Wearable electronic device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11182575-B2
Application number	US-201916663776-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 25, 2019
Priority date	Oct 26, 2018
Publication date	Nov 23, 2021
Grant date	Nov 23, 2021

Abstract

A wearable electronic device includes:
a reading section configured to read optical information; a display section configured to display information read by the reading section; and a mounting section having at least a part formed of a flexible member and configured to support the display section and the reading section, wherein the mounting section is wearable to an arm and is configured to be capable of fixing the display section to a radius of a forearm and the reading section to a back of a hand or a back of a finger.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A wearable electronic device comprising:
a reading section configured to read optical information;
a display section configured to display information read by the reading section;
an electronic circuit board provided with a control unit that controls the reading section and the display section;
a power supply unit configured to supply power to the reading section or the display section; and
a mounting section having at least a part formed of a flexible member and configured to support the power supply unit, the electronic circuit board, the display section, and the reading section,
wherein the electronic circuit board is arranged between the display section and the power supply unit, and
wherein the mounting section is configured such that, when the mounting section is worn on an arm of a user, (i) the display section is fixed to a side surface of a forearm close to a thumb, (ii) the power supply unit is fixed to a side surface of the forearm close to a little finger, and (iii) the reading section is fixed to one of a back of a hand and a back of a finger.

2. The wearable electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the display section is arranged on the mounting section such that a longitudinal direction is a wrist-elbow direction of the forearm.

3. The wearable electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein:
the mounting section is fixedly worn on the arm at least at both ends in a direction along a wrist-elbow direction of the forearm, and
one of the both ends is engaged with one finger and the other of the both ends is fixed to the forearm.

4. The wearable electronic device according to claim 3 , wherein the mounting section has annular members that are annular or connectable to be annular and that are configured to be wound around the one finger and the forearm at the both ends.

5. The wearable electronic device according to claim 3 , wherein:
the mounting section is further fixedly mounted on the arm at an intermediate portion between the both ends,
the intermediate portion is fixed to one of a wrist and the forearm, and
the display section is arranged between the intermediate portion of the mounting section and the other of the both ends.

6. The wearable electronic device according to claim 5 , wherein the mounting section includes an intermediate annular member, which is annular or connectable to be annular and which is configured to be wound around and fixed to the one of the wrist and the forearm, at the intermediate portion.

7. The wearable electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the reading section is arranged on the mounting section so as to read optical information facing an opposite side of a side where the display section is arranged with respect to the reading section.

8. The wearable electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein:
the display section and the reading section are arranged to be separated from each other in one direction,
the mounting section has annular members that are annular or connectable to be annular at least at both ends in the one direction, and
the annular member close to the reading section is provided on an extension in the one direction from the reading section and has an inner diameter smaller than an inner diameter of the annular member close to the display section.

9. The wearable electronic device according to claim 8 , wherein:
the mounting section has an intermediate annular member, which is annular or connectable to be annular and an axial direction of which is along the one direction, at a position sandwiching the display section with the annular member close to the display section in the one direction, and
the intermediate annular member has an inner diameter larger than the inner diameter of the annular member close to the reading section and smaller than the inner diameter of the annular member close to the display section.

10. The wearable electronic device according to claim 8 , wherein the display section is arranged on the mounting section such that a longitudinal direction is the one direction.

11. The wearable electronic device according to claim 8 , wherein the reading section is arranged on the mounting section such that a reading direction is the one direction.

12. The wearable electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein when the mounting section is worn on an arm of a user, the electronic circuit board is fixed to a back surface of a forearm located on a same side as the back of the hand.

13. The wearable electronic device according to claim 12 , wherein:
the reading section is fixed to the back of a finger, and
the electronic circuit board and the reading section is connected by a wiring disposed between the back surface of the forearm and the back of the finger.

14. The wearable electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein:
the mounting section includes a forearm portion to which the power supply unit, the electronic circuit board and the display section are fixed, and a hand portion to which the reading section is fixed, and
stretchability of the hand portion is higher than the forearm portion.

Assignees

• Casio Computer Co Ltd

Inventors

• Sakamoto Kazuya
• Mochizuki Yoshiaki
• Oe Ryo

Classifications

• G06K2007/10534

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• G06K7/10396

  the interrogation device being wearable, e.g. as a glove, bracelet, or ring (wearable aerials in general H01Q1/27) · CPC title

• G06K7/1413

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