METHOD AND SYSTEM OF A WEARABLE RING DEVICE FOR MANAGEMENT OF ANOTHER COMPUTING DEVICE

• US 20150062086A1
• Filed: 08/26/2014
• Published: 03/05/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 08/29/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: FIN Robotics, Inc.
• Original Assignee: FIN Robotics, Inc.
• Inventors: NATTUKALLINGAL, ROHILDEV
• Application Number:
  US14/468,333
• Publication Number:
  US 20150062086A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/175
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/0331 Finger worn pointing device
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/016 Input arrangements with force or tactile feedback as computer generated output to the user
• 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: G06F 3/03 Arrangements for converting the position or the displacement of a member into a coded form

Abstract

In one exemplary aspect, a method of a wearable ring device senses a touch event with a touch sensor in a wearable ring device. An optical sensor in the wearable ring device is activated. A digital image of a user hand region is obtained with the optical sensor. A list of end device functions is obtained. Each element of the list of end device functions is associated with a separate user hand region. The digital image of the user hand region obtained with the optical sensor is matched with an end device function. The end device function matched with the digital image of the user hand region obtained with the optical sensor is trigger.

Claims

1. A method of wearable ring device comprising:

sensing a touch event with a touch sensor in a wearable ring device;

activating an optical sensor in the wearable ring device;

obtaining a digital image of a user hand region with the optical sensor;

obtaining a list of end device functions, wherein each element of the list of end device functions is associated with a different user hand region; and

matching the digital image of the user hand region obtained with the optical sensor with an end device function.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising;

triggering the end device function matched with the digital image of the user hand region obtained with the optical sensor.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the end device comprises a mobile device.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the mobile device comprises a smart phone.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the function comprises turning off a ringtone played by the smart phone.

6. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

providing a haptic feedback when the function in the end device is completed.

7. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

determining a user hand gesture pattern with an inertial measurement unit in the wearable ring device.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein each element of the list of end device functions is associated with a different user hand region and a different hand gesture pattern.

9. The method of claim 8 further comprising:

matching the digital image of the user hand region obtained with the optical sensor and the hand gesture pattern with an end device function; and

triggering the end device function matched with the digital image of the user hand region and the hand gesture pattern.

10. A computerized system of a wearable ring device comprising:

a processor configured to execute instructions;

a memory containing instructions when executed on the processor, causes the processor to perform operations that;

sense a touch event with a touch sensor in a wearable ring device;

activate an optical sensor in the wearable ring device;

obtain a digital image of a user hand region with the optical sensor;

obtain a list of end device functions, wherein each element of the list of end device functions is associated with a separate user hand region;

match the digital image of the user hand region obtained with the optical sensor with an end device function; and

trigger the end device function matched with the digital image of the user hand. region.

11. The computerized system of a wearable ring device of claim 10, wherein the wearable ring, device measures a gesture pattern in within a hand palm or a surface and determines a gesture input instruction.

12. The computerized system of a wearable ring device of claim 10, wherein the gesture pattern is generated by a thumb or a finger within the palm or across other fingers of the same hand or the surface interacted with by the thumb or the finger.

13. The computerized system of a wearable ring device of claim 12, wherein the function comprises obtaining another digital image with a digital camera associated of the optical head-mounted display.

14. The method of claim 11, wherein each element of the list of end device functions is associated with a different user hand region and a different hand gesture pattern.

15. The computerized system of a wearable ring, device of claim 14, wherein the memory containing instructions when executed on the processor, causes the processor to perform operations that:

match the digital image of the user hand region obtained with the optical sensor and the hand gesture pattern with an end device function.

16. The computerized system of a wearable ring device of claim 15, wherein the memory containing, instructions when executed on the processor, causes the processor to perform operations that:

trigger the end device function matched with the digital image of the user hand region and the hand gesture pattern,

17. The computerized system of a wearable ring device of claim 10, wherein the memory containing instructions when executed on the processor, causes the processor to perform operations that:

obtain another digital image of another user hand region with the optical sensor; and

18. The computerized system of a wearable ring device of claim 10, wherein the memory containing instructions when executed on the processor, causes the processor to perform operations that:

match the other digital image of the other user hand region obtained with the optical sensor with another end device function; and

trigger the other end device function matched with the other digital image.

19. The computerized system of a wearable ring device of claim 10, wherein the end-device function comprises a control of a subsequent computing device.

20. The computerized system ala wearable ring device of claim 10, wherein the end-device function comprises a control of an application function within the end device.