Wearable electronic devices having an inward facing input device and methods of use thereof
A wearable electronic device is provided herein. The wearable electronic device includes a body defining an aperture therethrough. The aperture is sized and shaped to receive a finger of a user. The wearable electronic device further includes a computer processor and an input device at least partially extending from an inner surface of the body. The input device is movable between a first position and a second position. Movement of the input device between the first position and second position provides an input to the processor. The electronic wearable device also includes a transmitter coupled to the computer processor and configured to send electronic transmissions to an external electronic device. The electronic transmissions correspond to the input. The electronic wearable device also includes a power source for providing power to the computer processor, the input device and the transmitter.
1. A wearable electronic device comprising:
a body having an inner surface defining an aperture there through, the aperture sized and shaped to receive a finger of a user;
a computer processor;
at least one input device positioned on the inner surface of the body and exposed to the aperture, the at least one input device being movable between a first position and a second position to provide an input to the processor, wherein the at least one input device protrudes from the inner surface of the body towards the aperture of the body; and
a transmitter coupled to the computer processor to send electronic transmissions, the electronic transmissions corresponding to the input.
2. The wearable electronic device of claim 1 wherein the computer processor, the at least one input device, and the transmitter are housed in a removable housing coupled to the body.
3. The wearable electronic device of claim 2 wherein the removable housing is coupled to the body by a clip surrounding a portion of the body.
4. The wearable electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising a touch pad.
5. The wearable electronic device of claim 4 wherein the touch pad is protruding from an outside surface of the body.
6. The wearable electronic device of 4 wherein the touch pad is a capacitive touch screen.
7. The wearable electronic device of claim 1 wherein the at least one input device comprises at least three input devices.
8. The wearable electronic device of claim 7 wherein one of the input devices is positioned on a protrusion of the body.
9. The wearable electronic device of claim 1 wherein the body has an annular shape.
10. The wearable electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising a power source for providing power to the computer processor, the input device, and the transmitter.
11. The wearable electronic device of claim 10 wherein the power source is a rechargeable charging member.
12. The wearable electronic device of claim 7 wherein each of the at least three input devices has a respective axis and two of the at least three input devices are positioned on the inner surface of the body such that the respective axes of the two input devices meet at a center of the aperture of the body at an angle of at least 70 degrees.