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- the invention relates to input/output devices for use with computing devices, and more particularly, to wrist-worn interactive devices for voice, audio, and /or video communication with wearable personal computers, according to one embodiment.
- Portable, voice-oriented communication devices e.g. voice- recognition devices and cellular telephones
- voice-oriented communication devices have enjoyed tremendous popularity. Although such devices have become smaller with advancing technology, many commercially available models have a rather box-like shape and /or are somewhat awkward to carry and use.
- Other disadvantages of current, portable voice-communication technology include durability problems, inadequate processing power, and excess weight.
- Other portable, personal communication devices, for example pagers have suffered similar problems.
- One attempt to improve pager technology is shown in U.S. Patent No. 4,803,487 to Willard, which is incorporated herein by reference.
- a remote transmitter broadcasts a page on a first communication channel to a portable radio receiver, which is mounted, e.g., on a user's belt.
- the receiver then retransmits the page on a second communications channel to a separate, wrist-worn message presentation unit.
- Communication on the second channel can be by example RF, IR, or ultrasonic transmission.
- EP Patent Publication No. 0,809,172 A2 to International Business Machines Corporation which is incorporated herein by reference, illustrates a wearable computer having two separate components, one of which is mountable on the body and the other of which is handheld. Communication between the components can be through, e.g., RF, optical, or wired links.
- Embodiments of the device appear to be somewhat bulky and tending to restrict the user's movement especially when wired links are used and/or as the number of components increases. Further, embodiments of the device have limited processing capabilities.
- HMD head- mounted displays
- microphones for visual and voice interaction with a wearer/user.
- HMD's can allow the user of a wearable computing device to operate in basically a hands-free mode
- HMD's can be quite uncomfortable to wear, relatively fragile, and can require cables extending from the head to the computer. These cables, of course, can get in the way and are especially undesirable in high-demand use situations, e.g., military applications.
- Typical HMD's can also block normal vision when not in use.
- HMD's typically use up to 4 to 7 or more watts of power, requiring heavier batteries for sustained operation and adding more weight for the user to carry.
- HMD's and/or other head-mounted audio/video input/output devices often present significant disadvantages for the intermittent, highly portable user of a wearable computing device.
- embodiments of the present invention combine computing power, durability, comfort and other advantages in a manner unknown in the prior art.
- the present invention provides a body-wearable input/ output device adapted for potential use with other wearable or remote computing devices.
- the device comprises a wrist- mountable interactive device having a retractable earbud speaker mechanism, microphone, display and transceiver, preferably positioned on a wristband.
- the device may be utilized, for example, as a cellular telephone.
- An interface device optionally includes an antenna integrated into wristband or built in close association therewith. Video, audio and data communications are facilitated through use of the varying components, and the interactive device can be used in conjunction with a remote computing device or server for enhanced capabilities.
- a wide variety of data /signal transfer technologies including wireless, RF, optical and wired communication, are contemplated.
- FIG. 1 When the earbud is retracted, it is mounted on one or more speakers for direct-on use.
- An amplifier located adjacent the speaker(s) amplifies and projects sounds that otherwise would emanate from the earbud.
- the earbud When the earbud is removed from the wristband, automatic switching occurs such that sound emanates solely from the earbud.
- the interface device includes two banks of microphones, with one bank acting as a speaker or receiver and the other providing an ambient noise-cancellation function.
- the microphone banks are preferably disposed approximately 180° apart on the user's wrist. Automatic switching of the speaking-microphone and noise- canceling-microphone banks' functions occurs to enhance ease of use, for example.
- the microphone banks may be arranged in an array to be used in conjunction with algorithms to discern and/or eliminate noise for the purpose of recognition. Additionally, audio/proximity sensors can trigger the appropriate functionality in a specific bank.
- Figure 1 is a perspective view of a wrist interactive device worn on the forearm of a user, according to an embodiment of the invention
- Figure 2 is a plan view of a wrist interactive device according to an embodiment of the invention.
- Figure 3 is a schematic diagram of embodiments of the invention adapted for supporting enhanced communications capabilities.
- Primary embodiments of the invention provide a wrist-worn input/output device having a retractable earbud and a microphone.
- Voice communication with a wearable personal computing device is the primary contemplated application, but embodiments of the invention apply to many different computing and non-computing environments and applications.
- Full voice and display interface with a personal computer is achieved, e.g., via a wireless link between the wrist-worn device and the computer.
- FIG. 1 shows wrist interactive device 10, referred to herein as an interface device, according to an embodiment of the invention.
- the device is used on a wrist, the invention contemplates attachment to other parts or limbs of a user's body.
- the term limb is meant to include, but is not limited to, a user's wrist, arm, hand, leg, foot, ankle, torso, neck, head, or parts thereof, for example.
- Interface device 10 preferably includes interface electronics 14, housing or base structure 12 that substantially contains the electronics, RF interface /transceiver 15, preferably positioned as shown on mounting structure 20, for example a wristband, but also positionable at virtually any point around wristband 20 to suit particular situations and use scenarios.
- Interface device 10 also can include an antenna (not shown), built into or in close association with band 20, for example.
- antenna not shown
- embodiments of the invention contemplate a wide variety of technologies, including wireless communication such as RF, IR, ultrasonic, laser or optical, as well as wired and other communications technologies.
- interface device 10 includes input apparatus, such as microphone 30 and retractable earbud system 40.
- Retractable earbud-type speaker 50 is attached to the remainder of interface device 10 by retraction apparatus or cord 60, and preferably is shaped for comfortable placement between a user's fingers 70 as shown.
- earbud 50 can be held about its outer casing in a variety of configurations to suit a particular user, e.g., between the thumb and forefinger or between other fingers, secured in the palm or on the backside of the hand by some external means, or even placed directly in the ear, if needed.
- earbud an assistive listening device small in size which optionally may fit substantially inwardly from the user's outer ear or, alternatively, portions or substantially all of which may reside adjacent to but outwardly therefrom.
- a retracting/recoiling mechanism in an interior portion of interface device 10 takes up slack in cord 60 and draws earbud 50 toward a retracted position, indicated in Figure 2 by dashed lines 80.
- output apparatus for example, earbud 50 can be snap-fit into an area on interface device 10, such that earbud 50 is secured to the remainder of interface device 10 and does not dangle or flop around when not in use.
- earbud 50 can reside in an appropriately shaped receiving structure on interface device 10 similar to a tongue-and-groove fit, for example.
- Earbud 50 can be custom fit, and the length and design of cord 60 can be chosen to suit a particular hand size or body morphology.
- interface device 10 e.g., a cellular phone and/or to communicate with a body-worn personal computing device, for example, through a body-LAN radio or other short distance radio (such as Bluetooth RF)
- the user simply removes earbud 50 from its mount and places it between fingers 70. Then, the user places earbud 50 against the ear and microphone 30 near the mouth with palm against the side of the face, for example.
- the user's hand and fingers substantially block ambient noise and also enhance privacy by making it more difficult for others to overhear.
- the user Upon terminating the phone call or other communication, the user simply can release earbud 50 from between the fingers, allowing the recoiling mechanism automatically to retract cord or tethering apparatus 60 and return earbud 50 to substantially its retracted position.
- the user then can snap-fit or otherwise secure earbud 50 to the remainder of interface device 10.
- earbud 50 also can snap in automatically or otherwise fit into place upon release by fingers 70.
- the user can release earbud 50 from between the fingers while holding earbud 50 with the opposite hand. This allows slower, more controlled retraction by the recoiling device, as may be desirable in certain circumstances.
- Figure 1 illustrates a forehand configuration for interface device 10, wherein the user's left palm is placed against the left side of the face when interface device 10 is in use.
- a backhand configuration is also contemplated, however, in which the user wears interface device 10 on the left wrist but listens with the right ear.
- earbud 50 faces toward the backside of the hand (i.e., away from the palm), and the back of the left hand is placed against the right ear.
- Use with the wearer's right wrist, in both backhand and forehand configurations is also contemplated, being effected by proper positioning of interface device 10.
- a microphone is positioned on the upper side of interface device 10 as viewed in Figure 1, such that the microphone is in the vicinity of the user's mouth in the backhand configuration.
- interface device 10 actually can include two microphones, or banks of microphones, one at the upper side and one at the lower side of interface device 10.
- Interface device 10 also includes display 85, which can encompass any miniature display technology, e.g., from a simple LED to a full-color, high-resolution screen.
- Display 85 can provide direct-view capabilities and enlarged-view capabilities using magnifying or other lens 88, for example.
- Lens 88 can be supported by an adjustable frame structure for adjusting the relative distance to the underlying display 85 and thus providing the desired magnification level.
- display device 85 is positioned advantageously close to the user's eyes.
- earbud system 40 is shown in combination with a particular embodiment of interface device 10 that includes multiple additional capabilities.
- Retractable earbud 50 is mounted on a speaker mechanism 90, which becomes a standard speaker for direct-on use, e.g., while earbud 50 is retracted.
- Speaker mechanism 90 includes speaker or speakers 95 for this purpose.
- Amplifier 100 e.g., under earbud 50 and in audio communication with an acoustic chamber in speaker mechanism 90, amplifies and projects sounds that otherwise would emanate only from earbud 50. Automatic switching between speaker (s) 95 and earbud 50 also can occur, such that removing earbud 50 from mechanism 90 disconnects speaker(s) 95, similar to a telephone /speaker phone system.
- Speaker mechanism 90 also can include warning device 110, such as a vibrator or buzzer, for alerting the user of an incoming message, call, and /or other communication or activity optionally associated with a personal computer 200.
- interface device 10 can include two microphones: microphone 30 described above and another microphone 120, as shown in Figure 2.
- microphones 30, 120 comprise noise-canceling microphone banks, adapted for positioning at approximately 180° from each other on opposite sides of the user's wrist when interface device 10 is in use. Automatic switching of the speaking-microphone and noise-canceling-microphone functions can occur from bank to bank, depending upon which bank is closer to the wearer's mouth during operation.
- interface device 10 would utilize different banks for different tasks when used in a forehand as opposed to a backhand orientation.
- Various audio /proximity sensor(s) 170 positioned in association with interface device 10 can automatically trigger the appropriate functionality in a specific bank, depending on which orientation is in use.
- Banks 30, 120 can include ASIC-based noise- canceling technology, such as is available in chips from Andrea Electronics Corporation (AEC), to enable voice recognition in ambient noise up to approximately 130 Db or more.
- AEC Andrea Electronics Corporation
- microphone banks 30' and 120' may be arranged closer to display 85, as shown in Figure 2, in a linear and /or non-linear array to be used in conjunction with algorithms to discern and eliminate noise similar to the AEC linear array.
- sensors 170 may be utilized in conjunction with lensing 88 to enable automatic sizing of communicated information on display 85, based on the distance from the user's eye or face to device 10, for example. Thus, as the distance increases, lensing 88 provides greater magnification to enhance viewing. Likewise, as the distance decreases, less magnification would be provided, thus enabling a greater amount of information to be communicated on display 85.
- Sensors 170 may also be utilized to provide multiple other viewing enhancement features to display 85. Sensors 170 may provide back-lighting or alter contrast between text and the background of display 85, depending on ambient light or other conditions. For example, bigger, brighter, and/or bolder text would automatically be provided in a dark or rainy environment to reduce user eye strain.
- Wrist interface device 10 also includes batteries 130, 140, e.g. two in number.
- batteries 130, 140 e.g. two in number.
- a user readily can insert and remove batteries 130, 140 from band 20, and can also use them interchangeably in other electronic devices. Power draw is configured and varied such that a user can remove and replace one of batteries 130, 140 without shutting down interface device 10.
- batteries 130, 140 preferably are hot-swappable.
- band 20 of interface device 10 can include a docking port, (not shown) electrically connected to batteries 130, 140, for enabling interface device 10 to plug directly into a battery-charging unit for recharging, e.g. overnight or during other periods of nonuse.
- Colorado Microdisplay provides one example of a suitable product including a corded display engine and lighting scheme that enjoy low-power requirements, small size and high resolution.
- Other miniature-display makers include DisplayTech of Longmont, Colorado, and Kopin of Tauton, Massachusetts.
- Display 85 also can use coherent fiber-optic rod and /or projection technology to route optical signals from a source to the screen or projection element 150.
- Inflatable lens-support technology can also be used to adjust the spacing between magnifying lens 88, or another type of primary lens, and the remainder of the display.
- a wide variety of displays 80 and corresponding lensing/transmission systems are contemplated for use according to the invention, not just the specific examples listed herein.
- a retractable /removable or permanent anti-glare screen, mesh, or other filtering apparatus can lie over or on display device 85.
- the screen rolls up and rolls down over display device 85 in the manner similar to the rolling and unrolling of a carpet, or can extend and retract over display device 85 in the manner of a window shade.
- Snap-on connectors, hook-and-loop fasteners, and other adjustable support structure 87 or connection mechanisms are also contemplated.
- display device 85 and any desired processing device or equipment 160 associated with it are held in a user's hand, or otherwise affixed on the user's body.
- a cord or cords running to display device 85 drape, e.g., between the thumb and forefinger of the user's hand, and extend(s) downwardly to the wrist interactive device, to a belt- or otherwise-mounted wearable personal computer 190, or to another desired device.
- processing device 160 may be remotely located or otherwise physically separated from the user, for example, as part of a network.
- the display cord or cords can support a microphone at a predetermined distance downward from display device 85, such that the microphone advantageously is positioned close to the user's mouth when the display is placed in proximity to the user's eyes.
- the microphone can be directly mounted on the cord by a variety of fastening mechanisms, and can slide along the cord for desired positioning relative to the user's mouth or other location.
- miniature screens generally have to be held closer to the eye than screens of normal size; providing a microphone in automatic, close association with the user's mouth, therefore, is advantageous.
- a cord or other support mechanism preferably with shape-memory features, can hang down off the display unit to support a microphone in close proximity to the mouth.
- a noise-canceling microphone can be provided in connection with the cord- or other-supported microphones described above.
- a series of miniature microphones can be supported down the cord from the display, separated by desired distances and aimed in different directions.
- One or more of the microphones can be for verbal input from the user, and one or more others of the microphones, or the same microphone, can also be for noise-cancellation purposes.
- Supported microphones as described herein are expected to enjoy significant advantages in, e.g., video-conferencing, zoom-video and other high- demand applications.
- transceiver 15 single RF transceiver chips currently available and /or soon-to-be available from, e.g., Texas Instruments, National Semiconductor and /or Motorola, are among the hardware possibilities contemplated, using .18 micron, 1.8 V power technologies and 2.4 GHz transmission capabilities, for example.
- transceiver specifications are available and usable according to the invention, depending on the particular application envisioned, cost factors, etc.
- single-chip products operating at 900 MHz to 1.9 Ghz or more. Data rates for information transfer to wearable- or other-type computing devices will vary with each possible design, but preferably are high enough for at least text display. RF products ultimately will be capable of updating a full-color display, and have additional capabilities as well.
- embodiments according to the invention will substantially, if not entirely, eliminate the need for cabling to support interface with a wearable computer.
- wrist interface device 10 optionally plugs into, e.g., a belt-worn wearable personal computer 190, thus bypassing RF communication and using a direct connection for higher- speed data transfer, as needed.
- Interface device 10 can include suitable connection port(s) 98, supported, e.g., by band 20 or any other portion of interface device 10.
- Wireless non-RF communication embodiments, including optical communication, are also contemplated, as described above.
- Interface device 10 can include and /or communicate with a variety of sensors 170, including but not limited to motion, radar, heat, light, smoke, air-quality, oxygen, CO and distance. Medical monitoring sensors are also contemplated. Sensors 170 can be directed inwardly toward the user's body, or outwardly away from the body for, e.g., sensing the surrounding environment. Sensors 170 in communication with interface device 10 also can be strategically positioned or left behind to facilitate the communication of sensed information. For example, a firefighter entering a burning building may position sensor 170 to communicate the smoke and heat conditions to that firefighter and to others at the sensor-drop location.
- sensors 170 including but not limited to motion, radar, heat, light, smoke, air-quality, oxygen, CO and distance. Medical monitoring sensors are also contemplated. Sensors 170 can be directed inwardly toward the user's body, or outwardly away from the body for, e.g., sensing the surrounding environment. Sensors 170 in communication with interface device 10 also can be strategically positioned
- Remote sensors 170 can also be relatively fixed in position, as in the case of a maintenance worker wearing a interface device 10 that receives various signals from sensors 170 located in machines or other equipment for which the worker is responsible.
- a blind wearer of interface device 10 can employ a distance sensor 170 to determine distance to surrounding objects, for example, or a GPS unit for direction-finding.
- Other exemplary sensing capabilities are disclosed in one or more of the above-referenced Carroll and Janik patents.
- interface device 10 includes or functionally supports a global positioning system/paper-map reading device, further enhancing its use, particularly in mission planning applications. Positioning capability using conventional paper maps is contemplated, in which an optical reader interfaces with the wrist- mounted device to scan and read precise coordinates on a paper map.
- the paper has barely visible dot patterns containing latitude and longitude data. This embodiment allows the user to determine exact locations and provides automatic-interpretation capabilities.
- interface device 10 can directly and physically support video recording device or camera 180 optionally having a rotatable lens, using CMOS-type technology, for example.
- An image-flipping feature either manually activated or voice-activated, flips or rotates the image viewed by the user depending on camera 180 orientation or user location.
- camera 180 preferably functions in an expanded-view mode, capturing as much of the user's face or body as desirable.
- camera 180 can be aimed away at an angle to generate an image of the surrounding environment for either transmission to another location or for direct display by display device 85, for example.
- display device 85 includes an eyecup or other device extending to the vicinity of the user's eyelid, thereby providing shade from ambient light, protection from dust, etc.
- interface device 10 can effectively function as a handheld video camera recorder with video data transmission capability to, e.g., a wearable computer 190 or other computer 200.
- interface device 10 includes an automatic zoom feature when used with camera 180, for example.
- lensing 88 and distance or other sensors 170 provide the desired magnification level.
- one or more motion sensors 170 detect a sharp movement of the user's wrist, for example, to begin, reverse, and /or interrupt the magnification process.
- a user can cause zoom-in and zoom-out without direct use of the hands.
- interface device 10 including its associated electronics, display device 85, and microphones /speakers, is packaged in an ergonomic, lightweight, easy-to-wear and easy-to-use configuration.
- Interface device 10 and its associated packaging is as comfortable as a wristwatch, yet effectively as powerful as at least a 180 MHz, 64 MB PC, for example, with advanced voice-recognition and interactive-communication and control features, via a wireless or other handshake link to wearable computer 190 or other computer 200. It is also contemplated that even greater processing power will be incorporated directly in interface device 10 as technology advances, such that interface device 10 will not be just for interfacing with another machine but will have completely independent processing power.
- interface device Even if such processing power is not completely independent, to the extent that processing power can be located at interface device 10, the required RF, IR, or other data- transmission capabilities can be correspondingly reduced. Therefore, the term "interface device" throughout this application should be interpreted to include the possibility of processing at interface device 10.
- interface device 10 is itself a wearable personal computer with flexible circuitry between various components, to better accommodate the morphology of the wrist and eliminate the brick-like form associated with many wearable computers, as discussed in detail in the above-identified Janik and Carroll patents.
- Embodiments of the invention are unique, durable and low-cost, based on, among other things, their small, wristwatch size, ease of mounting, reduced number of parts, substantial elimination of connectors and cables, and reduced power requirements. Certain embodiments will have one or more of the following features and capabilities:
- Embodiments of the invention eliminate the need for large, head- mounted and /or handheld displays and further provide convenient, two- way voice and graphical display communication between a user and a body-worn or other computer, and/or through the computer to other networks, computers, or individuals such as other wearable-computer users. Capabilities such as a cellular phone, television, video phone, paging device, etc. are contemplated.
- Military applications provide greatly enhanced battlefield communication capabilities and greatly increased battlefield situational awareness, among other advantages.
- Shipboard, aircraft or field maintenance and telemedicine applications, both in military and non-military settings, are among the many possible uses /situations that will directly benefit from wrist interactive device embodiments according to the invention.
- interface device 10 need only support sound /display production and reception. Most processing activities can occur in the wearable computer 190 or other remote device RF- or otherwise linked with interface device 10. Alternatively, of course, interface device 10 itself can have powerful processing capabilities, as discussed above.
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