METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MEASURING BODY BALANCE OF WEARABLE DEVICE

• US 20160081051A1
• Filed: 09/16/2015
• Published: 03/17/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 06/18/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Treasurer
• Original Assignee: ZIKTO
• Inventors: Kim, Kyung Tae, Kim, Sung Hyun, Suh, David Han Suk
• Granted Patent: US 9,495,528 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/00 Measuring for diagnostic purposes radiation diagnosis A61B6/00; diagnosis by ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic waves A61B8/00; Identification of persons
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0002 Remote monitoring of patients using telemetry, e.g. transmission of vital signals via a communication network A61B5/07 takes precedence; transmission systems for measured values G08C; transmission H04B; transmission of digital information H04L; wireless communication networks H04W
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1116 Determining posture transitions
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/112 Gait analysis
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/681 Wristwatch-type devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/30 Authentication, i.e. establishing the identity or authorisation of security principals
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/316 by observing the pattern of computer usage, e.g. typical user behaviour
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/32 using biometric data, e.g. fingerprints, iris scans or voiceprints
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 2201/93 Remote control using other portable devices, e.g. mobile phone, PDA, laptop
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/385 Transceivers carried on the body, e.g. in helmets
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2209/40 using a wireless architecture
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 9/00 Arrangements in telecontrol or telemetry systems for selectively calling a substation from a main station, in which substation desired apparatus is selected for applying a control signal thereto or for obtaining measured values therefrom
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/70 Services for machine-to-machine communication [M2M] or machine type communication [MTC]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 60/00 Affiliation to network, e.g. registration; Terminating affiliation with the network, e.g. de-registration

Abstract

A wearable device includes a communication unit that wirelessly communicates with a first external device; a motion sensor that senses the user'"'"'s motion; and a control unit. The wearable device collects a first motion data generated by the user'"'"'s motion and transmits the first motion data to the first external device, receives a first security level data and a second security level data from the first external device, and receives only the first security level data from the first external device when the wearable device is converted into a non-wearing state from a wearing state.

Claims

1. A biometric authentication method of a wearable device, the method comprising:

wirelessly communicating with a first external device;

receiving a first request signal of the first external device, the first external device being in a first security state;

determine whether the wearable device is in a wearing state after receiving the first request signal;

transmitting non-wearing state information to the first external device when the wearable device is in the non-wearing state;

collecting a first motion data generated by the user'"'"'s motion through a motion sensor during a certain period of time or during collection of a certain amount of data when the wearable device is in a wearing state;

transmitting the first motion data to the first external device; and

receiving the first security level data and the second security level data from the first external device when the wearable device is in the wearing state, the first external device being in a second security state or a third security state;

transmitting the non-wearing state information or the first state conversion information to the first external device when the wearable device is converted into the non-wearing state from the wearing state; and

receiving only the first security level data from the first external device when the wearable device is in the non-wearing state, the first external device being in a fourth security or a fifth security state.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the first request signal is a motion data request signal for registration of new biometric authentication information.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the first security state is a state in which the first external device is unlocked and the motion data for the wearer authentication of the wearable device is not registered.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the second security state is a state in which the first external device is unlocked, the motion data for the wearer authentication of the wearable device is registered, and the wearer authentication of the wearable device is completed.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the third security state is a state in which the first external device is locked, the motion data for the wearer authentication of the wearable device is registered, and the wearer authentication of the wearable device is completed.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the fourth security state is a state in which the first external device is unlocked, the motion data for the wearer authentication of the wearable device is registered, and the wearer authentication of the wearable device is not authenticated

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the fifth security state is a state in which the first external device is locked, the motion data for the wearer authentication of the wearable device is registered, and the wearer authentication of the wearable device is not authenticated.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the first motion data is utilized as registration information for the wearer authentication of the wearable device.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the first security level data comprises at least one of time information, location information and vibration or sound request information.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the second security level data may comprise at least one of at least some of telephone reception report information, telephone caller information, character message reception information, character caller information, at least some of the character content, schedule information, e-mail reception information, e-mail caller information and an e-mail content.

11. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

transmitting the wearing state information or the second state conversion information to the first external device when the wearable device is converted into the wearing state from the non-wearing state, the first external device being in a fourth security state or a fifth security state;

second collecting the motion data generated by the user'"'"'s motion through the motion sensor during a certain period of time or during collection of a certain amount of data;

receiving only the first security level data from the first external device in the wearing state of the wearable device;

transmitting the second motion data to the first external device; and

receiving the first security level data and the second security level data from the first external device, the first external device being in a second security state or a third security state.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein the first motion data comprises a plurality of feature points extracted from the information received from the motion sensor.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein the first motion data transmitted to the first external device extracts a plurality of feature points from the first external device.

14. The method of claim 1, wherein the first motion data comprises a pair of collected motion data collected from left and right arms or left and right feet or left and right waists.

15. The method of claim 1, wherein the first request signal comprises a second request signal that requests the collection of the motion data from at least one of the left arm, the left foot and the left waist defined in the first external device, and a third request signal that requests the collection of the motion data from at least one of the right arm, the right foot and the right waist defined in the first external device.

16. The method of claim 11, wherein after the second motion data is transmitted to the first external device, the first external device determines whether the second motion data is the motion data of the left arm or the motion data of the right arm, the motion data of the left foot or the motion data of the right foot, and the motion data of the left waist or the motion data of the right waist.

17. A wearable device comprising:

a communication module that wirelessly communicates with a first external device;

a motion sensor unit that detects a user'"'"'s motion data; and

a control unit,

wherein the control unit receives a first request signal of the first external device when the first external device is in a first security state, determines whether the wearable device is in a wearing state to transmit the non-wearing state information to the first external device when the first external device is in the non-wearing state, collects the first motion data generated by the user'"'"'s motion through the motion sensor during a certain period of time or during collection of a certain amount of data when the wearable device is in the wearing state, transmits the first motion data to the first external device, receives a first security level data and a second security level data from the first external device in the second security state or the third security state of the first external device when the wearable device is in the wearing state, transmits the non-wearing state information or the first state conversion information to the first external device when the wearable device is converted into the non-wearing state from the wearing state, and receives only the first security level data from the first external device in a fourth security state or a fifth security state of the portable electronic device when the wearable device is in the non-wearing state.

18. The wearable device of claim 17, wherein the first motion data comprises a plurality of feature points extracted from the information received from the motion sensor.

19. The wearable device of claim 17, wherein the first motion data transmitted to the first external device extracts a plurality of feature points from the first external device.

20. The wearable device of claim 17, wherein the first motion data comprises a pair of collected motion data collected from the left and right arms or the left and right feet or left and right waists.

21. The wearable device of claim 17, wherein the first request signal comprises a second request signal that requests the collection of the motion data from at least one of a left arm, a left foot and a left waist defined in the first external device, and a third request signal that requests the collection of the motion data from at least one of a right arm, a right foot and a right waist defined in the first external device.