Portable electronic device with removable display
AssigneeMotorola, Inc.
InventorsMichael S. Lebby, Davis H. Hartman, Wenbin Jiang
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Abstract
A portable electronic device including a display detachably mounted to a power source. The display including a virtual image display apparatus. The power source including a detachably mounted battery. A communication interface is provided between the display apparatus and the portable electronic device for permitting data exchange between the display apparatus and the portable electronic device. The communication interface provided can be either a standard electrical interface such as an electrical connector or a solid form factor design including cooperating contact areas or a wireless interface such as an infra red optical link or a radio frequency link.
Claims22
A portable electronic device with removable display comprising:
- a portable electronic device;
- a power source detachably mounted to the portable electronic device;
- a visual display detachably mounted to the power source, the visual display being detachably mounted for use separate and apart from the portable electronic device, and the portable electronic device and the power source being connected for supplying operating power to the portable electronic device with the visual display detached;
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- a communication interface between the visual display and the portable electronic device.
A portable electronic device with removable display comprising:
- a handheld electronic device;
- a power source detachably mounted to the handheld electronic device;
- a detachable display apparatus mounted on the power source for viewing of a displayed image by an operator, the display apparatus including display electronics, the display apparatus being detachable for use separate and apart from the handheld electronic device, and the handheld electronic device and the power source being connected for supplying operating power to the handheld electronic device with the display apparatus detached;
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- cursor electronics mounted in the handheld electronic device and in electrical interface with the display electronics for producing a responsive cursor in the display apparatus.
A portable electronic device with removable display comprising:
- a handheld communication receiver;
- a power source mounted to the handheld communication receiver for supplying power to the handheld communication receiver;
- a miniature virtual image display electrically connected to and detachably mounted on the power source and having a viewing aperture, the power source being connected for supplying operating power to the handheld communication receiver with the miniature virtual image display detached;
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- a communication interface between the miniature virtual image display and the handheld communication receiver for data transmission between the handheld communication receiver and the miniature virtual image display.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.