Granted Patent B2

US 12,342,248 · App. 17/910,746 · Granted Jun 24, 2025

Inventors: Lance Heron (Salmon Arm, CA); Gerhard De Beer (Tucson, AZ)

Assignee: ARMILLA TECH LTD.

H04W4/12H04B1/3827H04W12/033

Abstract

Claims (35)

1. A system for communicating a sports message, the system comprising:

(a) an encased portable device comprising:

(i) a portable computing device having a first processor for processing the sports message, and having a first display;

(ii) an enclosure external to the portable computing device for supporting the portable computing device and housing a first wireless transceiver external to the portable computing device; and

(iii) a connector for connecting the portable computing device and the enclosure to each other, the first wireless transceiver being in electrical communication with the first processor via the connector such that the first wireless transceiver is operable to receive the sports message from the first processor; and

(b) a wearable device comprising a second processor, a second display, and a second wireless transceiver in electrical communication with the second processor,

wherein the first and second wireless transceivers are cooperatively operable to wirelessly transmit the sports message from the enclosure to the wearable device for display on the second display.

2. The system of claim 1 wherein the wearable device comprises a heater disposed adjacent to the second display for heating the second display.

3. The system of claim 2 wherein the wearable device is operable to sense a temperature at the wearable device, and to heat the second display by the heater in response to the temperature.

4. The system of claim 1 operable to wirelessly transmit encrypted communications between the encased portable device and the wearable device.

5. The system of claim 1 wherein the enclosure further houses an antenna for wireless communications between the first and second wireless transceivers.

6. The system of claim 1 wherein the first processor is operable to receive a user selection of a name for the wearable device, and the first wireless transceiver is operable to wirelessly transmit the name to the second wireless transceiver.

7. The system of claim 1 wherein the enclosure is dimensioned to support the portable computing device while maintaining visibility of the first display, the first display is operable to display a plurality of said sports messages, and the first processor is operable to receive a first user-selection of the sports message from among said plurality of sports messages.

8. The system of claim 7 wherein the first processor is operable to receive a second user-selection of one of: (i) a user-defined category associated with said sports message; (ii) a user-selected search criterion other than said user-defined category; and (iii) a digital file imported into a memory of the portable computing device, and wherein the first processor is further operable to cause the first display to display said plurality of said sports messages in response to said second user-selection.

9. The system of claim 7 wherein the first processor is operable to receive a third user-selection of an attribute and to associate the third user-selection with the first user-selection of the sports message.

10. A method of communicating a sports message, the method comprising:

(a) establishing wireless communications between an encased portable device and a wearable device when the encased portable device comprises a portable computing device having a first processor and a first display, when the encased portable device further comprises an enclosure external to the portable computing device supporting the portable computing device and housing a first wireless transceiver that is external to the portable computing device and is in electrical communication with the first processor via a connector connected between the portable computing device and the enclosure such that the wireless transceiver is operable to receive the sports message from the first processor, and when the wearable device comprises a second processor, a second display, and a second wireless transceiver in electrical communication with the second processor;

(b) receiving by the first processor a first user-selection of the sports message;

(c) wirelessly transmitting the sports message by the first wireless transceiver to the second wireless transceiver; and

(d) displaying the sports message on the second display.

11. The method of claim 10 further comprising: (e) heating the second display by a heater disposed adjacent to the second display.

12. The method of claim 11 wherein step (e) comprises sensing, by the wearable device, a temperature at the wearable device.

13. The method of claim 10 wherein step (c) comprises encrypting the sports message into an encrypted communication and wirelessly transmitting the encrypted communication.

14. The method of claim 10 further comprising:

(f) receiving by the first processor a user selection of a name for the wearable device; and

(g) wirelessly transmitting the name from the first wireless transceiver to the second wireless transceiver.

15. The method of claim 10 wherein step (b) comprises receiving by the first processor a second user-selection of one of: (i) a user-defined category associated with the sports message, (ii) a user-selected search criterion other than said user-defined category, and (iii) a digital file imported into a memory of the portable computing device; and wherein step (b) further comprises displaying on the first display a plurality of said sports messages in response to said second user-selection when the enclosure is dimensioned to support the portable computing device while maintaining visibility of the first display.

16. The method of claim 10 wherein step (b) comprises receiving by the first processor a second user-selection of an attribute, and further comprises associating the second user-selection with the first user-selection.

17. A system for communicating a sports message, the system comprising:

(a) means for receiving a first user-selection of the sports message at an encased portable device;

(b) wireless transmission means for wirelessly transmitting the sports message from the encased portable device to a wearable device; and

(c) display means for displaying the sports message at the wearable device.

18. The system of claim 17 further comprising means for heating the display means.

19. The system of claim 17 further comprising means for receiving a user-selection of a name for the wearable device, the wireless transmission means being operable to transmit the name from the encased portable device to the wearable device.

20. The system of claim 17 further comprising means for receiving a second user-selection of an attribute and associating the second user-selection with the first user-selection.

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