WEARABLE DEVICE AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF

• US 20160241553A1
• Filed: 01/21/2016
• Published: 08/18/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 02/17/2015
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: KIM, Hyun-tae
• Application Number:
  US15/002,540
• Publication Number:
  US 20160241553A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/282 based on user interaction within the home receiver circuitry for displaying additional information being controlled by a remote control apparatus H04N21/42204
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2012/2841 Wireless
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0861 using biometrical features, e.g. fingerprint, retina-scan cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication using biological data H04L9/3231
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/125 involving control of end-device applications over a network
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/55 Push-based network services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/065 Continuous authentication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/33 using wearable devices, e.g. using a smartwatch or smart-glasses
• 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 is provided. The wearable device including a sensor configured to detect a wearing state of the wearable device and to obtain authentication information of a user and at least one piece of biometric information, and a processor configured to authenticate the user based on the obtained authentication information when the wearing state of the wearable device is detected by the sensor to indicate that the wearable device is being worn, and configured to activate at least one function of the wearable device based on the obtained biometric information.

Claims

1. A wearable device comprising:

a sensor arrangement comprising one or more sensors, the sensor arrangement configured to detect a wearing state of a wearable device and to obtain authentication information of a user and at least one piece of biometric information based on the detected wearing state; and

a processor configured to authenticate the user based on the obtained authentication information based on the wearing state of the wearable device detected by the sensor arrangement, and configured to activate at least one function of the wearable device based on the obtained biometric information.

2. The wearable device of claim 1, wherein

the sensor arrangement is configured to obtain at least one piece of environment information of the user, and

the processor is configured to activate at least one function based on the obtained biometric information and the environment information.

3. The wearable device of claim 1, wherein the sensor arrangement comprises:

a first sensor configured to detect the wearing state of the wearable device;

a second sensor configured to obtain the authentication information, said second sensor being configured to be activated when the wearing state of the wearable device is detected and detects that the wearable device is being worn; and

a third sensor configured to obtain the biometric information, said third sensor being configured to be activated when the user is authenticated.

4. The wearable device of claim 3, wherein at least one of the first, second and third sensors is configured to be deactivated when the at least one function is activated.

5. The wearable device of claim 1, wherein the at least one function comprises a function of controlling a home network environment.

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

an input unit comprising input circuitry, the input unit configured to receive an input, the input setting the at least one function to be activated.

7. The wearable device of claim 6, wherein the input unit is further configured to receive an input, the input setting a condition of the biometric information to activate the at least one function.

8. The wearable device of claim 1, wherein

the wearable device comprises a watch-type wearable device, and

the sensor arrangement is configured to detect a wearing state of the watch-type wearable device based on whether a fastener located on a watch band is fastened.

9. The wearable device of claim 1, wherein

the wearable device comprises a glasses-type wearable device, and

the sensor arrangement is configured to detect a wearing state of the glasses-type wearable device based on at least one of:

pressure applied to nose pads, a temple, a bridge, a rim, and a tip of the glasses-type wearable device, and angles between the rim and the temple.

10. The wearable device of claim 1, wherein

the wearable device comprises a band-type wearable device, and

the sensor arrangement is configured to detect a wearing state of the band-type wearable device based on pressure applied to a band.

11. A method of operating a wearable device comprising:

detecting a wearing state of a wearable device;

obtaining authentication information of a user and authenticating the user based on the detected wearing state of the wearable device;

obtaining at least one piece of biometric information of the user when the user is authenticated; and

activating at least one function of the wearable device based on the obtained biometric information.

12. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

obtaining at least one piece of environment information of the user, and

the activating of the at least one function comprises activating the at least one function based on the obtained biometric information and the environment information.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein the at least one function comprises a function of controlling a home network environment.

14. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

receiving an input setting the at least one function to be activated.

15. The method of claim 14, further comprising:

receiving an input setting a condition of the biometric information to activate the at least one function.

16. The method of claim 11, wherein

the wearable device comprises a watch-type wearable device, and

the detecting of the wearing state of the wearable device comprises detecting a wearing state of the watch-type wearable device based on whether a fastener located on a watch band is fastened.

17. The method of claim 11, wherein

the wearable device comprises a glasses-type wearable device, and

the detecting the wearing state of the wearable device comprises detecting a wearing state of the glasses-type wearable device based on at least one of:

pressure applied to nose pads, a temple, a bridge, a rim, and a tip of the glasses-type wearable device, and angles between the rim and the temple.

18. The method of claim 11, wherein

the wearable device comprises a band-type wearable device, and

the detecting of the wearing state of the wearable device comprises detecting a wearing state of the band-type wearable device based on pressure applied to a band.

19. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program which, when executed, causes processing circuitry to control the wearable device to perform operations comprising the method of claim 11.