Responsive Visual Communication System and Method

• US 20170061751A1
• Filed: 08/23/2016
• Published: 03/02/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 08/29/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Bragi GmbH
• Original Assignee: Bragi GmbH
• Inventors: Loermann, Arne D., Hviid, Nikolaj
• Granted Patent: US 9,905,088 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/017 Gesture based interaction, e.g. based on a set of recognized hand gestures interaction based on gestures traced on a digitiser G06F3/04883
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 5/36 using visible light sources
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/05 specially adapted for use on head, throat or breast
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72412 using two-way short-range wireless interfaces

Abstract

A wearable device providing responsive visual feedback is provided. The wearable device includes a wearable device housing, at least one lighting element associated with the housing for providing, visual feedback, a processor disposed within the wearable device housing, the processor operatively connected to the at least one lighting element, a plurality of sensors operatively connected to the processor, wherein the processor is programmed to determine a mode of operation using sensed data from the plurality of sensor, and wherein the processor is programmed to control the at least one lighting element to convey visual feedback based on the mode of operation determined by the processor.

Claims

1. A wearable device providing responsive visual feedback comprising:

a wearable device housing;

at least one lighting element associated with the housing for providing visual feedback;

a processor disposed within the wearable device housing, the processor operatively connected to the at least one lighting element;

a plurality of sensors operatively connected to the processor;

wherein the processor is programmed to determine a mode of operation a sensed data from the plurality of sensors;

wherein the processor is programmed to control the at least one lighting element to convey visual feedback based on the mode of operation determined by the processor.

2. The wearable device of claim 1 wherein the wearable device is an earpiece and wherein the housing is an ear piece housing

3. The wearable device of claim 1 wherein each of the at least one lighting element comprises a light emitting diode (LED).

4. The wearable device of claim 1 wherein the plurality of sensors comprises at least one of an inertial sensor, a biological sensor, and a contact sensor.

5. The wearable device of claim 1 wherein the mode of operation is associated with gestural movements.

6. The wearable device of claim 1 wherein the mode of operation is associated with battery level.

7. The wearable device of claim 1 wherein the mode of operation is associated with charging.

8. The wearable device of claim 1 wherein the mode of operation is a diagnostic mode.

9. A system comprising the wearable device of claim 1 and a software application executing on a computing device wherein the software application is programmed to acquire imagery of the visual feedback and recover the data.

10. The system of claim 9 wherein the computing device is a mobile device.

11. A system comprising:

a first wearable device and a second wearable device wherein each of the first wearable device and the second wearable device comprises a wearable device housing, at least one lighting element associated with the housing for providing visual feedback, a processor disposed within the wearable device housing, the processor operatively connected to the at least one lighting element, a plurality of sensors operatively connected to the processor, and wherein the processor is programmed to determine a mode of operation using sensed data from the plurality of sensors, wherein the processor is programmed to control the at least one lighting element to convey visual feedback based on the mode of operation determined by the processor; and

wherein the first wearable device and the second wearable device are configured to work in concert to convey visual feedback.

12. The system of claim 11 wherein the first wearable device is a first ear piece.

13. The system of claim 12 wherein the second wearable device is a second ear piece.

14. A method of providing responsive visual feedback from a wearable device comprising:

providing a wearable device comprising (a) a wearable device housing, (b) at least one lighting element associated with the housing for providing visual feedback, (c) a processor disposed within the wearable device housing, the processor operatively connected to the at least one lighting element, and (d) a plurality of sensors operatively connected to the processor;

determining by the processor a mode of operation for the wearable device using sensed data from the plurality of sensors of the wearable device; and

controlling the at least one lighting element of the wearable device based on the mode of operation of the wearable device determined by the processor.

15. The method of claim 14 wherein the wearable device is an earpiece.