Electronic communication devices with integrated microphones

摘要

Modern electronic devices are becoming smaller while the need to critically locate acoustic sensors or transducers, e.g., microphones, is increasing in order to provide improved intelligibility in adverse environments. The acoustic transducers can be used in arrays with their outputs processed in beam forming and noise cancellation algorithms. The use and creation of features on the surface of a small package to deal with the problem of achieving high performance solutions in a limited space are disclosed herein. For example, embodiments of electronic communication devices (10) include acoustic transducers (26) integrated with other features such as a volume control (34, 50), an antenna (87, 260, 280), an adapter (300) which can be coupled to an input/output jack (90) and an accessory connector, or a projection (98).

主权项

1. An electronic device, comprising:
a shell; a rotary control input device comprising first and second minipulable portions that rotate independent of each other in relation to the shell and are co-located so as to be disposed over a common location of or a common aperture formed through the shell throughout use thereof, where
rotation of the first minipulable portion controls first operations of the electronic device, androtation of the second minipulable portion causes an adjustment of an acoustic transducer's orientation in relation to a sound source; and the acoustic transducer disposed on or in the second minipulable portion of the rotary control input device so as to be rotatable with the second minipulable portion of the rotary control in relation to the shell.