Apparatus and method for a hand wearable electronic device

• US 10,250,288 B2
• Filed: 10/16/2014
• Issued: 04/02/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 05/23/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Tara Chand Singhal
• Original Assignee: Tara Chand Singhal
• Inventors: Singhal, Tara Chand
• Primary Examiner(s): Pandya, Sunit
• Application Number:
  US14/515,522
• Publication Number:
  US 20150341068A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,629 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/163 Wearable computers, e.g. on a belt
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/385 Transceivers carried on the body, e.g. in helmets
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/3888 Arrangements for carrying or protecting transceivers
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 2001/3861 carried in a hand or on fingers
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/04 Supports for telephone transmitters or receivers

Abstract

A hand wearable electronic device uses a space on a back-side of a human hand, between the wrist joint and the finger joints, the space referred to as opisthenar, has mounted or worn thereon a wear mechanism for an electronic device. The device has functions of (i) receive/transmit RF electronics, (ii) a touch/display screen, (iii) a battery, and (iv) external switches; and a logic in the device that provides for the device use as an extension device for use with a smart phone.

Claims

1. An electronic device for positioning on a back-side of a human hand on a space on the back-side of hand, the space called opisthenar, wherein the space is bounded on one side by the wrist joint and on the other side by finger joints, comprising:

the electronic device has a proximal edge and a distal edge, wherein the device is configured to be positioned on the back-side of the human hand, with the proximal edge at least a first distance away from the wrist joint that does not obstruct free movement of the wrist joint, and the distal end at least a second distance away from the finger joints that does not obstruct free movement of the finger joints;

the device has a top side and a bottom side, the top side of the device has a display screen, and wherein the bottom side of the device is curved with a curvature that substantially matches a transverse curvature of the back-side of the human hand for being positioned on the space on the back-side of the human hand;

the bottom side of the device has positioned thereon a removable substrate, wherein the removable substrate is for protecting veins on the back of the hand from a weight of the device; and

the bottom side of the device has an attachment mechanism that affixes to a wear-mechanism, wherein the wear mechanism secures the electronic device to the back-side of the hand.

2. The device as in claim 1, the wear mechanism comprising:

a. the wear-mechanism has a top side and a bottom side and is worn on the human hand with the top side on the back-side of the hand and the bottom side on a part of the front-side of the hand and the wear-mechanism when worn on the hand does not obstruct free use of the hand;

b. the top-side of the wear-mechanism has an attach/detach mechanism for attaching/detaching the device to the wear-mechanism;

c. the wear-mechanism includes at least a loop-attacher that encircles the wrist and two loop-attachers that encircle two of the fingers and secures the wear-mechanism to the back-side of the hand.

3. The device as in claim 1, comprising:

the screen size of the device is selected from a group of (i) 2.5″

by 1.75″

, (ii) 2.5″

by 1.5″

, (iii) 2.5″

by 1.25″

, (iv) 2.25″

by 1.5″

, (v) 2″

by 1.25″

, (vi) 1.75″

by 1.5″

, (vii) 1.5″

by 1.5″

, (viii) 1.5″

by 1.25″

, (ix) 1.5″

by 1.0″

, or (x) 1.25″

by 1.25″

, for positioning on different size hands.

4. The device as in claim 1, comprising:

the bottom side of the device is curved with a curvature that matches the curvature of the back-side of the hand;

and optionally, the display screen on the front side of the device is also curved with a curvature that matches the curvature of the bottom side of the device.

5. The device as in claim 1, comprising:

the device has a motion sensor to detect a plurality of movements of the hand and the wrist and use these detected movements to control the operation of the device.

6. The device as in claim 1, comprising:

the device has an energy generation mechanism that includes one or more of solar cells and kinetic energy that is generated by oscillation of a weight by movement of wrist and hand.

7. The device as in claim 1, comprising:

the backside of the device has a pulse rate sensor for measuring pulse rate.

8. The device as in claim 1, comprising:

a. the sides of the device are sloped out with a slope of substantially 45 to 60 degrees, enabling a substantial part of the sides to be used for positioning solar cells and positioning the substantial part of the sides with solar cell elements;

b. positioning, in addition, on the sides of the device, selected one or more from a group of, speakers, switches, microphone, sockets and cameras.

9. The device as in claim 1, comprising:

the electronic device has a CPU and a memory and has (i) a touch/display screen, (ii) receive/transmit RF electronics, (iii) a battery, and (iv) external switches.

10. The device as in claim 1, comprising:

a. a logic in the device provides for use of the device as an extension device for use with a mobile wireless communication device;

b. and/or as a stand-alone device able to communicate with other devices in the surroundings, including cell towers, wireless network, other short RF equipped devices in a home and an automobile.

11. A hand wearable electronic device for wearing on a back side of a human hand, in the space called opisthenar bounded on one side by the wrist joint and on the other side by finger joints and for use as an extension device to a wireless communication device of a user, comprising:

the electronic device has a proximal edge and a distal edge, wherein the device is configured to be positioned on the back-side of the human hand, with the proximal edge at least a first distance away from the wrist joint that does not obstruct free movement of the wrist joint, and the distal end at least a second distance away from the finger joints that does not obstruct free movement of the finger joints;

a wear-mechanism, wherein the wear mechanism positions the electronic device on a part of the space on the back-side of the human hand, wherein the part of the space of the back hand is selected that is clear of the wrist joint by substantially half an inch so as not obstruct free movement of the hand at the wrist joint;

the electronic device has a CPU and a memory and has (i) a touch/display screen, (ii) receive/transmit RF electronics, (iii) a battery, and (iv) external switches; and

a logic in the device provides for use of the device as an extension device for use with the mobile wireless communication device or as a stand-alone device.

12. The device as in claim 11, further, comprising:

a motion sensor coupled with a motion sensor logic that provides wrist-hand movement activated control of the device to include on/off control and mode control functions.

13. The device as in claim 11, further, comprising:

a plurality of solar cells are (i) positioned on a substantial part of the sides of the device or edges of the device or (ii) arranged across on a surface that is extending away from an edge side of the device for use as an electric energy generation mechanism for charging a battery of the device.

14. The device as in claim 11, further, comprising:

the device has a wrist-hand movement motion generated electric energy generation mechanism in the device for charging a battery of the device.

15. The device as in claim 11, the wear mechanism, comprising:

a. a loop around a wrist joint and attached to a portion of the loop, first ends of a pair of linear members and the linear members, on the second ends, opposite the first ends, terminating in half loops, the half loop hook in the joint between fingers to position and support the linear members on the back-side of the hand;

b. a pair of cross members positioned across the linear members and attached to the linear members, the cross members provide a support and mounting mechanism for mounting and positioning the electronic device thereon, wherein the wear-mechanism is used for mounting the electronic device with the device detachably attached to the cross members.

16. The device as in claim 11, the wear-mechanism, comprising:

a. the wear mechanism positioned on opisthenar clear of the wrist joint and its motion and also clear of the finger joints and their motions;

b. a mount mechanism enabling mounting the device thereon, the mount mechanism similarly positioned away from the wrist joint and finger joints and their movements.

17. The device as in claim 11, the wear-mechanism, comprising:

a. a glove-like wear-article that is worn on a part of the hand that includes at least a part of the backside of the hand and excludes the palm of the hand;

b. the glove-like article has an attachment means to detachably attach the electronic device.

18. The device as in claim 11, the wear mechanism, comprising:

a. a glove like wear-article that is worn on a part of the hand that includes at least a part of the backside of the hand and excludes the palm of the hand;

b. the glove like wear-article that is worn on a part of the hand that includes at least the backside of the hand, a length of fingers until before the knuckles and excludes the palm of the hand;

c. the glove has an attachment means to be detachably attach the electronic device.

19. The device as in claim 11, comprising:

a. the sides of the device are sloped out with a slope of substantially 45 to 60 degrees, enabling a substantial part of the sides to be used for positioning solar cells and positioning the substantial part of the sides with solar cell elements;

b. positioning, in addition, on the sides of the device, speakers, switches, microphone, sockets and cameras.

20. A method for an electronic device for positioning on a back-side of a human hand on a space on the back-side of hand, the space called opisthenar, wherein the space is bounded on one side by the wrist joint and on the other side by finger joints, comprising the steps of:

providing the electronic device with a proximal edge and a distal edge, wherein the device is configured to be positioned on the back-side of the human hand, with the proximal edge at least a first distance away from the wrist joint that does not obstruct free movement of the wrist joint, and the distal end at least a second distance away from the finger joints that does not obstruct free movement of the finger joints;

providing the electronic device that has a top side and a bottom side, and a display screen on the top side;

providing the bottom side of the electronic device with a curvature that substantially matches a transverse curvature of the back-side of the human hand for being positioned on the space on the back-side of the human hand;

positioning on the bottom side of the device a removable substrate, wherein the removable substrate is for protecting veins on the back of the hand from a weight of the device; and

providing the bottom side of the device with an attachment mechanism that affixes to a wear-mechanism, wherein the wear mechanism secures the electronic device to the back-side of the hand.

21. The method for the electronic device as in claim 20, further comprising the steps of:

providing the device with a motion sensor to detect a plurality of movements of the hand and the wrist and use these detected movements to control the operation of the device.

22. The method for the electronic device as in claim 20, further comprising the steps of:

providing the device with an energy generation mechanism that includes one or more of solar cells and kinetic energy that is generated by oscillation of a weight by movement of wrist and hand.

23. The method for the electronic device as in claim 20, further comprising the steps of:

providing the sides of the device sloped out with a slope of substantially 45 to 60 degrees, enabling a substantial part of the sides to be used for positioning solar cells and positioning the substantial part of the sides with solar cell elements;

positioning, in addition, on the sides of the device, selected one or more from a group of, speakers, switches, microphone, sockets and cameras.

24. The method for the electronic device as in claim 20, further comprising the steps of:

providing the electronic device with a CPU and a memory and with (i) a touch/display screen, (ii) receive/transmit RF electronics, (iii) a battery, and (iv) external switches.