Electronic device

• US 10,534,900 B2
• Filed: 02/11/2015
• Issued: 01/14/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 02/21/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Cheong, Cheol-Ho, Kang, Hyuk, Kim, Dong-Hyun, Kim, Yang-Su, Kim, Hyun-Soo, Na, Bo-Yeon, Roh, Byoung-Tack, Park, Jeong-Min, Park, Ji-Hyun, Park, Tae-Gun, Son, Kwang-Sub, Son, Dong-Il, Son, Sung-Ho, Shin, Sung-Hyuk, Shin, Hyun-Seok, Yang, Jin-gil, Yeo, Jae-Yung, Yoo, Jae-Bong, Yoon, Su-Ha, Jeon, Seung-Young, Lim, Kyung-Soo, Jung, Eui-Chang, Jin, In-Ji, Choi, Jong-Ho, Hong, Duk-Ki, Baek, Moo-Hyun, Seok, Sang-Youp, Yoon, Byoung-Uk
• Primary Examiner(s): Pearson, David J
• Application Number:
  US15/120,687
• Publication Number:
  US 20170011210A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,798 Days
• Field of Search: 726 7, 3405731
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0022 Monitoring a patient using a global network, e.g. telephone networks, internet
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/02055 Simultaneously evaluating both cardiovascular condition and temperature
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/021 Measuring pressure in heart or blood vessels A61B5/0205 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/02416 using photoplethysmograph signals, e.g. generated by infrared radiation A61B5/14552 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/318 Heart-related electrical modalities, e.g. electrocardiography [ECG]
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/681 Wristwatch-type devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/163 Wearable computers, e.g. on a belt
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1632 External expansion units, e.g. docking stations
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1652 the display being flexible, e.g. mimicking a sheet of paper, or rollable
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/32 using biometric data, e.g. fingerprints, iris scans or voiceprints
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/34 involving the use of external additional devices, e.g. dongles or smart cards
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2153 Using hardware token as a secondary aspect
• 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: G16H 10/00 ICT specially adapted for the handling or processing of patient-related medical or healthcare data for medical reports G16H15/00; for therapies or health-improving plans G16H20/00; for the handling or processing of medical images G16H30/00
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/30 relating to physical therapies or activities, e.g. physiotherapy, acupressure or exercising
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0861 using biometrical features, e.g. fingerprint, retina-scan cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication using biological data H04L9/3231
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/06 Authentication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/33 using wearable devices, e.g. using a smartwatch or smart-glasses
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/00 Services specially adapted for wireless communication networks; Facilities therefor
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/02 Terminal devices

Abstract

A method for providing a service by an electronic device according to various embodiments may comprise the steps of: obtaining biometric information of a user; determining at least one service associated with the biometric information out of a plurality of services that the electronic device supports; and providing the determined at least one service.

Claims

1. An electronic device, comprising:

at least one sensor;

at least one processor; and

a memory connected with the at least one processor, wherein the memory stores instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to;

identify a change in a state of the electronic device based on a preset condition,

in response to the identifying of the change in the state of the electronic device based on the preset condition, obtain first bio information about a user via the at least one sensor,

change a period of obtaining bio information via the at least one sensor based on a difference between the obtained first bio information and previous bio information,

identify at least one service associated with the first bio information among a plurality of services supported by the electronic device, and

provide the identified at least one service.

2. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the first bio information includes at least one of the user'"'"'s identification information, body information, emotion information, health information, disease information, exercise information, stress information, or sleep information.

3. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the preset condition includes at least one of a movement of the electronic device according to a preset gesture, a location movement of the electronic device to a preset area, or a switch between a sleep state of the electronic device and a wakeup state.

4. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the instructions further cause the at least one processor to obtain additional bio information about the user periodically according to the changed period.

5. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the instructions further cause the at least one processor to:

determine user association information associated with the first bio information among pre-stored user association information,

wherein at least one service corresponding to the determined user association information and the first bio information is determined from among the plurality of services, and

wherein the user association information includes at least one of information on the user, information on the electronic device, or information on an ambient environment of the electronic device.

6. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the identified at least one service is at least one of varying a user interface, user authentication, exercise coaching, recommending information, providing information, restricting access to a preset content, function, or service, or varying a setting of the electronic device.

7. The electronic device of claim 1,

wherein the first bio information includes the user'"'"'s age, and

wherein the identified at least one service changes a current user interface currently displayed into a user interface according to the user'"'"'s age.

8. The electronic device of claim 1,

wherein the first bio information includes the user'"'"'s age, and

wherein the identified at least one service includes at least one of changing a guidance voice of the electronic device, changing a voice volume, restricting access to a preset content or service, providing an alert feedback, or recommending information.

9. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the instructions further cause the at least one processor to:

compare the first bio information with a preset value, and

output at least one alarm signal according to a difference between the first bio information and the preset value,

wherein the at least one alarm signal is at least one of a visual signal, an audible signal, or a tactile signal.

10. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the instructions further cause the at least one processor to:

compare the first bio information with a preset value, and

output at least one alarm signal according to a difference between the first bio information and the preset value,

wherein if a difference between the first bio information and the preset value is larger than a threshold, a strength of the at least one alarm signal, type of the at least one alarm signal, count of outputting the at least one alarm signal, or period of obtaining the bio information increases.

11. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the instructions further cause the at least one processor to:

obtain the user'"'"'s movement or location information, and

authenticate the user based on the first bio information and the movement or location information.

12. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the instructions further cause the at least one processor to:

obtain the user'"'"'s current location, and

authenticate the user based on the first bio information and the current location.

13. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the instructions further cause the at least one processor to:

obtain the user'"'"'s exercise strength or activity type, and

authenticate the user based on the first bio information and one of the exercise strength and the activity type.

14. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the instructions further cause the at least one processor to:

compare the first bio information with a preset first value to authenticate the user,

when a difference between the first bio information and the preset first value is not more than a threshold, obtain second bio information about the user different from the first bio information, and

compare the second bio information with a preset second value to authenticate the user.

15. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the instructions further cause the at least one processor to:

detect an event,

authenticate the user based on the first bio information,

search a database stored in the electronic device or a first external device for an event identical to the detected event, and

control the electronic device, the first external device, or a second external device based on control information stored in the database corresponding to the searched event,

wherein the control information comprises at least one of an adjustment of a volume of the electronic device, the first external device or the second external device, varying a user interface, varying a brightness, or varying a channel.

16. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the instructions further cause the at least one processor to:

detect an event,

authenticate the user based on the first bio information,

detect the user'"'"'s control information associated with the event, and

store information on the event and the control information in a database of the electronic device or an external device.

17. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the instructions further cause the at least one processor to:

compare the first bio information with a preset value,

obtain user association information according to a difference between the first bio information and the preset value, and

store the first bio information and the user association information in a database of the electronic device or an external device,

wherein the user association information includes at least one of an image, a video, an audio, a location, a time, or weather.

18. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the instructions further cause the at least one processor to:

determine a category where the first bio information belongs among a plurality of preset categories, and

store information on the category and content being currently played in a database of the electronic device or an external device.

19. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the instructions further cause the at least one processor to:

detect an event,

determine bio information corresponding to the detected event, and

determine at least one service corresponding to the determined bio information among the plurality of services supported by the electronic device.

20. The electronic device of claim 19, wherein the instructions further cause the at least one processor to:

search a database stored in the electronic device or an external device for an event identical to the detected event, and

determine that stored bio information stored in the database corresponding to the searched event is the bio information corresponding to the detected event.

21. The electronic device of claim 19, wherein the instructions further cause the at least one processor to:

determine control information of an external device corresponding to the determined bio information, and

transmit the control information through a transceiver to the external device.

22. The electronic device of claim 19, wherein the instructions further cause the at least one processor to:

search a database stored in the electronic device or external device for an area where the electronic device is located, and

determine that stored bio information stored in the database corresponding to the searched area is the bio information corresponding to the detected event.