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Portable communication display device

  • US 7,310,072 B2
  • Filed: 05/16/1997
  • Issued: 12/18/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/22/1993
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A portable wireless communications device comprising:

  • a) a portable housing;

    b) a wireless receiver within the housing for receiving wireless audio-video data;

    c) a display module attached to the housing, the display module comprising;

    i) an active matrix liquid crystal display panel, the display panel having an active matrix circuit and an array of at least 300,000 pixel electrodes;

    ii) a light source that is optically coupled to the display panel, where light from the light source backlights the display panel;

    iii) a lens magnifying an image displayed on the display panel for viewing by a user, wherein the active matrix display panel, the light source and the lens are located on a single optical axis extending along a line of sight of the user; and

    iv) a display driver circuit coupled to the active matrix circuit, the display driver circuit forming images on the display panel from the received image data;

    d) a processing unit mounted within the housing and coupled between the wireless receiver and the display driver circuit; and

    e) a battery carried by the housing for powering the processing unit, the wireless receiver, the display panel, the light source, and the display driver circuit.

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