RUGGEDIZED WEARABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION

• US 20150189056A1
• Filed: 12/27/2013
• Published: 07/02/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 12/27/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Original Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Inventors: Magi, Aleksander
• Granted Patent: US 9,317,155 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/163 Wearable computers, e.g. on a belt
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1652 the display being flexible, e.g. mimicking a sheet of paper, or rollable
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04102 Flexible digitiser, i.e. constructional details for allowing the whole digitising part of a device to be flexed or rolled like a sheet of paper
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04105 Pressure sensors for measuring the pressure or force exerted on the touch surface without providing the touch position
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04806 Zoom, i.e. interaction techniques or interactors for controlling the zooming operation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/016 Input arrangements with force or tactile feedback as computer generated output to the user
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0412 Digitisers structurally integrated in a display
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04817 using icons graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04845 for image manipulation, e.g. dragging, rotation, expansion or change of colour
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0485 Scrolling or panning
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/167 Audio in a user interface, e.g. using voice commands for navigating, audio feedback
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/6041 Portable telephones adapted for handsfree use
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72436 for text messaging, e.g. short messaging services [SMS] or e-mails
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/18 Selecting a network or a communication service
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 64/003 locating network equipment
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 68/00 User notification, e.g. alerting and paging, for incoming communication, change of service or the like

Abstract

Particular embodiments described herein provide for a wearable electronic device, such as a bracelet, watch, wristband or armband that includes a circuit board coupled to a plurality of electronic components (which may include any type of components, elements, circuitry, etc.). One particular implementation of a wearable electronic device may include a strap portion and a display portion. The display portion may include a display; one or more input elements configured to receive one or more interactions that may be associated with: selecting a preconfigured message to communicate and selecting one or more other electronic devices to which to communicate a preconfigured message. The wearable electronic device may further include wireless communication circuitry configured to communicate a selected preconfigured message to one or more selected other electronic devices.

Claims

1. A wearable electronic device, comprising:

a strap portion; and

a display portion that comprises;

a display;

one or more input elements configured to receive one or more interactions associated with;

selecting a preconfigured message to communicate and selecting one or more other electronic devices to which to communicate a preconfigured message; and

wireless communication circuitry configured to communicate a selected preconfigured message to one or more selected other electronic devices.

2. The wearable electronic device of claim 1, wherein one or more preconfigured messages can be configured by a user and stored in a memory in the wearable electronic device.

3. The wearable electronic device of claim 1, wherein the one or more other electronic devices are one or more other wearable electronic devices having a same operational configuration as the wearable electronic device.

4. The wearable electronic device of claim 3, further comprising:

logic configured to discover, using the wireless communication circuitry, each of the one or more other wearable electronic devices based, at least in part, on a device-type identifier (ID) of each of the other wearable electronic devices.

5. The wearable electronic device of claim 1, further comprising:

a plurality of pressure sensors configured beneath the display to register one or more touch inputs made to the display.

6. The wearable electronic device of claim 5, wherein each of the plurality of pressure sensors are arranged at a location beneath the display that corresponds to a layout of icons of a graphical user interface provided by the wearable electronic device.

7. The wearable electronic device of claim 1, further comprising:

a protective body with a protective screen that encapsulates the display portion and each of the one or more input elements.

8. The wearable electronic device of claim 7, wherein the protective body and protective screen are configured to provide water proofing for the display portion of the wearable electronic device and electronic components within the display portion.

9. The wearable electronic device of claim 1, wherein the display is flexible to bend with the strap portion.

10. The wearable electronic device of claim 1, wherein the display portion is flexible to bend with the strap portion.

11. The wearable electronic device of claim 1, further comprising:

a speaker; and

one or more haptic elements.

12. The wearable electronic device of claim 11, further comprising:

logic configured to cause an alert to be generated upon receiving a message, using the wireless communication circuitry, wherein the alert is at least one of;

an icon displayed on the display;

a haptic effect generated using the one or more haptic elements; and

an audible sound generated using the speaker.

13. A wearable electronic device, comprising:

logic, at least a portion of which is partially implemented in hardware, the logic configured to;

receive touch input data for one or more interactions registered by one or more input elements, wherein the touch input data is associated with at least one of;

selecting a preconfigured message to communicate and selecting one or more other electronic devices to which to communicate a preconfigured message;

determine, based on the touch input data, a selected preconfigured message to communicate and one or more selected other electronic devices to which to communicate the selected preconfigured message;

communicate, using wireless communication circuitry, the selected preconfigured message to the one or more selected other electronic devices upon receiving touch input data corresponding to a simultaneous interaction with a pair of input elements; and

display a default set of navigation icons on a display following the communication.

14. The wearable electronic device of claim 13, wherein the logic further comprises:

at least one processor; and

at least one memory element.

15. The wearable electronic device of claim 14, wherein the selected preconfigured message has been previously configured and stored with additional preconfigured messages in the at least one memory element.

16. The wearable electronic device of claim 13, wherein the one or more other electronic devices are one or more other wearable electronic devices having a same operational configuration as the wearable electronic device and wherein the logic is further configured to:

discover, using the wireless communication circuitry, each of the one or more other wearable electronic devices based, at least in part, on a device-type identifier (ID) of the other wearable electronic devices.

17. The wearable electronic device of claim 13, wherein the logic is further configured to:

communicate a preconfigured emergency message to the one or more other electronic devices upon receiving touch input data corresponding to a simultaneous interaction with a first pair of input elements and receiving touch input data corresponding to another interaction with another input element different than the first pair of input elements.

18. The wearable electronic device of claim 13, wherein the logic is further configured to cause to be generated, upon receiving a message, an alert that is at least one of:

an icon to be generated on the display;

a haptic effect to be generating using one or more haptic elements; and

an audible sound to be generated using a speaker.

19. At least one computer readable storage medium comprising instructions that, when executed, cause an apparatus to:

receive touch input data for one or more interactions registered by one or more input elements, wherein the touch input data is associated with at least one of;

selecting a preconfigured message to communicate and selecting one or more other electronic devices to which to communicate a preconfigured message;

determine, based on the touch input data, a selected preconfigured message to communicate and one or more selected other electronic devices to which to communicate the selected preconfigured message;

communicate, using wireless communication circuitry, the selected preconfigured message to the one or more selected other electronic devices upon receiving touch input data corresponding to a simultaneous interaction with a pair of input elements; and

display a default set of navigation icons on a display following the communication.

20. The medium of claim 19, further comprising instructions that, when executed, cause the apparatus to:

generate an alert related to a message being received using the wireless communication circuitry.

21. The medium of claim 19, further comprising instruction that, when executed, cause the apparatus to:

communicate a preconfigured emergency message to the one or more other electronic devices upon receiving touch input data corresponding to a simultaneous interaction with a first pair of input elements and receiving touch input data corresponding to another interaction with another input element different than the first pair of input elements; and

display the default set of navigation icons on the display after the communication is completed.

22. A method comprising:

receiving touch input data for one or more interactions registered by one or more input elements, wherein the interactions are associated with at least one of;

selecting a preconfigured message to communicate and selecting one or more other electronic devices to which to communicate a preconfigured message;

determining, based on the touch input data, a selected preconfigured message to communicate and one or more selected other electronic devices to which to communicate the selected preconfigured message;

communicating, using wireless communication circuitry, the selected preconfigured message to the one or more selected other electronic devices upon receiving touch input data corresponding to a simultaneous interaction with a pair of input elements; and

displaying a default set of navigation icons on a display following the communicating.

23. The method of claim 22, further comprising:

generating an alert related to a message being received using the wireless communication circuitry, wherein the alert is at least one of;

an icon generated on the display;

a haptic effect generated using one or more haptic elements; and

an audible sound generated using a speaker.

24. The method of claim 22, further comprising:

receiving a message from another electronic device; and

displaying the message on the display.

25. The method of claim 22, further comprising:

communicating a preconfigured emergency message to the one or more other electronic devices upon receiving touch input data corresponding to a simultaneous interaction with a first pair of input elements and receiving touch input data corresponding to another interaction with another input element different than the first pair of input elements; and

displaying the default set of navigation icons on the display following the communicating.