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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 23, 1999
Filed:
Oct. 08, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Christopher L Frank, Emeryville, CA (US);
Eric Geruldsen, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignees:
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Sony Electronics, Inc., Park Ridge, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
455569 ; 455575 ; 455 90 ; 379388 ; 381363 ;
Abstract
A speaker and microphone are provided on and supported by an articulating extension. The extension comprises a cigarette lighter adapter which is plugged into a cigarette lighter to provide power for the speaker and microphone. The speaker and microphone are connected to a wireless telephone such that the speaker and microphone can be used to place a call with the telephone in a hands free manner. The extension articulates to optimally orient the speaker and microphone with respect to the user.