Communication device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10750002-B2
Application number	US-201916240793-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 7, 2019
Priority date	Jan 8, 2018
Publication date	Aug 18, 2020
Grant date	Aug 18, 2020

Abstract

A communication device includes a first body, a second body, a first audio module, and a second audio module. The second body is rotatably connected to the first body. The first audio module is disposed on the first body. The second audio module is at least partially disposed on the first body. When the second body rotates relatively to the first body to be in a first state to switch the communication device to be in a first operation mode, at least a portion of the first audio module is turned on, and the second audio module is turned off. When the second body rotates relatively to the first body to be in a second state to switch the communication device to be in a second operation mode, the first audio module is turned off, and the second audio module is turned on.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A communication device comprising:
a first body;
a second body, rotatably connected to the first body;
a first audio module, disposed on the first body and comprising two first speaker assemblies and two first microphone assemblies; and
a second audio module, at least partially disposed on the first body and comprising at least one second speaker assembly and at least one second microphone assembly,
wherein when the second body rotates relatively to the first body to be in a first state to switch the communication device to be in a first operation mode, at least one portion of the first audio module is turned on, and the second audio module is turned off; when the second body rotates relatively to the first body to be in a second state to switch the communication device to be in a second operation mode, the first audio module is turned off, and the second audio module is turned on,
wherein when the second body is in the first state, one of the two first speaker assemblies and one of the two first microphone assemblies are turned on, while the other one of the two first speaker assemblies and the other one of the two first microphone assemblies are turned off,
wherein one of the two first speaker assemblies and one of the two first microphone assemblies are located at a first end of the first body, the other one of the two first speaker assemblies and the other one of the two first microphone assemblies are located at a second end of the first body, when the second body is in the first state, and the first end is located above the second end, the one of the two first speaker assemblies located at the first end and the other one of the two first microphone assemblies located at the second end are turned on, and when the second body is in the first state, and the second end is located above the first end, the other one of the two first speaker assemblies located at the second end and the one of the two first microphone assemblies located at the first end are turned on.

2. The communication device according to claim 1 , wherein the first body has a sensor adapted to sense a relative location of the first end and the second end.

3. The communication device according to claim 1 , wherein power of the at least one second speaker assembly is greater than power of the at least one first speaker assembly.

4. The communication device according to claim 1 , wherein the number of the at least one second microphone assembly is plural, and the second microphone assemblies constitute a microphone array.

5. The communication device according to claim 1 , wherein the number of the at least one second microphone assembly is plural, some of the second microphone assemblies are disposed on the first body, and the other second microphone assemblies are disposed on the second body.

6. The communication device according to claim 1 , wherein the second body is adapted to rotate relatively to the first body to be in different states between the first state and the second state, so as to activate different functions of the communication device, respectively.

7. The communication device according to claim 1 , wherein when the second body is in the first state, the second body covers at least one portion of the second audio module, and when the second body is in the second state, the at least one portion of the second audio module is exposed by the second body.

8. The communication device according to claim 1 , wherein the first body has a switch, when the second body triggers the switch, the communication device is in the first operation mode, and when the second body does not trigger the switch, the communication device is in the second operation mode.

9. The communication device according to claim 1 , wherein the first operation mode is a personal communication mode, and the second operation mode is a multi-party conference mode.

10. A communication device comprising:
a first body, having a lower casing and an upper casing, wherein the upper casing is liftably connected to the lower casing, and at least one resonance space is formed between the upper casing and the lower casing;
at least one audio module, at least partially disposed on at least one of the upper casing and the lower casing; and
a second body, rotatably connected to the first body, wherein the second body is adapted to rotate relatively to the first body and switch an operation mode of the communication device, and the second body rotates relatively to the first body and drives the upper casing to elevate or subside relatively to the lower casing, so as to change a volume of the at least one resonance space, wherein when the second body rotates relatively to the first body to be in a first state, the communication device is switched to a first operation mode, and when the second body rotates relatively to the first body to be in a second state, the communication device is switched to a second operation mode,
wherein the at least one audio module comprises a first audio module and a second audio module, the first audio module is disposed on the first body, the second audio module is at least partially disposed on the first body, wherein when the second body is operated relatively to the first body to be in the first state to switch the communication device to be in the first operation mode, at least one portion of the first audio module is turned on, and the second audio module is turned off, and when the second body is operated relatively to the first body to be in the second state to switch the communication device to be in the second operation mode, the first audio module is turned off, and the second audio module is turned on.

11. The communication device according to claim 10 , wherein the second body has at least one protruding pillar, the upper casing has at least one guiding groove, the at least one protruding pillar is located in the at least one guiding groove, when the second body rotates relatively to the first body, the at least one protruding pillar moves along the at least one guiding groove and pushes an inner wall of the at least one guiding groove to drive the upper casing to elevate or subside relatively to lower casing.

12. The communication device according to claim 11 , wherein the second body has a rotation axle, the upper casing has a sleeve, the rotation axle passes through the sleeve and is pivotally connected to the lower casing, the at least one protruding pillar is connected to an outer wall of the rotation axle, and the at least one guiding groove is formed on an inner wall of the sleeve.

13. The communication device according to claim 11 , wherein an extension direction of the at least one guiding groove is inclined to an elevating and subsiding direction of the upper casing.

14. The communication device according to claim 11 , wherein a top end of the sleeve has at least one gap connected to the at least one guiding groove.

15. The communication device according to claim 11 , wherein the first body has a pivoting assembly at the lower casing, the pivoting assembly protrudes into the sleeve, and the rotation axle is pivotally connected to the lower casing through the pivoting assembly.

16. The communication device according to claim 10 , wherein the second body is rotatably connected to the first body along a rotation axis, and the rotation axis is parallel to an elevating and subsiding direction of the upper casing.

17. The communication device according to claim 10 , wherein the at least one resonance space resonance space comprises a first resonance space and a second resonance space, the

Assignees

• Li Ching-Hua
• Chen Li-Fang
• Cheng Chen-Hsien
• Wu Yi-Chang
• Lan Po-Yueh
• Lai Yu-Wei
• Chen Kun-Chang
• Lin Yi-Chun
• Compal Electronics Inc

Inventors

• Li Ching-Hua
• Chen Li-Fang
• Cheng Chen-Hsien
• Wu Yi-Chang
• Lan Po-Yueh
• Lai Yu-Wei
• Chen Kun-Chang
• Lin Yi-Chun

Classifications

• H04M1/6066

  including a wireless connection · CPC title

• H04W88/06

  adapted for operation in multiple networks {or having at least two operational modes}, e.g. multi-mode terminals · CPC title

• H04M1/6041 Primary

  Portable telephones adapted for handsfree use · CPC title

• H04M1/0225 Primary

  Rotatable telephones, i.e. the body parts pivoting to an open position around an axis perpendicular to the plane they define in closed position (combined with translation movement H04M1/0235) · CPC title

• H04M2250/12

  including a sensor for measuring a physical value, e.g. temperature or motion · CPC title