Method and system to minimize radiation exposure from mobile phones and devices
Mobile devices may minimize the radiation exposure to users by controlling the distance between the user, specifically the head, and the mobile device to a minimum distance. The reduction in exposure is realized due to the operation of the Inverse Square Rule on electromagnetic signal from the mobile device recognizing there is a steep fall off of signal strength resultant from increased distance between the head of the user and the source of the signal. Embodiments increase and maintain operational distance between the user and the broadcast device to reduce signal absorption. Embodiments enforce the operational distance with physical barriers preventing the distance from being reduced. Thus maintaining a minimum distance between the user and the transmitter may have a dramatic practical effect.
1. A physical barrier to prevent unsafe exposure of the user of a mobile device comprising:
a rigid tube having an inter surface defining a sound passage from a first distal end to the other distal end, wherein the outer surface of the tube is co-axial with said inter surface along the axis; and the inter and outer surfaces are surfaces of revolution;
a base located at the other distal end adapted to contact and interface with an ear piece of the mobile device; said base defining a second opening to receive sound emitted from the ear piece and direct the sound to the sound passage; said second opening having a cross sectional area greater than the cross sectional area of the sound passage proximate the other distal end;
a first opening located proximate to the first distal end, the first opening and the second opening in fluid communication via the sound passage; the first opening having a cross sectional area less than or equal to the cross sectional area of the sound passage proximate the other distal end; wherein the first opening is co-axial with the second opening;
a retaining mechanism adapted to removably attach the physical barrier to the mobile device over the ear piece wherein the retaining mechanism is a clip with at least one flexible leg made of a flexible material, wherein the at least one flexible leg and the base compress the mobile device on opposite sides of the device to attach and frictionally retain the physical barrier to the mobile device; and wherein a diameter of the second opening is less than the distance along the axis between the first and second openings.
2. The physical barrier of claim 1 , further comprising an ear interface ring proximate the first distal end, the ear interface ring having a greater diameter than an outer diameter of the users ear canal, wherein the ear interface ring extends outward from the outer surface of the tube proximate the ear interface ring and wherein the outer surface of the tube proximate the ear interface ring has a diameter smaller than the outer diameter of the users ear canal.
3. The physical barrier of claim 2 , further comprising an ear bud proximate the first distal end with a diameter less than the diameter of the ear interface ring, wherein the ear bud is located between the first opening and the ear interface ring along the sound passage.
4. The physical barrier of claim 1 , further comprising an ear bud proximate the first distal end with a diameter approximately equal to the diameter of the user's outer ear canal.
5. The physical barrier of claim 1 , further comprising a flange, the flange extending from the base and adapted to engage an outer surface of the mobile device perpendicular to the ear piece surface and adapted to position the base over the earpiece.
6. The physical barrier of claim 1 , further comprising a groove proximate the other distal end of the tube, the groove retaining the retaining mechanism to the tube, and wherein the retaining mechanism is an elastic band or strap adapted to engage the mobile device.
7. The physical barrier of claim 1 , wherein the sound passage defines a cylindrical, conical, parabolic or hyperbolic shape.
8. A physical barrier to prevent unsafe exposure of the user of a mobile device comprising:
a rigid tube defining a sound passage from a first distal end to the other distal end,
a base located at the other distal end adapted to contact and interface with an ear piece of the mobile device; said base defining a second opening to receive sound emitted from the ear piece and direct the sound to the sound passage;
a first opening located proximate to the first distal end, the first opening and the second opening in fluid communication via the sound passage; the sound passage tapering from the second opening to the first opening;
a retaining mechanism adapted to removably attach the physical barrier to the mobile device over the ear piece, wherein the retaining mechanism is a clip with at least one flexible leg made of a flexible material, wherein the at least one flexible leg and the base compress the mobile device on opposite sides of the device to attach and frictionally retain the physical barrier to the mobile device.
9. The physical barrier of claim 8 , wherein the at least en one flexible leg has a protrusion at a free end, where in the protrusion extends towards the base.
10. A physical barrier to prevent unsafe exposure of the user of a mobile device comprising:
a rigid tube defining a sound passage from a first distal end to the other distal end,
a base located at the other distal end adapted to contact and interface with an ear piece of the mobile device; said base defining a second opening to receive sound emitted from the ear piece and direct the sound to the sound passage;
a first opening located proximate to the first distal end, the first opening and the second opening in fluid communication via the sound passage; the sound passage tapering from the second opening to the first opening;
a retaining mechanism adapted to removably attach the physical barrier to the mobile device over the ear piece, further comprising one or more flexible legs made of a flexible material, wherein the retaining mechanism is a mobile device case, and the base is integrated into the mobile device case proximate the ear piece and the one or more flexible legs are integrated in the case proximate the microphone of the mobile device.