Mobile communication device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9628605-B2
Application number	US-201514801543-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 16, 2015
Priority date	Nov 19, 2014
Publication date	Apr 18, 2017
Grant date	Apr 18, 2017

Abstract

A mobile communication device includes: a first sound transceiver including a first lower electrode, a first upper electrode, and a first vibration plate between the first lower electrode and the first upper electrode; a second sound transceiver including a second lower electrode, a second upper electrode, and a second vibration plate between the second lower electrode and the second upper electrode; a position sensor configured to perform a detection of a relative positional relationship between the first and second sound transceivers; and a controller configured to apply a sound signal to one of the first and second sound transceivers and detect a sound signal from the other one thereof, based on the detection result provided from the position sensor.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A mobile communication device comprising:
a first sound transceiver comprising a first lower electrode, a first upper electrode, and a first vibration plate between the first lower electrode and the first upper electrode;
a second sound transceiver comprising a second lower electrode, a second upper electrode, and a second vibration plate between the second lower electrode and the second upper electrode;
a position sensor configured to perform a detection of a relative positional relationship between the first and second sound transceivers; and
a controller configured to apply a sound signal to one of the first and second sound transceivers and detect a sound signal from the other one thereof, based on the detection result provided from the position sensor,
wherein the first and second lower electrodes have a groove and a hole formed within the groove and extending through corresponding lower electrodes.

2. The mobile communication device of claim 1 , wherein the controller applies a sound signal to the first sound transceiver and detects a sound signal from the second sound transceiver, when the first sound transceiver is placed higher than the second sound transceiver.

3. The mobile communication device of claim 2 , wherein the controller applies a sound signal to the first lower electrode and the first upper electrode and applies a first bias voltage to the first vibration plate, and applies a second bias voltage to the second lower electrode and detects a sound signal from the second vibration plate.

4. The mobile communication device of claim 1 , wherein the controller applies a sound signal to the second sound transceiver and detects a sound signal from the first sound transceiver, when the second sound transceiver is placed higher than the first sound transceiver.

5. The mobile communication device of claim 4 , wherein the controller applies a sound signal to the second lower electrode and the second upper electrode and applies a second bias voltage to the second vibration plate, and applies a first bias voltage to the first lower electrode and detects a sound signal from the first vibration plate.

6. The mobile communication device of claim 1 , further comprising a spacer disposed at least one of between the first lower electrode and the first vibration plate, between the first vibration plate and the first upper electrode, between the second lower electrode and the second vibration plate, and between the second vibration plate and the second upper electrode.

7. The mobile communication device of claim 1 , wherein the controller comprises:
a first driver configured to amplify an externally applied sound signal and generate a first bias voltage;
a second driver configured to detect a sound signal from one of the first and second sound transceivers and generate a second bias voltage; and
a switch configured to apply the amplified sound signal and the first bias voltage applied from the first driver to one of the first and second sound transceivers and to apply the second bias voltage applied from the second driver to the other one thereof, based on the detection result provided from the position sensor.

8. The mobile communication device of claim 7 , wherein, when the first sound transceiver is placed higher than the second sound transceiver,
the first driver applies a sound signal to the first lower electrode and the first upper electrode and applies a first bias voltage to the first vibration plate; and
the second driver applies a second bias voltage to the second lower electrode and detects a sound signal from the second vibration plate.

9. The mobile communication device of claim 7 , wherein, when the second sound transceiver is placed higher than the first sound transceiver,
the first driver applies a sound signal to the second lower electrode and the second upper electrode and applies a first bias voltage to the second vibration plate; and
the second driver applies a second bias voltage to the first lower electrode and detects a sound signal from the first vibration plate.

10. The mobile communication device of claim 7 , wherein the first driver comprises:
an amplifier configured to amplify an externally applied sound signal;
a transformer configured to transform the amplified sound signal applied from the amplifier; and
a bias power configured to generate the first bias voltage.

11. The mobile communication device of claim 7 , wherein the second driver comprises:
a voltage adjuster configured to generate first and second reference voltages based on an externally applied power voltage;
a voltage multiplier configured to generate a second bias voltage based on the first and second reference voltages applied from the voltage adjuster; and
a detector configured to detect a sound signal from one of the first and second sound transceivers.

12. The mobile communication device of claim 11 , wherein the detector further reduces impedance of the detected sound signal, amplifies the modulated sound signal, and converts the amplified sound signal to a digital signal.

13. The mobile communication device of claim 1 , wherein the position sensor is a gravity sensor.

14. A mobile communication device comprising:
a first sound transceiver comprising a first lower electrode, a first upper electrode, and a first vibration plate between the first lower electrode and the first upper electrode,
wherein the first upper electrode includes a plurality of holes defined therein, the holes arranged in a mesh shape, and
wherein the first lower electrode comprises at least one groove, the groove being circular in shape and formed above a center portion of the first lower electrode;

a second sound transceiver comprising a second lower electrode, a second upper electrode, and a second vibration plate between the second lower electrode and the second upper electrode,
wherein the second upper electrode includes a plurality of holes defined therein, the holes arranged in a mesh shape, and
wherein the first lower electrode comprises at least one groove, the groove being circular in shape and formed above a center portion of the first lower electrode;

a position sensor configured to perform a detection of a relative positional relationship between the first and second sound transceivers;
a controller configured to apply a sound signal to one of the first and second sound transceivers and detect a sound signal from the other one thereof, based on the detection result provided from the position sensor;
a first spacer disposed at least one of between the first lower electrode and the first vibration plate or between the second lower electrode and the second vibration plate; and
a second spacer disposed at least one of between the first vibration plate and the first upper electrode or between the second vibration plate and the second upper electrode.

15. The mobile communication device of claim 14 , wherein the controller applies a sound signal to the first sound transceiver and detects a sound signal from the second sound transceiver, when the first sound transceiver is placed higher than the second sound transceiver.

16. The mobile communication device of claim 15 , wherein the controller applies a sound signal to the first lower electrode and the first upper electrode and applies a first bias voltage to the first vibration plate, and applies a second bias voltage to the second lower electrode and detects a sound signal from the second vibration plate.

17. The mobile communication device of 14 , wherein the controller applies a sound signal to t

Assignees

• Samsung Display Co Ltd
• Samsung Diplay Co Ltd

Inventors

• Lee Taehee
• Park Wonsang
• Ahn Yijoon
• Kim Myungim
• Yang Sukman
• Yeo Yongsuk

Classifications

• H04M1/72569 Primary

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H04M1/6008

  in the transmitter circuit · CPC title

• H04M1/6016

  in the receiver circuit · CPC title

• H04M1/03

  Constructional features of telephone transmitters or receivers, e.g. telephone hand-sets · CPC title

• H04M1/72502

  with one base station connected to a single line · CPC title