MEDIA DEVICE, APPLICATION, AND CONTENT MANAGEMENT USING SENSORY INPUT DETERMINED FROM A DATA-CAPABLE WATCH BAND

• US 20140340997A1
• Filed: 05/20/2013
• Published: 11/20/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 05/20/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: JB IP Acquisitions LLC
• Original Assignee: AliphCom, Inc. (AliphCom Corp.)
• Inventors: Rahman, Hosain Sadequr, Luna, Michael Edward Smith, Fullam, Scott, Bogard, Travis Austin, Robison, Jeremiah, Utter, Max Everett II, Donaldson, Thomas Alan, Martino, Raymond A., Lee, Richard
• Application Number:
  US13/898,451
• Publication Number:
  US 20140340997A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 368/10
• CPC Class Codes: A45F 2005/008 Hand articles fastened to the wrist or to the arm or to the leg
• CPC Class Codes: A45F 2200/0516 Portable handheld communication devices, e.g. mobile phone, pager, beeper, PDA, smart phone
• CPC Class Codes: A45F 5/00 Holders or carriers for hand articles; Holders or carriers for use while travelling or camping
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 5/0278 used in transmission
• CPC Class Codes: G04G 21/02 Detectors of external physical values, e.g. temperature
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2300/023 Display panel composed of stacked panels
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2300/0465 Improved aperture ratio, e.g. by size reduction of the pixel circuit, e.g. for improving the pixel density or the maximum displayable luminance or brightness
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2320/02 Improving the quality of display appearance
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 3/2096 Details of the interface to the display terminal specific for a flat panel suitable for both CRT and flat panel G09G5/006; specific for a CRT G09G1/167

Abstract

Techniques for media device, application, and content management using sensory input determined from a data-capable watch band are described, including receiving input from one or more sensors coupled to a data-capable strapband, processing the input to determine a pattern, referencing a pattern library using the pattern, generating a control signal to a media application, the control signal being determined based on whether the pattern matches another pattern in the pattern library, and selecting a media file configured to be presented, the media file being selected using the control signal.

Claims

1. A watch band, comprising:

a watch configured to determine a temporal state;

a band configured to house one or more sensors, the band being coupled to the watch; and

a processor housed in the band, the processor being configured to receive one or more data signals from the one or more sensors housed in the band, the one or more data signals being used to determine one or more output signals.

2. The watch band of claim 1, wherein the one or more output signals are communicated to another processor using a wired communication protocol.

3. The watch band of claim 1, wherein the one or more output signals are transferred to another processor using a wireless data communication protocol.

4. The watch band of claim 3, wherein the wireless data communication protocol is Near Field Communication.

5. The watch band of claim 3, wherein the wireless data communication protocol is WiFi.

6. The watch band of claim 3, wherein the wireless data communication protocol is Bluetooth.

7. A watch band, comprising:

a memory configured to store data associated with an input received from one or more sensors coupled to the watch band; and

a processor configured to receive input from the one or more sensors, the input being used to determine one or more characteristics configured to be displayed.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein the one or more characteristics are displayed on the watch band.

9. The system of claim 7, wherein the one or more characteristics are displayed by the watch band using a display.

10. The system of claim 7, wherein the memory and the processor are housed within the watch band.

11. The system of claim 7, further comprising a watch coupled to the watch band.

12. The system of claim 7, wherein the watch band is configured to be coupled to a watch.

13. The system of claim 7, wherein the watch band is configured to be removable coupled to a watch.

14. The system of claim 7, wherein the watch band is configured to be coupled to a timepiece.