Computer display optimizer

• US 6,690,351 B1
• Filed: 04/06/2000
• Issued: 02/10/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 04/06/2000
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: RPX Corporation
• Original Assignee: XYBERNAUT CORPORATION
• Inventors: Wong, Andrew
• Primary Examiner(s): Chow, Dennis-Doon
• Application Number:
  US09/544,037
• Time in Patent Office: 1,405 Days
• Field of Search: 345/156, 345/7, 345/8, 345/207, 345/690
• US Class Current: 345/156
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/163 Wearable computers, e.g. on a belt
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2320/0261 in the context of movement of objects on the screen or movement of the observer relative to the screen
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2320/041 Temperature compensation
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2320/0626 for control of overall brightness
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2330/021 Power management, e.g. power saving
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2360/144 the light being ambient light
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 3/001 using specific devices not provided for in groups G09G3/02 - G09G3/36, e.g. using an intermediate record carrier such as a film slide; Projection systems; Display of non-alphanumerical information, solely or in combination with alphanumerical information, e.g. digital display on projected diapositive as background slide projectors per se G03B23/00 = 42 HP
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 3/20 for presentation of an assembly of a number of characters, e.g. a page, by composing the assembly by combination of individual elements arranged in a matrix no fixed position being assigned to or needed to be assigned to the individual characters or partial characters

Abstract

In this invention, a sensor is placed in the computer system or sometimes in the display to optimize the display figures. Various types of sensors are used to measure ambient conditions and the user specifications and requirements.

Claims

1. A hands free user or operator supported mobile computer system comprising hands free, activating means, a processor and a display means, said processor in electrical connection to said display means, said mobile computer comprising at least one sensor for optimizing internal settings in said display when said sensor and said display are in communication, means in said computer to receive information from said sensor and to transmit it to a data processing means, and means to translate said data into computer commands to effect control and alteration of said computer system to coincide with any changes resulting from input of said sensor wherein said sensor is enabled to at least measure conditions and optimize internal settings based upon environmental conditions and the type of the display means and reflectivity characteristics of a physical glass and coatings of the display means.

2. The mobile computer system of claim 1 wherein said sensor comprises means to measure conditions selected from the group consisting of ambient light, ambient temperature, ambient noise, distance of said display from the operator, time of day, optical magnification for corrected or uncorrected vision of said operator, optimum power setting for said computer and mixtures thereof.

3. The mobile computer system of claim 1 wherein said display means is selected from the group consisting of head mounted display, neck hung display, body supported display, flat panel display, wrist mounted display and mixtures thereof.

4. The mobile computer system of claim 1 wherein said sensor is located in said display means.

5. The mobile computer system of claim 1 wherein said hands free activation means is selected from the group consisting of audio activation means, eye-tracking activation means, electroencephalography activation means and mixtures thereof.

6. The mobile computer system of claim 1 wherein said computer comprises means for communicating and interacting with a communications means selected from the group consisting of cellular telephones, hardwire telephones, wireless telephones, infrared transceivers, two-way radio means and mixtures thereof.

7. The mobile computer system of claim 1 wherein said hands free activating means includes means for transmitting audio commands to a voice recognition module.

8. The mobile computer system of claim 1 wherein only said computer display means and said hands free activating means are worn by the user and said processor is unattached from the user and located at a remote location.

9. The mobile computer system of claim 1 wherein said processor, said display means and said activation means are combined into a single housing worn by said user.

10. A user supported mobile computer system comprising a processor and a display means, said processor in electrical connection to said display means, said mobile computer comprising at least one sensor for optimizing internal settings in said display when said sensor and said display are in communication, means in said computer to receive information from said sensor and to transmit it to a data processing means, and means to translate said data into computer commands to effect control and alteration of said computer system to coincide with any changes resulting from input of said sensor wherein said sensor is enabled to at least measure conditions and optimize internal settings based upon environment conditions the type of the display means and reflectivity characteristics of a physical glass and coatings of the display means.

11. The mobile computer system of claim 10 wherein said sensor comprises means to measure conditions selected from the group consisting of ambient light, ambient temperature, ambient noise, distance of said display from the operator, time of day, optical magnification for corrected or uncorrected vision of said operator, optimum power setting for said computer and mixtures thereof.

12. The mobile computer system of claim 10 wherein said display means is selected from the group consisting of head mounted display, neck hung display, body supported display, flat panel display, wrist mounted display and mixtures thereof.

13. The mobile computer system of claim 10 wherein said sensor is located in said display means.

14. The mobile computer system of claim 10 wherein said computer comprises means for communicating and interacting with a communications means selected from the group consisting of cellular telephones, hardwire telephones, wireless telephones, infrared transceivers, two-way radio means and mixtures thereof.

15. The mobile computer system of claim 10 wherein only said computer display means is worn by the user and said processor is unattached from the user and located at a remote location.

16. A user supported mobile computer system comprising a processor and display means, and hands-free activation means, said processor in electrical connection to said display means, said mobile computer comprising at least one sensor for optimizing internal settings in said display when said sensor and said display are in communication, means in said computer to receive information from said sensor and to transmit it to said processor, and means to translate said data into computer commands to effect control and alternation of said computer system to coincide with any changes resulting from input of said sensor wherein said sensor is enabled to at least measure conditions and optimize internal settings based upon environment conditions the type of the display means and reflectivity characteristics of a physical glass and coatings of the display means, said processor in electrical connection to said activation means to receive hands-free commands to operate said computer system and having means for issuing said commands located in said system physically apart from said processor.

17. The system of claim 16 wherein said hands-free activation means are audio activation means having an audio input device or microphone at a location in said system apart from said processor.