EXTENSION OF WEARABLE INFORMATION HANDLING DEVICE USER INTERFACE

• US 20150153854A1
• Filed: 12/03/2013
• Published: 06/04/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 12/03/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Lenovo Singapore Pte Limited (Lenovo Group Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Lenovo Singapore Pte Limited (Lenovo Group Ltd.)
• Inventors: Stewart, Aaron Michael, Locker, Howard, Nicholson, John Weldon, Case, Michaela Rose
• Application Number:
  US14/094,839
• Publication Number:
  US 20150153854A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G04G 21/08 Touch switches specially adapted for time-pieces
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/163 Wearable computers, e.g. on a belt
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/0339 Touch strips, e.g. orthogonal touch strips to control cursor movement or scrolling; single touch strip to adjust parameter or to implement a row of soft keys
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/03547 Touch pads, in which fingers can move on a surface
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text

Abstract

An embodiment provides a wearable information handling device, including: a display device; a band operatively coupled to the display, the band including a band input component; a processor operatively coupled to the display; and a memory device accessible to the processor and storing code executable by the processor to: receive user input via the band input component; map the user input received via the band input component to a predetermined action; and execute the predetermined action according to the user input. Other aspects are described and claimed.

Claims

1. A wearable information handling device, comprising:

a display device;

a band operatively coupled to the display, the band including a band input component;

a processor operatively coupled to the display; and

a memory device accessible to the processor and storing code executable by the processor to;

receive user input via the band input component;

map the user input received via the band input component to a predetermined action; and

execute the predetermined action according to the user input.

2. The wearable information handling device of claim 1, wherein the band input component comprises a touch sensitive surface.

3. The wearable information handling device of claim 1, wherein the band input component comprises a pressure sensitive input component.

4. The wearable information handling device of claim 1, wherein the band input component comprises a gesture input component.

5. The wearable information handling device of claim 1, wherein the band input component includes a muscle activity sensing component.

6. The wearable information handling device of claim 1, wherein the predetermined action comprises changing a displayed application to a newly displayed application.

7. The wearable information handling device of claim 1, wherein the predetermined action comprises changing a current setting to a new setting.

8. The wearable information handling device of claim 7, wherein the current setting is an application setting.

9. The wearable information handling device of claim 1, wherein the band input component comprises a multi-touch input surface.

10. The wearable information handling device of claim 1, wherein to map comprises mapping user input to swiping input.

14. The method of claim 1, wherein the band input component comprises a gesture input component.

11. A method, comprising:

receiving, at a band input component of a wearable information handling device, user input;

mapping, using a processor of the wearable information handling device, the user input received via the band input component to a predetermined action; and

executing, on an operatively coupled display device, the predetermined action according to the user input.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the band input component comprises a touch sensitive surface.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein the band input component comprises a pressure sensitive input component.

15. The method of claim 11, wherein the band input component includes a muscle activity sensing component.

16. The method of claim 11, wherein the predetermined action comprises changing a displayed application to a newly displayed application.

17. The method of claim 11, wherein the predetermined action comprises changing a current setting to a new setting.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein the current setting is an application setting.

19. The method of claim 11, wherein the band input component comprises a user input component selected from the group of input components consisting of a multi-touch input component, and a gesture input component.

20. A wearable information handling device, comprising:

a display device; and

a band operatively coupled to the display, the band including a band input component;

the band receiving user input via the band input component; and

the display executing a predetermined action according to the user input.