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US 6,851,819 B2Granted
Apparatus for illuminating a portable electronic or computing device
AssigneesTechnology Creations, Inc., Design Rite, LLC
InventorsDavid Naghi, Gilbert Fregoso
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Abstract
An illumination device that can use a white light diode in a flexible arm plugs into, and is powered through, a utility power jack of a portable computing device or a utility port of a portable computing device.
Claims8
A method of using an apparatus with a handheld portable video game device having a utility port in electrical connection with a power source, comprising:
- providing an apparatus including a plug for plugging the apparatus into the utility port of the handheld portable video game device and an illumination device to be electrically connected to the utility port of the handheld portable video game device via at least the plug, the illumination device powered by the power source when the apparatus is plugged into the utility port;
- coupling the plug of the apparatus with the utility port of the handheld portable video game device;
- and
- powering the illumination device of the apparatus via the utility port and power source of the handheld portable video game device.
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An apparatus for use with a handheld portable video game device having a utility port in electrical connection with a power source, comprising:
- a plug for plugging the apparatus into the utility port of the handheld portable video game device;
- and
- an illumination device to be electrically connected to the utility port of the handheld portable video game device via at least the plug;
- wherein the illumination device is powered by the power source of the handheld portable video game device when the apparatus is plugged into the utility port of the handheld portable video game device.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.