Patent · US Expired

Self-contained portable computing unit

US6129449A · kind A · utility

98Cited by

10References

32Claims

0Family size

Assignee

TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED · US

Inventors

Joseph H. McCain · Plano, US
E. R. Webb · Spring, US
William R. Lueders · McKinney, US

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 14, 1995
Grant date	Oct 10, 2000
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 14, 2015

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02P90/02
WIPO fieldControl
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A data and communication system including a hand-held unit (17) and an infrared communication satellite (10) is used to provide for the interchange of data between a host computer (13), individual personal computers (15), the hand-held computing unit (17) and factory machinery, including process controllers.

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