OUTPUT DEVICE DETECTION

• US 20110080289A1
• Filed: 10/22/2009
• Published: 04/07/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 10/05/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications USA Incorporated (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications USA Incorporated (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Minton, Wayne Christopher
• Application Number:
  US12/603,844
• Publication Number:
  US 20110080289A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/573.1
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 27/017 Head mounted
• CPC Class Codes: G02C 11/10 Electronic devices other than hearing aids
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/385 Transceivers carried on the body, e.g. in helmets
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/05 specially adapted for use on head, throat or breast
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/6066 including a wireless connection
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72412 using two-way short-range wireless interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/12 including a sensor for measuring a physical value, e.g. temperature or motion telephones including GPS signal receivers H04M2250/10
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/16 including more than one display unit
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/74 with voice recognition means voice activated dialling H04M1/271; voice recognition algorithms G10L15/00

Abstract

A device may include a sensor configured to detect when a user is wearing or holding the device. The device may also include a display and a communication interface. The communication interface may be configured to forward an indication to a media playing device when the user is wearing or holding the device and receive content from the media playing device, where the content is received in response to the indication that the user is wearing or holding the device. The communication interface may also output the content to the display.

Claims

1. A device, comprising:

at least one sensor configured to detect when a user is wearing or holding the device;

a display; and

a communication interface configured to;

forward an indication to a media playing device when the user is wearing or holding the device,

receive content from the media playing device, the content being received in response to the indication that the user is wearing or holding the device, and

output the content to the display.

2. The device of claim 1, wherein the at least one sensor is configured to detect a change in an electrical property, pressure or temperature.

3. The device of claim 2, wherein the at least one sensor is configured to detect a change in electrical capacitance, resistance or inductance.

4. The device of claim 2, wherein the at least one sensor comprises a first temperature sensor and a second temperature sensor, the device further comprising:

processing logic configured to;

detect a difference in temperature between the first and second temperature sensors, and

determine that the user is wearing or holding the device when the difference meets a threshold value.

5. The device of claim 2, wherein the at least one sensor is located in a nose pad, frame temple or nose bridge of a pair of video glasses.

6. The device of claim 2, wherein the device comprise a pair of video glasses, a pair of goggles, a face shield, a watch, a bracelet or a clip.

7. The device of claim 1, further comprising:

processing logic configured to;

detect when the device is no longer being worn or held by the user, and

forward information to the media playing device when the device is no longer being worn or held by the user.

8. The device of claim 1, further comprising:

processing logic configured to;

receive voice input from the user, and

identify the content based on the voice input.

9. The device of claim 1, wherein when forwarding the indication, the communication interface is configured to forward the indication via radio frequency communications.

10. The device of claim 1, wherein when receiving content, the communication interface is configured to receive the content via radio frequency communications.

11. A method, comprising:

receiving voice input from a user;

identifying content to be played based on the voice input;

receiving input from an output device, the input indicating that the output device is being worn or held by the user; and

outputting, based on the received input, content to the output device.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the receiving input from the output device comprises:

receiving input identifying that one of a pair of glasses, goggles, watch or bracelet is being worn.

13. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

detecting, based on one or more sensors located on the output device, at least one of a temperature, pressure, or an electrical characteristic.

14. The method of claim 13, further comprising:

determining that the output device is being worn or held based on the detecting.

15. The method of claim 11, wherein the receiving input comprises:

receiving input from the output device via radio frequency (RF) communications, and wherein the outputting content comprises;

outputting content to the output device via RF communications.

16. A system, comprising:

a plurality of output devices; and

logic configured to;

identify an input from a first one of the plurality of output devices, the input indicating that the first output device is being worn or held, and

forward media to the first output device.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein the logic is further configured to:

receive voice input from a user identifying a media file, and

identify the media file based on the voice input.

18. The system of claim 16, wherein when identifying an input, the first output device is configured to:

detect one of a resistance, capacitance, pressure or temperature condition associated with the first output device.

19. The system of claim 16, wherein the plurality of output devices comprise at least two of a pair of video glasses, a pair of video goggles, an interactive watch, an interactive bracelet or a display screen.

20. The system of claim 16, wherein the first output device comprises a pair of video glasses and a second one of the plurality of output devices comprises a liquid crystal or light emitting diode based display screen.