Patent · US Expired

Hand held communication aid for the dumb

US4075621A · kind A · utility

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9Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateNov 5, 1976
Grant dateFeb 21, 1978
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Expiry dateNov 5, 1996

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH03M11/20
  • WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A hand held communication aid for the dumb includes a casing, containing a keyboard, which is easily held in one hand and the keyboard positioned to be operated by the other hand of the user or "speaker". The end of the casing has a visual light emitting diode type alpha-numeric display unit facing the reader who would be standing opposite the user. Provision is also made for connecting this unit into a telephone system.

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