Patent ID: 6181324
Filing Date: 2001-01-30
Classification: G01W,G06F,G09G

Abstract:
A portable weather display device comprising:an upper hollow housing containing a backlit color touch-sensitive display, a warning speaker to signal weather alerts, and a rubber gasket which seals out dust and water when closed;a lower hollow housing containing a central processing unit, a random access memory, a read only memory, a display driver, a communications interface or device, a battery, a telephone jack, battery and power indicator lights, a plastic sliding protector to cover the telephone jack and indicator lights, an antenna, and a locking clasp to keep the device closed tightly; anda hinge containing a power on/off switch and connecting the upper hollow housing to the lower housing;wherein the portable weather display device automatically turns on and dials out to a weather provider when opened to begin receiving and displaying weather information on the backlit touch sensitive screen via a modem.