EP1631115B1 - Electronic portable stereo device - Google Patents

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EP1631115B1
EP1631115B1 EP05107668A EP05107668A EP1631115B1 EP 1631115 B1 EP1631115 B1 EP 1631115B1 EP 05107668 A EP05107668 A EP 05107668A EP 05107668 A EP05107668 A EP 05107668A EP 1631115 B1 EP1631115 B1 EP 1631115B1
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Laurent Vermeglio
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
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  • the present invention relates to the field of portable stereo electronic devices.
  • Portable electronic devices conventionally a mobile telephone terminal, are nowadays commonly used.
  • An electronic organizer or Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) in English, an MP3 player or even a portable game console are other examples of portable electronic devices.
  • Portable electronic devices may consist of a single piece or several pieces. Portable electronic devices include a first component and a second component, distinct or not.
  • the portable electronic device When the first shutter and the second shutter are combined, the portable electronic device consists of a single piece.
  • the second shutter is generally movable relative to the first shutter between a first configuration, said open, and a second configuration, said closed.
  • Intermediate configurations can also be adopted.
  • Portable electronic devices generally include a hands-free speaker for use in hands-free operation, and a discrete speaker for use in discrete operation.
  • the speakerphone allows for example to signal a call by a notification sound, typically a ringtone.
  • a notification sound typically a ringtone.
  • the hands-free speaker can also transform in an acoustic signal, an electrical signal corresponding to the words that a telephone interlocutor addresses to a user of the portable electronic device.
  • the discrete loudspeaker when the terminal is close to an ear of the user, transforms into a low-power acoustic signal the electrical signal corresponding to the words that the telephone interlocutor addresses to the user. of the portable electronic device.
  • the hands-free speaker, and the discreet speaker can be confused, but are most often distinct, the hands-free speaker can usually emit sounds with a higher power than the speaker discreet.
  • Portable electronic devices may also include a hands-free microphone and a discreet microphone.
  • the hands-free microphone makes it possible for example to transform into an electrical signal an acoustic signal corresponding to the words that the user sends to the telephone partner, when the user is at a distance relatively high mobile terminal.
  • the discreet microphone will be used when the terminal is close to the mouth of the user.
  • Portable electronic devices may also include two hands-free speakers, and / or two hands-free microphones.
  • the portable electronic device When the portable electronic device comprises two hands-free loudspeakers, the portable electronic device conventionally comprises two separate playback channels, each playback channel being connected to one of the hands-free loudspeakers. Each playback channel is intended to carry a suitable electrical signal, so that the user listening to the sound output from the two hands-free speakers can enjoy a stereo effect, according to the relative positions of the hands-free speakers and the user's ears.
  • each hands-free microphone can be connected to a specific playback channel, so as to allow a stereo effect.
  • the request for British Patent GB 2 372 666 discloses a mobile telephone terminal comprising a first transducer and a second transducer.
  • the transducers have the same function, ie the transducers can be either two speakers or two microphones.
  • the mobile terminal includes a first component and a second component.
  • the second component is mobile relative to the first component between a first so-called open configuration and a second so-called closed configuration, so as to form a mobile telephone terminal with a flap.
  • the first flap extends longitudinally along a first axis.
  • the transducers are arranged such that their orthogonal projections in the plane of the first flap belong to the first axis.
  • the first loudspeaker and the second loudspeaker are respectively located on the first flap and the second flap, opposite each other.
  • Such a mobile telephone terminal provides a stereo effect in the direction of the first axis, especially when the mobile terminal is in a so-called landscape position, that is to say such that the first axis is in a horizontal plane.
  • the landscape position is for example adopted when the user wants to listen to the music transmitted by the mobile terminal and the pose for this purpose on a table.
  • this terminal when this terminal is in a vertical or portrait position, the loudspeakers are then located substantially in the same vertical axis relative to the user, which cancels out the stereo effect.
  • the portrait position can also be frequently adopted, for example when the user holds the mobile terminal substantially vertically in one hand.
  • the present invention makes it possible to obtain a stereo effect both in the landscape position and in the portrait position.
  • the present invention relates to an electronic apparatus as defined in claim 1.
  • audiophonic portions having the same function, it covers in particular either two hands-free speakers operating simultaneously to provide a stereo effect, or two microphones also operating simultaneously to capture the voice of the user of the device in stereo mode.
  • the portable electronic apparatus Since the orthogonal projections of the audiophonic portions are distinct on both the first axis and the second axis, the portable electronic apparatus according to the present invention allows a stereo effect both in the portrait position in the landscape position.
  • the audiophonic portions may for example each comprise a transducer and an electronic circuit adapted for the transmission and / or for receiving electrical signals corresponding to acoustic signals.
  • the portable electronic device may also include more than two audio portions.
  • the portable electronic device according to the present invention may comprise the first audio portion including a first speakerphone, the second audio portion including a second speakerphone, and an additional audio portion comprising a loudspeaker an additional hands-free speaker to perform a subwoofer function.
  • the audiophonic portions have the same function: for example, and preferably, the audiophonic portions each include a speakerphone.
  • the first audio portion advantageously comprises a first hands-free speaker
  • the second audio portion advantageously comprises a second hands-free speaker.
  • the portable electronic device thus offers the possibility of hearing or listening to stereo sounds.
  • each audio portion may include a hands-free microphone.
  • the first audio portion may include a first hands-free microphone, and the second audio portion may include a second hands-free microphone.
  • the portable electronic device thus offers, for example, the possibility of recording or even transmitting sounds in stereo.
  • the audiophonic portions may each include a speakerphone and a hands-free microphone.
  • the portable electronic device thus allows a stereo effect both in reception and in transmission.
  • the present invention is therefore not limited by the function of the audiophonic portions, ie combinations of the embodiments described below with audiophonic portions each comprising a hands-free microphone are also part of the present invention.
  • the first hands-free loudspeaker and the second hands-free speaker are advantageously arranged so that their projections in the plane of the first flap are substantially on a diagonal axis of the projection of the portable electronic device in the plane of the first shutter.
  • the first speakerphone and the second handsfree speaker are advantageously opposite each other.
  • the first speakerphone is located in a top left corner of the portable electronic device, while the second speakerphone is located in a lower right corner.
  • the second axis is advantageously substantially equidistant from a first end and a second end of the portable electronic device and defines the top and bottom of the portable electronic device.
  • the first axis also allows sharing the portable electronic device in a straight portion and a left portion having substantially equal sizes.
  • the handsfree speakers thus arranged diagonally on the portable electronic device and opposite each other, are therefore located at a relatively high distance from each other.
  • the distance between the orthogonal projections on the first axis of the first hands-free speaker and the second hands-free speaker is thus relatively high, thereby guaranteeing a correct stereo effect in landscape position.
  • the distance between the orthogonal projections on the second axis of the first speakerphone and the second speakerphone is also relatively high, thereby ensuring a correct stereo effect in the portrait position.
  • the present invention is however not limited by a positioning of the hands-free loudspeakers or at least their projections in the plane the first component, relative to one of the diagonal axes of the portable electronic device or at least the projection in the plane of the first component of the portable electronic device.
  • the first flap generally extends at least roughly on three dimensions: the length, in the direction of the first axis, the width, typically in the direction of the second axis and the thickness.
  • the orthogonal projections of the hands-free speakers on a third axis in the direction of the thickness can also be distinct, thereby ensuring a stereo effect when the portable electronic device is viewed from the wafer.
  • the present invention is also not limited by the orientation of the handsfree loudspeakers.
  • the first hands-free speaker is advantageously integrated with the first component
  • the second hands-free speaker is advantageously integrated with the second component.
  • the second component is advantageously mobile relative to the first component between a first configuration and at least one second configuration, the first configuration being that in which the orthogonal projections of the hands-free loudspeakers on the first axis are distinct.
  • Such a portable electronic device can therefore adopt several configurations, which makes it more convenient to use.
  • the first configuration corresponds to an open configuration
  • the second configuration corresponds to a closed configuration, more compact than the open configuration.
  • the user selects the configuration of the portable electronic device according to the intended use: for example, when the user wishes to carry the portable electronic device in a pocket of clothing, he will opt instead for the closed configuration.
  • the first hands-free speakerphone and the second hands-free speaker are integrated into separate panels, thereby distance between the hands-free speakers with the kinematics of the portable electronic device.
  • the two handsfree speakers are located on the same panel of the portable electronic device.
  • the first shutter and the second shutter can be confused: the portable electronic device is formed in one piece and can therefore adopt only one configuration, in which the portable electronic device extends along the first axis between the first end and the second end.
  • Such a portable electronic device makes it possible, of course, to obtain a stereo effect both in the portrait position and in the landscape position.
  • the portable electronic device advantageously comprises at least one hinge piece extending along a hinge axis substantially parallel to the second axis.
  • the hinge part connects the first part to the second part.
  • the hinge piece allows an articulation of the second component around the hinge axis.
  • Such a portable electronic device valve allows to adopt a closed configuration in which the first component and the second component are folded one above the other.
  • the closed configuration most of the organs of a user interface, typically a screen and keys on a keyboard, are protected.
  • the stereo effect is of course correct when the portable electronic device is in open configuration, in landscape position. or portrait.
  • the distance between the orthogonal projections on the second axis of the first hands-free speaker and the second hands-free speaker remains relatively high, guaranteeing still a correct stereo effect when the portable electronic device is in the portrait position.
  • the relative position of the handsfree loudspeakers relative to the user's ears allows an effect stereo sound of a possible ringtone.
  • the user can enhance the stereo effect, for example to listen to music, by opening the mobile terminal and placing it in the landscape position.
  • the portable electronic device according to the present invention may comprise a pivot piece allowing the second flap to pivot about an axis of rotation substantially perpendicular to the first flap
  • Such a portable electronic pivot device or swivel in English allows to adopt a closed configuration in which the first component and the second component are one above the other, and in which an outer face of the second component can include at least a part of the organs of the user interface.
  • Conventionally the screen of the user interface thus remains visible in closed configuration, while the keys of the keyboard remain protected.
  • the stereo effect is of course correct when the electronic device portable is in open configuration, whether in landscape position or in portrait position.
  • the first configuration of the portable electronic device pivot may correspond to a semi-open configuration, that is to say that a longitudinal direction of the second component is substantially perpendicular to the first axis.
  • Hands-free speakers can be arranged for example at the top right of the second flap and bottom right of the first flap when the portable electronic device is in open configuration.
  • the orthogonal projections of the hands-free loudspeakers on the first axis are then effectively distinct and the orthogonal projections of the hands-free loudspeakers on the second axis are also distinct.
  • This portable electronic device makes it possible, of course, to obtain a stereo effect in a semi-open configuration, whether in portrait or landscape position.
  • the orthogonal projections of the handsfree loudspeakers on the second axis remain distinct, making it possible to obtain a stereo effect in the portrait position.
  • the orthogonal projections of the handsfree speakers on the first axis remain distinct, thereby making it possible to obtain a stereo effect in the landscape position.
  • the portable electronic device may comprise a support part allowing a translation of the second component substantially in the direction of the first axis.
  • Such sliding portable electronic device or slider in English also allows to adopt a closed configuration in which the first component and the second component are one above the other, and in which the outer face of the second component can comprise at least a part of the organs of the user interface.
  • the screen of the user interface thus remains visible in closed configuration, while the keys remain protected.
  • the stereo effect is of course correct when the portable electronic device is in open configuration, in landscape position or portrait. In the closed configuration, the handsfree speakers are close together, but the stereo effect is maintained, whether in the portrait or landscape position.
  • the hands-free loudspeakers can be arranged at the bottom right of the first pane and at the bottom left of the second pane.
  • the orthogonal projections of the hands-free loudspeakers on the first axis are distinct.
  • the orthogonal projections of the handsfree loudspeakers on the second axis are also distinct, so that a stereo effect is guaranteed both in the portrait position and in the landscape position.
  • the projections of the handsfree loudspeakers on the second axis remain distinct, thus guaranteeing a stereo effect in the portrait position.
  • the present invention is of course not limited by the possible movements of the second component relative to the first component.
  • the portable electronic device advantageously comprises a mobile telephone terminal.
  • the invention is however not limited by the nature of the portable electronic device.
  • the portable electronic device may for example comprise an electronic organizer (PDA), an MP3 player or even a portable game console.
  • PDA electronic organizer
  • MP3 player or even a portable game console.
  • FIGS. 1A, 1B, and 1C Note that identical or similar elements or parts have been designated by the same reference FIGS. 1A, 1B, and 1C .
  • the portable electronic device is arranged relative to the orthonormal mark shown ( u 1 , u 2 , u 3 ).
  • the portable electronic device extends in three dimensions, the thickness of a first component 5 of the portable electronic device being in the direction of the vector u 3 .
  • the portable electronic device comprises a mobile telephone terminal 1 with valves.
  • the mobile valve terminal comprises the first flap 5 and a second flap 4.
  • a hinge part 6 extends along a hinge axis and allows articulation of the second flap 4 about a hinge axis.
  • the mobile telephone terminal valve 1 can therefore adopt an open configuration, as shown on the Figures 1B and 1C , or else a closed configuration, as represented on the Figure 1A .
  • the first flap 5 extends longitudinally along a first axis D1.
  • the mobile terminal includes a first hands-free speaker 3 and a second hands-free speaker 2.
  • the two speakers are intended to simultaneously produce sounds for stereophonic effect.
  • the handsfree loudspeakers 2 and 3 are arranged in such a way that their orthogonal projections on the first axis D1 are distinct in open configuration. In the preferred embodiment, the handsfree loudspeakers 2 and 3 are even on separate flaps 4 and 5.
  • a second axis D2 is substantially perpendicular to the first axis D1. On the FIGS. 1A, 1B and 1C the axis D2 coincides with the hinge axis.
  • the orthogonal projections on the second axis D2 of the handsfree loudspeakers 2 and 3 are also distinct.
  • the mobile telephone terminal 1 offers a stereo effect both in the portrait position and in the landscape position.
  • the handsfree loudspeakers are arranged opposite each other, so that their projections in the plane of the first flap 5 substantially belong to a diagonal axis Dd of the projection of the terminal.
  • the distances between the orthogonal projections of the hands-free loudspeakers 2 and 3, whether on the first axis D1 or on the second axis D2, are thus relatively high, providing, by way of example, therefore a correct stereo effect in portrait position and in landscape position.
  • first flap 5 and the second flap 4 are folded over one another.
  • the orthogonal projections of the handsfree loudspeakers 2 and 3 on the second axis D2 remain at the same distance, whether the mobile telephone terminal 1 is in an open or closed configuration.
  • the user observing the mobile telephone terminal 1 in the direction of the vector u 3 will benefit from the stereo effect in the illustrated case Figure 1A wherein the mobile terminal according to the preferred embodiment is in a closed configuration and in a portrait position.
  • the handsfree loudspeakers are located substantially on the same axis diagonally crossing the same flap of the portable electronic device clamshell, and the opposite one of the other on the same side.
  • the distance between the orthogonal projections of the hands-free loudspeakers on the first axis is reduced compared to the preferred embodiment.
  • such a portable electronic clamshell device will offer a stereo effect even in closed configuration and in landscape position. The stereo effect does indeed vary not with the kinematics of the portable electronic clamshell device, since the handsfree speakers are located on the same flap.
  • the first hands-free speaker is integrated in the first component and the second hands-free speaker in the second component.
  • the first hands-free loudspeaker is disposed substantially at the top and left of the first flap, while the second hands-free speaker is disposed substantially at the top and right of the second flap.
  • Such a portable electronic device has the same advantages as the portable electronic device according to the first alternative embodiment, with in addition a distance between the orthogonal projections of the hands-free loudspeakers on the first slightly higher axis in open configuration, allowing by there a slightly improved stereo effect in open configuration and in landscape position.

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La présente invention se rapporte au domaine des appareils électroniques portatifs stéréo.The present invention relates to the field of portable stereo electronic devices.

Les appareils électroniques portatifs, classiquement un terminal de téléphonie mobile, sont aujourd'hui couramment utilisés. Un organiseur électronique ou Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) en anglais, un lecteur MP3 ou bien encore une console de jeu portable constituent d'autres exemples d'appareils électroniques portatifs.Portable electronic devices, conventionally a mobile telephone terminal, are nowadays commonly used. An electronic organizer or Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) in English, an MP3 player or even a portable game console are other examples of portable electronic devices.

Les appareils électroniques portatifs peuvent être constitués d'une seule pièce ou bien de plusieurs pièces. Les appareils électroniques portatifs comprennent un premier volet et un second volet, distincts ou non.Portable electronic devices may consist of a single piece or several pieces. Portable electronic devices include a first component and a second component, distinct or not.

Lorsque le premier volet et le second volet sont confondus, l'appareil électronique portatif est constitué d'une seule pièce.When the first shutter and the second shutter are combined, the portable electronic device consists of a single piece.

Lorsque le premier volet et le second volet sont distincts, le second volet est en général mobile relativement au premier volet entre une première configuration, dite ouverte, et une seconde configuration, dite fermée. Des configurations intermédiaires peuvent également être adoptées. On pourrait citer à titre d'exemple les appareils électroniques portatifs à clapet, à pivot (swivel en anglais) ou bien encore coulissants (slider en anglais).When the first shutter and the second shutter are separate, the second shutter is generally movable relative to the first shutter between a first configuration, said open, and a second configuration, said closed. Intermediate configurations can also be adopted. One could cite by way of example the portable electronic devices with flap, swivel (English swivel) or even sliding (slider in English).

Les appareils électroniques portatifs comprennent en général un haut-parleur mains libres, destiné à être utilisé en fonctionnement « mains libres », et un haut-parleur discret, destiné à être utilisé en fonctionnement discret. Dans le cas d'un terminal de téléphonie mobile, le haut-parleur mains libres permet par exemple de signaler un appel par une notification sonore, typiquement une sonnerie. Lorsque l'utilisateur se trouve à une distance relativement élevée du terminal de téléphonie mobile, par exemple 50 centimètres, le haut-parleur mains libres permet également de transformer en un signal acoustique un signal électrique correspondant aux paroles qu'un interlocuteur téléphonique adresse à un utilisateur de l'appareil électronique portatif. Le haut-parleur discret permet quant à lui, lorsque le terminal est à proximité d'une oreille de l'utilisateur, de transformer en un signal acoustique de faible puissance le signal électrique correspondant aux paroles que l'interlocuteur téléphonique adresse à l'utilisateur de l'appareil électronique portatif.Portable electronic devices generally include a hands-free speaker for use in hands-free operation, and a discrete speaker for use in discrete operation. In the case of a mobile telephone terminal, the speakerphone allows for example to signal a call by a notification sound, typically a ringtone. When the user is at a relatively high distance from the mobile terminal, for example 50 centimeters, the hands-free speaker can also transform in an acoustic signal, an electrical signal corresponding to the words that a telephone interlocutor addresses to a user of the portable electronic device. The discrete loudspeaker, meanwhile, when the terminal is close to an ear of the user, transforms into a low-power acoustic signal the electrical signal corresponding to the words that the telephone interlocutor addresses to the user. of the portable electronic device.

Le haut-parleur mains-libres, et le haut-parleur discret peuvent éventuellement être confondus, mais sont le plus souvent distincts, le haut-parleur mains libres permettant en général d'émettre des sons avec une puissance plus élevée que le haut-parleur discret.The hands-free speaker, and the discreet speaker can be confused, but are most often distinct, the hands-free speaker can usually emit sounds with a higher power than the speaker discreet.

Les appareils électroniques portatifs peuvent également comprendre un microphone mains libres et un microphone discret. Dans le cas d'un terminal de téléphonie mobile, le microphone mains libres permet par exemple de transformer en un signal électrique un signal acoustique correspondant aux paroles que l'utilisateur adresse à l'interlocuteur téléphonique, lorsque l'utilisateur se trouve à une distance relativement élevée du terminal de téléphonie mobile. Le microphone discret sera utilisé lorsque le terminal est proche de la bouche de l'utilisateur.Portable electronic devices may also include a hands-free microphone and a discreet microphone. In the case of a mobile telephone terminal, the hands-free microphone makes it possible for example to transform into an electrical signal an acoustic signal corresponding to the words that the user sends to the telephone partner, when the user is at a distance relatively high mobile terminal. The discreet microphone will be used when the terminal is close to the mouth of the user.

Les appareils électroniques portatifs peuvent également comprendre deux haut-parleurs mains libres, et/ou deux microphones mains libres.Portable electronic devices may also include two hands-free speakers, and / or two hands-free microphones.

Lorsque l'appareil électronique portatif comprend deux haut-parleurs mains libres, l'appareil électronique portatif comprend classiquement deux voies de restitution séparées, chaque voie de restitution étant reliée à un des haut-parleurs mains libres. Chaque voie de restitution est destinée à transporter un signal électrique adapté, de telle sorte que l'utilisateur écoutant le son restitué par les deux haut-parleurs mains libres puisse bénéficier d'un effet stéréo, selon les positions relatives des haut-parleurs mains libres et des oreilles de l'utilisateur.When the portable electronic device comprises two hands-free loudspeakers, the portable electronic device conventionally comprises two separate playback channels, each playback channel being connected to one of the hands-free loudspeakers. Each playback channel is intended to carry a suitable electrical signal, so that the user listening to the sound output from the two hands-free speakers can enjoy a stereo effect, according to the relative positions of the hands-free speakers and the user's ears.

De façon similaire, lorsque l'appareil de téléphonie mobile comprend deux microphones mains libres, chaque microphone mains libres peut être relié à une voie de restitution spécifique, de manière à permettre un effet stéréo.Similarly, when the mobile phone device includes two hands-free microphones, each hands-free microphone can be connected to a specific playback channel, so as to allow a stereo effect.

Les documents US 6 175 489 et US 6 040 978 décrivent des ordinateurs portables comprenant deux volets reliés l'un à l'autre par une charnière, et au moins deux portions audiophoniques de même fonction comprenant chacune un haut-parleur, les deux portions étant aptes à fonctionner simultanément pour offrir un effet stéréo.The documents US 6,175,489 and US 6,040,978 describe laptops comprising two flaps connected to each other by a hinge, and at least two audiophonic portions of the same function each comprising a speaker, the two portions being adapted to operate simultaneously to provide a stereo effect.

La demande de brevet britannique GB 2 372 666 décrit un terminal de téléphonie mobile comprenant un premier transducteur et un second transducteur. Les transducteurs ont une même fonction, c'est à dire que les transducteur peuvent être soit deux haut-parleurs, soit deux microphones. Le terminal de téléphonie mobile comprend un premier volet et un second volet. Le second volet est mobile relativement au premier volet entre une première configuration dite ouverte et une seconde configuration dite fermée, de façon à former un terminal de téléphonie mobile à clapet. Le premier volet s'étend longitudinalement le long d'un premier axe. Les transducteurs sont disposés de telle sorte que leurs projections orthogonales dans le plan du premier volet appartiennent au premier axe. Le premier haut-parleur et le second haut-parleur sont respectivement situés sur le premier volet et le second volet, à l'opposé l'un de l'autre.The request for British Patent GB 2 372 666 discloses a mobile telephone terminal comprising a first transducer and a second transducer. The transducers have the same function, ie the transducers can be either two speakers or two microphones. The mobile terminal includes a first component and a second component. The second component is mobile relative to the first component between a first so-called open configuration and a second so-called closed configuration, so as to form a mobile telephone terminal with a flap. The first flap extends longitudinally along a first axis. The transducers are arranged such that their orthogonal projections in the plane of the first flap belong to the first axis. The first loudspeaker and the second loudspeaker are respectively located on the first flap and the second flap, opposite each other.

Un tel terminal de téléphonie mobile permet un effet stéréo dans la direction du premier axe, soit en particulier lorsque le terminal de téléphonie mobile est dans une position dite paysage, c'est à dire telle que le premier axe est dans un plan horizontal. La position paysage est par exemple adoptée lorsque l'utilisateur désire écouter de la musique émise par le terminal de téléphonie mobile et le pose à cet effet sur une table.Such a mobile telephone terminal provides a stereo effect in the direction of the first axis, especially when the mobile terminal is in a so-called landscape position, that is to say such that the first axis is in a horizontal plane. The landscape position is for example adopted when the user wants to listen to the music transmitted by the mobile terminal and the pose for this purpose on a table.

En revanche, lorsque ce terminal est dans une position verticale ou portrait, les haut-parleurs sont alors situés sensiblement dans un même axe vertical par rapport à l'utilisateur, ce qui annule l'effet stéréo. La position portrait peut également être fréquemment adoptée, par exemple lorsque l'utilisateur tient le terminal de téléphonie mobile sensiblement verticalement dans une main.On the other hand, when this terminal is in a vertical or portrait position, the loudspeakers are then located substantially in the same vertical axis relative to the user, which cancels out the stereo effect. The portrait position can also be frequently adopted, for example when the user holds the mobile terminal substantially vertically in one hand.

La présente invention permet d'obtenir un effet stéréo à la fois en position paysage et en position portrait.The present invention makes it possible to obtain a stereo effect both in the landscape position and in the portrait position.

La présente invention a pour objet un appareil électronique tel que défini dans la revendication 1.The present invention relates to an electronic apparatus as defined in claim 1.

Par portions audiophoniques ayant une même fonction, on couvre notamment soit deux haut-parleurs mains-libres fonctionnant simultanément pour offrir un effet stéréo, soit deux microphones fonctionnant également simultanément pour capter la voix de l'utilisateur de l'appareil en mode stéréo.By audiophonic portions having the same function, it covers in particular either two hands-free speakers operating simultaneously to provide a stereo effect, or two microphones also operating simultaneously to capture the voice of the user of the device in stereo mode.

Comme les projections orthogonales des portions audiophoniques sont distinctes à la fois sur le premier axe et sur le second axe, l'appareil électronique portatif selon la présente invention permet un effet stéréo à la fois en position portrait en en position paysage.Since the orthogonal projections of the audiophonic portions are distinct on both the first axis and the second axis, the portable electronic apparatus according to the present invention allows a stereo effect both in the portrait position in the landscape position.

Les portions audiophoniques peuvent par exemple comprendre chacune un transducteur et un circuit électronique adapté pour la transmission et/o u pour la réception de signaux électriques correspondant à des signaux acoustiques.The audiophonic portions may for example each comprise a transducer and an electronic circuit adapted for the transmission and / or for receiving electrical signals corresponding to acoustic signals.

L'appareil électronique portatif peut également comprendre plus de deux portions audiophoniques. Par exemple, l'appareil électronique portatif selon la présente invention peut comprendre la première portion audiophonique comprenant un premier haut-parleur mains libres, la seconde portion audiophonique comprenant un second haut-parleur mains libres, ainsi qu'une portion audiophonique supplémentaire comprenant un haut-parleur mains libres additionnel destiné à remplir une fonction de caisson de basse.The portable electronic device may also include more than two audio portions. For example, the portable electronic device according to the present invention may comprise the first audio portion including a first speakerphone, the second audio portion including a second speakerphone, and an additional audio portion comprising a loudspeaker an additional hands-free speaker to perform a subwoofer function.

Les portions audiophoniques ont une même fonction : par exemple, et de préférence, les portions audiophoniques comprennent chacune un haut-parleur mains libres. La première portion audiophonique comprend avantageusement un premier haut-parleur mains libres, et la seconde portion audiophonique comprend avantageusement un second haut-parleur mains libres. L'appareil électronique portatif offre ainsi la possibilité d'entendre ou d'écouter des sons en stéréo.The audiophonic portions have the same function: for example, and preferably, the audiophonic portions each include a speakerphone. The first audio portion advantageously comprises a first hands-free speaker, and the second audio portion advantageously comprises a second hands-free speaker. The portable electronic device thus offers the possibility of hearing or listening to stereo sounds.

Alternativement, chaque portion audiophonique peut comprendre un microphone mains libres. La première portion audiophonique peut comprendre un premier microphone mains libres, et la seconde portion audiophonique peut comprendre un second microphone mains libres. L'appareil électronique portatif offre ainsi par exemple la possibilité d'enregistrer ou bien encore de transmettre des sons en stéréo.Alternatively, each audio portion may include a hands-free microphone. The first audio portion may include a first hands-free microphone, and the second audio portion may include a second hands-free microphone. The portable electronic device thus offers, for example, the possibility of recording or even transmitting sounds in stereo.

Alternativement, les portions audiophoniques peuvent comprendre chacune un haut-parleur mains libres et un microphone mains libres. L'appareil électronique portatif permet ainsi un effet stéréo à la fois en réception et en transmission.Alternatively, the audiophonic portions may each include a speakerphone and a hands-free microphone. The portable electronic device thus allows a stereo effect both in reception and in transmission.

La présente invention n'est donc pas limitée par la fonction des portions audiophoniques, c'est à dire que des combinaisons des modes de réalisation décrits ci-après avec des portions audiophoniques comprenant chacune un microphone mains libres font également partie de la présente invention.The present invention is therefore not limited by the function of the audiophonic portions, ie combinations of the embodiments described below with audiophonic portions each comprising a hands-free microphone are also part of the present invention.

Le premier haut-parleur mains libres et le second haut-parleur mains libres sont avantageusement disposés de telle sorte que leurs projections dans le plan du premier volet sont sensiblement sur un axe diagonal de la projection de l'appareil électronique portatif dans le plan du premier volet. Le premier haut-parleur mains libres et le second haut-parleur mains libres sont avantageusement à l'opposé l'un de l'autre.The first hands-free loudspeaker and the second hands-free speaker are advantageously arranged so that their projections in the plane of the first flap are substantially on a diagonal axis of the projection of the portable electronic device in the plane of the first shutter. The first speakerphone and the second handsfree speaker are advantageously opposite each other.

Par exemple, le premier haut-parleur mains libres est disposé dans un coin en haut à gauche de l'appareil électronique portatif, tandis que le second haut-parleur mains libres est disposé dans un coin en bas à droite. Le second axe est avantageusement sensiblement équidistant d'une première extrémité et d'une seconde extrémité de l'appareil électronique portatif et permet de définir le haut et le bas de l'appareil électronique portatif. Le premier axe permet également de partager l'appareil électronique portatif en une partie droite et une partie gauche ayant des tailles sensiblement égales.For example, the first speakerphone is located in a top left corner of the portable electronic device, while the second speakerphone is located in a lower right corner. The second axis is advantageously substantially equidistant from a first end and a second end of the portable electronic device and defines the top and bottom of the portable electronic device. The first axis also allows sharing the portable electronic device in a straight portion and a left portion having substantially equal sizes.

Les haut-parleurs mains libres ainsi disposés en diagonale sur l'appareil électronique portatif et à l'opposé l'un de l'autre, sont donc situés à une distance relativement élevée l'un de l'autre.The handsfree speakers thus arranged diagonally on the portable electronic device and opposite each other, are therefore located at a relatively high distance from each other.

En particulier, la distance entre les projections orthogonales sur le premier axe du premier haut-parleur mains libres et du second haut-parleur mains libres est ainsi relativement élevée, garantissant par-là un effet stéréo correct en position paysage. De façon similaire, la distance entre les projections orthogonales sur le second axe du premier haut-parleur mains libres et du second haut-parleur mains libres est également relativement élevée, garantissant par-là un effet stéréo correct en position portrait.In particular, the distance between the orthogonal projections on the first axis of the first hands-free speaker and the second hands-free speaker is thus relatively high, thereby guaranteeing a correct stereo effect in landscape position. Similarly, the distance between the orthogonal projections on the second axis of the first speakerphone and the second speakerphone is also relatively high, thereby ensuring a correct stereo effect in the portrait position.

La présente invention n'est toutefois pas limitée par un positionnement des haut-parleurs mains libres ou du moins de leurs projections dans le plan du premier volet, par rapport à un des axes diagonaux de l'appareil électronique portatif ou du moins de la projection dans le plan du premier volet de l'appareil électronique portatif.The present invention is however not limited by a positioning of the hands-free loudspeakers or at least their projections in the plane the first component, relative to one of the diagonal axes of the portable electronic device or at least the projection in the plane of the first component of the portable electronic device.

Le premier volet s'étend en général au moins grossièrement sur trois dimensions : la longueur, dans la direction du premier axe, la largeur, typiquement dans la direction du second axe et l'épaisseur. Les projections orthogonales des haut-parleurs mains libres sur un troisième axe dans la direction de l'épaisseur peuvent également être distinctes, garantissant par là un effet stéréo lorsque l'appareil électronique portatif est vu depuis la tranche.The first flap generally extends at least roughly on three dimensions: the length, in the direction of the first axis, the width, typically in the direction of the second axis and the thickness. The orthogonal projections of the hands-free speakers on a third axis in the direction of the thickness can also be distinct, thereby ensuring a stereo effect when the portable electronic device is viewed from the wafer.

La présente invention n'est pas non plus limitée par l'orientation des haut-parleurs mains libres.The present invention is also not limited by the orientation of the handsfree loudspeakers.

Le premier haut-parleur mains libres est avantageusement intégré au premier volet, et le second haut-parleur mains libres est avantageusement intégré au second volet. Le second volet est avantageusement mobile relativement au premier volet entre une première configuration et au moins une seconde configuration, la première configuration étant celle dans laquelle les projections orthogonales des haut-parleurs mains libres sur le premier axe sont distinctes.The first hands-free speaker is advantageously integrated with the first component, and the second hands-free speaker is advantageously integrated with the second component. The second component is advantageously mobile relative to the first component between a first configuration and at least one second configuration, the first configuration being that in which the orthogonal projections of the hands-free loudspeakers on the first axis are distinct.

Un tel appareil électronique portatif peut donc adopter plusieurs configurations, ce qui le rend plus pratique à utiliser. Classiquement, mais de façon non limitative, la première configuration correspond à une configuration ouverte et la seconde configuration correspond à une configuration fermée, plus compacte que la configuration ouverte. L'utilisateur choisit la configuration de l'appareil électronique portatif selon l'utilisation prévue : par exemple, lorsque l'utilisateur désire transporter l'appareil électronique portatif dans une poche de vêtement, il optera plutôt pour la configuration fermée.Such a portable electronic device can therefore adopt several configurations, which makes it more convenient to use. Conventionally, but without limitation, the first configuration corresponds to an open configuration and the second configuration corresponds to a closed configuration, more compact than the open configuration. The user selects the configuration of the portable electronic device according to the intended use: for example, when the user wishes to carry the portable electronic device in a pocket of clothing, he will opt instead for the closed configuration.

Le premier haut-parleur mains libres et le second haut-parleur mains libres sont intégrés à des volets distincts, permettant par là de modifier la distance entre les haut-parleurs mains libres avec la cinématique de l'appareil électronique portatif.The first hands-free speakerphone and the second hands-free speaker are integrated into separate panels, thereby distance between the hands-free speakers with the kinematics of the portable electronic device.

Alternativement, les deux haut-parleurs mains libres sont situés sur un même volet de l'appareil électronique portatif.Alternatively, the two handsfree speakers are located on the same panel of the portable electronic device.

Alternativement, le premier volet et le second volet peuvent être confondus : l'appareil électronique portatif est formé d'une seule pièce et ne peut donc adopter qu'une seule configuration, dans laquelle l'appareil électronique portatif s'étend le long du premier axe entre la première extrémité et la seconde extrémité. Un tel appareil électronique portatif permet bien entendu d'obtenir un effet stéréo à la fois en position portrait et en position paysage.Alternatively, the first shutter and the second shutter can be confused: the portable electronic device is formed in one piece and can therefore adopt only one configuration, in which the portable electronic device extends along the first axis between the first end and the second end. Such a portable electronic device makes it possible, of course, to obtain a stereo effect both in the portrait position and in the landscape position.

L'appareil électronique portatif comprend avantageusement au moins une pièce charnière s'étendant le long d'un axe charnière sensiblement parallèle au second axe. La pièce charnière relie le premier volet au second volet. La pièce charnière permet une articulation du second volet autour de l'axe charnière.The portable electronic device advantageously comprises at least one hinge piece extending along a hinge axis substantially parallel to the second axis. The hinge part connects the first part to the second part. The hinge piece allows an articulation of the second component around the hinge axis.

Un tel appareil électronique portatif à clapet permet d'adopter une configuration fermée dans laquelle le premier volet et le second volet sont repliés l'un au-dessus de l'autre. En configuration fermée, la plupart des organes d'une interface utilisateur, typiquement un écran et des touches d'un clavier, sont protégés.Such a portable electronic device valve allows to adopt a closed configuration in which the first component and the second component are folded one above the other. In the closed configuration, most of the organs of a user interface, typically a screen and keys on a keyboard, are protected.

Dans le cas où les haut-parleurs mains libres sont disposés en diagonale, et à l'opposé l'un de l'autre, l'effet stéréo est bien entendu correct lorsque l'appareil électronique portatif est en configuration ouverte, en position paysage ou portrait. De plus, en configuration fermée, lorsque les volets sont repliés l'un au-dessus de l'autre, la distance entre les projections orthogonales sur le second axe du premier haut-parleur mains libres et du second haut-parleur mains libres reste relativement élevée, garantissant encore un effet stéréo correct lorsque l'appareil électronique portatif est en position portrait.In the case where the handsfree loudspeakers are arranged diagonally, and opposite each other, the stereo effect is of course correct when the portable electronic device is in open configuration, in landscape position. or portrait. In addition, in the closed configuration, when the flaps are folded one above the other, the distance between the orthogonal projections on the second axis of the first hands-free speaker and the second hands-free speaker remains relatively high, guaranteeing still a correct stereo effect when the portable electronic device is in the portrait position.

Par exemple, dans le cas d'un terminal de téléphonie mobile en configuration fermée, et transporté en position portrait dans la poche de l'utilisateur, la position relative des haut-parleurs mains libres par rapport aux oreilles de l'utilisateur autorise un effet stéréo correct d'une éventuelle sonnerie. L'utilisateur peut améliorer l'effet stéréo, par exemple pour écouter de la musique, en ouvrant le terminal de téléphonie mobile et en le plaçant en position paysage.For example, in the case of a mobile terminal in a closed configuration, and transported in a portrait position in the user's pocket, the relative position of the handsfree loudspeakers relative to the user's ears allows an effect stereo sound of a possible ringtone. The user can enhance the stereo effect, for example to listen to music, by opening the mobile terminal and placing it in the landscape position.

Alternativement, l'appareil électronique portatif selon la présente invention peut comprendre une pièce pivot permettant au second volet de pivoter autour d'un axe de rotation sensiblement perpendiculaire au premier voletAlternatively, the portable electronic device according to the present invention may comprise a pivot piece allowing the second flap to pivot about an axis of rotation substantially perpendicular to the first flap

Un tel appareil électronique portatif à pivot ou swivel en anglais permet d'adopter une configuration fermée dans laquelle le premier volet et le second volet sont l'un au-dessus de l'autre, et dans laquelle une face extérieure du second volet peut comprendre au moins une partie des organes de l'interface utilisateur. Classiquement l'écran de l'interface utilisateur reste ainsi visible en configuration fermée, tandis que les touches du clavier restent protégées.Such a portable electronic pivot device or swivel in English allows to adopt a closed configuration in which the first component and the second component are one above the other, and in which an outer face of the second component can include at least a part of the organs of the user interface. Conventionally the screen of the user interface thus remains visible in closed configuration, while the keys of the keyboard remain protected.

Dans le cas où les haut-parleurs mains libres sont disposés en diagonale et à l'opposé l'un de l'autre lorsque l'appareil électronique portatif est en configuration ouverte, l'effet stéréo est bien entendu correct lorsque l'appareil électronique portatif est en configuration ouverte, que ce soit en position paysage ou en position portrait.In the case where the handsfree speakers are arranged diagonally and opposite each other when the portable electronic device is in open configuration, the stereo effect is of course correct when the electronic device portable is in open configuration, whether in landscape position or in portrait position.

Alternativement, la première configuration de l'appareil électronique portatif à pivot peut correspondre à une configuration semi-ouverte, c'est à dire qu'une direction longitudinale du second volet est sensiblement perpendiculaire au premier axe. Les haut-parleurs mains libres peuvent être disposés par exemple en haut à droite du second volet et en bas à droite du premier volet lorsque l'appareil électronique portatif est en configuration ouverte. En configuration semi-ouverte, les projections orthogonales des haut-parleurs mains libres sur le premier axe sont alors effectivement distinctes et les projections orthogonales des haut-parleurs mains libres sur le second axe sont également distinctes. Cet appareil électronique portatif permet bien entendu d'obtenir un effet stéréo en configuration semi-ouverte, que ce soit en position portrait ou paysage. En configuration fermée, les projections orthogonales des haut-parleurs mains libres sur le second axe restent distinctes, permettant d'obtenir un effet stéréo en position portrait. En configuration ouverte, les projections orthogonales des haut-parleurs mains libres sur le premier axe restent distinctes, permettant par-là d'obtenir un effet stéréo en position paysage.Alternatively, the first configuration of the portable electronic device pivot may correspond to a semi-open configuration, that is to say that a longitudinal direction of the second component is substantially perpendicular to the first axis. Hands-free speakers can be arranged for example at the top right of the second flap and bottom right of the first flap when the portable electronic device is in open configuration. In the semi-open configuration, the orthogonal projections of the hands-free loudspeakers on the first axis are then effectively distinct and the orthogonal projections of the hands-free loudspeakers on the second axis are also distinct. This portable electronic device makes it possible, of course, to obtain a stereo effect in a semi-open configuration, whether in portrait or landscape position. In the closed configuration, the orthogonal projections of the handsfree loudspeakers on the second axis remain distinct, making it possible to obtain a stereo effect in the portrait position. In the open configuration, the orthogonal projections of the handsfree speakers on the first axis remain distinct, thereby making it possible to obtain a stereo effect in the landscape position.

Alternativement, l'appareil électronique portatif peut comprendre une pièce support permettant une translation du second volet sensiblement dans la direction du premier axe.Alternatively, the portable electronic device may comprise a support part allowing a translation of the second component substantially in the direction of the first axis.

Un tel appareil électronique portatif coulissant ou slider en anglais permet également d'adopter une configuration fermée dans laquelle le premier volet et le second volet sont l'un au-dessus de l'autre, et dans laquelle la face extérieure du second volet peut comprendre au moins une partie des organes de l'interface utilisateur. Classiquement l'écran de l'interface utilisateur reste ainsi visible en configuration fermée, tandis que les touches restent protégées.Such sliding portable electronic device or slider in English also allows to adopt a closed configuration in which the first component and the second component are one above the other, and in which the outer face of the second component can comprise at least a part of the organs of the user interface. Conventionally the screen of the user interface thus remains visible in closed configuration, while the keys remain protected.

Dans le cas où les haut-parleurs mains libres sont disposés en diagonale et à l'opposé l'un de l'autre, l'effet stéréo est bien entendu correct lorsque l'appareil électronique portatif est en configuration ouverte, en position paysage ou portrait. En configuration fermée, les haut-parleurs mains libres sont rapprochés, mais l'effet stéréo est maintenu, que ce soit en position portrait ou en position paysage.In the case where the handsfree speakers are arranged diagonally and opposite each other, the stereo effect is of course correct when the portable electronic device is in open configuration, in landscape position or portrait. In the closed configuration, the handsfree speakers are close together, but the stereo effect is maintained, whether in the portrait or landscape position.

Les haut-parleurs mains libres peuvent également par exemple être disposés en bas à droite du premier volet et en bas à gauche du second volet. En configuration ouverte, les projections orthogonales des haut-parleurs mains libres sur le premier axe sont distinctes. Les projections orthogonales des haut-parleurs mains libres sur le second axe sont également distinctes, de sorte qu'un effet stéréo est garanti à la fois en position portrait et en position paysage. En configuration fermée, les projections des haut-parleurs mains libres sur le second axe restent distinctes, garantissant par là un effet stéréo en position portrait.For example, the hands-free loudspeakers can be arranged at the bottom right of the first pane and at the bottom left of the second pane. In open configuration, the orthogonal projections of the hands-free loudspeakers on the first axis are distinct. The orthogonal projections of the handsfree loudspeakers on the second axis are also distinct, so that a stereo effect is guaranteed both in the portrait position and in the landscape position. In the closed configuration, the projections of the handsfree loudspeakers on the second axis remain distinct, thus guaranteeing a stereo effect in the portrait position.

La présente invention n'est bien entendu pas limitée par les mouvements possibles du second volet relativement au premier volet.The present invention is of course not limited by the possible movements of the second component relative to the first component.

L'appareil électronique portatif comprend avantageusement un terminal de téléphonie mobile.The portable electronic device advantageously comprises a mobile telephone terminal.

L'invention n'est cependant pas limitée par la nature de l'appareil électronique portatif. L'appareil électronique portatif peut par exemple comprendre un organiseur électronique (PDA), un lecteur MP3 ou bien encore une console de jeu portable.The invention is however not limited by the nature of the portable electronic device. The portable electronic device may for example comprise an electronic organizer (PDA), an MP3 player or even a portable game console.

L'invention est décrite ci-après plus en détail à l'aide de figures ne représentant qu'un mode de réalisation préféré de l'invention.

  • La figure 1A illustre un exemple d'appareil électronique portatif en configuration fermée et en position portrait, selon un mode de réalisation préféré de la présente invention.
  • La figure 1B illustre un exemple d'appareil électronique portatif en configuration ouverte et en position portrait, selon le mode de réalisation préféré de la présente invention.
  • La figure 1C illustre un exemple d'appareil électronique portatif en configuration ouverte et en position paysage, selon le mode de réalisation préféré de la présente invention.
The invention is described below in more detail with the aid of figures representing only a preferred embodiment of the invention.
  • The Figure 1A illustrates an example of a portable electronic apparatus in a closed configuration and in a portrait position, according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
  • The Figure 1B illustrates an example of portable electronic apparatus in open configuration and in portrait position, according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention.
  • The figure 1C illustrates an example of a portable electronic device in open configuration and in landscape position, according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

On notera que des éléments ou parties identiques ou similaires ont été désignés par les mêmes signes de référence sur les figures 1A, 1B, et 1C.Note that identical or similar elements or parts have been designated by the same reference FIGS. 1A, 1B, and 1C .

De plus, sur chacune des figures 1A, 1B et 1C, l'appareil électronique portatif est disposé relativement au repère orthonormé représenté ( u 1, u 2, u 3). L'appareil électronique portatif s'étend sur trois dimensions, l'épaisseur d'un premier volet 5 de l'appareil électronique portatif étant dans le sens du vecteur u 3.Moreover, on each of FIGS. 1A, 1B and 1C , the portable electronic device is arranged relative to the orthonormal mark shown ( u 1 , u 2 , u 3 ). The portable electronic device extends in three dimensions, the thickness of a first component 5 of the portable electronic device being in the direction of the vector u 3 .

Selon le mode de réalisation préféré de la présente invention, l'appareil électronique portatif comprend un terminal de téléphonie mobile 1 à clapets. Le terminal de téléphonie mobile à clapets comprend le premier volet 5 et un second volet 4. Une pièce charnière 6 s'étend le long d'un axe charnière et permet une articulation du second volet 4 autour d'un axe charnière. Le terminal de téléphonie mobile à clapet 1 peut donc adopter une configuration ouverte, comme représenté sur les figures 1B et 1C, ou bien encore une configuration fermée, comme représenté sur la figure 1A.According to the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the portable electronic device comprises a mobile telephone terminal 1 with valves. The mobile valve terminal comprises the first flap 5 and a second flap 4. A hinge part 6 extends along a hinge axis and allows articulation of the second flap 4 about a hinge axis. The mobile telephone terminal valve 1 can therefore adopt an open configuration, as shown on the Figures 1B and 1C , or else a closed configuration, as represented on the Figure 1A .

Le premier volet 5 s'étend longitudinalement le long d'un premier axe D1.The first flap 5 extends longitudinally along a first axis D1.

Le terminal de téléphonie mobile comprend un premier haut-parleur mains libres 3 et un second haut-parleur mains libres 2. Les deux haut-parleurs sont destinés à produire simultanément des sons pour un effet stéréophonique.The mobile terminal includes a first hands-free speaker 3 and a second hands-free speaker 2. The two speakers are intended to simultaneously produce sounds for stereophonic effect.

Les haut-parleurs mains libres 2 et 3 sont disposés de telle sorte que leurs projections orthogonales sur le premier axe D1 soient distinctes en configuration ouverte. Dans le mode de réalisation préféré, les haut-parleurs mains libres 2 et 3 se trouvent même sur des volets 4 et 5 distincts.The handsfree loudspeakers 2 and 3 are arranged in such a way that their orthogonal projections on the first axis D1 are distinct in open configuration. In the preferred embodiment, the handsfree loudspeakers 2 and 3 are even on separate flaps 4 and 5.

Un second axe D2 est sensiblement perpendiculaire au premier axe D1. Sur les figures 1A, 1B et 1C, l'axe D2 est confondu avec l'axe charnière.A second axis D2 is substantially perpendicular to the first axis D1. On the FIGS. 1A, 1B and 1C the axis D2 coincides with the hinge axis.

De plus, les projections orthogonales sur le second axe D2 des haut-parleurs mains libres 2 et 3 sont également distinctes.In addition, the orthogonal projections on the second axis D2 of the handsfree loudspeakers 2 and 3 are also distinct.

Ainsi, en configuration ouverte, le terminal de téléphonie mobile 1 offre un effet stéréo à la fois en position portrait et en position paysage. Pour plus de confort, les haut-parleurs mains libres sont disposés à l'opposé l'un de l'autre, de telle sorte que leurs projections dans le plan du premier volet 5 appartiennent sensiblement à un axe diagonal Dd de la projection du terminal de téléphonie mobile 1 dans le plan du premier volet 5. Les distances entre les projections orthogonales des haut-parleurs mains libres 2 et 3, que ce soit sur le premier axe D1 ou sur le second axe D2, sont ainsi relativement élevées, offrant par conséquent un effet stéréo correct en position portrait et en position paysage.Thus, in open configuration, the mobile telephone terminal 1 offers a stereo effect both in the portrait position and in the landscape position. For greater comfort, the handsfree loudspeakers are arranged opposite each other, so that their projections in the plane of the first flap 5 substantially belong to a diagonal axis Dd of the projection of the terminal. The distances between the orthogonal projections of the hands-free loudspeakers 2 and 3, whether on the first axis D1 or on the second axis D2, are thus relatively high, providing, by way of example, therefore a correct stereo effect in portrait position and in landscape position.

En configuration fermée, le premier volet 5 et le second volet 4 sont repliés l'un sur l'autre.In closed configuration, the first flap 5 and the second flap 4 are folded over one another.

Les projections orthogonales des haut-parleurs mains libres 2 et 3 sur le second axe D2 restent à une même distance, que le terminal de téléphonie mobile 1 soit en configuration ouverte ou fermée. L'utilisateur observant le terminal de téléphonie mobile 1 dans la direction du vecteur u 3 bénéficiera de l'effet stéréo dans le cas illustré figure 1A où le terminal de téléphonie mobile selon le mode de réalisation préféré est en configuration fermée et en position portrait.The orthogonal projections of the handsfree loudspeakers 2 and 3 on the second axis D2 remain at the same distance, whether the mobile telephone terminal 1 is in an open or closed configuration. The user observing the mobile telephone terminal 1 in the direction of the vector u 3 will benefit from the stereo effect in the illustrated case Figure 1A wherein the mobile terminal according to the preferred embodiment is in a closed configuration and in a portrait position.

Selon un premier mode de réalisation alternatif et non représenté, les haut-parleurs mains libres se trouvent sensiblement sur un même axe traversant en diagonale un même volet de l'appareil électronique portatif à clapet, et à l'opposé l'un de l'autre sur ce même volet. La distance entre les projections orthogonales des haut-parleurs mains libres sur le premier axe s'en trouve réduite, comparée au mode de réalisation préféré. En revanche, un tel appareil électronique portatif à clapet offrira un effet stéréo même en configuration fermée et en position paysage. L'effet stéréo ne varie en effet pas avec la cinématique de l'appareil électronique portatif à clapet, puisque les haut-parleurs mains libres sont situés sur le même volet.According to a first alternative embodiment and not shown, the handsfree loudspeakers are located substantially on the same axis diagonally crossing the same flap of the portable electronic device clamshell, and the opposite one of the other on the same side. The distance between the orthogonal projections of the hands-free loudspeakers on the first axis is reduced compared to the preferred embodiment. On the other hand, such a portable electronic clamshell device will offer a stereo effect even in closed configuration and in landscape position. The stereo effect does indeed vary not with the kinematics of the portable electronic clamshell device, since the handsfree speakers are located on the same flap.

Selon un second mode de réalisation alternatif et non représenté, le premier haut-parleur mains libres est intégré au premier volet et le second haut-parleur mains libres au second volet. Le premier haut-parleur mains libres est disposé sensiblement en haut et à gauche du premier volet, tandis que le second haut-parleur mains libres est disposé sensiblement en haut et à droite du second volet. Un tel appareil électronique portatif présente les mêmes avantages que l'appareil électronique portatif selon le premier mode de réalisation alternatif, avec en plus une distance entre les projections orthogonales des haut-parleurs mains libres sur le premier axe légèrement supérieure en configuration ouverte, permettant par là un effet stéréo légèrement amélioré en configuration ouverte et en position paysage.According to a second alternative embodiment and not shown, the first hands-free speaker is integrated in the first component and the second hands-free speaker in the second component. The first hands-free loudspeaker is disposed substantially at the top and left of the first flap, while the second hands-free speaker is disposed substantially at the top and right of the second flap. Such a portable electronic device has the same advantages as the portable electronic device according to the first alternative embodiment, with in addition a distance between the orthogonal projections of the hands-free loudspeakers on the first slightly higher axis in open configuration, allowing by there a slightly improved stereo effect in open configuration and in landscape position.

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  1. A portable electronic apparatus (1), comprising:
    a first flap (5) and a second flap (4),
    two functionally identical audiophonic portions (2, 3), each comprising a hands-free loudspeaker and/or a hands-free microphone, with both portions being adapted for operating simultaneously in order to produce a stereo effect,
    characterized in that the second flap (4) is mobile with respect to the first flap (5) between a first so-called open configuration, in which the first flap (5) and the second flap (4) extend longitudinally along a first axis (D1), and at least a second so-called closed configuration, and in that, the apparatus being of the kind adapted to be oriented in space according to a portrait position, in which said first axis (D1) is oriented vertically, or according to a landscape position, in which said first axis (D1) is oriented horizontally, said audiophonic portions (2, 3) are arranged such that when the second flap is in the first so-called open configuration, the orthogonal projections of the audiophonic portions onto the first axis (D1) are different, and the orthogonal projections of the audiophonic portions onto a second axis (D2) substantially perpendicular to the first axis (D1) are also different, so as to obtain a stereo effect, both in portrait and in landscape position.
  2. The portable electronic apparatus (1) according to claim 1, wherein said two audiophonic portions (2, 3) are arranged so that the projections thereof in the plane of the first flap (5) are substantially located on a diagonal axis (Dd) of the projection of the portable electronic apparatus in the plane of the first flap, said two audiophonic portions being opposite to each other.
  3. The portable electronic apparatus (1) according to any of claims 1 or 2, wherein the one (3) of the two audiophonic portions is integrated into the first flap (5), and the other (2) of the two audiophonic portions is integrated into the second flap (4).
  4. The portable electronic apparatus (1) according to any of the preceding claims, further comprising
    at least one hinge piece (8) extending along a hinge axis substantially parallel to the second axis (D2), the hinge piece connecting the first flap (5) to the second flap (4), and allowing for hinging of the second flap around the hinge axis.
  5. The portable electronic apparatus according to any of claims 1 to 3, further comprising a support piece allowing for translation of the second flap substantially in the direction of the first axis.
  6. The portable electronic apparatus (1) according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that the portable electronic apparatus comprises a mobile phone terminal.
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