Title:
WEARABLE COMPUTER
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2005103923
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A wearable computer (1) with a RF transceiver (29) and at least one sensor (23, 24, 25) comprises means for affixing the computer to an article of clothing and energy conversion means (14, 11) for converting ambient energy into computer usable energy. The features of energy conversion means (14, 11) for converting ambient energy allow on the one hand an autonomous operation without a need to replace battery cells. On the other hand the means for affixing the computer to an article of clothing guarantee the least inconveniences for a person using such wearable computers (1).
Inventors:
TROESTER GERHARD (CH)
BHARATULA NAGENDRA BHARGAVA (CH)
OSSEVOORT STIJN HERMANNUS WILH (CH)
STAEGER MATHIAS (CH)
BHARATULA NAGENDRA BHARGAVA (CH)
OSSEVOORT STIJN HERMANNUS WILH (CH)
STAEGER MATHIAS (CH)
Application Number:
PCT/EP2005/003433
Publication Date:
January 05, 2006
Filing Date:
April 01, 2005
Export Citation:
Assignee:
ETH ZUERICH (CH)
TROESTER GERHARD (CH)
BHARATULA NAGENDRA BHARGAVA (CH)
OSSEVOORT STIJN HERMANNUS WILH (CH)
STAEGER MATHIAS (CH)
TROESTER GERHARD (CH)
BHARATULA NAGENDRA BHARGAVA (CH)
OSSEVOORT STIJN HERMANNUS WILH (CH)
STAEGER MATHIAS (CH)
International Classes:
G06F1/16; G06F15/02; (IPC1-7): G06F1/16
Domestic Patent References:
| WO2004072835A1 | 2004-08-26 |
Foreign References:
| US20020186180A1 | 2002-12-12 | |||
| US20010043231A1 | 2001-11-22 |
Other References:
PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 2000, no. 07 29 September 2000 (2000-09-29)
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