Display system

• US 20030090437A1
• Filed: 02/26/2002
• Published: 05/15/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 11/12/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: RPX Corporation
• Original Assignee: RPX Corporation
• Inventors: Adams, Michael DeWayne
• Application Number:
  US10/086,166
• Publication Number:
  US 20030090437A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/1.1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1601 Constructional details related to the housing of computer displays, e.g. of CRT monitors, of flat displays constructional details related to flat displays integrated in a portable computer, e.g. laptop, handheld computer G06F1/1637; constructional details related to television receivers H04N5/64
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/163 Wearable computers, e.g. on a belt

Abstract

There is described a display system wherein the system provides a user with a plurality of displays for view information from a computer including at least one display which is body-supported, such as a head-mounted display. The system reduces the information, which normally would be displayed in a head-mounted display, thus reducing a user'"'"'s dependence on the head-mounted display.

Claims

1. A display system for displaying information from a computer, said system comprising:

a first computer display in electrical contact with said computer, said first display adapted to provide said user with limited contextual information;

said computer being a general purpose computer;

a second computer display in electrical contact with said computer, said second computer display adapted to provide said user with a fully functional computer display;

said first and second displays being in electrical connection with each other, and at least one of said first and second computer displays being user supported.

2. The display system of claim 1 wherein at least one of said first and second computer displays are user supported displays selected from the group consisting of head-mounted displays, flat panel displays, neck hung displays, wrist mounted displays and mixtures thereof.

3. The display system of claim 2 wherein one of said first and second displays is a non-user supported display and one is a user supported display.

4. The display system of claim 2 wherein said computer is a user-supported computer.

5. The display system of claim 2 wherein said computer is a mobile computer.

6. The display system of claim 2 wherein said computer is a vehicle-mounted computer.

7. The display system of claim 2 wherein communication means are in electrical contact with said computer.

8. A display system for displaying information from a user-supported computer, said display system comprising:

a first user-supported display which outputs data from said computer to provide said user with limited contextual information,

a second user-supported display which outputs data from said computer to provide said user with a fully functional computer display,

said first and second user-supported displays being in electrical connection with each other and with a general purpose user-supported computer, said computer being a hands-free computer having activation means selected from the group consisting of audio activation means, electroencephalography activation means, eye-racking activation means and mixtures thereof.

9. A display system for displaying information from a computer, the display system comprising:

a first computer display adapted to provide a user with limited contextual information, an alternate second computer display adapted to provide said user with a fully functional computer display;

said first and said second displays selected from the group consisting of head-mounted displays, flat panel displays, neck hung displays, wrist mounted displays, non-user supported displays and mixtures thereof, at least one of said first and second computer displays supported by said user.

10. A display system for displaying information from a computer, the display system comprising:

a head-mounted display in electrical contact with said computer, said head-mounted display being worn on a user'"'"'s head and which provides said user with limited contextual information;

a body-worn display in electrical contact with said computer, said body-worn display being supported by the body of said user and which provides said user with a fully functional computer display.

11. The display system of claim 10 wherein said computer is a user supported computer and comprises communication means and activation means selected from the group consisting of audio activation, electroencephalography activation means, eye-tracking activation means and mixtures thereof.

12. The display system of claim 10 wherein said body-worn display is a wrist-worn display.