WEARABLE DEVICE, MAIN UNIT OF WEARABLE DEVICE, FIXING UNIT OF WEARABLE DEVICE, AND CONTROL METHOD OF WEARABLE DEVICE

• US 20150358043A1
• Filed: 06/04/2015
• Published: 12/10/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 06/05/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Jeong, Hee Yeon, Ha, Jung Su, Seo, Bong-Gyo
• Application Number:
  US14/730,543
• Publication Number:
  US 20150358043A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/385 Transceivers carried on the body, e.g. in helmets
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 2001/3861 carried in a hand or on fingers
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/06 Authentication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/80 Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication

Abstract

A wearable device and a control method of the wearable device includes a replaceable fixing unit configured to transfer pre-stored user interface (UI) data to a main unit, and the main unit configured to provide interaction according to the transferred UI data.

Claims

1. A wearable device comprising:

a main unit configured to provide an interaction with at least one of a user of the wearable device and an external device; and

a replaceable fixing unit configured to transfer user interface (UI) data to the main unit and to provide a fixing force to fix the replaceable fixing unit to the user when the wearable device is worn by the user,

wherein the main unit is configured to provide the interaction based on the transferred UI data.

2. The wearable device according to claim 1, wherein the main unit is configured to switch to the interaction based on the transferred UI data when the transferred UI data is received by the main unit.

3. The wearable device according to claim 1, wherein the interaction includes displaying, by the main unit, a graphical user interface (GUI) based on the transferred UI data.

4. The wearable device according to claim 1, wherein the main unit includes

a memory configured to store current transferred UI data and previous transferred UI data.

5. The wearable device according to claim 4, wherein the main unit provides the interaction based on at least one of the current transferred UI data and the previous transferred UI data.

6. The wearable device according to claim 1, wherein the main unit receives UI data from the external device to provide the interaction based on the received UI data.

7. The wearable device according to claim 1, further comprising:

a power supply unit provided in the fixing unit and configured to supply power to the wearable device.

8. The wearable device according to claim 1, further comprising:

a camera provided in at least one of the main unit and the fixing unit.

9. The wearable device according to claim 1, further comprising:

a detection unit provided in at least one of the main unit and the fixing unit and including at least one of a biological detection sensor, a movement detection sensor, a gyro sensor, a temperature sensor, and a humidity sensor.

10. The wearable device according to claim 1, further comprising:

a payment module provided in at least one of the main unit and the fixing unit.

11. The wearable device according to claim 1, wherein the fixing unit includes

an auxiliary function unit including at least one of a power supply unit, a detection unit, a camera, and a payment module.

12. A wearable device comprising:

a main unit including a first communication unit and a user interface (UI) state module and configured to provide an interaction with at least one of a user of the wearable device and an external device;

a replaceable fixing unit including a memory configured to store UI data and a second communication unit configured to transfer the stored UI data to the main unit, and configured to provide a fixing force to fix the replaceable fixing unit to the user when the wearable device is worn by the user; and

wherein the first communication unit is configured to receive the UI data from the second communication unit and the UI state module is configured to provide the interaction based on the transferred UI data.

13. The wearable device according to claim 12, wherein the second communication unit initiates the transfer of the UI data when a wireless session between the first communication unit and the second communication unit is established.

14. The wearable device according to claim 12,

wherein the first communication unit includes a first communication port,

wherein the second communication unit includes a second communication port configured to correspond to the first communication port, and

wherein the main unit and the fixing unit are configured to be connected by the first communication port and the second communication port.

15. The wearable device according to claim 14, wherein the second communication unit initiates the transfer of the UI data when the first communication port is connected to the second communication port.

16. The wearable device according to claim 12, wherein the main unit displays that the main unit is connected to a data unit when the main unit is connected to the fixing unit.

17. The wearable device according to claim 16, wherein the main unit receives an input of whether a currently connected data unit is a previously connected data unit or a newly connected data unit.

18. The wearable device according to claim 16, wherein the main unit determines whether a currently connected data unit is a previously connected data unit or a newly connected data unit, and displays the determination on a GUI.

19. The wearable device according to claim 16, wherein, when a currently connected data unit is a newly connected data unit, the main unit receives an input of a pin number of the data unit.

20. The wearable device according to claim 16, wherein, when UI data is received from a currently connected data unit, the main unit receives an input for switching to the interaction based on the received UI data.

21. The wearable device according to claim 12, wherein the replaceable fixing unit includes a wristband.

22. A main unit of a wearable device, the main unit comprising:

a first communication unit configured to receive user interface (UI) data from a fixing unit configured to provide a fixing force to fix the fixing unit to a user of the wearable device when the wearable device is worn by the user; and

a UI state module configured to provide an interaction with at least one of the user of the wearable device and an external device based on the received UI data.

23. A replaceable fixing unit of a wearable device, the replaceable fixing unit comprising:

a memory configured to store user interface (UI) data; and

a communication unit configured to transfer the UI data to a main unit configured to provide an interaction with at least one of a user of the wearable device and an external device,

wherein the replaceable fixing unit is configured to provide a fixing force to fix the replaceable fixing unit to the user when the wearable device is worn by the user.

24. A control method of a wearable device, the control method comprising:

detecting a connection between a main unit, configured to provide an interaction with at least one of a user of the wearable device and an external device, and a fixing unit configured to provide a fixing force to fix the fixing unit to the user when the wearable device is worn by the user;

transferring user interface (UI) data of the fixing unit to the main unit when a determination is made that the main unit is connected to the fixing unit; and

providing, by the main unit, an interaction with at least one of the user of the wearable device and an external device based on the transferred UI data.

25. The control method of the wearable device according to claim 24, wherein the providing of the interaction includes switching to the interaction based on the transferred UI data when the transferred UI data is received.

26. The control method of the wearable device according to claim 24, wherein the providing of the interaction includes displaying a GUI based on the transferred UI data.

27. The control method of the wearable device according to claim 24, further comprising:

storing current transferred current UI data and previous transferred UI data in the main unit.

28. The control method of the wearable device according to claim 27, wherein the providing of the interaction includes providing the interaction based on at least one of the current transferred UI data and the previous transferred UI data.

29. A control method of a wearable device, the control method comprising:

detecting a connection between a main unit, configured to provide an interaction with at least one of a user of the wearable device and an external device, and a fixing unit configured to provide a fixing force to fix the fixing unit to the user when the wearable device is worn by the user;

displaying, by the main unit, that the main unit is connected to a data unit when a determination is made that the main unit is connected to the fixing unit; and

transferring user interface (UI) data of the data unit to the main unit.

30. The control method of the wearable device according to claim 29,

wherein the fixing unit includes a second communication unit,

wherein the main unit includes a first communication unit, and

wherein the determination is made that the main unit is connected to the fixing unit when a wireless session between the first communication unit and the second communication unit is established.

31. The control method of the wearable device according to claim 29,

wherein the fixing unit includes a second communication port,

wherein the main unit includes a first communication port, and

wherein the determination is made that the main unit is connected to the fixing unit when the first communication port is connected to the second communication port.

32. The control method of the wearable device according to claim 29, further comprising:

receiving an input of whether a currently connected data unit is a previously connected data unit or a newly connected data unit before the UI data of the data unit is transferred to the main unit.

33. The control method of the wearable device according to claim 29, further comprising:

determining whether a currently connected data unit is a previously connected data unit or a newly connected data unit before the UI data of the data unit is transferred to the main unit; and

displaying, by the main unit, the determination on a GUI.

34. The control method of the wearable device according to claim 29, further comprising:

receiving, when a currently connected data unit is a newly connected data unit, an input of a pin number of the data unit before the UI data of the data unit is transferred to the main unit.

35. The control method of the wearable device according to claim 29, further comprising:

receiving, when the UI data is received from a currently connected data unit, an input of switching to the interaction based on the received UI data.

36. A wearable device comprising:

a display including a first communication interface configured to receive user interface data, and configured to display a graphical user interface based on the received user interface data; and

a wristband including a receptacle for the display such that the display is insertable into and removable from the wristband, and configured to be worn on a wrist of a user of the wearable device.

37. The wearable device according to claim 36, wherein the wristband includes a second communication interface and transfers the user interface data to the display when a connection between the first communication interface and second communication interface is established.

38. The wearable device according to claim 36, wherein the first communication interface is configured to receive the user interface data from a second communication interface in an external device when a connection between the first communication interface and second communication interface is established.