Micro personal digital assistant

Details Micro personal digital assistant Micro personal digital assistant

1996-03-04

1998-01-13

Harvey, Jack B.

Boots, shoes, and leggings

3642379, 3649276, 364972, 3649207, 3649272, 36492764, 341137, G06F 300

Patent

active

057088403

ABSTRACT:
A personal digital assistant module with a local CPU, memory, and I/O interface has a host interface comprising a bus connected to the local CPU and a connector at a surface of the personal digital assistant for interfacing to a bus connector of a host general-purpose computer, providing direct bus communication between the personal digital assistant and the host general-purpose computer. In an embodiment, the personal digital assistant also has a means for storing a security code. The personal digital assistant according to the invention forms a host/satellite combination with a host computer having a docking bay, wherein upon docking a docking protocol controls access by the host to memory of the personal digital assistant based on one or more passwords provided by a user to the host. In another embodiment the personal digital assistant also has an expansion port connected to the local CPU, and expansion peripheral devices may be connected and operated through the expansion port. Also disclosed are various embodiments for host systems compatible with personal digital assistants according to the invention, and a scanner system useful with displays of both personal digital assistants and hosts.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4618937 (1986-10-01), Elias et al.
patent: 4644406 (1987-02-01), Nishigaki et al.
patent: 4704632 (1987-11-01), Van Den Heuvel
patent: 4794634 (1988-12-01), Torihata et al.
patent: 4805038 (1989-02-01), Seligson
patent: 4870458 (1989-09-01), Shibuyu et al.
patent: 5003167 (1991-03-01), Arques
patent: 5150221 (1992-09-01), Shima
patent: 5194852 (1993-03-01), More et al.
patent: 5195183 (1993-03-01), Miller et al.
patent: 5241303 (1993-08-01), Register et al.
patent: 5260697 (1993-11-01), Barrett et al.
patent: 5313051 (1994-05-01), Brigida et al.
patent: 5392447 (1995-02-01), Schlack et al.

Affiliated with

Also associated with

Rating

Micro personal digital assistant does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.

If you have personal experience with Micro personal digital assistant, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Micro personal digital assistant will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-334708