Patent ID: 6359609
Filing Date: 2002-03-19
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A body-mountable display system comprising:a hand-holdable portable display capable of receiving an input signal generated by a computer and producing a video output in response thereto, said video output including a cursor for selectively controlling operation of the computer; a garment wearable by a user; and a flexible element operatively connecting the portable display to the garment to allow the portable display to be universally repositionable relative to the garment, said flexible element having spaced ends with one end mounted to the garment and the other end including means for detachably mounting the portable display to the flexible element, wherein said portable display comprises: a housing having a front wall at which a viewing aperture for viewing the video output is defined, a back wall and side walls, wherein the flexible element is detachably mounted to the housing at the back wall of the housing; and a computer mouse operably connected to the housing for selectively controlling the video output and operation of the computer, wherein the portable display includes a raised tab formed on the back wall of the housing, wherein the means for detachably mounting the portable display to the flexible element comprises a member attached to the other end of the flexible element, said member having a cooperating slot for removably receiving the raised tab, and wherein the portable display is detachably mounted to the flexible element via a dove-tail connection between the raised tab on the back wall of the housing and the cooperating slot on the member.