Bracelet with information display and imputting capability
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1. A bracelet with information display and inputting capability, comprising:
- a plurality of four or more segments hinged together to allow the bracelet to be folded around the wrist of a user;
an information processing unit for receiving inputted information and for generating display signals for displaying information;
a display device for displaying information derived from the information processing unit; and
an information inputting device for inputting information to the information processing unit by manual interaction with the inputting device;
the outer surface of the bracelet having an information exchange area comprising the area occupied by the display device and the area occupied by the inputting device in combination, the information exchange area extending over more than one segment of the bracelet,the segments of the bracelet being hinged to allow movement of the segments between a first, wrist-worn, configuration in which the bracelet can be folded around the wrist of a user, and a second, flat, configuration, in which the bracelet can be arranged flat by the user for input of information via the inputting device,in which the bracelet includes coupling components for coupling the segments together in such a manner as to maintain the bracelet at least substantially fixed in the flat configuration during normal inputting of information.
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Abstract
A bracelet with information display and inputting capability comprises twelve segments hinged together to allow the bracelet to be folded around the wrist of a user. An information processing unit receives inputted information from an inputting device, for example, by a QWERTY keyboard, and generates display for displaying information on display screen. The display screen and the keyboard each extends over more than one segment of the bracelet, and the segments of the bracelet are hinged to allow the bracelet to be arranged flat for input of information via the inputting device.
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1. A bracelet with information display and inputting capability, comprising:
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a plurality of four or more segments hinged together to allow the bracelet to be folded around the wrist of a user; an information processing unit for receiving inputted information and for generating display signals for displaying information; a display device for displaying information derived from the information processing unit; and an information inputting device for inputting information to the information processing unit by manual interaction with the inputting device; the outer surface of the bracelet having an information exchange area comprising the area occupied by the display device and the area occupied by the inputting device in combination, the information exchange area extending over more than one segment of the bracelet, the segments of the bracelet being hinged to allow movement of the segments between a first, wrist-worn, configuration in which the bracelet can be folded around the wrist of a user, and a second, flat, configuration, in which the bracelet can be arranged flat by the user for input of information via the inputting device, in which the bracelet includes coupling components for coupling the segments together in such a manner as to maintain the bracelet at least substantially fixed in the flat configuration during normal inputting of information. - 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, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55)
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56. A bracelet with information display and inputting capability, comprising:
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a plurality of four or more segments hinged together to allow the bracelet to be folded around the wrist of a user; an information processing unit for receiving inputted information and for generating display signals for displaying information;
a display device for displaying information derived from the information processing unit; andan information inputting device for inputting information to the information processing unit by manual interaction with the inputting device; the outer surface of the bracelet having an information exchange area comprising the area occupied by the display device and the area occupied by the inputting device in combination, the information exchange area extending over more than one segment of the bracelet, the segments of the bracelet being hinged to allow movement of the segments between a first, wrist-worn, configuration in which the bracelet can be folded around the wrist of a user, and a second, flat, configuration, in which the bracelet can be arranged flat by the user for input of information via the inputting device, in which the information exchange area is elongate in the direction of the length of the bracelet, and the information inputting device comprises an array of manually operable key regions representing respectively the letters of an alphabet, the array of key regions being aligned along or across the length of the bracelet.
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57. A bracelet with information display and inputting capability, comprising:
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a plurality of five or more segments hinged together to allow the bracelet to be folded around the wrist of a user; an information processing unit for receiving inputted information and for generating display signals for displaying information; a display device for displaying information derived from the information processing unit; and an information inputting device for inputting information to the information processing unit by manual interaction with the inputting device; the outer surface of the bracelet having an information exchange area comprising the area occupied by the display device and the area occupied by the inputting device in combination, the information exchange area extending over more than one segment of the bracelet; the segments of the bracelet being hinged to allow movement of the segments between a first, wrist-worn, configuration in which the bracelet can be folded around the wrist of a user, and a second, flat, configuration, in which the bracelet can be arranged flat by the user for input of information via the inputting device; in which the display device extends over at least three segments of the bracelet, and the information inputting device also extends over at least three segments of the bracelet; in which the information exchange area is elongate in a direction along the length of the bracelet, and the information exchange area extends over at least 50% of the normally visible outer surface of the bracelet has a width in a direction transverse to the length of the bracelet which is at least 30% of the length of the bracelet; and in which the bracelet includes coupling components for coupling the segments together in such a manner as to maintain the bracelet at least substantially fixed in the flat configuration during normal inputting of information.
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58. A bracelet with information display and inputting capability, comprising:
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a plurality of five or more segments hinged together to allow the bracelet to be folded around the wrist of a user; an information processing unit for receiving inputted information and for generating display signals for displaying information; a display device for displaying information derived from the information processing unit; and an information inputting device for inputting information to the information processing unit by manual interaction with the inputting device; the outer surface of the bracelet having an information exchange area comprising the area occupied by the display device and the area occupied by the inputting device in combination, the segments of the bracelet being hinged to allow movement of the segments between a first, wrist-worn, configuration in which the bracelet can be folded around the wrist of a user, and a second, flat, configuration, in which the bracelet can be arranged flat by the user for input of information via the inputting device, in which the bracelet includes coupling components for coupling the segments together in such a manner as to maintain the bracelet at least substantially fixed in the flat configuration during normal inputting of information, and in which in the first configuration the segments extend around a path subtending an angle greater 280°
;in which the information exchange area extends over at least 50% of the normally visible outer surface of the bracelet when in the first, wrist-worn position.
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59. A method of operating a bracelet with information display and inputting capability, comprising:
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inputting information to an information processing unit mounted in a bracelet, by manual interaction with an inputting device mounted on the bracelet, the outer surface of the bracelet having an information exchange area comprising the area occupied by the display device and the area occupied by the inputting device in combination, the information exchange area extending over more than one segment of the bracelet; and displaying information derived from the information processing unit, on a display device on the bracelet, while the bracelet is worn on the wrist of a user, the bracelet comprising a plurality of segments hinged and coupled together to allow the bracelet to be folded around the wrist of a user; the method including the steps of; displaying information on the display device while the bracelet is worn on the wrist of a user; and inputting information into the information processing unit when the bracelet is arranged flat by the user, by manual interaction with the information inputting device. - View Dependent Claims (60, 61, 62)
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63. A method of operating a bracelet with information display and inputting capability, comprising:
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inputting information to an information processing unit mounted in a bracelet, by manual interaction with an inputting device mounted on the bracelet; and displaying information derived from the information processing unit, on a display device mounted on the bracelet, while the bracelet is worn on the wrist of a user, the bracelet comprising a plurality of segments hinged together to allow the bracelet to be folded around the wrist of a user or to be arranged flat by the user; the method including the steps of; displaying information on the display device while the bracelet is worn on the wrist of a user, and inputting information into the information processing unit when the bracelet is arranged flat by the user, by manual interaction with the information inputting device, the area occupied by the display device and the inputting device in combination extending over more than one segment of the bracelet; wherein the method includes positioning the bracelet in the second flat, configuration, in front of the user in a transverse orientation with the length of the bracelet extending across the field of view of the user, and inputting information by manual interaction with the inputting device in the said transverse orientation.
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64. A method of operating a bracelet with information display and inputting capability, comprising:
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inputting information to an information processing unit mounted in a bracelet, by manual interaction with an inputting device mounted on the bracelet; and displaying information derived from the information processing unit, on a display device mounted on the bracelet, while the bracelet is worn on the wrist of a user, the bracelet comprising a plurality of segments hinged together to allow the bracelet to be folded around the wrist of a user or to be arranged flat by the user; the method including the steps of; displaying information on the display device while the bracelet is worn on the wrist of a user; and
inputting information into the information processing unit when the bracelet is arranged flat by the user, by manual interaction with the information inputting device, the area occupied by the display device and the inputting device in combination extending over more than one segment of the bracelet;in which the steps of removing the bracelet from the wrist and moving the segments of the bracelet to a flat configuration in which the segments are maintained at least substantially fixed relative to each other, and inputting information via the inputting device while holding the bracelet by only a portion of the length of the bracelet, the remainder of the bracelet being maintained at least substantially fixed in the flat configuration.
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65. A method of operating a bracelet with information display and inputting capability, comprising:
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inputting information to an information processing unit mounted in a bracelet, by manual interaction with an inputting device mounted on the bracelet; and displaying information derived from the information processing unit, on a display device mounted on the bracelet, while the bracelet is worn on the wrist of a user, the bracelet comprising a plurality of segments hinged together to allow the bracelet to be folded around the wrist of a user or to be arranged flat by the user; the method including the steps of; displaying information on the display device while the bracelet is worn on the wrist of a user; and
inputting information into the information processing unit when the bracelet is arranged flat by the user, by manual interaction with the information inputting device, the area occupied by the display device and the inputting device in combination extending over more than one segment of the bracelet;in which the display device extends over at least two segments, and the method includes moving at least two adjacent segments of the display device to a flat configuration in which the segments are visually associated with each other so as to present a unified display of information extending over the visually associated segments.
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