Mobile computer with audio interrupt system

• US 6,301,593 B1
• Filed: 09/25/1998
• Issued: 10/09/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 09/25/1998
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: RPX Corporation
• Original Assignee: XYBERNAUT CORPORATION
• Inventors: Toyosato, Kazuyucki
• Primary Examiner(s): Mai, Tan V.
• Application Number:
  US09/160,849
• Time in Patent Office: 1,110 Days
• Field of Search: 708/131, 708/141, 235/472-1-4
• US Class Current: 708/131
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/3203 Power management, i.e. event-based initiation of a power-saving mode
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/324 by lowering clock frequency
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/3246 by software initiated power-off
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/167 Audio in a user interface, e.g. using voice commands for navigating, audio feedback
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 10/00 Energy efficient computing, e.g. low power processors, power management or thermal management

Abstract

A body supported computer is disclosed which has an audio related transducer and converter system used to power down the computer and to control the power output by audio commands. Various displays to be used with this computer are disclosed.

Claims

1. A mobile body supported hands-free computer and system comprising a housing, a microphone, power means, storage means, processor means, audio transducer and converter means, and a display means, said processor means containing an audio recognizing means, said housing having means to be supported by a user, said audio transducer and converter means in communication with said processor means for receiving verbal utterances directly from said user via said microphone, said audio transducer and converter having means for converting said verbal utterances from said user into electrical signals to reduce power in the system and to power down said computer, and having means to send electrical signals to the processor means and other components of said computer to comply with said audio power down commands.

2. The computer of claim 1 wherein said processor means is in communication with said storage means for receiving, retrieving, and processing information and user commands in accordance with a stored program.

3. The computer of claim 1 wherein said storage means has means for storing previously entered information, including an electronic technical manual and a preprogrammed vocabulary model of a plurality of words, including preprogrammed commands to reduce power supplied to said processor means.

4. The computer of claim 1 wherein said computer display means is in communication with said processor means for receiving the outputted information from the processor means and for displaying any power reduction effectuated by the commands of the user.

5. The computer of claim 1 wherein said recognizing means contains a plurality of words and phrases in a preprogrammed vocabulary model, including a preprogrammed vocabulary to incrementally reduce power to said processor means, and for matching the converted electric signals against said preprogrammed vocabulary to recognize the command.

6. The computer of claim 1 wherein said power means supplies power to said computer and wherein a power output by said power means is controlled by audio commands.

7. The computer of claim 1 having means whereby said user can by voice commands control the heat generated and power supplied to the processor and said display means.

8. The system of claim 1 wherein said display means is selected from the group consisting of head-mounted displays, flat panel displays, neck hung displays, wrist or arm-mounted displays and mixtures thereof.

9. A mobile body-supported computer and system comprising a housing, a microphone, communication means, power means, storage means, processor means, audio transducer and converter means, and a display means, said processor means containing a recognizing means, said housing having means for support by a user, said audio transducer and converter means in communication with said processor means for receiving verbal utterances from a user via said microphone, said audio transducer and converter having means directly thereafter for converting said verbal utterances into electrical signals to reduce power in the system and to power down said computer, and having means to send said electrical signals to the processor and other components of said computer to comply with said audio power down verbal utterances or commands, said communication means being activated by either manual or hands-free activation means.

10. The system of claim 9 wherein said communication means is a mobile telephone including a cellular telephone.

11. The system of claim 9 wherein said display means is selected from the group consisting of head-mounted displays, flat panel displays, neck hung displays, wrist or arm-mounted displays and mixtures thereof.