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Personal communicator including a handset phone with an integrated virtual image display

US5970418A · kind A · utility

49Cited by
24References
15Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateAug 9, 1996
Grant dateOct 19, 1999
Priority date
Expiry dateAug 9, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04M1/725
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A wireless handset phone, virtual image display coupled to the wireless handset phone and pointing device for pointing on the virtual image display are included. The communicator may also include a limited-function computer. The virtual image display uses optics to create the virtual image. The pointing device may include a virtual selector; that is, an array of sensors or switches to accommodate different users' hands.

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