Flexible wearable computer
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1. A flexible wearable computer comprising:
- elements for computing including a plurality of mechanically separated but functionally intact components of a computing device;
at least one flexible signal relaying portion operably connecting said elements for computing, the flexible signal relaying portion having sufficient flex to allow the elements for computing to be moved with respect to each other to accommodate a body morphology of a wearer of the flexible wearable computer, the flexible signal relaying portion comprising a plurality of signal-conducting elements extending between each of said elements for computing; and
a flexible wearable member for supporting said elements for computing and said flexible signal relaying portion, the flexible wearable member being wearable on the body of the wearer of the flexible wearable computer.
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Abstract
A flexible wearable computer in the form of a belt comprising in combination, elements for computing comprising a microprocessor module, a RAM-I/O module, a plurality of mass memory modules, a power supply module, and a plurality of bus termination modules operationally associated with a plurality of flexible signal relaying means. The computing elements are mechanically associated with a flexible non-stretchable member, and a protective covering means. The flexible non-stretchable wearable member is secured around various parts of the body. An input and output device is connected to the flexible wearable computer by the I/O bus attached to the output and input ports.
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34 Claims
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1. A flexible wearable computer comprising:
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elements for computing including a plurality of mechanically separated but functionally intact components of a computing device; at least one flexible signal relaying portion operably connecting said elements for computing, the flexible signal relaying portion having sufficient flex to allow the elements for computing to be moved with respect to each other to accommodate a body morphology of a wearer of the flexible wearable computer, the flexible signal relaying portion comprising a plurality of signal-conducting elements extending between each of said elements for computing; and a flexible wearable member for supporting said elements for computing and said flexible signal relaying portion, the flexible wearable member being wearable on the body of the wearer of the flexible wearable computer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A wearable computer comprising:
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elements for computing comprising a plurality of mechanically separated but functionally intact components of a computing device, the elements for computing being operably connected to permit relaying of signals between the elements for computing, the elements for computing being movable with respect to each other to accommodate a body morphology of a wearer of the flexible wearable computer; at least one signal relaying portion for relaying signals between the elements for computing; and structure supporting the elements for computing in substantially symmetric weight-distribution about the body of the wearer. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A method of computing, comprising:
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mechanically separated functionally intact elements for computing of a computing device; flexibly connecting said elements for computing with at least one flexible signal relaying portion; supporting the elements for computing and the flexible signal relaying portion about the body of a wearer with a flexible wearable member; flexing the flexible signal relaying portion to move the elements for computing with respect to each other to accommodate a body morphology of the wearer; and relaying signals between the elements for computing with a plurality of signal-conducting elements extending between the elements for computing, the signal-conducting elements being included in the flexible signal relaying portion.
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31. A flexible computer comprising, in combination,
elements for computing comprising a plurality of mechanically separated but functionally intact components of an otherwise integrated computer; -
a flexible signal relaying portion operably coupling said elements for computing; a flexible wearable member, the elements for computing and the flexible signal relaying portion being supported by the flexible wearable member; a protective covering supported by the flexible wearable member for enclosing said elements for computing and said flexible signal relaying portion. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33)
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34. A portable computer comprising, in combination,
elements for computing comprising an input device for inputting data, an output device for outputting data, and a plurality of computing components; -
a flexible human-wearable member, the elements for computing being supported by the flexible human-wearable member; and a flexible signal relaying portion operably connecting the elements for computing, the flexible signal relaying portion and the elements for computing being covered by a covering portion.
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