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WO2010050974A1 - Système avec microphone dans un système informatique mobile - Google Patents

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WO2010050974A1
WO2010050974A1 PCT/US2008/082059 US2008082059W WO2010050974A1 WO 2010050974 A1 WO2010050974 A1 WO 2010050974A1 US 2008082059 W US2008082059 W US 2008082059W WO 2010050974 A1 WO2010050974 A1 WO 2010050974A1
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tube
chassis
microphone
mobile computing
opening
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Mark D. Senatori
Brittany Davis
Paul J. Doczy
David Gough
Kevin L. Massaro
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Hewlett Packard Development Co LP
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Priority to PCT/US2008/082059 priority Critical patent/WO2010050974A1/fr
Priority to TW098136921A priority patent/TW201022913A/zh
Publication of WO2010050974A1 publication Critical patent/WO2010050974A1/fr
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING OR CALCULATING; COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F1/00—Details not covered by groups G06F3/00 - G06F13/00 and G06F21/00
    • G06F1/16—Constructional details or arrangements
    • G06F1/1601—Constructional details related to the housing of computer displays, e.g. of CRT monitors, of flat displays
    • G06F1/1605—Multimedia displays, e.g. with integrated or attached speakers, cameras, microphones

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  • Mobile computing devices ⁇ e.g., laptop or notebook computers, personal digital assistants (PDA), mobile telephones
  • PDA personal digital assistants
  • Mobile telephones are getting smaller in size while performing a multitude of functions some of which include recording audio, video, or transmitting and receiving messages.
  • Performing the multitude of functions requires the mobile computing devices to comprise a plurality of components ⁇ e.g., microphone, camera) within a limited space.
  • Figure 1 A shows a mobile computing system in accordance with some of the embodiments
  • Figure 1 B shows a cross-sectional view of the mobile computing system in accordance with some of the embodiments
  • Figure 2 shows the frequency response of the tube in accordance with some of the embodiments
  • Figure 3 shows the tube in accordance with some of the embodiments.
  • FIG. 1 A illustrates a mobile computing system 100 in accordance with at least some of the embodiments.
  • the mobile computing system comprises a first chassis 102 and a second chassis 104.
  • the first chassis 102 couples to the second chassis by way of a hinge 112.
  • the first chassis 102 comprises a user interface, such as a keyboard 106. So that the information may be conveyed to a user, the second chassis 104 of the mobile computing system 100 comprises a display screen 108.
  • the mobile computing system 100 comprises one or more microphones and a sound recording system.
  • a microphone for use with the sound recording system may be placed at any suitable location of the mobile computing system 100.
  • the microphone is mounted flush to the top surface 102A of the first chassis 102. Flush mounting the microphone requires space where the space is least available ⁇ e.g., proximate to the keyboard).
  • the microphone for the mobile computing system 100 is placed within first chassis 102 where more space is available.
  • a tube 1 10 couples to the microphone within the mobile computing system 100 and an entrance end of the tube 110 is on a surface of the mobile computing system 100.
  • the tube 110 defines an acoustic path that enables sound to reach the microphone within the first chassis 102.
  • Figure 1 A illustrates the entrance end of the tube 1 10 placed along the top face 102A of the first chassis 102, it will be understood that the entrance end of the tube 110 may be placed at any location of the first chassis 102, such as the front, the back or the sides.
  • the tube 1 10, along with the microphone, may be placed at any location within the second chassis 104 and thus the entrance end of the tube 110 may be on the second chassis 104.
  • the entrance end of the tube 1 10 may be placed along the front face of the second chassis 104 proximate to the display screen 108.
  • the entrance end of the tube 1 10 may be placed along other locations of the second chassis 104 such as the back or the sides.
  • Figure 1 B illustrates a partial cross-sectional view taken along the line 1 B of Figure 1 A.
  • Figure 1 B illustrates a housing 204 comprising a microphone 202, the housing 204 and microphone 202 are placed within the first chassis 102 of the mobile computing system 100.
  • Tube 1 10 also shown in cross-section, couples to the housing 204 by way of opening 1 10B in the tube 1 10 and a corresponding opening in the housing 204.
  • Tube 110 defines an acoustic path from the opening 110B proximate to the microphone 202 to opening 110A on the surface 102A.
  • the opening 1 10A is substantially level with the top surface 102A of the first chassis 102.
  • Figure 2 illustrates particular embodiments of tube 1 10 with the opening 1 10A in the form of a slot and the opening 110B in the form of a circle.
  • dimensions of the opening 1 10A depend on the height 'H' of the tube 110. With the height 'H' of the tube 1 10 determined, the length 'L' of the opening is varied to produce an enhanced microphone performance.
  • the width 'W of the opening 1 10A is substantially smaller than the length V of the opening 110A, and in at least some of the embodiments the width 'W is not varied.
  • the height 'H' of the tube 110 is set to 9 millimeters.
  • the length 'L' of the opening 1 10A may be selectively set to 5 millimeters and the width 'W of the opening 1 10A may also be selectively set to 0.5 millimeters.
  • the design length 'L' of the slot opening 110A may be varied from 5 millimeters to 10 millimeters until tube 110 produces enhanced performance of the microphone.
  • the tube 1 10 is coupled to the housing 204 by way of an outside diameter of the opening 1 10B of the tube 1 10 telescoped within a corresponding inside diameter of the opening in the housing 204.
  • tube 1 10 couples to the housing 204 by way of an inside diameter of the opening 1 10B of the tube 1 10 telescoped over a corresponding outside diameter of the opening in the housing 204.
  • the opening 1 10B of the tube 110 is abutted to the opening in the housing 204 and held in place by an adhesive ⁇ e.g., epoxy).
  • the opening 110B of the tube 110 may be of any form, such as a square, a rectangle or an oval, and the opening in the housing 204 may correspond with the form of the opening 1 10B of the tube 1 10.
  • a microphone may be placed within the first chassis 102 without a housing, and the tube 110 is coupled to the microphone by way of inside diameter of the opening 110B of the tube 110 telescoped over the outside diameter of the microphone 202.
  • the opening 11 OA is shown as rectangular, but any form, such as a circle, a square or an oval may be equivalent ⁇ used.
  • the tube 110 may comprise a plurality of openings 110A, in any form.
  • the acoustic path defined by the tube 110 comprises an acoustical dampening material.
  • the acoustical dampening material ⁇ e.g., a cloth damper such as silk or wool, fiberglass, or plastic
  • the acoustical dampening material enables the tube 110 to realize a substantially 'flat' frequency response.
  • Figure 3 illustrates the frequency response of the tube 110 with acoustic dampening material and without acoustic dampening material.
  • Figure 3 illustrates a measured response in decibels (dB) (vertical axis) of the tube 1 10 over a range of frequencies (horizontal axis).
  • the plot 302 illustrates the frequency response of the tube 1 10 without the acoustical dampening material
  • the plot 304 illustrates the frequency response of the tube 110 with the acoustical dampening.
  • the plot 304 shows that the frequency response of the tube 110 is substantially 'flat' over the range of frequencies.
  • the acoustic dampening material is placed within the tube 110 along the acoustic path defined from the opening 110B proximate to the microphone 202 to the opening 1 1 OA on the surface 102A.
  • the acoustic dampening material is placed along the inside diameter of the opening 1 10B (Ae., the opening 110B is in the form of a circle) proximate to the microphone 202.
  • the acoustic dampening material is placed along either the inside diameter or the outside diameter of the opening 1 10A.
  • the mobile computing system may be any mobile computing system such as a mobile telephone, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a camera or any other system that comprises a microphone.
  • the mobile computing system 100 may comprise only a first chassis including a user interface, such as a touch screen, a pointer device, a keyboard. It is intended that the following claims be interpreted to embrace all such variations and modifications.

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Abstract

L'invention porte sur un système pour placer un microphone à l'intérieur d'un système informatique mobile. Au moins certains des modes de réalisation à titre illustratif sont des systèmes qui comportent un microphone monté à l'intérieur d'un châssis d'un système informatique mobile, un tube couplé au microphone, le tube comportant en outre une ouverture de fente à une première extrémité du tube qui est opposée au microphone, et le tube définissant un trajet acoustique qui permet au son de se déplacer de l'ouverture de fente au microphone.
PCT/US2008/082059 2008-10-31 2008-10-31 Système avec microphone dans un système informatique mobile Ceased WO2010050974A1 (fr)

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TW098136921A TW201022913A (en) 2008-10-31 2009-10-30 A system with a microphone within a mobile computing system

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US20080013770A1 (en) * 2006-07-17 2008-01-17 Fortemedia, Inc. microphone array in housing receiving sound via guide tube

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US20020093482A1 (en) * 1998-06-30 2002-07-18 Kenichi Agata Information processing apparatus
US6470176B1 (en) * 1999-11-04 2002-10-22 Ericsson Inc. Battery packs that facilitate acoustic communications and radiotelephones incorporating same
US20080013770A1 (en) * 2006-07-17 2008-01-17 Fortemedia, Inc. microphone array in housing receiving sound via guide tube

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