Portable electronic device with transceiver and visual image display

Claim 2

A portable electronic device comprising: a smart card interface including a sensor structure mounted in a portable housing and constructed to have a smart card having data stored thereon positioned adjacent thereto in data sensing juxtaposition, the sensor structure including an input terminal and an output terminal for reading and writing data to the smart card; a visual image display positioned to provide an image for viewing at a viewing aperture, the visual image display including a data input terminal designed to receive image data thereon, the visual image display further including a plurality of optical elements including at least one of a diffractive optical element positioned in a light path so as to provide aberration correction, the plurality of optical elements constructed to angularly magnify an image source at a light inlet of a first optical element; electronics mounted in the portable housing and connected to the input terminal and the output terminal of the sensor structure for receiving, processing and transmitting data between a host database and the portable electronic device and further connected to the input terminal of the visual image display for supplying image data thereto in response to the data; and a two-way voice communications transceiver mounted in the portable housing and connected to the electronics for receiving and transmitting data between the electronics of the portable electronic device and the host database.

Claim 3

A portable electronic device as claimed in claim 1 wherein the visual image display positioned to provide an image for viewing at a viewing aperture is mounted within the portable housing of the portable electronic device.

Claim 4

A portable electronic device as claimed in claim 2 further including a speaker and a microphone mounted in the portable housing of the portable electronic device.

Claim 5

A portable electronic device as claimed in claim 1 wherein the visual image display positioned to provide an image for viewing at a viewing aperture is mounted within a remote unit.

Claim 6

A portable electronic device as claimed in claim 4 wherein the remote unit is a head-mount unit.

Claim 7

A portable electronic device as claimed in claim 5 wherein the head-mount unit includes a microphone and an earpiece speaker.

Claim 8

A portable electronic device as claimed in claim 4 wherein the remote unit includes one of wired, wireless, radio frequency and infra-red communication capabilities with the electronics of the portable electronic device.

Claim 9

A portable electronic device as claimed in claim 1 wherein the visual image display is a virtual image display.

Claim 10

A portable electronic device as claimed in claim 8 wherein the virtual image display includes a two dimensional array of light emitting devices connected to provide a complete image, the two dimensional array being coupled to the data input terminal of the virtual image display for receiving the image data and generating the image in response thereto.

Claim 11

A portable electronic device as claimed in claim 9 wherein the two dimensional array of light emitting devices includes a two dimensional array of light emitting diodes.

Claim 12

A portable electronic device as claimed in claim 10 wherein the two dimensional array of light emitting devices includes a two dimensional array of organic light emitting diodes.

Claim 13

A portable electronic device as claimed in claim 10 wherein the two dimensional array of light emitting devices includes a two dimensional array of liquid crystal devices.

Claim 14

A portable electronic device as claimed in claim 1 wherein the electronics includes a central processing unit (CPU) and a random access memory (RAM).

Claim 15

A portable electronic device as claimed in claim 1 wherein the two-way voice communications transceiver is a conventional cellular transceiver device.

Claim 16

A portable electronic device comprising: a portable housing; a virtual image display positioned to provide an image for viewing at a viewing aperture, the virtual image display including a data input terminal designed to receive image data thereon, the virtual image display further including a two dimensional array of light emitting devices connected to provide a complete image, the two dimensional array being coupled to the data input terminal of the virtual image display for receiving the image data and generating the image in response thereto, the virtual image display further including a plurality of optical elements including at least one of a diffractive optical element positioned in a light path so as to provide aberration correction, the plurality of optical elements constructed to angularly magnify an image source at a light inlet of a first optical element; a sensor structure mounted in the portable housing and constructed to have a smart card having data stored thereon positioned adjacent thereto in data sensing juxtaposition, the sensor structure including an input terminal for receiving transmitted data thereon and an output terminal having sensed data thereon; a two-way voice cellular communications transceiver mounted in the portable housing and including an input terminal for receiving data from the sensor structure and an output terminal having data transmitted from a host database thereon; and electronics mounted in the portable housing and connected to the input terminal of the sensor structure for receiving the transmitted data from the host database and the output terminal of the sensor structure for receiving the sensed data from the smart card and further connected to the input terminal of the virtual image display for supplying image data thereto.

Claim 17

A portable electronic device comprising: a portable housing; a virtual image display positioned to provide an image for viewing at a viewing aperture, the virtual image display including a data input terminal designed to receive image data thereon, the virtual image display further including a two dimensional array of light emitting devices connected to provide a complete image, the two dimensional array being coupled to the data input terminal of the virtual image display for receiving the image data and generating the image in response thereto, the virtual image display further including a plurality of optical elements including at least one of a diffractive optical element positioned in a light path so as to provide aberration correction, the plurality of optical elements constructed to angularly magnify an image source at a light inlet of a first optical element; a sensor structure mounted in the portable housing and constructed to have a smart card having data stored thereon positioned adjacent thereto in data sensing juxtaposition, the sensor structure including an input terminal for receiving transmitted data thereon and an output terminal having sensed data thereon; a two-way voice cellular communications transceiver mounted in the portable housing and including an input terminal for receiving data from the sensor structure and an output terminal having data transmitted from a host database thereon; and electronics mounted in the portable housing and connected to the input terminal of the sensor structure for receiving the transmitted data from the host database and the output terminal of the sensor structure for receiving the sensed data from the smart card and further connected to the input terminal of the virtual image display for supplying image data thereto.

Claim 18

A portable electronic device as claimed in claim 15 wherein the two dimensional array of light emitting devices includes a two dimensional array of light emitting diodes.

Claim 19

A portable electronic device as claimed in claim 16 wherein the two dimensional array of light emitting devices includes a two dimensional array of organic light emitting diodes.

Claim 20

A portable electronic device as claimed in claim 17 wherein the two dimensional array of light emitting devices includes a two dimensional array of liquid crystal devices.

Claim 21

A portable electronic device as claimed in claim 15 wherein the electronics includes a central processing unit (CPU) and a random access memory (RAM).

Claim 22

A portable electronic device as claimed in claim 15 wherein the virtual image display is mounted within the portable housing.

Claim 23

A portable electronic device as claimed in claim 15 wherein the virtual image display is mounted within a heads-up display as part of a head-mount unit, the head-mount unit further including an earpiece speaker and a microphone.

Claim 24

A portable electronic device comprising: a smart card interface including a sensor structure mounted in a portable housing and constructed to have a smart card having data stored thereon positioned adjacent thereto in data sensing juxtaposition, the sensor structure including an input terminal for receiving transmitted data thereon and an output terminal having sensed data thereon; a virtual image display mounted in a remote unit positioned to provide an image for viewing at a viewing aperture, the virtual image display including a data input terminal designed to receive image data thereon, the virtual image display further including a two dimensional array of light emitting devices connected to provide a complete image, the two dimensional array being coupled to the data input terminal of the virtual image display for receiving the image data and generating the image in response thereto; a two-way voice cellular communications transceiver mounted in the portable housing and including an input terminal for receiving data from the sensor structure and an output terminal having data transmitted from a host database thereon; and electronics mounted in the portable housing and connected to the input terminal of the sensor structure for receiving the transmitted data from the host database and the output terminal of the sensor structure for receiving the sensed data from the smart card and further connected to the input terminal of the virtual image display for supplying image data thereto.

Claim 25

A portable electronic device comprising: a smart card interface including a sensor structure mounted in a portable housing and constructed to have a smart card having data stored thereon positioned adjacent thereto in data sensing juxtaposition, the sensor structure including an input terminal for receiving transmitted data thereon and an output terminal having sensed data thereon; a virtual image display mounted in a remote unit positioned to provide an image for viewing at a viewing aperture, the virtual image display including a data input terminal designed to receive image data thereon, the virtual image display further including a two dimensional array of light emitting devices connected to provide a complete image, the two dimensional array being coupled to the data input terminal of the virtual image display for receiving the image data and generating the image in response thereto; a two-way voice cellular communications transceiver mounted in the portable housing and including an input terminal for receiving data from the sensor structure and an output terminal having data transmitted from a host database thereon; and electronics mounted in the portable housing and connected to the input terminal of the sensor structure for receiving the transmitted data from the host database and the output terminal of the sensor structure for receiving the sensed data from the smart card and further connected to the input terminal of the virtual image display for supplying image data thereto.

Claim 26

A portable electronic device as claimed in claim 22 wherein the remote unit is a head-mount unit.

Claim 27

A portable electronic device as claimed in claim 23 wherein the head-mount unit includes a microphone and an earpiece speaker.

Claim 28

A portable electronic device as claimed in claim 22 wherein the remote unit includes one of wired, wireless, radio frequency and infra-red communication capabilities with the electronics of the portable electronic device.

Claim 29

A portable electronic device comprising: a portable housing; a virtual image display positioned to provide an image for viewing at a viewing aperture, the virtual image display including a data input terminal designed to receive image data thereon, the virtual image display further including a plurality of optical elements having a light inlet and a light outlet directed at an angle to the light inlet, with a reflecting surface optically positioned between the light inlet and the light outlet so as to direct light from the light inlet to the light outlet, the plurality of optical elements include at least one aspheric surface for aberration correction, the plurality of optical elements defining a light path from the light inlet to the light outlet with a total average optical length in a range of approximately 20 to 35 millimeters, and at least one diffractive optical element positioned in the light path so as to provide further aberration correction, and the plurality of optical elements being constructed to angularly magnify an image source at the light inlet of a first optical element by greater than ten; a sensor structure mounted in the portable housing and constructed to have a smart card having data stored thereon positioned adjacent thereto in data sensing juxtaposition, the sensor structure including an output terminal having sensed data thereon and an input terminal having transmitted data thereon; electronics mounted in the portable housing and connected to the input terminal and output terminal of the sensor structure for receiving, processing and transmitting data between a host database and the smart card and further connected to the input terminal of the virtual image display for supplying image data thereto; and a cellular transceiver mounted in the portable housing and connected to the electronics for receiving and transmitting data between the electronics of the portable electronic device and the host database.

Claim 30

A portable electronic device comprising: a portable housing; a virtual image display positioned to provide an image for viewing at a viewing aperture, the virtual image display including a data input terminal designed to receive image data thereon, the virtual image display further including a plurality of optical elements having a light inlet and a light outlet directed at an angle to the light inlet, with a reflecting surface optically positioned between the light inlet and the light outlet so as to direct light from the light inlet to the light outlet, the plurality of optical elements include at least one aspheric surface for aberration correction, the plurality of optical elements defining a light path from the light inlet to the light outlet with a total average optical length in a range of approximately 20 to 35 millimeters, and at least one diffractive optical element positioned in the light path so as to provide further aberration correction, and the plurality of optical elements being constructed to angularly magnify an image source at the light inlet of a first optical element by greater than ten; a sensor structure mounted in the portable housing and constructed to have a smart card having data stored thereon positioned adjacent thereto in data sensing juxtaposition, the sensor structure including an output terminal having sensed data thereon and an input terminal having transmitted data thereon; electronics mounted in the portable housing and connected to the input terminal and output terminal of the sensor structure for receiving, processing and transmitting data between a host database and the smart card and further connected to the input terminal of the virtual image display for supplying image data thereto; and a cellular transceiver mounted in the portable housing and connected to the electronics for receiving and transmitting data between the electronics of the portable electronic device and the host database.

Claim 31

A portable electronic device as claimed in claim 26 wherein the virtual image display includes a two dimensional array of light emitting devices connected to provide a complete image, the two dimensional array being coupled to the input terminal of the virtual image display for receiving the image data and generating the image in response thereto.

Claim 32

A portable electronic device as claimed in claim 27 wherein the two dimensional array of light emitting devices includes a two dimensional array of light emitting diodes.

Claim 33

A portable electronic device as claimed in claim 27 wherein the two dimensional array of light emitting devices includes a two dimensional array of organic light emitting diodes.

Claim 34

A portable electronic device as claimed in claim 26 wherein the virtual image display is mounted within the portable housing.

Claim 35

A portable electronic device as claimed in claim 26 wherein the virtual image display is mounted within a heads-up display as part of a head-mount unit, the head-mount unit further including an earpiece speaker and a microphone.

Claim 36

A portable electronic device as claimed in claim 26 wherein the electronics includes a central processing unit (CPU) and a random access memory (RAM).