US 11,747,858 B2
Wearable device with expandable display strips
Abhishek Seth, Deoband (IN); Soma Shekar Naganna, Bangalore (IN); and Sarbajit K. Rakshit, Kolkata (IN)
Assigned to International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US)
Filed by INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, Armonk, NY (US)
Filed on Sep. 21, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/448,210.
Prior Publication US 2023/0090967 A1, Mar. 23, 2023
Int. Cl. G06F 1/16 (2006.01); G04G 17/04 (2006.01)
CPC G06F 1/163 (2013.01) [G06F 1/1637 (2013.01); G04G 17/045 (2013.01)] 11 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus for a wearable device with expandable display strips, the apparatus comprising: a first layer including a portion with a first display panel and another portion with a first expandable strap; a second layer including a portion with a second display panel, and another portion with a second expandable strap; the first layer is coupled to the second layer, wherein the first display panel is capable of extending and retracting over a top surface of the second display panel, wherein the first expandable strap and the second expandable strap are configured to accommodate a wrist of user through an aperture of the wearable device with the expandable display strips; and a first gear and rack mechanism coupled to the top surface of the second display panel and a bottom surface of the first display panel, wherein the first gear and rack mechanism is configured to extend and retrack the second layer with the second display relative to the first layer with the first display, wherein the first layer and the second layer are arranged in a concentric manner.