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Portable weather display device

  • US 6,181,324 B1
  • Filed: 07/29/1998
  • Issued: 01/30/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/29/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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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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