Appeal No. 1998-0942
Application No. 08/324,038
Representative independent claim 1 is reproduced as
follows:
1. A portable electronic device with
virtual display comprising a portable data
source and a miniature virtual image display
having a viewing aperture, the display being
operably attached to the portable data source
for receiving data therefrom and having image
generation apparatus including a two-dimensional
array of LEDs for providing a real image
including one of a plurality of lines of alpha-
numerics and graphics from the received data,
the real image having a luminance of less than
approximately 15 fL, and a fixed optical system
for producing, from the real image, a virtual
image with a dark background and shielded from
ambient light reflection perceivable through the
viewing aperture in indoor and outdoor
environments.
The examiner relies on the following references:
Brennan et al. (Brennan) 4,076,978 Feb.
28, 1978
Nishizawa et al. (Nishizawa) 4,329,625 May
11, 1982
Villa-Real 4,481,382 Nov. 06,
1984
Honma 4,481,506 Nov. 06,
1984
Sakurai 4,991,935 Feb. 12,
1991
Tanielian et al. (Tanielian) 5,051,738 Sep.
24, 1991
Gaskill 5,065,423 Nov. 12,
1991
(Filed on Nov. 03, 1989)
Sniff 5,485,145 Jan. 16,
1996
(Filed on Mar. 11, 1991)
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