Patent ID: 8718309

Claim:
A portable electronic device comprising: a speaker apparatus comprising a single vibrating element positioned inside a housing; an air cavity within the housing, wherein the housing comprises a first outlet configured to emit a sound generated by the single vibrating element and the air cavity is coupled to a second outlet configured to emit a damped sound with respect to said sound from the first outlet, wherein the single vibrating element is configured to generate a controlled sound for both an earpiece and a hands free functionality; wherein the speaker apparatus is configured to emit the sound originating from a first side of the single vibrating element at the first outlet; wherein the speaker apparatus is configured to emit the damped sound originating from a second different side of the single vibrating element at the second outlet; wherein the housing is configured such that the emitted sound at the first outlet is louder than emitted damped sound at the second outlet, and the single vibrating element is between the first outlet and the second outlet such that the single vibrating element is closer to the first outlet than the second outlet.