Wrist wearable type portable terminal

• US 20070246494A1
• Filed: 03/19/2007
• Published: 10/25/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 03/17/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Lee, Chang-Soo, Kim, Joon-Suh
• Application Number:
  US11/725,324
• Publication Number:
  US 20070246494A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 224/219
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/385 Transceivers carried on the body, e.g. in helmets
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0202 Portable telephone sets, e.g. cordless phones, mobile phones or bar type handsets constructional features of telephone transmitters or receivers, e.g. of speakers or microphones H04M1/03
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0256 wherein the modules are operable in the detached state, e.g. one module for the user interface and one module for the transceiver
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/02 including a Bluetooth interface

Abstract

Provided is a wrist wearable type portable terminal. A portable terminal that is wearable on a user'"'"'s body includes a first main body including a first user interfacing unit, a second main body including a second user interfacing unit and being spaced apart from the first main body, and at least one wristband for connecting the first main body and the second main body with each other to allow wearing on a user'"'"'s wrist.

Claims

1. A portable terminal that is wearable on a user'"'"'s body, comprising:

a first main body including a first user interfacing unit;

a second main body including a second user interfacing unit and being spaced apart from the first main body; and

at least one wrist band for connecting the first main body and the second main body with each other to allow wearing on a user'"'"'s wrist.

2. The portable terminal of claim 1, wherein the first user interfacing unit serves as a display device and the second user interfacing unit serves as a data input device.

3. The portable terminal of claim 2, wherein the first main body has the first user interfacing unit disposed in its top portion.

4. The portable terminal of claim 2, wherein the second main body has the second user interfacing unit disposed in its top portion and a power supply device disposed in its bottom portion.

5. The portable terminal of claim 2, wherein the second user interfacing unit includes a keypad having a plurality of keys.

6. The portable terminal of claim 1, wherein a pair of wristbands are provided, and the wristbands are paired with each other and face each other between the first main body and the second main body.

7. The portable terminal of claim 1, wherein a pair of wristbands are provided, and the first main body and the second main body face each other between the wristbands.

8. The portable terminal of claim 1, wherein the at least one wristband is made of an elastic material capable of stretching in the length-wise direction of the wristband.

9. The portable terminal of claim 1, wherein both ends of each of the first main body and the second main body protrude along the width-wise direction of the at least one wristband in a direction away from each other.

10. A portable terminal that is wearable on a user'"'"'s body, comprising:

a first main body including a first user interfacing unit;

a second main body including a second user interfacing unit that is detachable from the first main body and facing the first main body; and

at least one wrist band for connecting the first main body and the second main body with each other to allow wearing on a user'"'"'s wrist.

11. The portable terminal of claim 10, wherein the second user interfacing unit serves as a data input device, and communicates with the second main body using a wireless communication means when being detached from the second main body by sliding.

12. The portable terminal of claim 10, wherein the second user interfacing unit is detached from the second main body by sliding while facing the second main body.

13. The portable terminal of claim 10, wherein the first user interfacing unit serves as a display device and the second user interfacing unit includes a plurality of keys.

14. The portable terminal of claim 10, wherein the second main body includes a recess having a predetermined thickness and a predetermined width to receive the second user interfacing unit.