson, Inc., Research Triangle Park, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
379433 ; 379434 ;
Abstract
An audio input for flip phones wherein the acoustical openings currently located on the inside edge of the flip are relocated to the outer edge of the flip. The relocation of the openings allow sound to enter the flip through the openings unobstructed by the face of the telephone user while the phone is in use. The relocation of the openings further allowing for enhanced pick up of ambient noise while the telephone flip is in the closed position.