Patent ID: 6672513
Filing Date: 2004-01-06
Classification: G04B,G06F,G06K

Abstract:
An information processing system wearable by a user, comprising:a) a reader for electro-optically reading indicia, including a housing having a pair of electrical contacts and a scanner for scanning light across the indicia; and b) a support for mounting the housing around a body part of the user, the support including a flexible lithium polymer battery having an anode and a cathode and extending along a continuously curved strip that at least partly encircles the body part, and a pair of electrically conductive resilient spring elements for supporting the flexible battery, each resilient element extending along a continuous curve and at least partly encircling the body part, the resilient elements being respectively electrically connected to the anode and the cathode and to the contacts on the housing to conduct electrical energy from the battery along each resilient element to the reader.