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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 11, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2008
Gloria Lin, San Ramon, CA (US);
Derek B. Barrentine, San Jose, CA (US);
Michael Rosenblatt, Campbell, CA (US);
Gloria Lin, San Ramon, CA (US);
Derek B. Barrentine, San Jose, CA (US);
Michael Rosenblatt, Campbell, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
Improved approaches for providing a speaker within a housing of a portable electronic device are disclosed. The housing of the portable electronic device can be compact, such as a low profile housing. In one embodiment, an acoustic chamber for a speaker can be formed internal to a housing for a portable electronic device using non-dedicated space. In another embodiment, irregular surfaces can be sealed so that an acoustic chamber for a speaker can be formed internal to a housing for a portable electronic device.