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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 22, 2007
Filed:
Jun. 17, 2004
Martin J. Kee, Sammamish, WA (US);
Chao-chi Chen, Sammamish, WA (US);
Rod G. Fleck, Bellevue, WA (US);
Craig W. O'connell, Snohomish, WA (US);
Stephen L. Perrin, Lake Forest Park, WA (US);
Michael S. Clarke, Mercer Island, WA (US);
Martin J. Kee, Sammamish, WA (US);
Chao-Chi Chen, Sammamish, WA (US);
Rod G. Fleck, Bellevue, WA (US);
Craig W. O'Connell, Snohomish, WA (US);
Stephen L. Perrin, Lake Forest Park, WA (US);
Michael S. Clarke, Mercer Island, WA (US);
Vulcan Portals, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Abstract
A computer system has a removable module that contains a processor, other electrical components, and a battery. When the module has been removed from the computer system, the processor runs an application that interacts with the electrical components in the module to provide stand-alone functionality. When the removable module is in the computer system, the module is accessed by the computer system to cause the computer system to perform some of the functionality provided by the module. The functionality provided by the removable module includes receiving emails, displaying an appointment calendar, displaying a contacts listing, providing audio content, providing cellular telephone service, obtaining a video image, providing biometric identification information, sensing position, and displaying a television picture.