Patent ID: 6064894
Filing Date: 2000-05-16
Classification: H04M,H04R

Abstract:
An electronic device adapted to provide handsfree operation and adapted to be held against a user's ear to provide private operation, the electronic device comprising:a housing, the housing configured to carry at least one of a receiver and a transmitter, the housing having a front surface and a back surface, the housing further having an ear placement region on the front surface thereof;a speaker disposed in the housing adjacent the ear placement region, the ear placement region adapted to be held against a user's ear to provide private operation creating a first air volume between the user's ear and the ear placement region, an internal air cavity disposed between the speaker and the back surface of the housing; andan air path formed in the housing, the air path having at least a first port positioned within the ear placement region and at least a second port positioned at the back surface of the housing, the air path leading from the first air volume to a second air volume at the back surface of the housing via the at least first port and the at least second port, and the air path being substantially acoustically sealed from the internal air cavity.