Finger-wearable devices and associated systems
First Claim
1. A finger-wearable computing device comprising:
- a processor;
a resiliently flexible ring base, configured to be worn on a finger of a wearer'"'"'s hand, wherein the resiliently flexible ring base defines an overlapping loop with a central opening that expands and contracts to fit the finger of the wearer'"'"'s hand, and wherein the processor is housed within the resiliently flexible ring base; and
a display screen coupled to the resiliently flexible ring base and coupled to the processor to display an output, wherein the display screen includes a command area configured to receive user input from a thumb of the wearer'"'"'s hand while the finger-wearable computing device is worn on the finger of the wearer'"'"'s hand;
wherein the resiliently flexible ring base includes a first end and a second end opposite the first end along a length of the resiliently flexible ring base, wherein the resiliently flexible ring base includes a finger-engagement portion at the first end, extending along the length toward the second end, and includes a display portion along the length between the finger-engagement portion and the second end, wherein the display screen is housed within the display portion of the resiliently flexible ring base, and wherein the command area of the display screen is distal from the second end; and
wherein the overlapping loop of the resiliently flexible ring base includes an open release area adjacent to the first end of the resiliently flexible ring base and the display portion of the resiliently flexible ring base extends across the open release area and over the first end of the resiliently flexible ring base when the finger-wearable computing device is worn on the finger of the wearer'"'"'s hand.
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Abstract
A finger-wearable computing device may comprise a processor, a ring base, and a display screen. The display screen is coupled to the ring base and coupled to the processor to display an output. The display screen includes a command area configured to receive user input from a wearer'"'"'s thumb while the finger-wearable computing device is worn on a wearer'"'"'s finger. The ring base may be resiliently flexible and may define an overlapping loop with a central opening that expands and contracts to fit the wearer'"'"'s finger. The display screen may be flexibly coupled to the ring base and may have a vertical axis that is canted at an angle relative to a central axis of the ring base to ergonomically position the display screen while the wearable computing device is worn on the finger of the wearer'"'"'s hand.
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23 Claims
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1. A finger-wearable computing device comprising:
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a processor; a resiliently flexible ring base, configured to be worn on a finger of a wearer'"'"'s hand, wherein the resiliently flexible ring base defines an overlapping loop with a central opening that expands and contracts to fit the finger of the wearer'"'"'s hand, and wherein the processor is housed within the resiliently flexible ring base; and a display screen coupled to the resiliently flexible ring base and coupled to the processor to display an output, wherein the display screen includes a command area configured to receive user input from a thumb of the wearer'"'"'s hand while the finger-wearable computing device is worn on the finger of the wearer'"'"'s hand; wherein the resiliently flexible ring base includes a first end and a second end opposite the first end along a length of the resiliently flexible ring base, wherein the resiliently flexible ring base includes a finger-engagement portion at the first end, extending along the length toward the second end, and includes a display portion along the length between the finger-engagement portion and the second end, wherein the display screen is housed within the display portion of the resiliently flexible ring base, and wherein the command area of the display screen is distal from the second end; and wherein the overlapping loop of the resiliently flexible ring base includes an open release area adjacent to the first end of the resiliently flexible ring base and the display portion of the resiliently flexible ring base extends across the open release area and over the first end of the resiliently flexible ring base when the finger-wearable computing device is worn on the finger of the wearer'"'"'s hand. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A finger-wearable computing device comprising:
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a processor; a ring base, configured to be worn on a finger of a wearer'"'"'s hand, wherein the ring base defines a central opening to fit the finger of the wearer'"'"'s hand along a central axis of the central opening, wherein the processor is housed within the ring base; and a display screen pivotally coupled to the ring base and coupled to the processor to display an output, wherein the display screen includes a command area configured to receive user input from a thumb of the wearer'"'"'s hand while the finger-wearable computing device is worn on the finger of the wearer'"'"'s hand; wherein the display screen is configured to pivot about a hinge between an open position in which the output on the display screen is viewable by the wearer and a closed position in which the display screen overlies the ring base, wherein the hinge is generally parallel to the central axis of the central opening of the ring base and wherein when the display screen is in the open position the display screen has a vertical axis that is canted at an angle relative to the central axis of the central opening of the ring base to ergonomically position the display screen while the finger-wearable computing device is worn on the finger of the wearer'"'"'s hand. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A finger-wearable computing device comprising:
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a processor; a resiliently flexible ring base, configured to be worn on a finger of a wearer'"'"'s hand, wherein the resiliently flexible ring base defines an overlapping loop with a central opening that expands and contracts to fit the finger of the wearer'"'"'s hand, and wherein the processor is housed within the resiliently flexible ring base; a display screen coupled to the resiliently flexible ring base and coupled to the processor to display an output, wherein the display screen includes a command area configured to receive user input from a thumb of the wearer'"'"'s hand while the finger-wearable computing device is worn on the finger of the wearer'"'"'s hand; and a detachable display that is coupled to the processor to display a primary output, wherein the detachable display is mechanically coupled to the resiliently flexible ring base by a pivotal coupler configured to pivot the detachable display between an open position in which the primary output on the detachable display and the output on the display screen are viewable by the wearer while the finger-wearable computing device is worn on the finger of the wearer'"'"'s hand and a closed position in which the detachable display overlies the resiliently flexible ring base; wherein the resiliently flexible ring base includes a first end and a second end opposite the first end along a length of the resiliently flexible ring base, wherein the resiliently flexible ring base includes a finger-engagement portion at the first end, extending along the length toward the second end, and includes a display portion along the length between the finger-engagement portion and the second end, wherein the display screen is housed within the display portion of the resiliently flexible ring base, and wherein the command area of the display screen is distal from the second end.
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Specification