Wireless initialization of electronic devices for first time use

• US 9,612,845 B2
• Filed: 06/24/2014
• Issued: 04/04/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 07/01/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nike, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Nike, Inc.
• Inventors: Switzer, David, Al-Kazily, Riyadth
• Primary Examiner(s): Patel, Ajit
• Application Number:
  US14/313,547
• Publication Number:
  US 20150006870A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,015 Days
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0024 for multiple sensor units attached to the patient, e.g. using a body or personal area network
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/11 Measuring movement of the entire body or parts thereof, e.g. head or hand tremor, mobility of a limb for measuring pulse A61B5/02 ;A61B5/1038 takes precedence; motion detection to correct for motion artifacts in physiological signals A61B5/721
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/318 Heart-related electrical modalities, e.g. electrocardiography [ECG]
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6804 Garments; Clothes
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6807 Footwear
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/681 Wristwatch-type devices
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7435 Displaying user selection data, e.g. icons in a graphical user interface
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/163 Wearable computers, e.g. on a belt
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/65 Updates security arrangements therefor G06F21/57
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/4401 Bootstrapping security arrangements therefor G06F21/57
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/22 Processing or transfer of terminal data, e.g. status or physical capabilities

Abstract

Apparatuses, devices, and methods of initializing an electronic device such as a wrist-worn device are provided. An optical input device may read the display of the wrist-worn device to obtain input corresponding to a pairing token presented at the display. An optical input processor may process the input to identify the pairing token. The pairing token may be provided to the wrist-worn device during a handshake process in order to establish a wireless communications session with the wrist-worn device. An initialization process may be performed via the wireless communication session. The initialization process may initialize the wrist-worn device such that a user may operate the wrist-worn device following the initialization process.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method of initializing an electronic wrist-worn device comprising:

reading an electronic display of the electronic wrist-worn device using an optical input device of a computing device to obtain input corresponding to a pairing token presented at the electronic display;

processing, by the computing device, the input using an optical input processor to identify the pairing token;

providing, by the computing device, the pairing token to the wrist-worn device during a handshake process that establishes a wireless communication session between the computing device and the electronic wrist-worn device; and

performing, by the computing device, an initialization process via the wireless communication session that initializes the electronic wrist-worn device such that the electronic wrist-worn device is available for operation by a user following the initialization process.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the initialization process is performed before creation of a user profile for the user such that the electronic wrist-worn device is available for operation by the user before the user profile is created.

3. The method of claim 2 wherein performing the initialization process includes providing the electronic wrist-worn device with one or more software updates, one or more firmware updates, and combinations thereof.

4. The method of claim 3 wherein performing the initialization process further includes providing the electronic wrist-worn device with configuration information, profile information, or a combination thereof.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein:

the pairing token is a string of numeric, alphabetic, or alphanumeric characters; and

the optical input processor is an optical character recognition module.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein:

the pairing token is a barcode; and

the optical input processor is a barcode reader.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein:

the pairing token is a set of one or more images; and

the optical input processor is an image processing module.

8. The method of claim 1 wherein:

the pairing token is a pattern; and

the optical input processor is a pattern recognition module.

9. The method of claim 1 wherein:

the pairing token is a solid color; and

the optical input processor is a color recognition module.

10. An electronic wrist-worn device that obtains information corresponding to the movements of a user while the user wears the electronic wrist-worn device, the electronic wrist-worn device comprising:

a pairing token generator that generates a pairing token locally at the electronic wrist-worn device;

an electronic display that presents the pairing token for optical reading by a computing device;

wherein the electronic wrist-worn device establishes a wireless communication session with the computing device through a pairing process that uses the pairing token; and

wherein an initialization process is automatically initiated once the wireless communication session is established.

11. The electronic wrist-worn device of claim 10 wherein the pairing token generator automatically generates the pairing token in response to a determination that the electronic wrist-worn device has been initially activated by the user.

12. The electronic wrist-worn device of claim 10 wherein the pairing token generator generates the pairing token in response to receipt of user input at the electronic wrist-worn device.

13. The electronic wrist-worn device of claim 10 wherein the pairing token is a random pairing token randomly generated by the pairing token generator.

14. The electronic wrist-worn device of claim 10 wherein the initialization process is performed before a first use of the electronic wrist-worn device by the user.

15. The electronic wrist-worn device of claim 14 wherein the initialization process is a provisioning process in which one or more software updates, one or more firmware updates, or combinations thereof are automatically installed at the electronic wrist-worn device.

16. The electronic wrist-worn device of claim 14 wherein the initialization process is a configuration process in which configuration information, profile information, or a combination thereof are received at the electronic wrist-worn device.

17. An apparatus for initializing an electronic wrist-worn device, the apparatus comprising:

an optical input device that, in operation, obtains input corresponding to a pairing token presented at an electronic display of the electronic wrist-worn device;

an optical input processor that, in operation, processes the input to identify the pairing token;

a configuration application that, in operation, provides the pairing token to the electronic wrist-worn device during a handshake process that establishes a wireless communication session with the electronic wrist-worn device; and

wherein the configuration application, in operation, performs an initialization process via the wireless communication session that initializes the electronic wrist-worn device such that the electronic wrist-worn device is available for operation by a user following the initialization process.

18. The apparatus of claim 17 wherein the pairing token is a scrolling pairing token that scrolls across the electronic display of the electronic wrist-worn device when presented at the electronic display.

19. The apparatus of claim 17 wherein the pairing token is a flashing pairing token that flashes at the electronic display of the electronic wrist-worn device when presented at the electronic display.

20. A computer-implemented method of initializing an electronic device comprising:

reading an electronic display of the electronic device using an optical input device of a computing device to obtain input corresponding to a pairing token presented at the electronic display;

processing the input using an optical input processor of the computing device to identify the pairing token;

providing, by the computing device, the pairing token to the electronic device during a handshake process that establishes a wireless communication session between the computing device and the electronic device; and

performing, by the computing device, an initialization process via the wireless communication session that initializes the electronic device such that the electronic device is available for operation by a user following the initialization process.