Patent ID: 9406456
Filing Date: 2016-08-02
CPC Classification: H01H,H04R,H04W,Y02B,Y04S

Claim Text:
1. A sound generating system comprising: a housing; a speaker located at least partially inside the housing; and an interactive faceplate subassembly comprising: a front surface, wherein a portion of the front surface contains a first plurality of openings forming a speaker grille; one or more direct user input sensors operable to sense direct user interaction with the front surface of the interactive faceplate; wherein the one or more direct user input sensors are disposed behind the front surface of the interactive faceplate subassembly on a second surface with a second plurality of openings, and wherein at least one of the openings in the second plurality of openings aligns with one or more of the openings in the first plurality of openings, thereby promoting improved sound transmission from the speaker; one or more regions on the front surface of the interactive faceplate subassembly, wherein direct user interaction with the one or more regions is sensed by the one or more of the direct user input sensors, and wherein the one or more regions includes at least a portion of the speaker grille.