Antenna system for a wrist communication device
View Patent ↗A wrist-mounted communication device comprising a cellular phone mechanism configured to transmit and receive communication signals. The device includes an antenna system so as to transmit and receive signals. The antenna system further comprisesat least one antenna extendable away from the horizontal plane of the communication device.
1. A wrist-mounted communication device comprising a main body and a detachable multi-sectioned handset coupled to said main body, said handset comprising at least two sections wherein said multi-sectioned handset is configured to move between a closed position and an open position, wherein in open position said sections of said multi-sectioned handset expand to provide an extended handset and wherein said handset comprises a wireless connection with said wrist-mounted communication device.
2. The device according to claim 1 , wherein said handset is wired to said wrist-mounted communication device.
3. The device according to claim 1 , wherein said handset comprises a speaker.
4. The device according to claim 1 , wherein said handset comprises a microphone.
5. The device according to claim 1 , wherein said main body of said wrist-mounted communication device comprises a microphone.
6. The device according to claim 1 , wherein said main body of said wrist-mounted communication device further comprises a display unit.
7. The device according to claim 4 or 6 , wherein said watch unit and said display unit are in opposite relationship on a user's wrist.
8. The device according to claim 1 , wherein said main body of said wrist-mounted communication device further comprises a keypad unit.
9. The device according to claim 4 or 8 , wherein said watch unit and said keypad unit are in opposite relationship on a user's wrist.
10. The device according to claim 8 , wherein said keypad unit is a multi-sectioned keypad unit comprising at least two sections.
11. The device according to claim 10 , wherein the keys of said keypad unit are distributed on at least two of said keypad sections.
12. The device according to claim 11 , wherein the keys of said keypad are distributed on at least two of said sections of said keypad so as said keys are spaced sufficiently far apart on said enlarged surface so as to minimize the likelihood of a user's finger inadvertently pressing buttons which said user does not intend to press.
13. The device according to claim 1 , wherein said main body of said wrist-mounted communication device further comprises an antenna unit.
14. The device according to claim 6 , or, 8 , or 13 , wherein while attached to said main body of said wrist-mounted communication device, said handset covers at least part of at least one of said units.
15. The device according to claim 13 , wherein said antenna comprises a biasing mechanism wherein;
said antenna is held in horizontal plane position of said wrist-mounted communication device when said device is not in use by a user; and
said biasing mechanism releases said antenna in a desired position relative to said horizontal plane when said wrist communication device is in use by said user.
16. The device according to claim 1 , wherein said handset comprises a keypad unit.
17. The device according to claim 16 , wherein said keypad is extended on at least two sections of said extended handset and the keys of said extended keypad are distributed on the surfaces of at least two sections of said extended handset so as said keys are spaced sufficiently far apart so as to minimize the likelihood of a user's finger inadvertently pressing buttons which said user does not intend to press.
18. The device according to claim 1 , wherein said multi-sectioned handset comprises at least one display unit.
19. The device according to claim 1 , wherein said handset sections are extendable by unfolding said handset via a hinge.
20. The device according to claim 1 , wherein handset sections are configured to extend telescopically, such that said sections are extendable by sliding said sections relative to each other.
21. The device according to claim 1 , wherein said handset further comprises a telescopically extendable antenna.
22. The device according to claim 1 , wherein said main body of said wrist-mounted communication device further comprises a watch unit.
23. The device according to claim 22 , wherein said watch unit and the location of attachment of said handset to said main body of said wrist-mounted communication device are in opposite relationship on a user's wrist.
24. A wrist-mounted communication device comprising a main body and a detachable multi-sectioned handset coupled to said main body, said handset comprising at least two sections wherein said multi-sectioned handset is configured to move between a closed position and an open position, wherein in open position said sections of said multi-sectioned handset expand to provide an extended handset and wherein said handset sections are configured to extend telescopically, such that said sections are extendable by sliding said sections relative to each other.
25. The device according to claim 24 , wherein said handset is wired to said wrist-mounted communication device.
26. The device according to claim 24 , wherein said handset further comprises a wireless connection with said wrist-mounted communication device.