System and method for finger held hardware device

• US 20040196265A1
• Filed: 01/16/2004
• Published: 10/07/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 07/17/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Steven P. Nohr
• Original Assignee: Steven P. Nohr
• Inventors: Nohr, Steven P.
• Application Number:
  US10/484,069
• Publication Number:
  US 20040196265A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/169
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1626 with a single-body enclosure integrating a flat display, e.g. Personal Digital Assistants [PDAs]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/163 Wearable computers, e.g. on a belt
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1632 External expansion units, e.g. docking stations
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2200/1633 Protecting arrangement for the entire housing of the computer
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/385 Transceivers carried on the body, e.g. in helmets
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 2001/3866 carried on the head
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/724094 Interfacing with a device worn on the user's body to provide access to telephonic functionalities, e.g. accepting a call, reading or composing a message
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/724095 Worn on the wrist, hand or arm
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72427 for supporting games or graphical animations

Abstract

A finger held hardware device provides portable terminal and communicative devices and other functions in a system which can be securely braced against and/or attached to a finger or side of a user'"'"'s hand, facilitating secure or one-handed operation of the device. The device is flexible and modular in nature, allowing for flexible positioning of a keypad/control unit relative to a display, as well as selection from among various displays and keypad/control units to suit a user'"'"'s needs. A device can operate without physical function buttons or any physical buttons, and can be activated by a separate key mechanism for security. A remote control stylus allows a user to operate the device more quickly. An energy absorbing cover protects the device. A resource cradle supports portions of the device by providing power, storage, network access, and other resources.

Claims

1. A personal handheld electronics device, comprising:

at least one control logic system, the control logic system comprising a processor and a system memory;

a display coupled with the control logic system; and

a keypad unit, the keypad unit being coupled with the control logic system and further comprising;

an array of function control keys coupled with the control logic system;

a finger held base, the finger held base resting against at least one finger of a user'"'"'s hand and supporting the function control keys, the finger held base extending outside a perimeter of the display so that applying pressure to the function control keys causes pressure to be exerted against the at least one finger of the user'"'"'s hand to facilitate a grip on the device; and

a finger attachment device coupled with the finger held base, the finger attachment device extending from the finger held base and wrapping around the at least one finger of the user'"'"'s hand to support the grip on the device.