Wireless devices with flexible monitors and keyboards
A portable device (e.g., a wireless device such as a cell phone) is provided with a flexible keyboard and a flexible display screen. Such flexible components may be stored in the housing of the portable device when not in use. The flexible display screen and flexible keyboard may be expanded from the housing when the flexible components are utilized by a user. Non-flexible display and input components may be provided on the exterior of the portable device such that the device may be used, in some form, while the flexible components are stored. In one embodiment, a portion of the flexible display (or flexible keyboard) may be utilized when the flexible display (or flexible keyboard) is stored in said first housing.
1. An apparatus comprising:
a head-wearable device comprising at least one housing, said at least one housing comprising:
a speaker;
a microphone; and
a movement sensor, wherein said movement sensor comprises an accelerometer;
a manual input operably coupled to said head-wearable device;
wherein said head-wearable device further comprises:
a display operable to cover at least a portion of at least one eye of a wearer of said head-wearable device, wherein said display is operable to display a virtual object and to allow said wearer of said head-wearable device to view, simultaneously with said virtual object, a portion of said wearer's actual world environment; and
a camera pointed in a field-of-vision of said wearer and operable to capture an image of said portion of said wearer's actual world environment;
wherein said display is operable to display said image of said wearer's actual world environment taken by said camera simultaneously with said virtual object.
2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein said head-wearable device further comprises a second movement sensor.
3. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein said virtual object comprises a distance-locked virtual object.
4. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein said virtual object comprises an angle-locked virtual object.
5. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein said virtual object is maintained in a fixed location.
6. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein said head-wearable device further comprises a locating device.
7. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein said head-wearable device comprises:
a top-of-the head mounting structure; and
a behind-the-head mounting structure.
8. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein said display comprises:
a first display covering at least a portion of a first eye of said wearer; and
a second display covering at least a portion of a second eye of said wearer.
9. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein said display is further operable to display a second virtual object, wherein said second virtual object is a cursor and said first virtual object is a web browser.
10. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein said display is non-transparent.
11. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein said head-wearable device further comprises a second camera.
12. The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein said second camera is operable to capture an image of a portion of said wearer's actual world environment that is outside said field-of-vision of said wearer.
13. The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein said display is operable to display said image of said portion of said wearer's actual world environment that is outside said field-of-vision of said wearer.
14. The apparatus of claim 13 , wherein said display is operable to display said image of said portion of said wearer's actual world environment that is outside said field-of-vision of said wearer simultaneously with said virtual object.
15. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein said image comprises video.
16. A head-mounted device comprising:
a head-mounted power source;
a head-mounted manual input;
a head-mounted processor;
a head-mounted movement sensor;
a top-of-the-head mounting structure;
a behind-the-head mounting structure;
a head-mounted display operable to cover at least a portion of at least one eye of a wearer of said head- mounted device, wherein a first virtual object is operable to be displayed on said head-mounted display and controlled with manual input and a second virtual object is operable to be displayed on said head mounted display and controlled autonomously by said processor; and
a head-mounted camera, wherein information from said head-mounted camera is operable to be displayed on said head-mounted display simultaneously with said first virtual object and said second virtual object.
17. The head-mounted device of claim 16 , wherein said head-mounted display is non-flexible and non- transparent.
18. The apparatus of claim 16 , wherein:
said head-mounted camera is pointed in a field-of- vision of said wearer and operable to capture said information, wherein said information comprises a portion of said wearer's actual world environment; and
said display is operable to display said information comprising said portion of said wearer's actual world environment captured by said camera simultaneously with said first virtual object and said second virtual object.
19. The apparatus of claim 16 , wherein said head-wearable device further comprises a second camera.
20. The apparatus of claim 19 , wherein said second camera is operable to capture an image of a portion of said wearer's actual world environment that is outside said field-of-vision of said wearer.