Flexible wearable computer (US5581492)


	Parent Case:			This is a Continuation of application Ser. No. 08/192,636 filed Feb. 7, 1994, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,491,651, which in turn is a Continuation-In-Part of 07/884,117, filed May 15, 1992, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,295,398.
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	First Claim: Show all 34 claims			I claim: 1. A flexible wearable computer comprising: elements for computing including a plurality of mechanically separated but functionally intact components of a computing device; at least one flexible signal relaying portion operably connecting said elements for computing, the flexible signal relaying portion having sufficient flex to allow the elements for computing to be moved with respect to each other to accommodate a body morphology of a wearer of the flexible wearable computer, the flexible signal relaying portion comprising a plurality of signal-conducting elements extending between each of said elements for computing; and a flexible wearable member for supporting said elements for computing and said flexible signal relaying portion, the flexible wearable member being wearable on the body of the wearer of the flexible wearable computer.
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Foreign References:

Buy PDF	Publication	Date	IPC Code	Assignee	Title
	GB1887091	1975-03
	WO0264956	1988-04

Other Abstract Info:

DERABS C1993-386758 DERABS G1995-283882

Other References:

Leslie Helm; Japan Turns Fanciful in the Evolution of Computers; Los Angeles Times; Oct. 14, 1991; Business Section; p. 1, Part D, col. 2.

IBM Technical Information Bulletin, Wearable Interconnection For Portable Computers, vol. 34, No. 10B, Mar. 1992, p. 30.

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