Personal communicator

Patent 6757551 Issued on June 29, 2004. Estimated Expiration Date:

April 20, 2021. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.

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Inventors

Assignee

Xybernaut Corporation

Application

No. 09839426 filed on 04/20/2001

US Classes:

455/556.1, Integrated with other device455/556.2, Personal digitial assistant455/346, Detachable for portability455/349, Sectional or interconnectable (e.g., modules)455/575.1, Housing or support361/681, Including display support361/686Input/output device support

Examiners

Primary: Urban, Edward F.
Assistant: Phan, Huy

Attorney, Agent or Firm

International Class

H04B 138

Abstract

This invention provides a single unit called a personal communicator that combines the functions of a cell phone (or mobile phone), a body-supported computer and a pager. The personal communicator has three detachable modules:1. a communications module;2. a display module; and3. a core computer moduleThe core computer module has all of the components of a general purpose computer. Each of the modules when detached can be used in other systems such as with larger screens.