Bag

• US 20040066366A1
• Filed: 10/20/2003
• Published: 04/08/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 12/07/2000
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Interactive Wear AG
• Original Assignee: Interactive Wear AG
• Inventors: Jung, Stefan, Lauterbach, Christl
• Application Number:
  US10/433,816
• Publication Number:
  US 20040066366A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/156
• CPC Class Codes: A45C 15/00 Purses, bags, luggage or other receptacles covered by groups A45C1/00 - A45C11/00, combined with other objects or articles A45C1/08, A45C3/14, A45C11/321, A45C13/28 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A45C 2013/025 for holding portable computers or accessories therefor
• CPC Class Codes: A45C 3/02 Briefcases or the like
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1628 Carrying enclosures containing additional elements, e.g. case for a laptop and a printer
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 1/028 associated with devices performing functions other than acoustics, e.g. electric candles

Abstract

The invention relates to a bag comprising at least one integrated communication interface, which is used to electrically interconnect a plurality of electric devices contained in said bag, in such a way that data can be transferred between the electric devices.

Claims

1. A bag having at least one communications interface which is integrated into the bag and by means of which a multiplicity of electrical devices which are contained in the bag can be electrically connected to one another so that data can be exchanged between the electrical devices.

2. The bag as claimed in claim 1, having a multiplicity of communications interfaces which are integrated into the bag.

3. The bag as claimed in claim 1 or 2, having a power supply terminal which is integrated into the bag and to which a power supply unit which is contained in the bag can be connected in order to supply power to the electrical devices contained in the bag.

4. The bag as claimed in one of claims 1 to 3, having electrical lines which are integrated into the bag and which are connected to the communications interface and form a communications network for exchanging data between the electrical devices.

5. The bag as claimed in one of claims 1 to 4,

having a radio transmitter for transmitting electrical signals, and

having a radio receiver for receiving electrical signals,

the radio transmitter and/or the radio receiver being connected to the communications interface.

6. The bag as claimed in one of claims 1 to 5, having an authentication unit for authenticating a user of the bag.

7. The bag as claimed in claim 6, in which the authentication unit has

a speaker recognition unit, and/or

a fingerprint sensor.

8. The bag as claimed in claim 6 or 7, in which the authentication unit is contained in a lock of the bag.

9. The bag as claimed in one of claims 1 to 8, in which at least some of the electrical devices are configured as one of the following electrical devices provided with means of communication:

a mobile telephone,

a GPS unit,

a data memory,

a hand-held computer,

a computer,

a games console,

a data display unit,

a microphone,

a loudspeaker,

a voice recognition unit and/or

a camera.

10. The bag as claimed in one of claims 1 to 9, having a keyboard which is integrated into the bag.

11. The bag as claimed in claim 10, in which the keyboard

is embodied as a touch-sensitive keyboard, and/or

has capacitive sensors as key elements of the keyboard.

12. The bag as claimed in one of claims 1 to 11, configured as one of the following types of bag:

a briefcase,

a school bag,

a rucksack,

a case or

a handbag.