WEARABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE

• US 20130342981A1
• Filed: 06/20/2013
• Published: 12/26/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 06/22/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Cox: Leveraging All Sourcing Solutions In China (Classic) Limited
• Original Assignee: Cape Evolution Limited
• Inventors: Cox, Christopher David, Chirouter, Benoit
• Granted Patent: US 9,874,936 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 361/679.01
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2200/1637 Sensing arrangement for detection of housing movement or orientation, e.g. for controlling scrolling or cursor movement on the display of an handheld computer
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04106 Multi-sensing digitiser, i.e. digitiser using at least two different sensing technologies simultaneously or alternatively, e.g. for detecting pen and finger, for saving power or for improving position detection
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/012 Head tracking input arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/017 Gesture based interaction, e.g. based on a set of recognized hand gestures interaction based on gestures traced on a digitiser G06F3/04883
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/042 by opto-electronic means
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 7/14 Mounting supporting structure in casing or on frame or rack

Abstract

An electronic device including a frame and a plurality of capsules is provided. The frame is configured to be wearable on a user, and the frame includes a bridge portion having a first mountable section, a first arm portion having a second mountable section, and a second arm portion having a third mountable section. The plurality of capsules is configured to be mounted on the first mountable section, the second mountable section, and the third mountable section of the frame. The bridge portion is configured to be supported by the nose of a user, the first arm portion has a first free end supported by an ear of the user, and the second arm portion has a second free end supported by the other ear of the user.

Claims

1. An electronic device, comprising:

a frame configured to be wearable on a user, the frame comprising a bridge portion having a first mountable section, a first arm portion having a second mountable section, and a second arm portion having a third mountable section; and

a plurality of capsules configured to be mounted on the first mountable section, the second mountable section, and the third mountable section of the frame.

2. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the bridge portion is configured to be supported by the nose of a user,

the first arm portion has a first free end supported by an ear of the user, and

the second arm portion has a second free end supported by the other ear of the user.

3. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the frame comprises electronic connections integrated in the bridge portion, the first arm portion, and the second arm portion for electrical connection to the mounted capsules.

4. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the capsules mounted on the second mountable section and the third mountable section are configured to have substantially a same weight by defining the volumes of the components inside the capsules mounted on the second mountable section and the third mountable section, matching the dimensions of the components, comparing the weights of the components, and distributing the components to balance the weight of the capsules mounted on the second mountable section and the third mountable section.

5. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the electronic device further comprises:

a plurality of covers configured to be respectively mounted on the first mountable section, the second mountable section, and the third mountable section when the capsules are not mounted.

6. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of capsules respectively encloses an imaging unit, an controller, and a battery.

7. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein each of the capsules comprises an external connector for attaching additional capsules.

8. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the capsules are mounted on the first mountable section, the second mountable section, and the third mountable section by a specific locking mechanism, wherein the specific locking mechanism requires a specific orientation for each of the mountable sections.

11. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the capsules mounted on the second mountable section and the third mountable section are configured to have substantially a same weight by defining the volumes of the components inside the capsules mounted on the second mountable section and the third mountable section, matching the dimensions of the components, comparing the weights of the components, and distributing the components to balance the weight of the capsules mounted on the second mountable section and the third mountable section.

9. An electronic device, comprising:

a frame configured to be wearable on a user, the frame comprising a bridge portion having a first mountable section, a first arm portion having a second mountable section, and a second arm portion having a third mountable section; and

a plurality of capsules configured to be mounted on the first mountable section, the second mountable section, and the third mountable section, wherein the capsules are connected to each other by an external cable.

10. The electronic device according to claim 9, wherein the bridge portion is configured to be supported by the nose of a user,

the first arm portion has a first free end supported by an ear of the user, and

the second arm portion has a second free end supported by the other ear of the user.

12. The electronic device according to claim 9, wherein the electronic device further comprises:

a plurality of covers configured to be respectively mounted on the first mountable section, the second mountable section, and the third mountable section when the capsules are not mounted.

13. The electronic device according to claim 9, wherein the plurality of capsules respectively encloses an imaging unit, a controller, and a battery.

14. The electronic device according to claim 9, wherein each of the capsules comprises an external connector for attaching additional capsules.

15. The electronic device according to claim 9, wherein the capsules are mounted on the on the first mountable section, the second mountable section, and the third mountable section by a specific locking mechanism, wherein the specific locking mechanism requires a specific orientation for each of the mountable sections.

16. The electronic device according to claim 9, wherein the cable is detachable for attachment to additional capsules, and the cable contain integrated wires for electrical connection between the capsules.

17. The electronic device according to claim 16, wherein the cable connecting the capsules mounted on the frame is disposed on a side of the frame facing the user.

18. An electronic device, comprising:

a host structure comprising a first mountable section, a second mountable section, and a third mountable section; and

a plurality of capsules configured to be mounted on the first mountable section, the second mountable section, and the third mountable section of the host structure.

19. The electronic device according to claim 18, wherein the capsules mounted on the second mountable section and the third mountable section are configured to have substantially a same weight by defining the volumes of the components inside the capsules mounted on the second mountable section and the third mountable section, matching the dimensions of the components, comparing the weights of the components, and distributing the components to balance the weight of the capsules mounted on the second mountable section and the third mountable section.

20. The electronic device according to claim 18, wherein the plurality of capsules respectively encloses an imaging unit, a controller, and a battery.

21. The electronic device according to claim 18, wherein each of the capsules comprises an external connector for attaching additional capsules.

22. The electronic device according to claim 18, wherein the capsules are mounted on the on the first mountable section, the second mountable section, and the third mountable section by a specific locking mechanism, wherein the specific locking mechanism requires a specific orientation for each of the mountable sections.

23. The electronic device according to claim 18, further comprising a cable that is detachable for attaching additional capsules, and the cable contains integrated wires for electrical connection between the capsules.

24. The electronic device according to claim 18, wherein the capsules are electrically connected by integrated wires embedded in the host structure.

25. The electronic device according to claim 18, wherein the cable connecting the capsules mounted on the host structure is disposed on a side of the host structure facing a user of the electronic device.