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General Dynamics Decision Systems, Inc.

Charlene Jean Todd

Peter W Grzybowski

Russell W Adams

Chad Scott Bergstrom

Byron Tarver

Jeffrey Scott Churprun

A wearable computer system includes a processing unit () and a number of peripherals. The processing unit and peripherals are coupled in a daisy-chain fashion utilizing a serial bus (). The processing unit has a single connector for implementing the serial bus, and peripherals each have two connectors for propagating the serial bus. The wearable computer system has only one unused connector at any one time, thereby reducing excess bulk and weight due to excessive unused connectors. When a peripheral interrupts the processing unit, the processing unit relinquishes the serial bus to the interrupting peripheral. Alternatively, peripherals are assigned time slots within which the peripherals can utilize the serial bus.

Method and apparatus for a wearable computer

A wearable computer system includes a processing unit ( ) and a number of peripherals. The processing unit and peripherals are coupled in a daisy-chain fashion utilizing a serial bus ( ). The processing unit has a single connector for implementing the serial bus, and peripherals each have two connectors for propagating the serial bus. The wearable computer system has only one unused connector at any one time, thereby reducing excess bulk and weight due to excessive unused connectors. When a peripheral interrupts the processing unit, the processing unit relinquishes the serial bus to the interrupting peripheral. Alternatively, peripherals are assigned time slots within which the peripherals can utilize the serial bus.

An apparatus is disclosed for continuous load optimization of wireless communication networks by making use of statistical data about both the communication medium characteristics and the characteristics of messages that users desire to send over the network. The network comprises a network control base station ( ) and a plurality of slave stations ( ). One or more applications ( ) are associated with each station which are used to generate the messages in digital format. Each application is coupled to a protocol stack ( ) that defines the required characteristics of the data and changes to the data that occur during the communication process. An interface ( ) is coupled to the layers of each protocol stack ( ) to allow tuning of the message characteristics to maximize successful transmission with minimum message latency.

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Chandler, AZ, United States of America

Charlene Jean Todd