CA2012386A1 - Magnifying device for hand-held video display apparatus and the like - Google Patents

Magnifying device for hand-held video display apparatus and the like

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CA2012386A1
CA2012386A1 CA2012386A CA2012386A CA2012386A1 CA 2012386 A1 CA2012386 A1 CA 2012386A1 CA 2012386 A CA2012386 A CA 2012386A CA 2012386 A CA2012386 A CA 2012386A CA 2012386 A1 CA2012386 A1 CA 2012386A1
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video display
magnifying device
display apparatus
hand
held video
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Jun Sakurai
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Konami Group Corp
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B25/00—Eyepieces; Magnifying glasses
    • G02B25/002—Magnifying glasses
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10S248/00—Supports
    • Y10S248/917—Video display screen support
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10S345/00—Computer graphics processing and selective visual display systems
    • Y10S345/901—Electronic book with display

Abstract

A magnifying device for use with a hand-held video display apparatus or the like having a generally rectangular housing and a video display visually observable from externally of the housing. The magnifying device includes a frame adapted for releasable mounting on the video display housing, and has a magnifying lens adapted to overlie the video display and effect magnification of the video display during operation when the magnifying device is mounted on the video display apparatus.
CA002012386A 1989-11-13 1990-03-16 Magnifying device for hand-held video display apparatus and the like Expired - Fee Related CA2012386C (en)

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US07/435,700 US4991935A (en) 1989-11-13 1989-11-13 Magnifying device for hand-held video display apparatus and the like
US435,700 1989-11-13

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CA2012386A1 true CA2012386A1 (en) 1991-05-13
CA2012386C CA2012386C (en) 1998-07-28

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