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Patent US8125405 - Wearable computer in a process control environment - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsA wearable computer for use in a process control environment includes a central processing unit, a memory and a number of other or integral devices such as a display, a microphone, a video camera, a voice recognition unit and a remote communication device that communicates with a host computer. The wearable...http://www.google.com/patents/US8125405?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US8125405 - Wearable computer in a process control environmentAdvanced Patent SearchTry the new Google Patents, with machine-classified Google Scholar results, and Japanese and South Korean patents.Publication numberUS8125405 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 11/747,777Publication dateFeb 28, 2012Filing dateMay 11, 2007Priority dateFeb 12, 1999Fee statusPaidAlso published asDE10006126A1, DE10006126B4, DE10066477B3, DE10066478B3, US7230582, US20070210983Publication number11747777, 747777, US 8125405 B2, US 8125405B2, US-B2-8125405, US8125405 B2, US8125405B2InventorsAndrew P. Dove, Kent Allan BurrOriginal AssigneeFisher-Rosemount Systems, Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (94), Non-Patent Citations (45), Referenced by (4), Classifications (11), Legal Events (3) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetWearable computer in a process control environment
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