Patent ID: 6311071
Filing Date: 2001-10-30
Classification: H04B,H04M

Abstract:
A method of manufacturing a wireless telephone, comprising the steps of:providing a directional speaker connected to a speaker interface circuit positioned for containment within a telephone body member and a directional microphone connected to a microphone interface circuit positioned for containment within the telephone body member, the telephone body member having a fixed configuration;providing a wireless interface circuit positioned for containment within the telephone body member, and further providing a controller connected to the microphone interface circuit, the speaker interface circuit and the wireless interface circuit positioned for containment within the telephone body member;positioning the directional speaker such that sound generated by the speaker radiates predominately in a first direction;fixing the directional microphone such that the directional microphone is positioned so as to be most sensitive to sound arriving from a second direction approximately 90 degrees offset from the first direction; andencompassing the directional speaker, the directional speaker interface circuit, the directional microphone, the directional microphone interface circuit, the wireless interface circuit, and the controller within the telephone body member, wherein the wireless telephone is operable during non-communication and communication operations with the telephone body member in the fixed configuration.