Battery

• US 20020186177A1
• Filed: 06/12/2001
• Published: 12/12/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 06/12/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: RPX Corporation
• Original Assignee: XYBERNAUT CORPORATION
• Inventors: Wong, Andrew, Hong, Peter S.
• Granted Patent: US 6,958,905 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/7
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/163 Wearable computers, e.g. on a belt
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/203 for portable computers, e.g. for laptops

Abstract

The present application relates to a mobile computer and, more specifically, to a power management system for a user-supported computer that can be operated in a hands-free manner. Specifically, a mobile, body-supported computer comprising a computer housing, a heat insulating grille, an integral battery with a thermally non-conductive casing, activating means, means for attaching said computer housing to a user, said computer housing comprising substantially all of the components of a conventional computer. The thermally non-conducting battery casing and insulating grille provides a user a contact area that will not result in a bum injury.

Claims

1. A mobile body supported computer comprising a computer housing, a heat insulating grille, an integral battery with casing said casing is at least partially constructed of a thermally non-conducting material, hands-free activation means, and means for supporting said computer housing by a user;

said computer housing comprising substantially all of the components of a conventional computer, said housing having outside surfaces that when in use at least a portion are closest to the body of the user, said thermally non-conducting casing and insulating grille providing a user contact area that will not result in a burn injury.

2. The computer as in claim 1, wherein the integral battery is hot-swappable.

3. The computer of claim 1 wherein said housing comprises means in said computer housing for internal connection to a member selected from the group consisting of an IrDA transceiver, cell phones, radios and mixtures thereof.

4. The computer of claim 1 wherein an outer section of said housing comprises means for connection to mouse control means.

5. The computer of claim 1 wherein said computer has connecting means to a power supply, a keyboard or a monitor.

6. The computer 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, head and arm-tracking means and mixtures thereof.

7. A mobile body supported computer comprising a computer housing, an integral battery with casing said casing is at least partially constructed of a thermally non-conducting material, hands-free activation means, and means for supporting said computer housing by a user;

said computer housing comprising substantially all of the components of a conventional computer, said housing having outside surfaces that when in use at least a portion are closest to the body of the user, said thermally non-conducting casing providing a user contact area that will not result in a burn injury.

8. The computer as in claim 7, wherein the integral battery is hot-swappable.

9. The computer of claim 7 wherein s aid housing comprises means in said computer housing for internal connection to a member selected from the group consisting of an IrDA transceiver, cell phones, radios and mixtures thereof.

10. The computer of claim 7 wherein an outer section of said housing comprises means for connection to mouse control means.

11. The computer of claim 7 wherein said computer has connecting means to a power supply, a keyboard or a monitor.