Electronic system with transformable mode mechanism and method of operation thereof

• US 10,496,198 B2
• Filed: 05/10/2016
• Issued: 12/03/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 08/05/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Lee, Sung Hyuck
• Primary Examiner(s): Odom, Curtis B
• Application Number:
  US15/150,644
• Publication Number:
  US 20160252975A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,302 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/015 Input arrangements based on nervous system activity detection, e.g. brain waves [EEG] detection, electromyograms [EMG] detection, electrodermal response detection
• 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: G06F 3/038 Control and interface arrangements therefor, e.g. drivers or device-embedded control circuitry
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04817 using icons graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0485 Scrolling or panning
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/385 Transceivers carried on the body, e.g. in helmets
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/023 using mutual or relative location information between multiple location based services [LBS] targets or of distance thresholds
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/025 using location based information parameters
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/22 Processing or transfer of terminal data, e.g. status or physical capabilities

Abstract

An electronic system includes a control unit including circuitry configured to determine a physical configuration based on a sensor reading, the physical configuration for representing a specific physical shape or arrangement of a client device from a set of shapes or arrangements with each shape or arrangement therein corresponding to a respective configuration; generate an operational mode based on the physical configuration for operating the client device; and a storage unit including memory, coupled to the control unit, configured to store the physical configuration, the operational mode, or a combination thereof.

Claims

1. An electronic device comprising:

a control unit including circuitry configured to;

determine a configuration for representing a physical shape of the electronic device from a plurality of different physical shapes, the configuration based in part on a movement distance of the electronic device,

identify an operational mode based on the configuration for operating the electronic device, the operational mode comprising a functional setting of the electronic device,

receive a unique input according to the configuration, the unique input for interacting with the electronic device based on the operational mode, and

determine an operation to perform as a function of the configuration and in response to the unique input; and

a memory, coupled to the control unit, configured to store at least one of;

the configuration or the operational mode.

2. The electronic device as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a user interface including a display interface, coupled to the control unit, configured to display information generated by the electronic device based on the operational mode.

3. The electronic device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the control unit is further configured to:

determine a biometric signature for recognizing an identity at the electronic device; and

identify the operational mode based on the biometric signature along with the configuration.

4. The electronic device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the control unit is further configured to identify the operational mode including a gesture mode for receiving a gesture input from a user according to the configuration.

5. The electronic device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the control unit is further configured to identify the operational mode including a monitor mode for monitoring a physical attribute of a user.

6. The electronic device as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:

a first sensor coupled to the control unit and configured to determine a sensor reading for representing an environment thereof;

wherein the control unit is configured to;

identify the operational mode corresponding to a configuration in a wearable state based on the sensor reading.

7. The electronic device as claimed in claim 6, wherein:

the first sensor is configured to detect a contact reading; and

the control unit is configured to further identify the operational mode according to the contact reading.

8. The electronic device as claimed in claim 2, wherein the control unit is further configured to generate a feedback through the user interface corresponding to the operational mode.

9. The electronic device as claimed in claim 6, wherein the control unit is further configured to identify the operational mode including enabling a second sensor.

10. The electronic device as claimed in claim 6, wherein the control unit is further configured to identify the operational mode based on a geographic location of the electronic device.

11. A method of operation of an electronic device comprising:

determining, by a control unit, a configuration for representing a physical shape of the electronic device from a plurality of different physical shapes, the configuration based in part on a movement distance of the electronic device;

identifying an operational mode based on the configuration for operating the electronic device, the operational mode comprising a functional setting of the electronic device;

receiving a unique input according to the configuration, the unique input for interacting with the electronic device based on the operational mode; and

determining an operation to perform as a function of the configuration and in response to the unique input.

12. The method as claimed in claim 11, further comprising:

displaying information generated by the electronic device based on the operational mode.

13. The method as claimed in claim 11, further comprising:

determining a biometric signature for recognizing an identity at the electronic device; and

wherein identifying the operational mode includes identifying the operational mode based on the biometric signature along with the configuration.

14. The method as claimed in claim 11, wherein identifying the operational mode includes identifying the operational mode including a gesture mode for receiving a gesture input from a user of the electronic device according to the configuration.

15. The method as claimed in claim 11, wherein identifying the operational mode includes identifying the operational mode including a monitor mode for monitoring a physical attribute of a user of the electronic device.

16. A non-transitory computer readable medium including a plurality of instructions that, when executed by a processor, are configured to cause the processor to:

determine a configuration for representing a physical shape of an electronic device from a plurality of different physical shapes, the configuration based in part on a movement distance of the electronic device;

identify an operational mode based on the configuration for operating the electronic device, the operational mode comprising a functional setting of the electronic device;

receive a unique input according to the configuration, the unique input for interacting with the electronic device based on the operational mode; and

determine an operation to perform as a function of the configuration and in response to the unique input.

17. The non-transitory computer readable medium as claimed in claim 16, wherein the plurality of instructions is further configured to cause the processor to:

display information generated by the electronic device based on the operational mode.

18. The non-transitory computer readable medium as claimed in claim 16, wherein the plurality of instructions is further configured to cause the processor to:

determine a biometric signature for recognizing an identity at the electronic device; and

wherein identifying the operational mode comprises identifying the operational mode based on the biometric signature along with the configuration.

19. The non-transitory computer readable medium as claimed in claim 16, wherein identifying the operational mode comprises identifying the operational mode including a gesture mode for receiving a gesture input from a user according to the configuration.

20. The non-transitory computer readable medium as claimed in claim 16, wherein identifying the operational mode comprises identifying the operational mode including a monitor mode for monitoring a physical attribute of a user.