Wearable mobile computing system
A system having a mobile device and a wearable mount configured to couple to the mobile device, the coupling making the mobile device wearable at a worn location, wherein a set of functionalities of the mobile device corresponds to the worn location. The wearable mount having a coupler configured to couples to a mount coupling of a mobile device and a fastener that fastens the wearable mount to a location, the location, a set of functionalities of the mobile device being based on the location.
1. A system, comprising:
a mobile device having a set of functionalities; and
a plurality of wearable mounts comprising at least a first wearable mount and a second wearable mount configured to couple to the mobile device, the coupling of the mobile device with the first wearable mount making the mobile device wearable at a first location on a user's body and the coupling of the mobile device with the second wearable mount making the mobile device wearable at a second location on the user's body, wherein a first subset of the set of functionalities of the mobile device is automatically selected upon coupling the mobile device to the first wearable mount and a second subset of the set of functionalities of the mobile device is automatically selected upon coupling the mobile device to the second wearable mount,
wherein the first wearable mount is different than the second wearable mount and the first subset of the set of functionalities is different than the second subset of the set of functionalities.
2. The system of claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of wearable mounts comprises one of a finger mount, a wrist mount, and a waist mount, each of the plurality of wearable mounts including a fastener.
3. The system of claim 2 , wherein the finger mount fastener is one of a ring, a spring clip, and straps.
4. The system of claim 2 , wherein the wrist mount fastener is one of straps, a spring clip, and an adjustable belt.
5. The system of claim 2 , wherein the waist mount fastener is a belt clip.
6. The system of claim 1 , further comprising:
a first contact disposed on the mobile device; and
a second contact disposed on a wearable mount from the plurality of wearable mounts, the first and second contacts coupling to indicate the location of the mobile device on the user's body.
7. The system of claim 1 , further comprising:
a receiver disposed in the mobile device; and
a transmitter disposed in a wearable mount from the plurality of wearable mounts, the transmitter sending a signal to the receiver indicating the location of the mobile device on the user's body.
8. The system of claim 1 , wherein the subset of the set of functionalities is based on enabling and disabling available functionalities of the mobile device.
9. The system of claim 1 , wherein the subset of the set of functionalities is based on a priority list of available functionalities of the mobile device.
10. The system of claim 1 , wherein the mobile device further comprises a display.
11. The system of claim 10 , wherein a user interface shown on the display corresponds to the location of the mobile device on the user's body.
12. The system of claim 1 , wherein the mobile device further comprises a data input arrangement, the data input arrangement being unique to the location of the mobile device on the user's body.
13. The system of claim 2 , wherein, when the mobile device is coupled to the finger mount, the subset of the set of functionalities prioritizes scanning and radio frequency identification capabilities.
14. The system of claim 2 , wherein, when the mobile device is coupled to the wrist mount, the subset of the set of functionalities prioritizes radio frequency identification capabilities.
15. The system of claim 2 , wherein, when the mobile device is coupled to the waist mount, the subset of the set of functionalities prioritizes voice capabilities.
16. A mobile device having a set of functionalities, comprising:
a mount coupler configured to couple the mobile device to a plurality of wearable mounts comprising at least a first wearable mount and a second wearable mount, the first wearable mount being different than the second wearable mount; and
a processor automatically determining a first subset of the set of functionalities for the mobile device upon a coupling of the mobile device to the first wearable mount and the processor automatically determining a second subset of the set of functionalities for the mobile device upon a coupling of the mobile device to the second wearable mount,
wherein the first subset of the set of functionalities is different than the second subset of the set of functionalities.
17. The mobile device of claim 16 , further comprising:
a contact that couples to a corresponding contact of a wearable mount from the plurality of wearable mounts, the coupling of the contacts indicating a location based on a type of the wearable mount to which the mount coupler is coupled.
18. The mobile device of claim 16 , further comprising:
a receiver receiving a signal from a transmitter of a wearable mount from the plurality of wearable mounts, the signal indicating a location based on a type of the wearable mount to which the mount coupler is coupled.
19. A wearable mount, comprising:
a coupler configured to couple a plurality of wearable mounts comprising at least a first wearable mount and a second wearable mount to a mount coupling of a mobile device having a set of functionalities, the first wearable mount being different than the second wearable mount; and
a fastener that fastens the first wearable mount to a first location on a user's body and a fastener that fastens the second wearable mount to a second location on the user's body, a first subset of the set of functionalities of the mobile device being automatically selected upon a coupling of the mobile device to the first wearable mount and a second subset of the set of functionalities of the mobile device being automatically selected upon a coupling of the mobile device to the second wearable mount,
wherein the first subset of the set of functionalities is different than the second subset of the set of functionalities.
20. The plurality of wearable mounts of claim 19 , wherein the fastener is one of straps, a ring, a spring clip, and a belt clip.
21. The plurality of wearable mounts of claim 19 , further comprising:
a contact that couples to a corresponding contact of the mobile device, the coupling of the contacts indicating the location.
22. The plurality of wearable mounts of claim 19 , further comprising:
a transmitter sending a signal to a receiver of the mobile device, the signal indicating the location.
23. The plurality of wearable mounts of claim 19 , wherein the location is one of a finger, a wrist and a waist.