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Wearable personal computer system

  • US 5,555,490 A
  • Filed: 12/13/1993
  • Issued: 09/10/1996
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/13/1993
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A wearable electronic computing device designed for hands-free input operations by a wearer of the computing device, the computing device comprising:

  • a wearable support member in the form of a belt, the wearable support member comprising pliant material comfortable to and supportable by the body of the wearer of the computing device;

    a processor supported by the wearable support member to perform computer processing functions;

    a plurality of PC card connectors supported by the wearable support member, the PC card connectors being shaped to collectively mateably receive a plurality of PC cards, the wearable support member providing flexibility and relative movement between the processor and the PC card connectors to be conformable to the body of the wearer;

    a plurality of PC cards slidably received within and mateably secured to the PC card connectors to form a computing configuration for performing at least one desired computing function, the PC cards further being readily insertable into and removable from the PC card connectors to perform different computing functions;

    a signal transmission system coupled with and interconnecting the processor and the PC card connectors to transmit signals between the processor and the PC cards, the signal transmission system being supported by the wearable support member;

    an input device operably coupled with at least one of the processor and the plurality of PC cards, the input device being supportable by the body the wearer to receive audible, verbal input from the wearer of the computing device such that the wearer can perform input operations in a hands-free manner, the input device generating signals corresponding to the audible input for transmission to the processor;

    an output device operably coupled with at least one of the processor and the plurality of PC cards, the output device being supportable by the body of the wearer to generate output perceivable to the wearer of the computing device, the output device generating the output in response to signals received from the processor; and

    a plurality of enclosures supported by the wearable support member, at least one of the PC card connectors being disposed within each of the plurality of enclosures.

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