Gesture detection to pair two wearable devices and perform an action between them and a wearable device, a method and a system using heat as a means for communication

• US 10,164,677 B2
• Filed: 11/09/2017
• Issued: 12/25/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 07/02/2014
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Ohki, Yoshihito, Okazawa, Kae, Hamada, Masafumi, Lovrin, Kenny, Moren, Billy
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen, David Q
• Application Number:
  US15/808,218
• Publication Number:
  US 20180091182A1
• Time in Patent Office: 411 Days
• Field of Search: 455557, 455417, 3404071, 3405731
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/163 Wearable computers, e.g. on a belt
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/014 Hand-worn input/output arrangements, e.g. data gloves
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/016 Input arrangements with force or tactile feedback as computer generated output to the user
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/017 Gesture based interaction, e.g. based on a set of recognized hand gestures interaction based on gestures traced on a digitiser G06F3/04883
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0346 with detection of the device orientation or free movement in a 3D space, e.g. 3D mice, 6-DOF [six degrees of freedom] pointers using gyroscopes, accelerometers or tilt-sensors
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/385 Transceivers carried on the body, e.g. in helmets
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72412 using two-way short-range wireless interfaces

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to devices and methods for initiating execution of actions and for communicating information to a user, and more particularly, to initiating execution of predefined actions in wearable devices and communication devices based on gestures made with the wearable devices and/or heat applied to a surface of the wearable devices. According to an aspect, the method relates to, in the wearable device, detecting a first, in the first wearable device predefined, gesture of the first wearable device, broadcasting a first signal comprising information associated with the first gesture, receiving, from a second wearable device, a second signal comprising information associated with a second gesture and initiating execution of a, in the first wearable device predefined, first action based on the first signal and the second signal.

Claims

1. A wearable device, comprising:

a first communication interface configured to communicate with another wearable device;

a heat sensor; and

a first circuitry configured to

generate a signal based on a temperature detected by the heat sensor, and

send the signal, using the first communication interface, to the another wearable device,

wherein the another wearable device comprises;

a second communication interface configured to communicate with the wearable device;

a heat generator configured to heat a component of the another wearable device; and

a second circuitry configured to

receive data including the sent signal, using the second communication interface, from the wearable device, and

instruct the heat generator to generate heat at a specific temperature based on the received data.

2. The wearable device according to claim 1, wherein the received data comprises position information, and the second circuitry of the another wearable device is further configured to instruct the heat generator to generate heat based on the position information.

3. The wearable device according to claim 1, wherein the received data comprises time interval information, and the second circuitry of the another wearable device is further configured to instruct the heat generator to generate heat for a duration of time based on the time interval information.

4. The wearable device according to claim 1, wherein the another wearable device is any of:

a mobile phone, a smart phone, a computer, a laptop, a handheld computer, a portable digital assistant, a tablet computer, or a gaming device.

5. The wearable device according to claim 1, wherein the second circuitry of the another wearable device is further configured to

control a heat production of the heat generator when the temperature detected by the heat sensor exceeds a predetermined threshold.

6. The wearable device according to claim 1, wherein the specific temperature is a same temperature as the temperature detected by the heat sensor.

7. The wearable device according to claim 1, further comprising:

a pressure measuring element configured to measure a pressure generated on a surface of the wearable device.

8. The wearable device according to claim 1, wherein the another wearable device further comprises:

a pressure generator configured to generate a pressure.

9. The wearable device according to claim 8, wherein the second circuitry of the another wearable device is further configured to

instruct the pressure generator to generate the pressure based on the received data.

10. The wearable device according to claim 8, wherein the second circuitry of the another wearable device is further configured to

instruct the heat generator and the pressure generator to generate the heat and the pressure at a same time.

11. The wearable device according to claim 8, wherein the second circuitry of the another wearable device is further configured to

instruct the heat generator and the pressure generator to generate the heat and the pressure at a same specific position on a surface of the another wearable device.

12. The wearable device according to claim 1, wherein the specific temperature corresponds to the temperature detected by the heat sensor.

13. A method of communication between a first wearable device and a second wearable device, the method comprising:

detecting a temperature of the first wearable device;

generating a signal based on the detected temperature and sending the generated signal from the first wearable device to the second wearable device; and

heating a component of the second wearable device at a specific temperature based on the sent signal,

wherein the specific temperature corresponds to the detected temperature.

14. The method according to claim 13, wherein the specific temperature is a same temperature as the detected temperature.

15. A wearable device, comprising:

a first communication interface configured to communicate with another wearable device;

a heat generator configured to heat a component of the wearable device; and

a first circuitry configured to

receive data, using the first communication interface, from the another wearable device, and

instruct the heat generator to generate heat at a specific temperature based on the received data,

wherein the another wearable device comprises;

a second communication interface configured to communicate with the wearable device;

a heat sensor; and

a second circuitry configured to

generate a signal based on a temperature detected by the heat sensor, and

send the signal, using the second communication interface, to the wearable device.

16. The wearable device according to claim 15, wherein the received data comprises position information, and the first circuitry of the wearable device is further configured to instruct the heat generator to generate heat based on the position information.

17. The wearable device according to claim 15, wherein the received data comprises time interval information, and the first circuitry of the wearable device is further configured to instruct the heat generator to generate heat for a duration of time based on the time interval information.

18. The wearable device according to claim 15, wherein the wearable device is any of:

a mobile phone, a smart phone, a computer, a laptop, a handheld computer, a portable digital assistant, a tablet computer, or a gaming device.

19. The wearable device according to claim 15, wherein the first circuitry of the wearable device is further configured to

control a heat production of the heat generator when the temperature detected by the heat sensor exceeds a predetermined threshold.

20. The wearable device according to claim 15, wherein the specific temperature is a same temperature as the temperature detected by the heat sensor.

21. The wearable device according to claim 15, wherein the another wearable device further comprises:

a pressure measuring element configured to measure a pressure generated on a surface of the another wearable device.

22. The wearable device according to claim 15, further comprising:

a pressure generator configured to generate a pressure.

23. The wearable device according to claim 22, wherein the first circuitry of the wearable device is further configured to

instruct the pressure generator to generate the pressure based on the received data.

24. The wearable device according to claim 22, wherein the first circuitry of the wearable device is further configured to

instruct the heat generator and the pressure generator to generate the heat and the pressure at a same time.

25. The wearable device according to claim 22, wherein the first circuitry of the wearable device is further configured to

instruct the heat generator and the pressure generator to generate the heat and the pressure at a same specific position on a surface of the wearable device.

26. The wearable device according to claim 15, wherein the specific temperature corresponds to the temperature detected by the heat sensor.

27. A method of communication between a first wearable device and a second wearable device, the method comprising:

sending data from the second wearable device to the first wearable device; and

heating a component of the first wearable device at a specific temperature based on the sent data,

wherein the sent data includes a signal that is generated by the second wearable device based on a detected temperature, and

wherein the specific temperature corresponds to the detected temperature.

28. The method according to claim 27, wherein the specific temperature is a same temperature as the detected temperature.