Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
81 words
A portable power source characterized by: a housing (14), including a power source (12)
positioned within the housing (14) and a miniature visual
image display (16), mounted within the housing (14); and an electrical interface connection (19) positioned
on the housing (14) in electrical communication with the
power source (12) and the miniature visual image display
(16), the electrical interface connection (19) thereby
providing for physical and electrical connection of a
portable electronic device (10) to the portable power
source (12).
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
28 words
A portable power source as claimed in claim 1
further characterized in that the miniature visual image
display (16) is retractably and rotatably mounted within
the housing (14).
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
26 words
A portable power source as claimed in claim 1
further characterized in that the miniature visual image
display (16) is slideably mounted within the housing
(14).
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
25 words
A portable power source as claimed in claim 1
further characterized in that the miniature visual image
display (16) is a miniature virtual image display.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
24 words
A portable power source as claimed in claim 1
further characterized in that the miniature visual image
display (16) is a direct view display.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
39 words
A portable power source as claimed in claim 1
further characterized in that the electrical interface
connection (19) used to physically and electrically
attach the portable power source (12) to the portable
electronic device (10) is a disconnectable structure.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
22 words
A portable power source as claimed in claim 6
further characterized in that the electrical interface
connection (19) is a mounting plug.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
31 words
A portable power source as claimed in claim 1
further characterized in that the portable electronic
device (10) includes a portable communications
transceiver, a smart card reader, and a data bank.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
28 words
A portable power source as claimed in claim 8
further characterized in that the portable communications
transceiver (10) includes a cellular telephone, a two-way
radio, and a pager.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
104 words
A portable power source characterized by: a housing (14), including an operable portion; a power source (12) positioned within the housing
(14); and a miniature virtual image display (16) having a
viewing aperture (26) positioned within the housing (14)
in alignment with the operable portion, the miniature
virtual image display (16) being operably attached to a
portable electronic device (10) through a means for
electrical interface (19) and including an image
generation apparatus (22) for providing a two-dimensional
complete image and a fixed optical system (24) for
producing, from the two-dimensional complete image, a
virtual image viewable and perceivable through the
viewing aperture (26).