Power band for a wearable computer

• US 9,760,115 B2
• Filed: 09/14/2015
• Issued: 09/12/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 02/21/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Farshad Farjami
• Original Assignee: Farshad Farjami
• Inventors: Farjami, Farshad
• Primary Examiner(s): Haughton, Anthony
• Application Number:
  US14/853,791
• Publication Number:
  US 20160004277A1
• Time in Patent Office: 729 Days
• Field of Search: 4554561, 455418, 4554141, 4555751, 455457, 455566, 4555501, 4555562, 455433, 4554351, 455401, 455420, 4555753, 4555754, 4555759, 705 3, 705 30, 705305, 705345, 705330, 34053912, 34053913, 3408707, 345161, 345 8, 345168, 345156, 345633, 345179, 345173, 36167903, 36167957, 36167941, 36167917, 36167943, 36167958, 36167944, 36167901, 36167955, 36167904, 36167926, 36167945, 36167923, 36167931, 36167927, 36167909
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/163 Wearable computers, e.g. on a belt
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1632 External expansion units, e.g. docking stations
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1635 Details related to the integration of battery packs and other power supplies such as fuel cells or integrated AC adapter
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1698 the I/O peripheral being a sending/receiving arrangement to establish a cordless communication link, e.g. radio or infrared link, integrated cellular phone details of antennas disposed inside a computer H01Q1/2266
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0042 characterised by the mechanical construction

Abstract

There is provided a wristband for attaching to a computer device. The wristband includes a first end configured to attach to a first side of the computer device, a second end configured to attach to a second side of the computer device, a battery, a battery connection interface configured to connect to a battery port of the computer device for providing power from the battery to the computer device, and a charging port configured to connect to an interface of an external power source to receive power from the external power source for charging the battery.

Claims

1. A wearable computer device:

a computer body, the computer body including a processor and a display; and

a band, the band including;

a first end attached to a first side of the computer body;

a second end attached to a second side of the computer body; and

a battery configured to provide power to the computer body;

wherein the battery of the band is further configured to receive power from an external power source for charging the battery of the band;

wherein the band further includes a clasp disposed therein, and wherein the clasp has a switch that generates an activation signal when the clasp is closed.

2. The wearable computer device of claim 1, wherein the band further includes a light source indicating a charge level of the battery of the band.

3. The wearable computer device of claim 1, wherein the band further includes a communication interface configured to communicate signals with a communication interface of the computer body.

4. The wearable computer device of claim 3, wherein the signals communicate the charge level of the battery of the band to the computer body.

5. The wearable computer device of claim 4, wherein the computer body includes a software application for running on the processor, and wherein the software application is configured to display the charge level of the battery of the band on the display.

6. The wearable computer device of claim 5, wherein the software application is configured to display the charge level of the battery of the band on the display combined with a charge level of the battery of the computer body.

7. The wearable computer device of claim 3, wherein the communication interface is a wireless interface supporting a wireless communication of the signals between the band and the computer body.

8. The wearable computer device of claim 3, wherein the communication interface is a wired interface supporting a wired communication of the signals between the band and the computer device.

9. The wearable computer device of claim 1, wherein the band causes the computer body to turn on in response to the activation signal.

10. The wearable computer device of claim 1, wherein the band adjusts the power being provided from the battery of the band to the computer body, in response to the activation signal.

11. The wearable computer device of claim 1, wherein the band causes the computer device to launch a software application in response to the activation signal.

12. The wearable computer device of claim 1, wherein the band causes the computer device to update a software application in response to the activation signal.

13. A band for attaching to a computer device, the band comprising:

a first end configured to attach to a first side of the computer device;

a second end configured to attach to a second side of the computer device; and

a battery configured to provide power to the computer device;

wherein the battery is further configured to receive power from an external power source for charging the battery;

wherein the band further includes a clasp disposed therein, and wherein the clasp has a switch that generates an activation signal when the clasp is closed.

14. The band of claim 13 further comprising a light source indicating a charge level of the battery.

15. The band of claim 13 further comprising a communication interface configured to communicate signals with the computer device.

16. The band of claim 15, wherein the signals communicate the charge level of the battery to the computer device.

17. The band of claim 15, wherein the communication interface is a wireless interface supporting a wireless communication of the signals between the band and the computer device.

18. The band of claim 15, wherein the communication interface is a wired interface supporting a wired communication of the signals between the band and the computer device.

19. The band of claim 13, wherein the band causes the computer device to turn on in response to the activation signal.

20. The band of claim 13, wherein the band adjusts the power being provided from the battery to the computer device, in response to the activation signal.