Patent ID: 6895261

Claim:
A user-wearable communication device, comprising: a garment; a microprocessor-based, software-programmable host unit securably affixed to said garment in a manner and location such that the presence of the host unit, and its location and manner of being affixed, are substantially unobservable; a two-way interactive communication unit separately and securably affixed to said garment; and an interface connecting said host unit to said interactive communication unit and one or more peripheral electronic appliances; wherein said host unit, comprises: a docking station securably affixed to said garment, said docking station having an electronic interface which accommodates said host unit and is configured to allow said host unit to be mounted flushly therein, said docking station having a docking housing adapted to engage with a sufficient portion of a host unit housing so as to securably retain the host unit in the docking station; a mechanical, pressure-based locking mechanism adapted to allow rapid secured placement and removal of the host unit from said docking station; and a battery power source internal to said host unit.