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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 24, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 13, 2009
Greg Williams, San Diego, CA (US);
Alex Dekoster, San Diego, CA (US);
Greg Williams, San Diego, CA (US);
Alex Dekoster, San Diego, CA (US);
Kyocera Corporation, Kyoto, JP;
Abstract
A mobile electronic device is provided. The mobile electronic device includes a housing having an ear-facing surface. Also, the mobile electronic device includes an audio transducer disposed within the housing. Further, the mobile electronic device includes an acoustic channel coupled between the audio transducer and the ear-facing surface for transmitting sound waves produced by the audio transducer to external of the ear-facing surface, wherein the audio-transducer having an audio-transmitting plane disposed at an angle other than parallel relative to the ear-facing surface.