DISPLAYING INFORMATION ON WEARABLE DEVICES

• US 20150130685A1
• Filed: 11/12/2014
• Published: 05/14/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 11/12/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: KIM, Moon-Soo, KIM, Kwang-Tai, LEE, Da-Som
• Granted Patent: US 9,678,705 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/3.1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1454 involving copying of the display data of a local workstation or window to a remote workstation or window so that an actual copy of the data is displayed simultaneously on two or more displays, e.g. teledisplay
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/147 using display panels
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2320/028 by changing the viewing angle properties, e.g. widening the viewing angle, adapting the viewing angle to the view direction
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2340/0492 Change of orientation of the displayed image, e.g. upside-down, mirrored
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2356/00 Detection of the display position w.r.t. other display screens

Abstract

A method in an electronic device is provided including establishing a communication with a wearable device and transmitting a first data item from the electronic device to the wearable device based on (i) a distance between the electronic device and the wearable device and (ii) a position of the wearable device relative to the electronic device.

Claims

1. A method in an electronic device, the method comprising:

establishing a communication with a wearable device; and

transmitting a first data item from the electronic device to the wearable device based on (i) a distance between the electronic device and the wearable device and (ii) a position of the wearable device relative to the electronic device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the wearable device includes a head-mounted display.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the first data item is transmitted further based on whether the first data item is associated with a content that is being output on the electronic device.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein when the first data item is not associated with the content, the first data item is transmitted to the wearable device based on the wearable device being at least one of (i) located further than a threshold distance from the electronic device or (ii) located outside of a predetermined region.

5. The method of claim 3, wherein when the first data item is associated with the content, the first data item is transmitted to the wearable device based on the wearable device being at least one of (i) located within a threshold distance from the electronic device or (ii) located within a predetermined region.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising transmitting to the wearable device a second data item in response to the position of the wearable device changing relative to the electronic device.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the first data item includes content that is currently displayed on the electronic device, and the first data item is transmitted to the wearable device in response to at least one of (i) the electronic device moving further than a predetermined distance from the electronic device (ii) the position of the wearable device changing relative to the electronic device.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the first data item includes an indication of a state of a content playback that is currently performed by the electronic device, and the first data item is transmitted to the wearable device in response to at least one of (i) the electronic device moving further than a predetermined distance from the electronic device (ii) the position of the wearable device changing relative to the electronic device.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving, from the wearable device, an indication of a content playback state; and

initiating a playback of the content based on the indication.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising changing an orientation of a screen displayed by the electronic device based on the position of the wearable device relative to the electronic device.

11. An electronic device comprising a processor configured to:

establishing a communication with a wearable device;

transmitting a first data item to the wearable device based on (i) a distance between the electronic device and the wearable device and (ii) a position of the wearable device relative to the electronic device.

12. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the wearable device includes a head-mounted display.

13. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the first data item is transmitted further based on whether the first data item is associated a content that is being output by the processor.

14. The electronic device of claim 13, wherein when the first data item is not associated with the content, the first data item is transmitted to the wearable device based on the wearable device being at least one of (i) located further than a threshold distance from the electronic device or (ii) located outside of a predetermined region.

15. The electronic device of claim 13, wherein when the first data item is associated with the content, the first data item is transmitted to the wearable device based on the wearable device being at least one of (i) located within a threshold distance from the electronic device or (ii) located within a predetermined region.

16. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the processor is further configured to transmit to the wearable device a second data item in response to the position of the wearable device changing relative to the electronic device.

17. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the first data item includes content that is currently displayed on the electronic device, and the first data item is transmitted to the wearable device in response to at least one of (i) the electronic device moving further than a predetermined distance from the electronic device (ii) the position of the wearable device changing relative to the electronic device.

18. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the first data item includes an indication of a state of a content playback that is currently performed by the electronic device, and the first data item is transmitted to the wearable device in response to at least one of (i) the electronic device moving further than a predetermined distance from the electronic device (ii) the position of the wearable device changing relative to the electronic device.

19. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the processor is further configured to:

receive, from the wearable device, an indication of a content playback state; and

initiate a playback of the content based on the indication.

20. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the processor is further configured to change an orientation of a screen displayed by the electronic device based on the position of the wearable device relative to the electronic device.