Water-Resistant Speaker Case with Detachable Conference Module
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing wireless device accessories, such as speakers and conference call modules, are not portable with mobile devices and lack two-way communication capabilities, requiring users to carry separate devices for audio output and hands-free calling.
Innovation Solution
A water-resistant wireless device speaker case and conference call module with a detachable design, featuring a main housing, wireless transceiver, control buttons, and a battery, which can be securely mounted to a mobile device case, enabling two-way communication and audio output via exciters and a microphone.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Object-generated harmful factors
If a wired or wireless speaker is designed to provide audio output from a mobile device, then audio output capability is improved, but portability with the mobile device deteriorates as the speaker becomes a separate device requiring independent carrying
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the speaker functionality with the mobile device case into a single integrated unit. The speaker housing serves dual purposes: it protects the mobile device and simultaneously houses the audio output components. This merging eliminates the need to carry separate speaker and device, resolving the portability issue while maintaining audio output capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The case structure is designed to perform multiple functions: it serves as a protective case for the mobile device, a mounting structure for the speaker, and a housing for the wireless transceiver and battery. This multi-functionality allows the single device to provide both device protection and audio output while maintaining portability.
2Adaptability or versatility
If a hands-free calling module is designed to enable two-way communication via wireless signal, then communication capability is improved, but portability with the mobile device deteriorates as it requires separate carrying
Solution Approach 1:
The hands-free calling module is merged with the speaker housing into a single integrated unit. The wireless transceiver and microphone are incorporated within the same housing that contains the speaker components, allowing two-way communication functionality to be combined with audio output in one portable unit that attaches to the mobile device.
Solution Approach 2:
The housing structure serves as a universal platform that accommodates multiple functions: speaker audio output, hands-free calling with wireless transceiver, and microphone input. This multi-functional design eliminates the need for separate carrying of calling modules while maintaining full communication capability.
3Ease of repair
If a speaker module is designed to be detachable and removable, then ease of repair and storage is improved, but structural stability and connection reliability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system is segmented into a removable speaker module and a mobile device case. The module can be detached from the case through a simple release mechanism, allowing easy removal for repair or storage. This segmentation maintains connection reliability during use while enabling easy detachment when needed.
Solution Approach 2:
The connection mechanism is designed to be dynamic rather than fixed - it provides stable attachment during operation through secure mounting structures, but allows easy detachment when required. The release mechanism enables the system to transition between connected and separated states, balancing stability during use with ease of removal for maintenance.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The solution provides a compact, water-resistant, and user-friendly module that wirelessly connects to mobile devices, allowing for excellent sound quality and convenient two-way communication, while being easily removable and reattachable, addressing the need for a portable and integrated audio solution.
Implementation Method 1
one or more exciters attached to an internal surface of the front face
Implementation Method 2
a wireless transceiver configured to receive an audio signal from an electronic device
Implementation Method 3
a battery providing operating power to the conference call module
Implementation Method 4
a water resistant microphone disposed on the exterior of the main housing, wherein the wireless receiver is configured to send a microphone-received audio signal to the electronic device
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AI summary
A speaker and conference call module and mobile device case combination allows a mobile device, such as a smartphone, to be retained by the mobile device case. The speaker and conference call module is configured to wirelessly connect to the mobile device to permit audio from the mobile device to be played threreupon. The speaker and conference call module further includes a microphone to permit audio pick-up by the module and deliver that audio signal to the mobile device, permitting two-way conference call features. The speaker and conference call module can produce sound via one or more exciter voice coils internally attached to the front surface thereof, where the front surface may be a material suitable for sound generation via an exciter, such as a carbon fiber material. The speaker and conference call module can be removed from and reattached to the mobile device case for convenient portability.