Method for operating mobile device, mobile device using the same, wearable device using the same, and computer readable medium

• US 9,674,697 B2
• Filed: 07/11/2014
• Issued: 06/06/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 07/24/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: HTC Corporation
• Original Assignee: HTC Corporation
• Inventors: Lee, Yu-Cheng
• Primary Examiner(s): MITCHELL, NATHAN A
• Application Number:
  US14/328,723
• Publication Number:
  US 20150031333A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,061 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1626 with a single-body enclosure integrating a flat display, e.g. Personal Digital Assistants [PDAs]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/163 Wearable computers, e.g. on a belt
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1694 the I/O peripheral being a single or a set of motion sensors for pointer control or gesture input obtained by sensing movements of the portable computer
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1698 the I/O peripheral being a sending/receiving arrangement to establish a cordless communication link, e.g. radio or infrared link, integrated cellular phone details of antennas disposed inside a computer H01Q1/2266
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04886 by partitioning the display area of the touch-screen or the surface of the digitising tablet into independently controllable areas, e.g. virtual keyboards or menus
• 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 1/724 User interfaces specially adapted for cordless or mobile telephones
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72412 using two-way short-range wireless interfaces
• 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 12/06 Authentication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/68 Gesture-dependent or behaviour-dependent

Abstract

The present disclosure provides a method, electronic devices, and a computer readable medium for operating a mobile electronic device based on motion coherence between movements of the mobile electronic device and a wearable electronic device without providing an input. In the disclosure, the mobile electronic would receive a first motion data representing a movement of the wearable electronic device through a transceiver. The mobile electronic device would detect a second motion data representing a movement of the mobile electronic device. Then, the mobile electronic device would calculate a difference between the first motion data with the second motion data. If the difference between the first motion data and the second motion data is within a predetermined threshold, the mobile electronic device would execute an operation in response to the motion coherence between the mobile electronic device and the wearable electronic device.

Claims

1. A method for operating a mobile electronic device having a wireless transceiver and a sensor, and the method comprising:

receiving, through the transceiver, a first motion data;

detecting a second motion data from the sensor;

calculating a difference between the first motion data and the second motion data, wherein the first motion data and the second motion data are measured during a same period; and

executing an operation when the difference between the first motion data and the second motion data is within a predetermined threshold and when a second rotational angle representing an angular rotational movement of the mobile electronic device exceeds a predetermined angle and remain in a still position for a predetermined duration.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the first motion data comprises a first acceleration data and a first rotational angle, and the second motion data comprises a second acceleration data and the second rotational angle.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

obtaining an image,

wherein executing the operation when the difference between the first motion data and the second motion data is within the predetermined threshold comprises;

executing the operation when the difference between the first motion data and the second motion data is within a predetermined threshold and when an object is detected in the image for a predetermined period through a facial detection.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

obtaining an incoming event; and

transmitting a notification signal through the transceiver in response to the incoming event, wherein the operation is an execution of an application program associated with the incoming event.

5. The method of claim 4, further comprising:

obtaining a proximity signal; and

wherein executing the operation when the difference between the first motion data and the second motion data is within the predetermined threshold comprises;

executing the operation in response to the proximity signal when the difference between the first motion data and the second motion data is within the predetermined threshold.

6. A mobile electronic device, comprising:

a transceiver, receiving a first motion data;

a sensor, detecting a second motion data representing a movement of the mobile electronic device; and

a processor, configured for

obtaining the second motion data and the first motion data;

calculating a difference between the first motion data and the second motion data, wherein the first motion data and the second motion data are measured during a same period; and

executing an operation when the difference between the first motion data and the second motion data is within a predetermined threshold and when a second rotational angle representing an angular rotational movement of the mobile electronic device exceeds a predetermined angle and remain in a still position for a predetermined duration.

7. The mobile electronic device of claim 6, wherein the first motion data comprises a first acceleration data and a first rotational angle, and the second motion data comprises a second acceleration data and the second rotational angle.

8. The mobile electronic device of claim 6, further comprising:

an image capturing device, obtaining an image,

wherein the processor is further configured for executing the operation when an object is detected in the image for a predetermined period through a facial detection.

9. The mobile electronic device of claim 6, wherein the processor is further configured for obtaining an incoming event and transmitting a notification signal through the transceiver in response to the incoming event, wherein the operation is an execution of an application program associated with the incoming event.

10. The mobile electronic device of claim 9, wherein the sensor is further configured for obtaining a proximity signal, and the processor is further configured for executing the operation in response to the proximity signal when the difference between the first motion data and the second motion data is within the predetermined threshold.

11. A non-transitory computer readable medium, storing programs to be loaded into a mobile electronic device having a transceiver and a sensor to perform steps of:

receiving, through the transceiver, a first motion data;

detecting a second motion data from the sensor;

calculating a difference between the first motion data and the second motion data, wherein the first motion data and the second motion data are measured during a same period; and

executing an operation when a difference between the first motion data and the second motion data is within a predetermined threshold and when a second rotational angle representing an angular rotational movement of the mobile electronic device exceeds a predetermined angle and remain in a still position for a predetermined duration.

12. A method for operating a mobile electronic device through a wearable electronic device, comprising:

detecting a first motion data representing a movement of the wearable electronic device by a motion sensor of the wearable electronic device; and

transmitting the first motion data through a transceiver of the wearable electronic device,

calculating wherein a difference between the first motion data and a second motion data is calculated by the mobile electronic device, and when the difference between the first motion data and the second motion data is within a predetermined threshold and when a second rotational angle representing an angular rotational movement of the mobile electronic device exceeds a predetermined angle and remain in a still position for a predetermined duration, executing an operation by the mobile electronic device is executed, wherein the first motion data and the second motion data are measured during a same period.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the first motion data comprises a first acceleration data and a first rotational angle, and the second motion data comprises a second acceleration data and the second rotational angle.

14. The method of claim 12, further comprising:

receiving a notification signal through the transceiver of the wearable electronic device; and

displaying a message corresponding to the notification;

wherein the operation is an execution of an application program associated with the incoming event.

15. The method of claim 12, further comprising:

detecting a biometric signature;

comparing the biometric signature with a stored biometric signature; and

configuring the wearable electronic device as a hardware security key for operating the mobile electronic device when the biometric signature matches the stored biometric signature.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the biometric signature comprises an electrocardiograms (ECG) data.

17. A wearable electronic device for operating a mobile electronic device, comprising:

a transceiver;

a motion sensor, detecting a first motion data representing a movement of the wearable electronic device; and

a processor, obtaining the first motion data from the motion sensor and transmitting the first motion data through the transceiver,

wherein the mobile electronic device calculates a difference between the first motion data and a second motion data is calculated, and when the difference between the first motion data and the second motion data is within a predetermined threshold and when a second rotational angle representing an angular rotational movement of the mobile electronic device exceeds a predetermined angle and remain in a still position for a predetermined duration, the mobile electronic device executes an operation is executed, wherein the first motion data and the second motion data are measured during a same period.

18. The wearable electronic device of claim 17, wherein the first motion data comprises a first acceleration data and a first rotational angle, and the second motion data comprises a second acceleration data and the second rotational angle.

19. The wearable electronic device of claim 17, further comprising:

a display screen,

wherein the processor is further configured for receiving a notification signal through the transceiver and displaying a message corresponding to the notification on the display screen, and

wherein the operation is an execution of an application program associated with the incoming event.

20. The wearable electronic device of claim 17, further comprising:

a biometric reader, detecting a biometric signature unique to an individual,

wherein the processor is further configured for obtaining the biometric signature and comparing the biometric signature with a stored biometric signature,

wherein the wearable electronic device is configured as a hardware security key when the biometric signature matches the stored biometric signature.

21. The wearable electronic device of claim 20, wherein the biometric signature comprises an electrocardiograms (ECG) data.

22. A non-transitory computer readable medium, storing programs to be loaded into a wearable electronic device to perform steps to operate a mobile electronic device, and the steps comprising:

obtaining a biometric signature;

comparing the biometric signature with a stored biometric signature to authorize the operation;

configuring the wearable electronic device as a hardware security key for operating a mobile electronic device;

detecting a first motion data representing a movement of the wearable electronic device; and

transmitting the first motion data through a transceiver of the wearable electronic device,

wherein the mobile electronic device compares the first motion data is compared to with a second motion data, and when a difference between the first motion data and the second motion data is within a predetermined threshold and when a second rotational angle representing an angular rotational movement of the mobile electronic device exceeds a predetermined angle and remain in a still position for a predetermined duration, the mobile electronic device executes an operation of the mobile electronic device is executed, wherein the first motion data and the second motion data are measured during a same period.