Context based content display in a wearable device

• US 9,611,055 B2
• Filed: 11/12/2014
• Issued: 04/04/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 11/12/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
• Original Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
• Inventors: Rangaraj, Shankar Vankipuram, Subramanyam, Rajesh Vecham, Raveendra, Preetham Keerthi
• Primary Examiner(s): Beaulieu, Yonel
• Application Number:
  US14/539,334
• Publication Number:
  US 20160130018A1
• Time in Patent Office: 874 Days
• Field of Search: 701 291- 294, 701 297, 701 299, 701 314, 701 315, 701 332, 714100, 714 25, 714 31, 714 46
• CPC Class Codes: B64F 5/40 Maintaining or repairing aircraft
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/32014 Augmented reality assists operator in maintenance, repair, programming, assembly, use of head mounted display with 2-D 3-D display and voice feedback, voice and gesture command
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/163 Wearable computers, e.g. on a belt
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/147 using display panels
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/20 Administration of product repair or maintenance
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2380/12 Avionics applications

Abstract

Methods and systems are provided for managing content displayed by a wearable device. In one embodiment, a method includes: determining a current context of the wearable device; determining a step of a process based on the context; determining an interface based on the step of the process; and generating display data to display the interface by the wearable device.

Claims

1. A method for managing content displayed by a wearable device as it is being worn by a user, comprising:

determining a current context of the wearable device based on a current environment that is sensed by the wearable device as it is being worn by the user;

determining a step of an aircraft maintenance process based on the context;

determining a maintenance interface based on the step of the process, the maintenance interface including maintenance information relating to the step of the aircraft maintenance process; and

generating display data to display the interface by the wearable device to the user.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

generating a request for information based on the context; and

transmitting the request to a system that stores information relating to the process.

3. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

receiving information from a system that stores information relating to the process based on the context, wherein the generating the display data is based on the information.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein the determining the current context is based on a location of the wearable device.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein sensed data indicating the current environment includes image data.

6. The method of claim 1 further comprising receiving user input and wherein the determining the interface is based on the user input.

7. A system for managing content displayed by a wearable device as it is being worn by a user, comprising:

a wearable device comprising a display device and at least one input device that accepts user input,

wherein the wearable device is configured to determine a current context of the wearable device based on a current environment that is sensed by the wearable device as it is being worn by the user;

determine a step of an aircraft maintenance process based on the context;

determine a maintenance interface based on the step of the process, the maintenance interface including maintenance information relating to the step of the aircraft maintenance process; and

generate display data to display the interface by the wearable device to the user.

8. The system of claim 7 wherein the wearable device is further configured to generate a request for information based on the context, and transmit the request to a system that stores information relating to the process.

9. The system of claim 7 wherein the wearable device is further configured to receive information from a system that stores information relating to the process based on the context, and wherein the wearable device is configured to generate the display data based on the information.

10. The system of claim 7 wherein the wearable device is configured to determine the current context based on a location of the wearable device.

11. The system of claim 7 wherein sensed data indicating the current environment includes image data.

12. The system of claim 7 wherein the wearable device is configured to receive user input from the at least one input device, and wherein wearable device is configured to determine the interface based on the user input.

13. The system of claim 12 wherein the at least one input device is a recording device or a touch sensor.

14. The system of claim 7 wherein the wearable device is at least one of eyewear, jewelry, a hair accessory, an article of clothing, and footwear.