WIRELESS BRIDGE TO LOCAL DEVICES ON PERSONAL EQUIPMENT SYSTEM

摘要

Some embodiments are provided for providing a wireless bridge to local devices on personal equipment systems. Personal equipment systems can include wireless communication systems that allow external systems, users, or both to communicate with and access data from local devices on the personal equipment systems. Personal equipment systems are provided having one or more local devices coupled thereto and in wired communication with one another. Personal equipment systems can include a wireless system and local devices attached to a headgear system, the local devices being in wired communication with one another and in wireless communication with external systems. The wireless communication system is configured to establish a wireless connection with external systems for communicating with and accessing local devices that are in wired communication with each other.

主权项

1. A headgear system having an interference-resistant optical digital signal link configured to transmit optical digital signals between two or more local devices, the headgear system comprising:
an exterior shell; a guide path adjacent to the exterior shell, the guide path configured to direct the optical digital signal link between a first optical connector having a non-contact portion and a second optical connector having a non-contact portion; a first signal converter having a first local device electrical data interface and a first optical data interface, wherein the first local device electrical data interface is configured to electrically connect to a first electrical data connector of a first local device, and wherein the first signal converter is configured to convert between electrical digital signals and optical digital signals; the first optical connector having a non-contact portion configured to couple optical digital signals between the first optical data interface of the first signal converter and a first end of the interference-resistant optical digital signal link across a first gap; a second signal converter having a second local device electrical data interface and a second optical data interface, wherein the second local device electrical data interface is configured to electrically connect to a second electrical data connector of a second local device, and wherein the second signal converter is configured to convert between electrical digital signals and optical digital signals; and the second optical connector having a non-contact portion configured to couple optical digital signals between the second optical data interface of the second signal converter and a second end of the interference-resistant optical digital signal link across a second gap.