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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 19, 2010
Filed:
Oct. 07, 2008
Applicants:
Mike Downing, Mountain View, CA (US);
Robert Jetter, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Inventors:
Mike Downing, Mountain View, CA (US);
Robert Jetter, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Assignee:
ShoreTel, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 1/00 (2006.01); H04M 9/00 (2006.01); H04R 9/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A compact low cost beamforming microphone assembly for a desk telephone is described. The assembly includes a microphone carrier array having a top surface and having faces arrayed about an exterior surface, each to receive a microphone. Each microphone is mounted in a microphone boot and inserted into a microphone carrier. The carrier array fits into a housing having a cover allowing sound to reach the microphones.