Nose Bridge Sensor
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- receiving an output from a nose bridge sensor on a wearable computing device, wherein the nose bridge sensor comprises an infrared trip sensor configured to operate between a nose bridge of the wearable computing device, and wherein the output is indicative of whether the wearable computing device is in use;
determining a change in the output from the nose bridge sensor; and
based on the determined change in the output, after a predetermined amount of time, altering an amount of power allocated to one or more components of the wearable computing device.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for selecting an action associated with a power state transition of a head-mounted display (HMD) in the form of eyeglasses are disclosed. A signal may be received from a sensor on a nose bridge of the eyeglasses indicating if the HMD is in use. Based on the received signal, a first powers state for the HMD may be determined. Responsive to the determined first power state, an action associated with a power state transition of the HMD from an existing power state to the first power state may be selected. The action may be selected from among a plurality of actions associated with a plurality of state transitions. Also, the action may be a sequence of functions performed by the HMD including modifying an operating state of a primary processing component of the HMD and a detector of the HMD configured to image an environment.
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22 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving an output from a nose bridge sensor on a wearable computing device, wherein the nose bridge sensor comprises an infrared trip sensor configured to operate between a nose bridge of the wearable computing device, and wherein the output is indicative of whether the wearable computing device is in use; determining a change in the output from the nose bridge sensor; and based on the determined change in the output, after a predetermined amount of time, altering an amount of power allocated to one or more components of the wearable computing device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored therein instructions executable by a computing device to cause the computing device to perform functions comprising:
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receiving an output from a nose bridge sensor on a wearable computing device, wherein the nose bridge sensor comprises an infrared trip sensor configured to operate between a nose bridge of the wearable computing device, and wherein the output is indicative of whether the wearable computing device is in use; determining a change in the output from the nose bridge sensor; and based on the determined change in the output, after a predetermined amount of time, altering an amount of power allocated to one or more components of the wearable computing device. - View Dependent Claims (11, 13, 14, 15)
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12. (canceled)
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16. A wearable computing device comprising:
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a nose bridge sensor configured to provide an output that is indicative of whether the wearable computing device is in use, wherein the nose bridge sensor comprises an infrared trip sensor configured to operate between a nose bridge of the wearable computing device; and instructions stored in a memory of the wearable computing device and executable by a processor to perform functions comprising; receiving the output from the nose bridge sensor; determining a change in the output from the nose bridge sensor; and based on the determined change in the output, after a predetermined amount of time, altering an amount of power allocated to one or more components of the wearable computing device. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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