Dismount tablet computer assembly for wireless communication applications
First Claim
1. A portable computer assembly, comprising:
- a global positioning system module that produces location information associated with the position of the portable computer assembly;
an L-band transceiver that broadcasts the location information to a satellite relay and receives location information from at least one portable communications device via the satellite relay;
a processing unit that provides messages to the L-band transceiver and updates a display associated with the portable computer assembly according the received location information and the location information produced at the global positioning system module; and
a Faraday cage that encloses the L-band transceiver and the global positioning system module to reduce electromagnetic interference with the L-band transceiver and the global positioning module, the Faraday cage comprising a back plate of the processing unit that forms one wall of the Faraday cage and a metallic enclosure that encloses the L-band transceiver and the global positioning system module and being configured as a heat sink to draw heat from the L-band transceiver away from the processing unit, the Faraday cage being mounted to a back of the processing unit.
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Abstract
Systems and methods are disclosed for utilizing one or more tablet computer assemblies in a portable communications system. A tablet computer assembly includes a global positioning system module, an L-band transceiver, and a processing system. The global positioning system module that produces location information associated with the position of the tablet computer assembly. The L-band transceiver broadcasts the location information to at least one portable communication device through a relay network and receives location information from the at least one portable communications device via the relay network. The processing unit provides messages to the L-band transceiver and updates a display associated with the tablet computer assembly according the received location information and the location information produced at the global positioning system module.
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17 Claims
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1. A portable computer assembly, comprising:
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a global positioning system module that produces location information associated with the position of the portable computer assembly; an L-band transceiver that broadcasts the location information to a satellite relay and receives location information from at least one portable communications device via the satellite relay; a processing unit that provides messages to the L-band transceiver and updates a display associated with the portable computer assembly according the received location information and the location information produced at the global positioning system module; and a Faraday cage that encloses the L-band transceiver and the global positioning system module to reduce electromagnetic interference with the L-band transceiver and the global positioning module, the Faraday cage comprising a back plate of the processing unit that forms one wall of the Faraday cage and a metallic enclosure that encloses the L-band transceiver and the global positioning system module and being configured as a heat sink to draw heat from the L-band transceiver away from the processing unit, the Faraday cage being mounted to a back of the processing unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A portable communications system, comprising:
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a global positioning system module that produces location information associated with the position of the portable communications assembly; a transceiver that broadcasts the location information directly to a satellite relay and receives location information from at least one portable communications device via the satellite relay; a computer, operatively connected to the transceiver and the global positioning module through at least one aperture in a back plate of the computer, that provides messages to the transceiver and updates a display associated with the computer assembly according the received location information and the location information produced at the global positioning system module; and a Faraday cage that encloses the transceiver and the global positioning system module to reduce electromagnetic interference, the Faraday cage comprising the back plate of the computer that forms one wall of the Faraday cage and a metallic enclosure that encloses the transceiver and the global positioning system module and forms a back of the computer, the Faraday cage being configured as a heat sink to draw heat from the L-band transceiver away from the computer. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A portable computer assembly, comprising:
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a global positioning system module that produces location information associated with the position of the portable computer assembly; an L-band transceiver that broadcasts the location information to a satellite relay and receives location information from at least one portable communications device via the satellite relay; a processing unit that provides messages to the L-band transceiver and updates a display associated with the portable computer assembly according the received location information and the location information produced at the global positioning system module; a Faraday cage that encloses the L-band transceiver to reduce electromagnetic interference, the Faraday cage comprising a metallic enclosure that encloses the L-band transceiver, with a back plate of the processing unit forming one wall of the metallic enclosure and the Faraday cage being configured as a heat sink to draw heat from the L-band transceiver away from the processing unit; and a single, detachable antenna operatively connected to the L-band transceiver and the global positioning module that facilitates the transmission and reception of messages by the L-band transceiver and reception of data at the global positioning module. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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