Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Wearable computer having a skin-stimulating interface
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Application No.: US14183664Application Date: 2014-02-19
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Publication No.: US09858773B2Publication Date: 2018-01-02
- Inventor: Daniel Guilherme Paixao Deschamps
- Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
- Applicant Address: US WA Redmond
- Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
- Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US WA Redmond
- Agency: Wade IP Law LLC
- Main IPC: G08B23/00
- IPC: G08B23/00 ; G08B6/00 ; G08B21/18 ; H04M3/42

Abstract:
Techniques are described herein that are capable of providing electrical stimuli to skin of a user to convey information to the user. For instance, the electrical stimuli may inform the user of an event, a condition, etc. Examples of an event include but are not limited to receipt of a message (e.g., an email, an instant message (IM), a short message service (SMS) message, or a transcribed voicemail), receipt of an alarm (e.g., an alarm clock alarm or a warning), receipt of a phone call, occurrence of a time of day, etc. The electrical stimuli may inform the user of a condition of clothing that is worn by the user. The electrical stimuli may inform the user that a physical positioning of the user is to be changed.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150235529A1 WEARABLE COMPUTER HAVING A SKIN-STIMULATING INTERFACE Public/Granted day:2015-08-20
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