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US 7,618,260 B2Granted
Wearable modular interface strap
OwnerSimon R. Daniel, Christopher Verity Wrightinventors
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A wearable modular interface strap device for supporting multiple module units comprising a flexible strap with a plurality of electrically connected nodes acting as docking points to serial bus interface and mechanically connect removable modules, with the strap being 10 mechanically lockable in a loop by a clasp containing hub and host circuitry to enable network communication between modules and to a universal connector plug for recharging and data-exchange when the connector plug has been released from the clasp. Said strap containing a plurality of electrical wires between control circuitry and nodes and arranged to be wearable as a wristband, alternatively as a wrist device that when opened forms a curved handset with audio input and outputs at alternate ends, or arranged in a necklace configuration. Said device capable of supporting interchangeable modules such as displays, control devices, rechargeable batteries, a module with removable earpiece units, and a plurality of functional modules suitable for communication, data storage, location and environment sensing.
A wearable modular interface strap device comprising:
A device arranged as a wristband and comprising a substantially flat and flexible strap supporting a plurality of mechanical and electrical interface docking points arranged around a flexible strap capable of supporting a plurality of removable modules, with a clasp lock at each end to allow a person to manually close and fasten the overall device as a loop such that it could be worn on the person, where said strap contains a plurality of wires which electrically connect each of the said docking points to an external connector embedded within the clasp which is made accessible when the clasp is opened, wherein the clasp has a male component comprising said connector and a female component arranged to attach to the male component and encase the connector when the clasp is closed, and circuitry to enable data communication between docking points and attached modules, where said wristband can act as a hub for the attached modules when open and as a local network for connectivity between modules when closed, with said docking points providing a mechanical mechanism to enable said modules to be easily attached and locked, and removed laterally by a release mechanism without opening the strap, and said docking points providing a serial bus electrical mechanism and circuitry to enable power and data connectivity with an attached module such that it could be removed or attached without electrical disruption to other modules, where said modules are capable of providing a plurality of electrical device functions and includes at least one battery unit, at least one display unit, at least one interface unit, and at least one memory and control unit and could include at least one module filler unit acting to encase a docking point interface not in use by a module.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.