Patent ID: 6137883
Filing Date: 2000-10-24
Classification: H04M

Abstract:
A telephone set comprising:a first housing;a microphone carried by the first housing and adapted to convert an acoustic input signal into an electric input signal;a display carried by the first housing; anda keypad carried by the first housing and disposed below the display,wherein the keypad has an inside surface disposed essentially opposite to an outside surface, the inside surface and the outside surface facing towards and away from, respectively, the first housing,wherein the keypad has a plurality of pushbutton keys arranged in a predetermined pattern, an outside edge of each of the plurality of pushbutton keys that is located near an outside edge of the predetermined pattern representing a perimeter of the keypad,wherein the keypad has an aperture extending through the keypad between the inside surface and the outside surface of the keypad, the aperture being disposed within the perimeter of the keypad and the aperture being disposed between the plurality of pushbutton keys, andwherein the microphone faces the inside surface of the keypad and is disposed essentially opposite to the aperture of the keypad to permit the acoustic input signal to be ported through the aperture of the keypad to be received by the microphone.