Patent ID: 9529338
Filing Date: 2016-12-27
CPC Classification: G04G,G09F

Claim Text:
1. A display assembly comprising: a band having a top portion and curved sides configured to wrap around a wrist or arm of a user to permit the display assembly to be worn by the user; an electronic module comprising a computer component and configured for wireless communication with an external device, the electronic module further comprising a display comprising a face with a plurality of light-emitting devices positioned thereon, the display controlled by the computer component and configured for selectively displaying human-readable indicia, the display being operable between an active state and an inactive state, wherein each of the light-emitting devices is configured to emit light when in the active state; a cover comprising a flexible material disposed over the face of the display and covering all of the plurality of light-emitting devices, such that the flexible material forms an outermost surface of the display assembly, wherein the flexible material is sufficiently flexible to be bent to an angle of greater than 90 degrees without permanent deformation or fracture, the flexible material having an outer surface and an inner surface opposite the outer surface, the cover further having a first plurality of conduits extending from the inner surface of the cover toward the outer surface through a portion of a thickness of the cover; and a rigid shell positioned between the face of the display and the inner surface of the cover, the shell comprising a front piece and a back piece configured to form an enclosure configured to hold the electronic module, and wherein the shell is further configured to permit a portion of the light emitted from each light-emitting device in the active state to pass through, such that light emitted from one of the plurality of light-emitting devices travels through the shell to be visible through the cover, wherein the shell has a curved outer surface positioned over the face of the display, and wherein the cover has a curved portion positioned over the face of the display, and the curved portion of the cover is positioned in contact with the curved outer surface of the shell, and wherein the flexible material is configured to obscure vision of the display when the display is in the inactive state.