Integrated computational interface device with holder for wearable extended reality appliance
An integrated computational interface device may include a portable housing having a key region and a non-key region; a keyboard associated with the key region of the housing; and a holder associated with the non-key region of the housing. The holder may be configured for selective engagement with and disengagement from the wearable extended reality appliance, such that when the wearable extended reality appliance is selectively engaged with the housing via the holder, the wearable extended reality appliance is transportable with the housing.
1. An integrated computational interface device, comprising:
a portable housing having a key region and a non-key region;
a keyboard associated with the key region of the housing;
a holder associated with the non-key region of the housing, the holder being configured for selective engagement with and disengagement from a wearable extended reality appliance, such that when the wearable extended reality appliance is selectively engaged with the housing via the holder, the wearable extended reality appliance is transportable with the housing; and
a track pad associated with the housing;
wherein:
the wearable extended reality appliance includes a pair of smart glasses having temples, each temple including an elastic track pad protector on a distal end thereof, and
when the pair of smart glasses is selectively engaged with the housing via the holder, the elastic track pad protectors on the temples of the smart glasses contact the track pad.
2. The integrated computational interface device of claim 1 , wherein the holder includes at least two grasping elements configured for selective engagement with the temples of the pair of smart glasses.
3. The integrated computational interface device of claim 1 , wherein the holder includes a clip for selectively connecting the wearable extended reality appliance to the housing.
4. The integrated computational interface device of claim 1 , wherein the holder includes a compartment for selectively enclosing at least a portion of the wearable extended reality appliance.
5. The integrated computational interface device of claim 1 , wherein the holder includes at least one indentation corresponding to a shape of a portion of the wearable extended reality appliance.
6. The integrated computational interface device of claim 5 , further comprising a nose bridge projection in the holder, wherein the wearable extended reality appliance includes a pair of extended reality glasses and wherein the at least one indentation includes two indentations on opposite sides of the nose bridge projection, to thereby receive lenses of the extended reality glasses.
7. The integrated computational interface device of claim 5 , wherein the wearable extended reality appliance includes a pair of extended reality glasses, and wherein the holder is configured such that when lenses of the extended reality glasses are located on one side of the keyboard, temples of the extended reality glasses extend over the keyboard with distal ends thereof located on a side of the keyboard opposite the lenses.
8. The integrated computational interface device of claim 1 , further comprising a charger associated with the housing and configured to charge the wearable extended reality appliance when the wearable extended reality appliance is selectively engaged with the holder.
9. The integrated computational interface device of claim 1 , further comprising a wire port in the housing, the wire port for receiving a wire extending from the wearable extended reality appliance.
10. The integrated computational interface device of claim 9 , wherein the wire port is located at a front side of the integrated computational interface device configured to face a user while the user types on the keyboard.
11. The integrated computational interface device of claim 1 , further comprising at least one motion sensor within the housing and at least one processor operatively connected thereto, and wherein the at least one processor is programmed to implement a mode of operation based on input received from the at least one motion sensor.
12. The integrated computational interface device of claim 11 , wherein the at least one processor is programmed to automatically adjust settings of a virtual display presented by the wearable extended reality appliance based on the input received from the at least one motion sensor.
13. The integrated computational interface device of claim 11 , wherein the at least one processor is programmed to output a notice when the integrated computational interface device is moved by more than a threshold distance while the wearable extended reality appliance is disengaged from the holder.
14. The integrated computational interface device of claim 1 , wherein the keyboard includes at least thirty keys.
15. The integrated computational interface device of claim 14 , wherein the at least thirty keys includes a dedicated input key for executing actions by the wearable extended reality appliance.
16. The integrated computational interface device of claim 14 , wherein the at least thirty keys includes a dedicated input key for changing illumination of a virtual display projected by the wearable extended reality appliance.
17. The integrated computational interface device of claim 1 , further comprising a protective cover operable in two encasing modes, wherein:
in a first encasing mode the protective cover overlies the wearable extended reality appliance in the housing; and
in a second encasing mode the protective cover is configured to elevate the housing.
18. The integrated computational interface device of claim 17 , wherein the protective cover includes at least one camera associated therewith.
19. The integrated computational interface device of claim 17 , wherein the housing has a quadrilateral shape and includes magnets in three sides of the quadrilateral shape for engagement with the protective cover.