Communications with wearable devices

• US 9,584,645 B2
• Filed: 02/20/2015
• Issued: 02/28/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 06/04/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Grandios Technologies, LLC
• Original Assignee: Grandios Technologies, LLC
• Inventors: Cronin, John
• Primary Examiner(s): HAMMONDS, MARCUS C
• Application Number:
  US14/628,074
• Publication Number:
  US 20150358451A1
• Time in Patent Office: 739 Days
• Field of Search: 455/420, 455/567
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/385 Transceivers carried on the body, e.g. in helmets
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 2001/3861 carried in a hand or on fingers
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72412 using two-way short-range wireless interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72448 with means for adapting the functionality of the device according to specific conditions
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/12 including a sensor for measuring a physical value, e.g. temperature or motion telephones including GPS signal receivers H04M2250/10
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 68/02 Arrangements for increasing efficiency of notification or paging channel

Abstract

Systems and methods for communications with wearable devices are provided. Information may be stored in memory regarding user preferences, which may indicate whether vibration notification is allowed at a wearable device and whether vibration notification is allowed at a mobile device. A communication may be received at a mobile device. It may then be determined whether the wearable device and the mobile device are connected. The wearable device may be caused to generate a vibration notification if the wearable device and the mobile device are determined to be connected. The mobile device may be caused to generate a vibration notification if the wearable device and the mobile device are determined not to be connected.

Claims

1. A method for device communications, the method comprising:

receiving one or more notification preferences via a user interface, wherein the one or more notification preferences identify at least that a wearable device is authorized to perform vibration-based communication-receipt notifications;

storing the one or more notification preferences within a memory of the mobile device;

receiving a viewable communication at a mobile device communicatively coupled to the wearable device, the viewable communication sent over a communication network;

transmitting the viewable communication from the mobile device to the wearable device, thereby triggering a vibration-based communication receipt notification at the wearable device;

receiving a read update from the wearable device at the mobile device, the read update identifying that the viewable communication has been viewed via the wearable device; and

executing instructions stored in the memory of the mobile device, wherein execution of the instructions by a processor of the mobile device causes the mobile device to;

mark the viewable communication as read at the mobile device, and

identify a possible emergency based on the wearable device having been in motion for at least a predetermined duration of time.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein execution of the instructions by the processor of the mobile device further enters an exercise mode based on the wearable device having been in motion for at least a second predetermined duration of time.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein execution of the instructions by the processor of the mobile device further deletes the viewable communication at the mobile device.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the viewable communication includes text.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising vibrating the mobile device.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving a command input from the wearable device at the mobile device, the command input comprising at least one of button information based on a button of the wearable device and accelerometer motion information based on an accelerometer of the wearable device.

7. The method of claim 6, further comprising:

storing information in the memory of the mobile device regarding a first command of a plurality of commands, the first command associated with the command input;

retrieving the stored information upon receipt of the command input; and

executing the identified command upon receipt of the command input.

8. A system for device communications, the system comprising:

a display that displays a user interface;

an output device capable of outputting a notification;

an input interface that receives one or more user inputs during display of the user interface, the one or more inputs corresponding to receipt of one or more notification preferences, wherein the one or more notification preferences identify at least that a wearable device is authorized to perform vibration-based communication-receipt notifications;

a memory that stores at least the one or more notification preferences;

a communication interface, wherein the communication interface;

receives a viewable communication over a communication network,

transmits the viewable communication to the wearable device, and

receives a read update from the wearable device, the read update identifying that the viewable communication has been viewed via the wearable device; and

a processor that executes instructions stored in the memory, wherein the processor executes the instructions to;

mark the viewable communication as read, and

identify a possible emergency based on the wearable device having been in motion for at least a predetermined duration of time.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein execution of the instructions by the processor of the mobile device further enters an exercise mode based on the wearable device having been in motion for at least a second predetermined duration of time.

10. The system of claim 8, wherein execution of the instructions by the processor of the mobile device further deletes the viewable communication.

11. The system of claim 8, wherein the viewable communication includes text.

12. The system of claim 8, further comprising a vibration mechanism that vibrates.

13. The system of claim 8, wherein the communication interface receives a command input from the wearable device at the communication interface, the command input comprising at least one of button information based on a button of the wearable device and accelerometer motion information based on an accelerometer of the wearable device.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein the memory further stores information regarding a first command of a plurality of commands, the first command associated with the command input, and wherein the processor executes further instructions to retrieve the stored information upon receipt of the command input and to execute the identified command upon receipt of the command input.

15. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, having embodied thereon a program executable by a processor to perform a method for device communications, the method comprising:

receiving one or more notification preferences via a user interface, wherein the one or more notification preferences identify at least that a wearable device is authorized to perform vibration-based communication-receipt notifications;

storing the one or more notification preferences within a memory of the mobile device;

receiving a viewable communication at a mobile device communicatively coupled to the wearable device, the viewable communication sent over a communication network;

transmitting the viewable communication from the mobile device to the wearable device, thereby triggering a vibration-based communication-receipt notification at the wearable device;

receiving a read update from the wearable device at the mobile device, the read update identifying that the viewable communication has been viewed via the wearable device;

marking the viewable communication as read at the mobile device; and

identifying a possible emergency based on the wearable device having been in motion for at least a predetermined duration of time.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15, further comprising entering an exercise mode based on the wearable device having been in motion for at least a second predetermined duration of time.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15, further comprising deleting the viewable communication at the mobile device.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15, further comprising vibrating the mobile device.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15, further comprising receiving a command input from the wearable device at the mobile device, the command input comprising at least one of button information based on a button of the wearable device and accelerometer motion information based on an accelerometer of the wearable device.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 19, further comprising:

storing information in the memory of the mobile device regarding a first command of a plurality of commands, the first command associated with the command input;

retrieving the stored information upon receipt of the command input; and

executing the identified command upon receipt of the command input.