Wearable personal digital device for facilitating mobile device payments and personal use

• US 9,016,565 B2
• Filed: 02/06/2013
• Issued: 04/28/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 07/18/2011
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Andrew H.B. Zhou, Dylan T.X. Zhou, Tiger T.G. Zhou
• Original Assignee: Andrew H.B. Zhou, Dylan T.X. Zhou, Tiger T.G. Zhou
• Inventors: Zhou, Dylan T X, Zhou, Tiger T G, Zhou, Andrew H B
• Primary Examiner(s): WALSH, DANIEL I
• Application Number:
  US13/760,214
• Publication Number:
  US 20130146659A1
• Time in Patent Office: 811 Days
• Field of Search: 235/462.43, 235/462.44, 235/380, 235/435, 455/556.1, 600/502, 600/503, 600/30, 600/534, 368/11, 368/12
• US Class Current: 235/380
• CPC Class Codes: G04G 21/04 using radio waves radio-controlled time-pieces G04R
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/163 Wearable computers, e.g. on a belt
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 7/10891 the scanner to be worn on a finger or on a wrist
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/204 comprising interface for record bearing medium or carrier for electronic funds transfer or payment credit
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/321 using wearable devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/3274 using a pictured code, e.g. barcode or QR-code, being displayed on the M-device
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/3276 using a pictured code, e.g. barcode or QR-code, being read by the M-device
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/355 Personalisation of cards for use
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/363 with the personal data of a user
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/40145 Biometric identity checks

Abstract

Provided is a device and methods for facilitating mobile device payments using a wearable personal digital device. The device may comprise a processor, a memory unit, a timepiece module, a communication circuit, a display, a camera, control elements, a connection port, and a band adapted to secure the device on a human body or clothes. The processor may be configured to retrieve information encoded in a barcode, generate barcodes, display retrieved information and barcodes on the display. Additionally, the device may comprise a swipe card reader to make payments using the wearable personal digital device by swiping a payment card through the device. In addition to that, the device may comprise one or more sensors and one or more accelerometers to measure biometric parameters of the user, display measured parameters on the display, and store the parameters to the memory of the device.

Claims

1. A wearable personal digital device for facilitating mobile device payments and personal use, the device comprising:

a processor configured to;

generate, based on payment data, personal data, or other data, one or more barcodes encoding the payment data, the personal data, or the other data;

provide, on a user request, one or more of the following;

the one or more barcodes, the payment data, the personal data, or the other data;

a memory unit communicatively coupled to the processor and configured to store at least the payment data, the personal data, and barcode information;

a timepiece module communicatively coupled to the processor and configured to provide time data;

a display communicatively coupled to the processor and configured to graphically display one or more of the following;

the payment data, the personal data, the barcode information, the time data, and the one or more barcodes, the one or more barcodes being scannable by a barcode scanner, a checkout scanner, a check-in scanner, an external device, another wearable personal digital device and enabling self-checkout

a camera communicatively coupled to the processor and configured to scan a barcode, the scanning being processed by the processor to retrieve the barcode information and enable self-checkout;

a communication circuit communicatively coupled to the processor and configured to communicate with one or more external devices;

a housing adapted to enclose the processor, the memory unit, the timepiece unit, the display, the camera, and the communication circuit, wherein the housing is water-proof and dust-proof;

a band adapted to secure the device on a human body, the human body including a wrist, an arm, a neck, a head, a leg, a waist, and any other part of the human body, or on clothes;

biometric sensors within the band operative to sense biometric parameters of the user, the biometric parameters being stored to the memory and processed by the processor to receive historical biometric data, wherein the biometric sensors include a blood pressure sensor, a pulse sensor, a heart rate sensor, a glucose level sensor, a body temperature sensor, and an environment temperature sensor, wherein based on detection that one or more of the biometric parameters exceed predetermined limits, the wearable personal digital device for facilitating mobile device payments and personal use is configured to produce an alarm, the alarm including one or more of a sound signal, a light signal, and a vibration signal; and

one or more accelerometers to track activity of the user, wherein the wearable personal digital device for facilitating mobile device payments and personal use is operable to break snoring based on tracking of the snoring by the one or more accelerometers.

2. The device of claim 1, wherein the display is a touchscreen display configured to enable user interaction with the device through touch.

3. The device of claim 1, wherein the communication circuit includes one or more of the following:

a Bluetooth module, a WiFi module, a communication port, including a universal serial bus (USB) port, a parallel port, an infrared transceiver port, a radiofrequency transceiver port.

4. The device of claim 1, further comprising one or more control elements to control operation or functions of the wearable personal digital device.

5. The device of claim 1, wherein the measuring of the biometric sensors are shown on the display.

6. The device of claim 1, wherein access to the device is controlled by one or more of the following:

a password, a Personal Identification Number (PIN) code, and biometric authorization, the biometric authorization including fingerprint scanning, palm scanning, face scanning, and retina scanning, wherein the scanning is performed using the one or more biometric sensors.

7. The device of claim 6, further comprising a fingerprint reader configured to scan a fingerprint, the scanned fingerprint being matched to one or more approved fingerprints, wherein the access to the device is granted based on the matching.

8. The device of claim 1, wherein the one or more barcodes include electronic key data, the one or more barcodes being scannable by a webcamera of an access control system and processed by the access control system, access to an item related to the access control system may be granted based on the processing.

9. The device of claim 1, wherein the barcode scanned by the camera may include a link to a web-resource, a payment request, advertising information, and other information.

10. The device of claim 1, wherein the band is adapted to be filled with air to perform blood pressure measuring and includes a pressure adjustment device.

11. The device of claim 1, wherein the band includes one or more solar cells disposed on an outer surface of the band and configured to charge the device.

12. The device of claim 1, wherein the device charges using natural movement vibrations.

13. The device of claim 1, wherein the device charges wirelessly using a wireless charger accessory.

14. The device of claim 1, the device further comprising a microphone configured to:

sense voice data, the voice data including a voice command, a voice memo, and a voice message; and

transmit the voice data to the processor.

15. The device of claim 1, wherein the device synchronizes with the one or more external devices in real time, tracks a geographical location of the one or more external devices in real time, and provides communication capabilities using an embedded emergency button configured to give a medical alert signal, a request for help signal, or another informational signal.

16. The device of claim 1, wherein the activity of the user includes calories burned, sleep quality, breaths per minute, snoring breaks, steps walked, and distance walked.

17. The device of claim 1, further comprising a swipe card reader to read payment cards data.

18. The device of claim 1, wherein the wearable personal digital device communicates with an external device to manage at least the payment data and the personal data.

19. The device of claim 1, wherein the device is compatible with one or more of the following network standards:

GSM, CDMA, LTE, IMS, Universal Mobile Telecommunication System (UMTS), RFID, 4G, 5G, 6G and upper.

20. The device of claim 1, wherein the one or more barcodes include a linear dimensional code, a two-dimensional code, a snap tag code, and a QR code, and other machine readable code.

21. The device of claim 1, wherein the one or more barcodes encode one or more of the following:

the payment data, the personal data, group of payment data, credit card data, debit card data, gift card data, prepaid card data, bank checking account data, digital cash data, and the other data.

22. The device of claim 1, further comprising an operating system executing on the processor, the operating system including Android, iOS, Firefox OS, and other operating systems.

23. The device of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to download applications, receive and send text, video, multimedia data.

24. The device of claim 1, the device further comprising:

a GPS module configured to track geographical location of the device;

an alert unit configured to alert the user about one or more events by one or more of the following;

vibration and sound;

one or more subscriber identification module (SIM) cards;

one or more additional memory units;

a physical interface configured to receive memory devices external to the device, wherein the physical interface includes a microSecureDigital (microSD) slot;

a two-way radio transceiver for communication purposes; and

an emergency button configured to send an alarm signal.

25. The device of claim 1, wherein the camera is detachable and pluggable to a digital eyeglass device.

26. The device of claim 1, wherein the device is metal-banded, leather banded, plastic-banded, or jewelry-banded, rimmed by jewelry and diamonds on a bezel, rimmed by jewelry and diamonds on an edge of the display.

27. A method for facilitating mobile device payments using a wearable personal digital device, the wearable personal digital device comprising the wearable personal digital device of claim 1, and the method comprising:

receiving a user request to display data associated with a user, the data being stored in a memory unit of the wearable personal digital device or on a data server;

displaying the data associated with the user on a display of the wearable personal digital device; and

displaying integrated good habits charts, the good habits charts configured to;

receive one or more set goals from the user;

receive, from the user, data on events complying with the one or more set goal;

provide an alert signal based on the data on events complying with the one or more set goal, the alert signal including one or more of the following;

vibration, sound, light, and a voice message;

calculate, based on the data on events complying with the one or more set goal, user progress in achieving the one or more set goal;

transmit, on a user request, information related to the one or more set goal or the user progress to a social networking service.

28. The method of claim 27, wherein the data is payment data associated with the user, the payment data being a barcode encoding a payment account information of the user, and wherein the barcode is scannable by one or more of the following:

a checkout scanner, a mobile device, a camera, or another wearable personal digital device.

29. The method of claim 27, wherein the data is personal data associated with the user, the personal data being a barcode encoding one or more of the following:

a ticket, a boarding pass, a coupon, a discount card, a membership card, an identification (ID) card, a driver'"'"'s license, a permanent resident card, and other cards.

30. The method of claim 29, wherein the barcode is scannable by one or more of the following:

a checkout scanner, a mobile device, a camera, a check-in scanner, or another wearable personal digital device.

31. The method of claim 27, further comprising:

receiving payment data associated with another user, the payment data including a payment account information of another user;

transferring an amount, based on the payment data associated with the another user, from the payment account of another user to a payment account of the user, information on the payment account of the user being stored in the memory unit of the wearable personal digital device.

32. The method of claim 31, wherein receiving the payment data associated with another user includes scanning a barcode on a screen of a device of the another user, swiping a payment card of the another user using a swipe card reader of the wearable personal digital device of the user.

33. The method of claim 31, wherein the amount is provided by the user.

34. The method of claim 31, wherein the amount is retrieved from the barcode scanned from the screen of the device of the another user.