Navigation Using a Headset Having an Integrated Sensor

• US 20120077437A1
• Filed: 09/27/2010
• Published: 03/29/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 09/27/2010
• 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: Agevik, Markus
• Application Number:
  US12/890,765
• Publication Number:
  US 20120077437A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/41.2
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 31/00 Artificial respiration or heart stimulation, e.g. heart massage artificial respiration by treatment with gas or air, e.g. mouth-to-mouth respiration A61M16/00; applying electric currents by contact electrodes for stimulation, e.g. heart pace-makers A61N1/36 ; teaching or training models, demonstration models for medical purposes G09B23/288
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 16/0057 Pumps therefor
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 16/06 Respiratory or anaesthetic masks
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 16/0875 Connecting tubes
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 16/20 Valves specially adapted to medical respiratory devices
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/142 Pressure infusion, e.g. using pumps
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/046 Specially adapted for shock therapy, e.g. defibrillation
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/3968 Constructional arrangements, e.g. casings A61N1/375 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/20 Instruments for performing navigational calculations G01C21/24, G01C21/26 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3617 using user history, behaviour, conditions or preferences, e.g. predicted or inferred from previous use or current movement
• 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 1/72457 according to geographic location
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/02 including a Bluetooth interface
• 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

Abstract

A wireless communication device is configured to communicate signals with a headset worn by a user. The headset includes a sensor that measures the orientation of a user'"'"'s head to determine which direction the user is looking. The sensor sends that information to the user'"'"'s device. The device uses the orientation information and a determined geographical position of the user to predict a destination location for the user.

Claims

1. A wireless communication device configured to communicate with a headset worn by a user, the wireless communication device comprising:

a short-range communication interface configured to receive orientation information from the headset via a short-range communication link; and

a controller configured to;

determine a current geographical position of the user;

determine which direction the user is looking based on the orientation information; and

predict a destination location for the user based on the user'"'"'s current geographical position and the determined direction information.

2. The wireless communication device of claim 1 wherein the controller is configured to receive the orientation information via the short-range communication interface from an orientation sensor integrated within the headset.

3. The wireless communication device of claim 1 wherein the controller is configured to:

send a request for the orientation information to the headset via the short-range communication interface; and

receive the orientation information from the orientation sensor via the short-range communication interface responsive to the request.

4. The wireless communication device of claim 1 wherein the controller is further configured to generate a first list of locations comprising one or more points of interest based on the user'"'"'s current geographical position.

5. The wireless communication device of claim 4 wherein the controller is further configured to filter the generated list of locations based on the orientation information to identify a second list of locations comprising one or more points of interest.

6. The wireless communication device of claim 5 wherein the controller is configured to select the destination location for the user from the second list of locations based on the user'"'"'s current geographical position and the orientation information.

7. The wireless communication device of claim 1 further comprising a display, and wherein the controller is further configured to generate and display directions to a selected destination location responsive to user input.

8. The wireless communication device of claim 1 wherein the controller is further configured to generate directions to a selected destination location and send the directions to a display associated with a head-mounted display.

9. The wireless communication device of claim 1 wherein the short-range communication interface comprises a wireless interface.

10. A method of predicting a destination location for a user comprising:

establishing a short-range communication link with a headset worn by a user;

determining which direction the user is looking based on orientation information received from the headset via the established short-range communication link; and

predicting a destination location for the user based on a current geographical position of the user and on the orientation information received from the headset.

11. The method of claim 10 further comprising:

generating a request to obtain the orientation information from an orientation sensor integrated within the headset;

sending the request to the orientation sensor; and

receiving the orientation information from the orientation sensor responsive to the request.

12. The method of claim 10 wherein predicting a destination location for the user comprises generating a first list of locations comprising one or more points of interest based on the user'"'"'s current geographical position for the user.

13. The method of claim 12 further comprising filtering the first list of locations based on the orientation information received from the headset to identify a second list of locations for the user.

14. The method of claim 13 wherein predicting a destination location for the user comprises selecting a destination location from the second list of one or more points of interest based on the user'"'"'s current geographical position and the orientation information.

15. The method of claim 10 further comprising generating and displaying directions to a selected destination location responsive to user input.

16. A hands-free headset for a wireless communication device, the headset comprising:

a microphone;

a speaker;

an integrated direction sensor configured to generate orientation information indicating which direction a user is looking based on a detected orientation of the user'"'"'s head; and

a short-range communication interface configured to communicate the orientation information to a wireless communication device.

17. The hands-free headset of claim 16 wherein the orientation sensor comprises at least one of a compass, a gyroscope, and an accelerometer.

18. The hands-free headset of claim 16 further comprising a controller configured to cause the short-range communication interface to transmit the orientation information to the wireless communication device responsive to receiving a request for the orientation information from the wireless communication device.

19. The hands-free headset of claim 16 wherein the short-range communication interface comprises a wireless interface.

20. The hands-free headset of claim 16 further comprising a head-mounted display to display text and/or images received from the wireless communication device.

21. A method of predicting a destination location for a user of a wireless communication device, the method comprising:

establishing a short-range communication link between a user'"'"'s wireless communication device and a hands-free headset worn by the user;

detecting an orientation of the user'"'"'s head using a sensor in the headset;

generating orientation information indicating which direction the user is looking based on the detected orientation of the user'"'"'s head; and

transmitting the orientation information to the wireless communication device via the short-range communication link.

22. The method of claim 21 wherein transmitting the orientation information comprises transmitting the orientation information to the wireless communication device responsive to receiving a request for the orientation information from the wireless communication device.