Multi-segment wearable accessory
First Claim
1. An apparatus comprising at least one processor and at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus to at least:
- associate a first virtual segment with a physical segment of a multi-segment wearable accessory, wherein the multi-segment wearable accessory comprises a plurality of links connected to one another and the physical segment is one of a plurality of physical segments supported by the links, and wherein the first virtual segment is an arrangement of first content configured to be presented on a display of the physical segment;
associate a second virtual segment with the same physical segment of the multi-segment wearable accessory that is associated with the first virtual segment, wherein the second virtual segment is an arrangement of second content configured to be presented on the display of the physical segment, wherein the display of the physical segment is configured to present only one of the first or second virtual segments at a given time, such that the first and second virtual segments are alternately presentable on the display of the same physical segment;
cause only one of the virtual segments to be presented on the display of the physical segment, such that the other virtual segment is unpresented; and
in response to rotation of the multi-segment wearable accessory, determine whether to replace the virtual segment being presented with presentation of the other virtual segment, such that the virtual segment that was previously presented on the display of the physical segment becomes unpresented and the other virtual segment that was unpresented becomes presented to allow a user to view a total number of virtual segments that is greater than a total number of physical segments of the multi-segment wearable accessory.
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Abstract
A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided to facilitate the use of a multi-segment wearable accessory. In this regard, methods, apparatus and computer program products are provided for controlling and, in some instances, interacting with a multi-segment wearable accessory. Each screen presented on or capable of being presented on the display of a segment of the multi-segment wearable accessory may be considered a virtual segment, and the number of virtual segments may be greater than the number of physical segments of the accessory. One or more of the virtual segments may be associated with one or more of the segments in an overlaid configuration, such that a topmost virtual segment is presented for viewing while another virtual segment lies below the topmost virtual segment, hidden from the user'"'"'s view. A virtual segment may be replaced with presentation of another virtual segment in response to rotation of the accessory.
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20 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising at least one processor and at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus to at least:
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associate a first virtual segment with a physical segment of a multi-segment wearable accessory, wherein the multi-segment wearable accessory comprises a plurality of links connected to one another and the physical segment is one of a plurality of physical segments supported by the links, and wherein the first virtual segment is an arrangement of first content configured to be presented on a display of the physical segment; associate a second virtual segment with the same physical segment of the multi-segment wearable accessory that is associated with the first virtual segment, wherein the second virtual segment is an arrangement of second content configured to be presented on the display of the physical segment, wherein the display of the physical segment is configured to present only one of the first or second virtual segments at a given time, such that the first and second virtual segments are alternately presentable on the display of the same physical segment; cause only one of the virtual segments to be presented on the display of the physical segment, such that the other virtual segment is unpresented; and in response to rotation of the multi-segment wearable accessory, determine whether to replace the virtual segment being presented with presentation of the other virtual segment, such that the virtual segment that was previously presented on the display of the physical segment becomes unpresented and the other virtual segment that was unpresented becomes presented to allow a user to view a total number of virtual segments that is greater than a total number of physical segments of the multi-segment wearable accessory. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method comprising:
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associating a first virtual segment with a physical segment of a multi-segment wearable accessory, wherein the multi-segment wearable accessory comprises a plurality of links connected to one another and the physical segment is one of a plurality of physical segments supported by the links, and wherein the first virtual segment is an arrangement of first content configured to be presented on a display of the physical segment; associating a second virtual segment with the same physical segment of the multi-segment wearable accessory that is associated with the first virtual segment, wherein the second virtual segment is an arrangement of second content configured to be presented on the display of the physical segment, wherein the display of the physical segment is configured to present only one of the first or second virtual segments at a given time, such that the first and second virtual segments are alternately presentable on the display of the same physical segment; causing only one of the virtual segments to be presented on the display of the physical segment, such that the other virtual segment is unpresented; and in response to rotation of the multi-segment wearable accessory, determining whether to replace the virtual segment being presented with presentation of the other virtual segment, such that the virtual segment that was previously presented on the display of the physical segment becomes unpresented and the other virtual segment that was unpresented becomes presented to allow a user to view a total number of virtual segments that is greater than a total number of physical segments of the multi-segment wearable accessory. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A computer program product comprising at least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer-executable program code portions stored therein, the computer-executable program code portions comprising program code instructions for:
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associating a first virtual segment with a physical segment of a multi-segment wearable accessory, wherein the multi-segment wearable accessory comprises a plurality of links connected to one another and the physical segment is one of a plurality of physical segments supported by the links, and wherein the first virtual segment is an arrangement of first content configured to be presented on a display of the physical segment; associating a second virtual segment with the same physical segment of the multi-segment wearable accessory that is associated with the first virtual segment, wherein the second virtual segment is an arrangement of second content configured to be presented on the display of the physical segment, wherein the display of the physical segment is configured to present only one of the first or second associated virtual segments at a given time, such that the first and second associated virtual segments are alternately presentable on the display of the same physcal segment; causing only one of the associated virtual segments to be presented on the display of the physical segment, such that the other associated virtual segment is unpresented; and in response to rotation of the multi-segment wearable accessory, determining whether to replace the associated virtual segment being presented with presentation of the other associated virtual segment, such that the associated virtual segment that was previously presented on the display of the physical segment becomes unpresented and the other associated virtual segment that was unpresented becomes presented to allow a user to view a total number of virtual segments that is greater than a total number of physical segments of the multi-segment wearable accessory. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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