Wearable Device

• US 20160109861A1
• Filed: 09/11/2015
• Published: 04/21/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 09/11/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: KIM, Myung-Sik, KIM, Chang-Yeong, SEO, Ho-Seong, KIM, Yang-Wook, PARK, Jae-Hyun, LIM, Jong-Hoon, LEE, June-Hee, KIM, Dong-Churl
• Granted Patent: US 10,114,342 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G04C 17/0091 Combined electro-optical and electro-mechanical displays see provisionally also G04G9/0082
• CPC Class Codes: G04G 17/04 Mounting of electronic components
• CPC Class Codes: G04G 21/025 for measuring physiological data
• CPC Class Codes: G04G 21/04 using radio waves radio-controlled time-pieces G04R
• CPC Class Codes: G04G 21/08 Touch switches specially adapted for time-pieces
• CPC Class Codes: G04G 5/00 Setting, i.e. correcting or changing, the time-indication radio-controlled time-pieces G04R
• CPC Class Codes: G04G 9/00 Visual time or date indication means
• CPC Class Codes: G04G 9/02 by selecting desired characters out of a number of characters or by selecting indicating elements the position of which represent the time, e.g. by using multiplexing techniques G04G9/0082 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/163 Wearable computers, e.g. on a belt

Abstract

A wearable device may include: an analog watch unit that includes a time indicating unit that indicates time, and a drive unit that drives the time indicating unit; a touch screen that senses an input for adjusting the drive unit; and a control unit that controls the drive unit in response to the sensed input.

Claims

1. A wearable device comprising:

an analog watch unit that includes a time indicating unit that indicates time, and a drive unit that drives the time indicating unit;

a touch screen that senses an input for adjusting the drive unit; and

a control unit that controls the drive unit in response to the input to the touch screen.

2. The wearable device of claim 1, further comprising:

a first sensor that senses a position of the time indicating unit.

3. The wearable device of claim 1, wherein the analog watch unit further includes:

a watch stem; and

a second sensor that senses an input for the watch stem, and

wherein the control unit controls the drive unit in response to the input for the watch stem.

4. The wearable device of claim 1, wherein the analog watch unit further includes:

a watch stem; and

a second sensor that senses the input for the watch stem, and

wherein the control unit changes a screen of the touch screen in response to the input for the watch stem.

5. The wearable device of claim 1, wherein the control unit changes a position of an item displayed on the touch screen such that a position of the time indicating unit and the item displayed on the touch screen do not overlap with each other.

6. The wearable device of claim 1, wherein the analog watch unit further includes:

an auxiliary indicating unit; and

a third sensor that senses a position of the auxiliary indicating unit.

7. The wearable device of claim 6, wherein the analog watch unit further includes:

a watch stem; and

a second sensor that senses an input for the watch stem, and

wherein the control unit controls the drive unit to change the position of the auxiliary indicating unit in response to the input for the watch stem.

8. The wearable device of claim 6, wherein the control unit controls the drive unit to change the position of the auxiliary indicating unit in response to the input sensed by the touch screen.

9. The wearable device of claim 1, wherein the time indicating unit includes an hour hand and a minute hand, and

the control unit controls the drive unit to change a position of at least one of the hour hand and the minute hand in response to the input to the touch screen.

10. The wearable device of claim 6, wherein the auxiliary indicating unit includes an indicator, and

the control unit controls the drive unit to change a direction or a vibration period of the indicator in response to the input sensed by the third sensor.

11. A wearable device comprising:

a touch screen;

a watch unit including a time indicating unit; and

a control unit that acquires information associated with the time indicating unit, and controls the touch screen to display a graphic element based on the information acquired by the control unit.

12. The wearable device of claim 11, wherein the control unit is configured to:

detect coupling of the wearable device and the watch unit;

detect information associated with the watch unit; and

perform an operation based on the information associated with the watch unit.

13. The wearable device of claim 11, wherein the control unit is configured to:

transmit first information associated with the watch unit to an external device through a communication unit of the wearable device;

receive second information associated with the watch unit through the communication unit from the external device; and

perform an operation based on the second information.

14. The wearable device of claim 11, wherein the control unit is configured to:

display a screen for controlling the watch unit on the touch screen;

detect a user input for a graphic element displayed on the touch screen; and

drive the time indicating unit or a watch stem of the watch unit in response to the user input.

15. The wearable device of claim 11, wherein the wearable device further includes:

a sensor unit that detects an illuminance; and

an illumination unit that includes a light source, and

wherein the control unit determines whether an event occurs, and when the event occurs, the control unit drives the sensor unit to detect the illuminance and controls the illumination of the illumination unit according to a detected illuminance value.

16. The wearable device of claim 11, wherein the control unit is configured to:

determine whether a pre-set condition is satisfied, and

turn OFF a screen of the touch screen when the pre-set condition is satisfied.

17. The wearable device of claim 11, wherein the control unit is configured to:

determine whether a pre-set first condition is satisfied;

display a first graphic element on a peripheral portion of the touch screen when the first condition is satisfied;

determine whether a pre-set second condition is satisfied; and

display a second graphic element on a central portion of the touch screen when the second condition is satisfied.

18. The wearable device of claim 11, wherein the control unit is configured to:

determine whether a pre-set condition is satisfied;

determine an illumination method when the pre-set condition is satisfied; and

perform illumination according to the determined illumination method.

19. The wearable device of claim 11, wherein the control unit is configured to:

detect a situation within the wearable device that requires a user authentication;

acquire biological information according to occurrence of the situation;

determine a similarity between the acquired biological information and previously stored biological information;

compare the similarity with a pre-set threshold value; and

determine that the user authentication is successful when the similarity is equal to or more than the pre-set threshold value.

20. The wearable device of claim 11, wherein the control unit is configured to:

acquire biological information;

determine at least one function among a plurality of functions associated with the biological information that is supported by the wearable device; and

provide the at least one function among a plurality of functions determined by the control unit.