ELECTRONIC DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD

• US 20150261947A1
• Filed: 09/25/2014
• Published: 09/17/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 03/12/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Toshiba Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Toshiba Corporation)
• Inventors: Motoe, Hironori, Aiba, Hiroshi
• Application Number:
  US14/497,182
• Publication Number:
  US 20150261947A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/35 communicating wirelessly
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2111 Location-sensitive, e.g. geographical location, GPS

Abstract

According to one embodiment, an electronic device attachable to a user includes a sensor, a first controller and a second controller. The sensor detects the movement of the electronic device. The first controller wirelessly communicates with a terminal device. The second controller controls the terminal device based on a signal state of the sensor and a communication state of the first controller.

Claims

1. An electronic device attachable to a user, comprising:

a sensor configured to detect movement of the electronic device;

a first controller configured to wirelessly communicate with a terminal device; and

a second controller configured to control the terminal device based on a signal state of the sensor and a communication state of the first controller.

2. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the second controller comprises:

a behavior detector configured to determine information indicative of a behavior of the user based on the signal state of the sensor;

an approximation detector configured to determine information indicative of an approximation state of the user to the terminal device based on the communication state of the first controller; and

a terminal controller configured to determine, when the behavior detector determines that the user touches an object and the approximation detector determines that the user is near the terminal device, that the object touched by the user is the terminal device and release the terminal device from a locked state.

3. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the second controller comprises:

a behavior detector configured to determine information indicative of a behavior of the user based on the signal state of the sensor;

an approximation detector configured to determine information indicative of an approximation state of the user to the terminal device based on the communication state of the first controller; and

a terminal controller is configured to determine, when the behavior detector determines that the user moves from a current position and the approximation detector determines that the user is still near the terminal device, that the user leaves the terminal device and set the terminal device in the locked state.

4. The electronic device of claim 2, further comprising a memory storing user'"'"'s personal information,

wherein the terminal controller is configured to determine, when the behavior detector determines that the user touches an object and the approximation detector determines that the user is near the terminal device, that the object touched by the user is the terminal device, send the user'"'"'s personal information stored in the memory to the terminal device, and make the terminal device execute processing corresponding to the user.

5. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the sensor comprises an acceleration sensor configured to detect at least x-directional, y-directional and z-directional movements.

6. The electronic device of claim 1, further comprising a housing formed like a wrist watch attachable to a wrist of the user.

7. A system comprising an electronic device attachable to a user, and a terminal device configured to be wirelessly connected to the electronic device,

wherein

the electronic device comprises:

a sensor configured to detect movement of the electronic device;

a first controller configured to wirelessly communicate with the terminal device; and

a second controller configured to control the terminal device based on a signal state of the sensor and a communication state of the first controller; and

wherein

the terminal device comprises;

a third controller configured to wirelessly communicate with the electronic device; and

a fourth controller configured to receive information from the electronic device via the third controller, and to execute processing corresponding to the information.

8. The system of claim 7,

wherein

the second controller of the electronic device comprises:

a behavior detector configured to determine information indicative of a behavior of the user based on the signal state of the sensor;

an approximation detector configured to

determine information indicative of an approximation state of the user to the terminal device based on the communication state of the first controller; and

a terminal controller configured to determine, when the behavior detector determines that the user touches an object and the approximation detector determines that the user is near the terminal device, that the object touched by the user is the terminal device, and to send via the first communication modulation information indicative of the user touching the terminal device, and

wherein

the fourth controller of the terminal device comprises a processing execution controller configured to execute processing for releasing the terminal device from a locked state, when receiving from the terminal controller via the third controller, information indicative of the user touching the terminal device.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein when the terminal device receives information indicative of the user touching the terminal device from the terminal controller via the third controller, the processing execution controller of the terminal device is configured to execute processing for releasing the terminal device from the locked state, based on a signal strength detected by the third controller.

10. The system of claim 8, wherein when the terminal device receives information indicative of the user touching the terminal device from the terminal controller via the third controller, the processing execution controller of the terminal device is configured to execute processing for releasing the terminal device from the locked state, based on an input operation made by the user.

11. The system of claim 8, wherein when the terminal device receives information indicative of the user touching the terminal device from the terminal controller via the third controller, the processing execution controller of the terminal device is configured to execute processing for releasing the terminal device from the locked state, based on an input of a pre-registered character.

12. The system of claim 8, wherein

when the behavior detector of the electronic device determines movement to trace a pre-registered character, the terminal controller of the electronic device is configured to send information indicative of the user touching the terminal device via the first controller;

and

when the terminal device receives information indicative of the user touching the terminal device from the terminal controller via the third controller, the processing execution controller of the terminal device is configured to execute processing for releasing the terminal device from the locked state, based on an input of the pre-registered character.

13. The system of claim 8, wherein

when the behavior detector of the electronic device determines that the user moves from a current position and the approximation detector of the electronic device determines that the user is near the terminal device, the terminal controller of the electronic device is configured to determine that the user leaves the terminal device, and to send information indicative of the user leaving the terminal device;

and

when the terminal device receives, from the terminal controller, information indicative of the user leaving the terminal device, the processing execution controller of the terminal device is configured to execute processing for releasing the terminal device from the locked state, based on whether an input operation is performed.

14. The system of claim 8, wherein

the electronic device further comprises a memory storing user'"'"'s personal information;

when the behavior detector of the electronic device determines that the user touches an object and the approximation detector of the electronic device determines that the user is near the terminal device, the terminal controller of the electronic device is configured to determine that the object touched by the user is the terminal device, to send to the terminal device the user'"'"'s personal information stored in the memory, along with information indicative of the user touching the terminal device, and to make the terminal device execute processing corresponding to the user;

the terminal device further comprises an authentication controller configured to authenticate the user based on the user'"'"'s personal information; and

when the terminal device receives, from the terminal controller of the electronic device, the information indicative of the user touching the terminal device, along with the user'"'"'s personal information, the processing execution controller of the terminal device is configured to log into the terminal device, based on a result of the authentication.

15. A method using an electronic device attachable to a user, the electronic device comprising a sensor configured to detect movement of the electronic device, and a communication controller configured to wirelessly communicate with a terminal device, the method comprising:

controlling the terminal device based on a signal state of the sensor and a communication state of the communication controller.

16. The method of claim 15, further comprising:

determining information indicative of a behavior of the user based on the signal state of the sensor;

determining information indicative of an approximation state of the user to the terminal device based on the communication state of the communication controller; and

when the user is determined as touching an object and that the user is near the terminal device, determining that the object touched by the user is the terminal device, and releasing the terminal device from a locked state.

17. The method of claim 15, further comprising, when the user is detected as moving from a current position and that the user is still near the terminal device, determining that the user leaves the terminal device, and setting the terminal device in the locked state.

18. The method of claim 15, wherein the electronic device further comprises a memory storing user'"'"'s personal information, the method further comprises, when the user is detected as touching an object and that the user is near the terminal device, determining that the object touched by the user is the terminal device, sending the user'"'"'s personal information stored in the memory to the terminal device, and making the terminal device execute processing corresponding to the user.