Patent ID: 6158884
Filing Date: 2000-12-12
Classification: G04B,G04G,H04B

Abstract:
A portable electronic device adapted to be worn on a user's wrist, the portable electronic device comprising:an electronic unit including at least one electronic component;a watch included within the electronic unit having movements for displaying a time of day;a wrist band including a plurality of electrically conductive fibers and a plurality of non-conductive fibers woven orthogonal to one another to define a simple grid, electrically coupled to the electronic unit thereby creating an electronic circuit;a power source integrated with the plurality of electrically conductive fibers, the plurality of electrically conductive fibers and the plurality of non-conductive fibers characterized as emanating an electromagnetic field for inductive coupling of the power source to a remote portable electronic device, thereby creating an electronic circuit;an assembly for housing the electronic unit, the assembly including contacts electrically coupled to the plurality of electrically conductive fibers; andat least one display integrated with the assembly for the display of informative data.