Systems, articles and methods for wearable electronic devices that accommodate different user forms
US10152082B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 13, 2014 |
| Grant date | Dec 11, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 19, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/015
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Wearable electronic devices that provide robustness against variations in user form are described. The wearable electronic devices include a set of pod structures arranged in an annular configuration having a variable circumference, with adaptive physical coupling between adjacent pairs of pod structures. Adaptive physical coupling advantageously accommodates different user sizes, forms, and movements and enhances the overall ergonomics of the wearable electronic devices. Adaptive physical coupling also maintains substantially constant and/or equal angular spacing between components of the wearable electronic devices regardless of the form of the user.
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