Activity powered band device
AssigneeLenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
InventorsMark Charles Davis, Jennifer Greenwood Zawacki, Debra Kay Kobs-Fortner, Douglas Warren Robinson
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Abstract
An embodiment provides a band, including: an energy harvesting mechanism that stores energy in response to deformation of the band; a device; and a connection coupling the stored energy of the band to the device. In an embodiment, a force is applied to deform a deformable band along a length dimension of the deformable band. The force acts to move an energy harvesting mechanism of the deformable band such that the energy harvesting mechanism transforms deformation of the deformable band into stored energy. The stored energy may be used, e.g., to collect information using a sensor of said deformable band. Other aspects are described and claimed.
Claims13
A band, comprising:
- an energy harvesting mechanism that stores energy in response to deformation of the band;
- the band comprising a device that collects information related to a wearer of the band;
- and
- a connection coupling the stored energy of the band to the device.
A system, comprising:
- a band including an energy harvesting mechanism that stores energy in response to deformation of the band;
- the band comprising a sensor that collects information related to a wearer of the band;
- a remote device, wherein the collected information is transmitted to the remote device;
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- a connection coupling the stored energy of the band to the remote device.
A band, comprising:
- an energy generator that stores energy in response to deformation of the band;
- the band comprising a device that collects information related to a wearer of the band;
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- a connection coupling the stored energy of the band to the device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.