Integrated touch-skin notification system for wearable computing devices
October 8, 2018. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent References 3108268 Apparatus and method for indicating sound levels Personal ambient sound referenced annunciator Silent wearable signalling device with tactile means to prevent false triggering Wearable tactile sensory aid providing information on voice pitch and intonation patterns Tactile stimulation device for hearing-impaired individuals Portable communications receiver with separate information presentation means Programmable multi-address pager receiver and method of characterizing same Watch type paging receiver Stabilized electromagnetic resonant armature tactile vibrator InventorsApplicationNo. 168630 filed on 10/08/1998US Classes:340/7.6, Vibratory (i.e., tactual) alarm340/407.1, TACTUAL INDICATION340/825.19, Communication or control for the handicapped455/41.2, Short range RF communication455/517To or from mobile stationExaminersPrimary: Horabik, MichaelAssistant: Dalencourt, Yves Attorney, Agent or FirmForeign Patent References
International ClassG08B 005/22AbstractA tactile notification device that can be embodied in, e.g., a wristwatch, communicates via wireless link with plural personal computing devices, including cellular telephones, pagers, and palm top computers, of the person wearing the notification device. When one of the personal computing devices alerts, e.g., when the telephone receives an incoming call, the pager receives a page, or the palm top computer receives an email, the personal computing device sends a signal to the notification device, which generates a discrete tactile signal against the person's skin. The notification device can generate different tactile signals, and each tactile signal can be correlated as desired by the user to one of the personal computing devices. In one embodiment, opposed pinch bars are provided on the skin-facing tactile surface of a wristwatch to gently pinch the skin and thereby establish a first tactile signal that can be correlated to, for example, an alert for an incoming phone call. Also, a rotating bar can be provided on the tactile surface of the wristwatch, and the tactile signal that corresponds to, e.g., an incoming page can be established by rotating the bar against the skin. | |
