Neckband type computer
First Claim
1. A neck-band type wearable computer comprising:
- a ring shaped main body having two ends with an open portion and adapted to be worn around a neck of a user;
a computer within the main body;
a battery housed in the main body to supply electric power to the computer; and
connectors for external device connection provided on the main body and connected to the computer,wherein a fitting mechanism is provided in each of the ends of the ring shaped main body,wherein the wearable computer further comprises an attachment connectable between both fitting mechanisms, andwherein the attachment includes an electronic device.
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Abstract
To provide a wearable computer excellent in extendibility and capable of being stably worn. A main body 2 which is equipped with cases 4, 6 and a flexible arm 8 is ring shaped main body having a part opened. The case 4 includes therein a computer, etc. The case 6 includes therein a battery for supplying electric power to the computer, etc. The flexible arm 8 is flexible and thus can be easily deformed. A connector case 10 is provided at a center portion of the flexible arm 8. The connector case 10 is provided with connectors for external device connection 36, 36, . . . In the present embodiment, a USB connector is employed as the connectors for external device connection 36, 36, . . .
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18 Claims
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1. A neck-band type wearable computer comprising:
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a ring shaped main body having two ends with an open portion and adapted to be worn around a neck of a user; a computer within the main body; a battery housed in the main body to supply electric power to the computer; and connectors for external device connection provided on the main body and connected to the computer, wherein a fitting mechanism is provided in each of the ends of the ring shaped main body, wherein the wearable computer further comprises an attachment connectable between both fitting mechanisms, and wherein the attachment includes an electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A neck-band type wearable computer comprising:
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a ring shaped main body having two ends with an open portion and adapted to be worn around a neck of a user; a computer within the main body; a battery housed in the main body to supply electric power to the computer; and connectors for external device connection or a short-range communication device provided in the main body for connection with the computer; wherein a projector and a detector are connected to the computer via the connectors or the short-range communication device; wherein the projector projects an image of a keyboard onto an object; wherein the detector acquires input information by detecting movement of a finger on the keyboard projected on the object; and wherein the computer displays a processing result on the monitor on the basis of the input information; wherein the computer updates data that controls the display of the image of the keyboard at least based on a direction and a distance to the object so that the image of the keyboard can be displayed at predetermined position independent of movement of the user wearing the neck-band type wearable computer.
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15. A wearable computer comprising:
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a flexible arm to be wound around a part of a human body, the flexible arm having two ends with an open portion; storage cases attached to both ends of the flexible arm, the storage cases including respective male and female engaging mechanisms or magnets to connect the storage cases to one another to form a loop; a computer built in one of the storage cases; and a battery housed in the other of the storage cases to supply electric power to the computer via a connection. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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18. A neck-band type wearable computer having the projector comprising:
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a ring shaped main body having an open portion for wearing around a neck of a user; a computer built in the main body; a battery housed in the main body to supply electric power to the computer; and connectors for external device connection provided on the main body and connected to the computer, wherein the projector is a laser projector that directs a laser beam onto an object while scanning in response to a display signal; wherein the projector comprises; a detector that detects whether a person or a part of a person is present in a direction of applying a laser beam at each scanning position, and a CPU that performs, when a person or a part of a person is detected by the detector while applying a laser beam during scanning, control of i) not applying a laser beam or ii) not applying a laser beam in a direction in which a person or a part of a person was detected but applying a laser beam in a direction in which a person or a part of a person was not detected.
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