Portable weather display device
First Claim
1. A portable weather display device comprising:
- an upper hollow housing containing a backlit color touch-sensitive display, a warning speaker to signal weather alerts, and a rubber gasket which seals out dust and water when closed;
a lower hollow housing containing a central processing unit, a random access memory, a read only memory, a display driver, a communications interface or device, a battery, a telephone jack, battery and power indicator lights, a plastic sliding protector to cover the telephone jack and indicator lights, an antenna, and a locking clasp to keep the device closed tightly; and
a hinge containing a power on/off switch and connecting the upper hollow housing to the lower housing;
wherein the portable weather display device automatically turns on and dials out to a weather provider when opened to begin receiving and displaying weather information on the backlit touch sensitive screen via a modem.
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Abstract
A portable weather display device including an upper and a lower hollow housing connected together by a hinge containing a power on/off switch. In the upper housing there is a backlit approximately 6″ diagonal SVGA color touch-sensitive display and a warning speaker to signal NOAA weather alerts. The upper housing also includes a rubber gasket which seals out dust and water when closed. In the lower housing there is a central processing unit (CPU), 32 megabytes of RAM, 64 megabytes of Flash ROM, a display driver, a communications interface or device, an NiMH battery (and an external AC power adapter), a standard RJ11 phone jack, a plastic sliding protector to cover over these ports, a cellular antenna, a locking clasp to keep the device closed tightly, and battery and power indicator lights. Software embedded in the portable weather display device includes a custom-built operating system and application programs to perform receive, read, and display functions of the weather information coming into and stored on the portable weather display device.
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16 Claims
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1. A portable weather display device comprising:
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an upper hollow housing containing a backlit color touch-sensitive display, a warning speaker to signal weather alerts, and a rubber gasket which seals out dust and water when closed;
a lower hollow housing containing a central processing unit, a random access memory, a read only memory, a display driver, a communications interface or device, a battery, a telephone jack, battery and power indicator lights, a plastic sliding protector to cover the telephone jack and indicator lights, an antenna, and a locking clasp to keep the device closed tightly; and
a hinge containing a power on/off switch and connecting the upper hollow housing to the lower housing;
wherein the portable weather display device automatically turns on and dials out to a weather provider when opened to begin receiving and displaying weather information on the backlit touch sensitive screen via a modem. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A portable display device comprising:
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an upper hollow housing containing a backlit color touch-sensitive display, a warning speaker to signal weather alerts, and sealing means for sealing out dust and water when said display device is closed;
a lower hollow housing containing a central processing unit, a random access memory, a read only memory, a display driver, a communications interface or device, a battery, a telephone jack, battery and power indicator lights, a plastic sliding protector to cover the telephone jack and indicator lights, an antenna, and a locking clasp to keep the device closed tightly; and
a hinge containing a power on/off switch and connecting the upper hollow housing to the lower housing;
wherein the portable display device automatically turns on and dials out to a service provider when opened to begin receiving and displaying weather information on the backlit touch sensitive screen via a modem. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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