Business card with integrated paper cell phone
First Claim
1. A cellular telephone comprising:
- a paper substrate;
a printed circuit patterned on the paper substrate;
a switch electrically coupled to the circuit;
an input diaphragm electrically coupled to the circuit, said input diaphragm being attached to the paper substrate in such a manner that allows the input diaphragm to vibrate relative thereto;
an output diaphragm electrically coupled to the circuit, said output diaphragm being attached to the paper substrate in such a manner that allows the output diaphragm to vibrate relative thereto; and
a battery electrically coupled to the circuit and formed in the paper substrate, said switch being activated to cause the cellular telephone to call a predetermined number.
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Abstract
A disposable cellular telephone and business card combination. The cellular telephone circuit is printed on a paper substrate with a conductive ink. A paper microphone diaphragm is attached to one end of the business card and a paper speaker diaphragm is attached to an opposite end of the business card. The microphone and speaker diaphragms are electrically coupled to the circuit, and are attached to the paper substrate in any suitable manner that allows them to vibrate relative thereto. A thin flexible battery cell is formed in the paper substrate at any suitable location so that it doesn'"'"'t interfere with the position of the circuit, microphone or speaker. A filament antenna is formed in the business card so that it can be extracted therefrom when using the card as a cellular telephone. A switch is provided on the business card that when activated causes a predetermined number to be dialed associated with the text on the business card.
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20 Claims
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1. A cellular telephone comprising:
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a paper substrate;
a printed circuit patterned on the paper substrate;
a switch electrically coupled to the circuit;
an input diaphragm electrically coupled to the circuit, said input diaphragm being attached to the paper substrate in such a manner that allows the input diaphragm to vibrate relative thereto;
an output diaphragm electrically coupled to the circuit, said output diaphragm being attached to the paper substrate in such a manner that allows the output diaphragm to vibrate relative thereto; and
a battery electrically coupled to the circuit and formed in the paper substrate, said switch being activated to cause the cellular telephone to call a predetermined number. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A paper business card comprising:
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a paper substrate having a front surface layer and a back surface layer, said paper substrate including writing on the front layer;
a printed circuit patterned on the paper substrate;
a switch electrically coupled to the circuit;
a paper microphone diaphragm electrically coupled to the circuit, said microphone diaphragm being attached to the paper substrate in such a manner that allows the microphone diaphragm to vibrate relative thereto;
a paper speaker diaphragm electrically coupled to the circuit, said speaker diaphragm being attached to the paper substrate in such a manner that allows the speaker diaphragm to vibrate relative thereto; and
a battery electrically coupled to the circuit and formed in the paper substrate, said battery being made from paper technologies, said switch being activated to cause the cellular telephone to call a predetermined number. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20)
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17. A method of making a disposable cellular telephone, comprising:
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providing a paper substrate;
patterning a circuit on the substrate;
attaching a paper input diaphragm to the substrate in a manner that allows the input diaphragm to vibrate relative thereto;
attaching a paper output diaphragm to the substrate in a manner that allows the output diaphragm to vibrate relative thereto; and
forming a battery within the substrate.
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