Wireless Hands-Free Computing Headset With Detachable Accessories Controllable by Motion, Body Gesture and/or Vocal Commands
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1. A headset portable device comprising:
- one or more microdisplays, for displaying visual information received from a local processor;
one or more peripheral ports, for supporting one or more peripheral devices that provide one or more peripheral input signals indicating a sensor input or at least one of a user motion and/or vocal input;
a local processor located in the headset portable device and further comprising;
one or more receivers, for receiving the peripheral inputs;
a translator, for translating sensor information, user motion and/or vocal input from one or more peripheral ports into one or more user commands;
a communication interface, for forwarding the user command to a host processor, and for receiving a reply from the host processor; and
a display controller, for forwarding information to be displayed on the one or more microdisplays in response to the reply, including at least an audible and/or visual confirmation of the local processor having processed the user commands.
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Abstract
A remote control microdisplay device that uses hand movement, body gesture, head movement, head position and/or vocal commands to control the headset, a peripheral device, a remote system, network or software application, such as to control the parameters of a field of view for the microdisplay within a larger virtual display area associated with a host application, a peripheral device or host system. The movement and/or vocal commands are detected via the headset and/or detachable peripheral device connected to the headset microdisplay device via one or more peripheral ports.
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1. A headset portable device comprising:
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one or more microdisplays, for displaying visual information received from a local processor; one or more peripheral ports, for supporting one or more peripheral devices that provide one or more peripheral input signals indicating a sensor input or at least one of a user motion and/or vocal input; a local processor located in the headset portable device and further comprising; one or more receivers, for receiving the peripheral inputs; a translator, for translating sensor information, user motion and/or vocal input from one or more peripheral ports into one or more user commands; a communication interface, for forwarding the user command to a host processor, and for receiving a reply from the host processor; and a display controller, for forwarding information to be displayed on the one or more microdisplays in response to the reply, including at least an audible and/or visual confirmation of the local processor having processed the user commands. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for operating a headset portable device having a microdisplay, one or more peripheral ports, one or more wireless communication interfaces, and a local processor, comprising:
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displaying visual information received from the local processor on a microdisplay; using one or more peripheral ports for supporting one or more sensors or peripheral devices for detecting sensor and user input from a user; translating sensor and/or user input into user commands; and controlling at least one aspect of the headset, peripheral devices, remote host systems or visual information presented on the microdisplay based on the user commands. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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