TECHNIQUES FOR DETECTING SENSOR INPUTS ON A WEARABLE WIRELESS DEVICE

• US 20150187206A1
• Filed: 12/26/2013
• Published: 07/02/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 12/26/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Original Assignee: Brian K. Vogel, Francis M. Tharappel, Lakshman Krishnamurthy, Michael R. Bynum, Prabhakar R. Datta, Saurabh Dadu, Swarnendu Kar
• Inventors: KRISHNAMURTHY, LAKSHMAN, DADU, SAURABH, BYNUM, MICHAEL R., SAURIN, SHAH, THARAPPEL, FRANCIS M., VOGEL, BRIAN K., KAR, SWARNENDU, DATTA, PRABHAKAR R.
• Granted Patent: US 10,417,900 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 17/02 using a radio link
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 2201/31 Voice input
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 2201/32 Remote control based on movements, attitude of remote control device
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 2201/93 Remote control using other portable devices, e.g. mobile phone, PDA, laptop

Abstract

Various embodiments are generally directed to an apparatus, method and other techniques for detecting, by one or more sensor components, at least one sensor input, and executing, by logic, at least one instruction to cause an event on a wearable wireless device, the event comprising at least one of a change in a physical parameter on the wearable wireless device and a wireless communication with a computing device via a transceiver.

Claims

1. A wearable wireless device, comprising:

a transceiver;

one or more sensor components coupled with the transceiver; and

logic, at least a portion of which is in hardware, the logic to detect at least one sensor input via the one or more sensor components and to cause an event on the wearable wireless device, the event comprising at least one of a change in a physical parameter on the wearable wireless device and a wireless communication with a computing device via the transceiver.

2. The wearable wireless device of claim 1, the one or more sensor components comprising an accelerometer to detect at least one sensor input comprising a touch input and a microphone to detect at least one sensor input comprising a sound input, and the physical parameter comprising a change a volume, an answer of a telephone call, a termination of a telephone or an adjustment of music playback on the wearable wireless device.

3. The wearable wireless device of claim 1, the one or more sensors comprising a proximity sensor to detect at least one sensor input comprising to detect a body part of a user within a threshold distance to the wearable wireless device and a biometric sensor to detect at least one sensor input comprising a detection of a temperature of the user or a heartbeat of a user, and the logic to cause the event comprising a change from a first mode of operation to a second mode of operation for the wearable wireless device based on the detected inputs.

4. The wearable wireless device of claim 3, the logic to enable a microphone and a speaker for telephonic communication when changing from the first mode of operation to a second mode of operation.

5. The wearable wireless device of claim 3, the wearable wireless device to be in a lower power mode when in the first mode of operation and in a full power mode when in the second mode of operation and the logic to enable the full power mode for the wearable wireless device when changing from the first mode of operation to a second mode of operation.

6. The wearable wireless device of claim 1, the one or more sensor components comprising a gyroscope sensor to detect at least one sensor input comprising a position and a magnetometer sensor to detect at least one sensor input comprising a direction of the wearable wireless device, the logic to cause the event comprising a communication of the information comprising the position and the direction via the transceiver.

7. The wearable wireless device of claim 6, the transceiver to receive at least one of turn-by-turn direction information and audio cue information from the computing device in response to the communication of the detected position and direction.

8. The wearable wireless device of claim 6, the logic to determine a physical context based on the detected position and direction.

9. The wearable wireless device of claim 8, the logic to enable or disable a lower power mode for the wearable wireless device based on the physical context.

10. The wearable wireless device of claim 1, the one or more sensor components comprising an image sensor to detect one or more sensor inputs comprising an image input and a microphone to detect one or more sensor inputs comprising a sound input, and the logic to determine an environmental context based on the image input, sound input, or both.

11. The wearable wireless device of claim 1, the logic to enable or disable a lower power mode for the wearable wireless device based on a physical context, an environmental context, or both.

12. An article comprising a computer-readable storage medium comprising a plurality of instructions that when executed enable a wearable wireless device to:

detect at least one sensor input; and

cause an event on the wearable wireless device, the event comprising at least one of changing a physical parameter on the wearable wireless device and communicating information with a computing device wirelessly coupled with the wearable wireless device.

13. The storage medium of claim 12, comprising instructions that when executed enable the wearable wireless device to detect at least one sensor input comprising detecting a touch input and a sound input, and the causing comprising causing one or more of changing a volume on the wearable wireless device, answering or hanging-up a telephone call on the wearable wireless device or adjusting music playback on the wearable wireless device based on the detected inputs.

14. The storage medium of claim 12, comprising instructions that when executed enable the wearable wireless device to detect at least one sensor input comprising detecting a body part of a user within a threshold distance of the wearable wireless device and detecting a temperature of the user or a heart-rate of a user, and the causing comprising enabling a microphone and a speaker for telephonic communication.

15. The storage medium of claim 12, comprising instructions that when executed enable the wearable wireless device to detect at least one sensor input comprising detecting a position input and a direction input of the wearable wireless device, and the causing comprising causing communication of the detected position input and direction input with a coupled computing device via the transceiver.

16. The storage medium of claim 15, comprising instructions that when executed enable the wearable wireless device to receive at least one of turn-by-turn direction information and audio cue information from the coupled computing device based on the communicated position input and direction input.

17. The storage medium of claim 16, comprising instructions that when executed enable the wearable wireless device to determine a physical context based on the position input and the direction input.

18. The storage medium of claim 12, comprising instructions that when executed enable the wearable wireless device to:

detect a sound input and an image input; and

determine an environmental context based on sound input, the image input, or both.

19. The storage medium of claim 12, comprising instructions that when executed enable the wearable wireless device to:

enable or disable a lower power mode for the wearable wireless device based on one or more of a physical context and an environmental context.

20. A computer-implemented method, comprising detecting at least one sensor input;

and

causing an event on a wearable wireless device, the event comprising at least one of changing a physical parameter on the wearable wireless device and communicating information with a computing device wirelessly coupled with the wearable wireless device.

21. The computer-implemented method of claim 20, the detecting at least one sensor input comprising detecting a touch input and a sound input, and the causing the event comprising causing one or more of changing a volume on wearable wireless device, answering or hanging-up a telephone call on the wearable wireless device or adjusting music playback on the wearable wireless device based on the detected inputs.

22. The computer-implemented method of claim 20, the detecting at least one sensor input comprising detecting a body part of a user within a threshold distance of the wearable wireless device and detecting a temperature of the user or a heart-rate of a user, the causing the event comprising enabling a microphone and a speaker for telephonic communication.

23. The computer-implemented method claim 20, the detecting at least one sensor input comprising detecting a position input and a direction input of the wearable wireless device, and the causing the event comprising causing a communication of the detected position input and direction input with a computing device via the transceiver.

24. The computer-implemented method of claim 20, comprising determining a physical context based on the position input and direction input.

25. The computer-implemented method of claim 20, the detecting the sensor input comprising detecting a sound input and an image input and to determine an environmental context based on the sound input, the image input, or both.