BAND AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE

• US 20150338880A1
• Filed: 03/20/2015
• Published: 11/26/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 05/26/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Toshiba Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Toshiba Corporation)
• Inventors: Sato, Yuki
• Application Number:
  US14/664,670
• Publication Number:
  US 20150338880A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/163 Wearable computers, e.g. on a belt

Abstract

According to one embodiment, a band includes a band body, a sensor, and a conducting wire. The band body is worn around a part of a living body, and holds a case equipped with an electronic module. The sensor is provided on the band body and detects vital signs from the living body. The conducting wire electrically connects the sensor to the electronic module.

Claims

1. A wearable electronic device comprising:

a band configured to be worn around a body part, the band comprising a case with an electronic module, a sensor configured to detect vital signs from the body, and a conducting wire between the sensor and the electronic module.

2. The wearable electronic device of claim 1, wherein the band comprises a passage for the conducting wire, and at least a part of the conducting wire forms a helix in the passage.

3. The wearable electronic device of claim 2, wherein the passage comprises an enlarged portion in internal diameter, and the conducting wire forms a helix in the enlarged portion.

4. The wearable electronic device of claim 1, further comprising:

a holder detachably holding the case; and

a second terminal connected with the sensor through the conducting wire, and with a first terminal upon placement of the case to the holder.

5. The wearable electronic device of claim 1, wherein the band further comprises:

a first portion comprises the sensor, an inner circumferential surface facing the body part, and an outer circumferential surface opposite to the inner circumferential surface;

a second portion extending from the outer circumferential surface to hold a first end portion of the case, and allowing the case to move along the outer circumferential surface; and

a third portion extending from the outer circumferential surface to hold a second end portion of the case, and allowing the case to move along the outer circumferential surface.

6. The wearable electronic device of claim 5,

wherein the second portion further comprises a first holder detachably holding the first end portion, the third portion further comprises a second holder detachably holding the second end portion, and at least one of the second portion and the third portion comprises a connection with the sensor through the conducting wire and the second terminal connected with the first terminal upon the first holder and the second holder respectively holding the first end portion and the second end portion.

7. The wearable electronic device of claim 5, wherein the first portion, the second portion and the third portion are formed of resin material.

8. An electronic device comprising:

a case with an electronic module;

a band comprising the case configured to be worn around a body part;

a sensor on the band configured to detect vital signs from the body; and

a conducting wire connecting between the sensor and the electronic module.

9. The electronic device of claim 8, wherein

a first terminal connected with the electronic module,

a holder detachably holding the case;

and

a second terminal connected with the sensor through the conducting wire, and with the first terminal upon placement of the case to the holder.

10. The electronic device of claim 8, wherein the band comprises:

a first portion comprises the sensor, an inner circumferential surface facing the body part, and an outer circumferential surface opposite to the inner circumferential surface;

a second portion extending from the outer circumferential surface to hold a first end portion of the case, and allowing the case to move along the outer circumferential surface; and

a third portion extending from the outer circumferential surface to hold a second end portion of the case, and allowing the case to move along the outer circumferential surface.

11. The electronic device of claim 10, the band further comprising:

the second portion further comprises a first holder detachably holding the first end portion,

the third portion further comprises a second holder detachably holding the second end portion; and

at least one of the second portion and the third portion comprises a connection with the sensor through the conducting wire and the second terminal connected with the first terminal upon the first holder and the second holder respectively holding the first end portion and the second end portion.

12. The electronic device of claim 8, comprising a plurality of sensors, wherein the electronic module is configured to select a sensor for detecting the vital signs from the plurality of sensors.