Wearable device
View Patent ↗A wearable device having a display element, display control circuitry connected to the display element; and a flexible body for supporting the display element, wherein the body is configured and sized to be secured onto a wearer, the body includes one or more components for maintaining an imparted configuration. In this way, for example, the body can be shaped into a configuration that will support the display element at a comfortable viewing angle.
1. A wearable device, comprising:
a display element having a liquid crystal display screen for displaying an image;
a display control circuitry connected to the display element, and
a flexible body for supporting the display element, the body being configured and sized to secure onto a wearer, the body including one or more components capable of being manually shaped into a imparted configuration and maintaining the imparted configuration.
2. The device of claim 1 wherein the at least one component comprises a ductile member.
3. The device of claim 2 wherein the ductile member is a metal member.
4. The device of claim 3 wherein the metal member is a ductile member.
5. The device of claim 1 wherein the at least one component comprises a series of rigid components connected via a cup-and-ball arrangement.
6. The device of claim 1 wherein the body is configured so that it can be manually shaped into an imparted configuration in which the display is in a viewing orientation.
7. The device of claim 1 wherein the display comprises a flexible display.
8. The device of claim 1 further comprising a wireless communication element, and at least one input control.
9. The device of claim 1 wherein the device comprises a personal digital assistant.
10. The device of claim 1 wherein the device comprises a video game system.