WEARABLE TERMINAL

• US 20160063232A1
• Filed: 05/20/2015
• Published: 03/03/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 09/01/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Joo, Wonseok, Seol, Jaehyuk, You, Chisang, Lee, Soyeon, Ryu, Seungwoo, Lee, Hosang, Choi, Hyengcheul, Lim, Yohan, Jung, Yuntaek
• Granted Patent: US 9,734,315 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0245 by using sensing means generating electric signals, i.e. ECG signals
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/117 Identification of persons methods or arrangements for recognising patterns, e.g. fingerprints, G06F18/00, G06V40/00; identification of persons by analysing their voice or speech G10L17/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/35 by template matching
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/681 Wristwatch-type devices
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/742 using visual displays A61B5/339 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G04G 21/08 Touch switches specially adapted for time-pieces
• CPC Class Codes: G04G 9/0064 in which functions not related to time can be displayed digital output to display devices of digital computers G06F3/14
• CPC Class Codes: G04R 60/04 Antennas attached to or integrated in watch bracelets
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/32 using biometric data, e.g. fingerprints, iris scans or voiceprints
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/03547 Touch pads, in which fingers can move on a surface
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/038 Control and interface arrangements therefor, e.g. drivers or device-embedded control circuitry
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/10 Human or animal bodies, e.g. vehicle occupants or pedestrians; Body parts, e.g. hands
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/273 Adaptation for carrying or wearing by persons or animals
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/38 formed by a conductive layer on an insulating support patch antennas H01Q9/0407; microstrip dipole antennas H01Q9/065; microstrip slot antennas H01Q13/106; transmission line microstrip antennas H01Q13/206; manufacturing reflecting surfaces using insulating material for supporting the reflecting surface H01Q15/142
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 21/28 Combinations of substantially independent non-interacting antenna units or systems multiple beam H01Q25/00
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 7/00 Loop antennas with a substantially uniform current distribution around the loop and having a directional radiation pattern in a plane perpendicular to the plane of the loop

Abstract

There is disclosed a wearable terminal including a main body, a main board provided in the main body, a first touch pad provided in a rear surface of the main body, a flexible board configured to connect the main body and the first touch pad to each other, a band coupled to the main body, wound around a user'"'"'s wrist to secure the main body to the user'"'"'s body part, a second touch pad provided in the other surface of one surface contacting with the user'"'"'s body part when the user wears the band, a flexible board having one end connected to the second touch pad and the other end connected to the main board, and a controller configured to extract an electrocardiogram by measuring a difference of electric potentials of body muscles sensed from the first touch pad and the second touch pad.

Claims

1. A wearable terminal comprising:

a main body;

a main board in the main body;

a first touch pad coupled to a rear surface of the main body;

a band coupled to the main body, the band configured to secure the wearable terminal to the user;

a second touch pad positioned such that a user can touch the second touch pad when the wearable terminal is secured to the user'"'"'s body;

a conductive board connected to the second touch pad and to the main board; and

a controller configured to measure a difference in electric potentials between the first touch pad and the second touch pad, and based on the measured difference in electric potentials, generate an electrocardiogram.

2. The wearable terminal of claim 1, wherein the band comprises:

a lower band configured to contact the user'"'"'s body; and

an upper band coupled to the lower band, wherein the conductive board is made of a flexible material and mounted to the lower band, and wherein the second touch pad is positioned on the upper band and connected to the flexible conductive board through a hole formed in the upper band.

3. The wearable terminal of claim 2 further comprising:

a conductive elastic material disposed between the second touch pad and the flexible conductive board to electrically connect the second touch pad and the flexible conductive board.

4. The wearable terminal of claim 1 further comprising:

a display unit, wherein the controller controls a the display unit to display a first screen when a difference in electric potential is sensed between the first touch pad and the second touch pad.

5. The wearable terminal of claim 1, wherein the controller measures the electrocardiogram and performs a user authentication by comparing the measured electrocardiogram with a designated user'"'"'s preset electrocardiogram.

6. The wearable terminal of claim 5, wherein when the designated user'"'"'s preset electrocardiogram matches the measured electrocardiogram, the controller performs one or more of implementing a function preset by the designated user, implementing a payment function, controlling an external device, implementing user authentication of an external device, and controlling a designated external device according to an input control command.

7. The wearable terminal of claim 5, wherein the user authentication is canceled when the first touch pad is released from the user'"'"'s body.

8. The wearable terminal of claim 5 further comprising:

a display unit, wherein the controller controls a the display unit to display a user authentication guide when user authentication fails, and wherein the controller controls the transmission of wearable terminal location information to a server when user authentication fails a preset number of times.

9. The wearable terminal of claim 5, wherein the controller controls the generation of an alarm when user authentication fails a preset number of times.

10. The wearable terminal of claim 1, further comprising:

an antenna module connected to the main board, wherein the antenna module comprises;

a first antenna comprising a first radiation unit having a spiral form; and

a second antenna disposed on the first antenna, the second antenna comprising a second radiation unit overlapping the first radiation unit, wherein the overlapping area constitutes 25 percent or less of the total area of the overlapping second antenna and the first radiation unit.

11. The wearable terminal of claim 10, wherein the first antenna further comprises:

a first insulation sheet, wherein the first radiation unit is formed on the first insulation sheet;

a first connection unit connected to and extending from an outer portion of the first radiation unit; and

a second connection unit connected to and extending from an inner portion of the first radiation unit, wherein the second connection unit is partially provided on the other surfaces of the first insulation sheet for preventing overlap with the first radiation unit, and wherein the first connection unit and the second connection units are electrically connected to the main board.

12. The wearable terminal of claim 11, wherein the main board comprises:

a power feeding unit connected to a power supply unit to supply power to the first radiation unit; and

a high frequency reject module disposed between the power feeding unit and one or both of the first and second connection units.

13. The wearable terminal of claim 12, wherein the high frequency reject module comprises one or more of a low pass filter configured to pass only low frequencies, a low band pass filter configured to pass only a preset low frequency signal, and a high reject filter configured to reflect a signal in a preset high frequency band.

14. The wearable terminal of claim 12, wherein the high frequency reject module comprises one or more of an inductor and a capacitor, a ceramic/dielectric filter, a SAW (surface acoustic wave) sensor, a MEMS (micro electro-mechanical system), an LTCC (low temperature co-firing ceramics) and a FBAR (film bulk acoustic resonator).

15. The wearable terminal of claim 12, wherein the second antenna comprises:

a second insulation sheet, the second radiation unit formed on the second insulation sheet; and

a third connection unit connected to the second radiation unit, wherein the second radiation unit is formed in a loop shape or in a bar shape, wherein the second radiation unit partially overlaps the first radiation unit, and wherein the third connection unit is electrically connected to the main board.

16. The wearable terminal of claim 15, wherein the power feeding unit of the main board supplies power to the second radiation unit;

and wherein the main board further comprises a low frequency reject module disposed between the power feeding unit and the third connection unit.

17. The wearable terminal of claim 16, wherein the low frequency reject module comprises one or more of a low pass filter configured to pass only low frequencies, a low band pass filter configured to pass only a preset low frequency signal, and a high reject filter configured to reflect a signal in a preset high frequency band.

18. The wearable terminal of claim 16, wherein the low frequency reject module comprises one or more of an inductor and a capacitor, a ceramic/dielectric filter, a SAW (surface acoustic wave) sensor, a MEMS (micro electro-mechanical system), an LTCC (low temperature co-firing ceramics) and a FBAR (film bulk acoustic resonator).

19. The wearable terminal of claim 1, wherein the first radiation unit is an NFC (Near Field Communication) antenna and the second radiation unit is a MIMO (Multiple Input Multiple Output) antenna.

20. The wearable terminal of claim 1 further comprising:

a band coupled to both ends of the main body and configured to secure the wearable terminal to a user'"'"'s wrist, wherein an antenna module is mounted in the band and formed of a flexible material.