Patent ID: 7626736

Claim:
A scanning apparatus comprising: a scanning structure comprising a body and a data processing unit carried by the body, wherein the body comprises an exterior surface opposite an interior surface, wherein the interior surface defines an interior space in the body, the interior space comprising a first portion and a second portion, and wherein elements of the scanning structure occupy the first portion of the interior space, and the second portion of the interior space is a sound resonant space; and an audio broadcasting structure carried by the body, wherein the audio broadcasting structure comprises a sound generation assembly configured to generate sound in response to audio signals from the data processing unit, and wherein the sound generation assembly comprises: a connection line electrically connected to the data processing unit; a sound-generating device electrically connected to the connection line and configured to generate sound in response to the audio signals, wherein the sound-generating device is located at the interior surface of the body; and an audio output port located at the exterior surface of the body at a location generally opposite the sound generating device, wherein the audio output port is configured to broadcast the sound outside the body.