Wearable electronic device and display method

• US 9,798,139 B2
• Filed: 01/27/2014
• Issued: 10/24/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 01/28/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Beijing Lenovo Software Ltd (Lenovo Group Ltd.), Lenovo Company Limited (Lenovo Group Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Beijing Lenovo Software Ltd (Lenovo Group Ltd.), Lenovo Company Limited (Lenovo Group Ltd.)
• Inventors: Peng, Shifeng, Hou, Xinru
• Primary Examiner(s): Good Johnson, M
• Application Number:
  US14/164,470
• Publication Number:
  US 20140210852A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,366 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G01W 1/02 Instruments for indicating weather conditions by measuring two or more variables, e.g. humidity, pressure, temperature, cloud cover or wind speed G01W1/10 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 2027/0141 characterised by the informative content of the display
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 27/0093 with means for monitoring data relating to the user, e.g. head-tracking, eye-tracking
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 27/017 Head mounted
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/163 Wearable computers, e.g. on a belt
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2200/1637 Sensing arrangement for detection of housing movement or orientation, e.g. for controlling scrolling or cursor movement on the display of an handheld computer

Abstract

A wearable electronic device and a display method are described. The wearable electronic device includes a fix unit, by which the wearable electronic device can maintain a position relationship with respect to a first part of a user body; a detection unit, configured to detect a posture of the first part of the user body, and to acquire a detection result; a posture determination unit, configured to determine whether the detection result meets a predetermined acquisition condition; a first acquisition unit, configured to acquire weather information when the posture determination unit determines that the detection result meets a predetermined acquisition condition; an image generation unit, configured to generate a weather image corresponding to the weather information; and a display unit, configured to display the weather information and/or the weather image.

Claims

1. A wearable electronic device, including:

a fix unit, by which the wearable electronic device can maintain a position relationship with respect to a first part of a user body;

a detection unit, configured to detect a posture of the first part of the user body, and to acquire a detection result;

a posture determination unit, configured to determine whether the detection result meets a predetermined acquisition condition;

a first acquisition unit, configured to acquire weather information when the posture determination unit determines that the detection result meets a predetermined acquisition condition;

a second acquisition unit configured to acquire time information, wherein the second acquisition unit includes a touch screen for detecting that a user is performing a sliding input, the second acquisition unit is configured to acquire the time information according to a direction and a distance of the sliding input detected by the touch screen with reference to current time, a moment indicated by the sliding input by the user along a first direction on the touch screen is as a moment before current moment, and a moment indicated by the sliding input by the user along a second direction different from the first direction on the touch screen is set as a moment after current moment, and one unit distance of the sliding input corresponds to one unit time;

an image generation unit, configured to generate a weather image corresponding to the weather information; and

a display unit, configured to display the weather information and/or the weather image.

2. The wearable electronic device of claim 1, further includes:

an environment determination unit, configured to determine whether the wearable electronic device is being indoors or outdoors,

when the environment determination unit determines that the wearable electronic device is currently being indoors, the image generation unit generates the first weather image corresponding to the weather information;

the display unit displays the weather information and/or the first weather image;

when the environment determination unit determines that the wearable electronic device is currently being outdoors, the image generation unit generates the second weather image corresponding to the weather information, and

the display unit displays the weather information and/or the second weather image.

3. The wearable electronic device of claim 1, further includes:

a third acquisition unit, configured to acquire geo-location information, when the posture determination unit determines that the detection result meets the predetermined acquisition condition, the first acquisition unit acquires the weather information corresponding to the geo-location information.

4. The wearable electronic device of claim 1, wherein

the wearable electronic device is a head-mounted electronic device;

the wearable electronic device can be maintained on the user'"'"'s head by the fix unit;

the detection unit detects the posture of user'"'"'s head, and acquires the detection result;

the posture determination unit determines whether the posture of the user'"'"'s head is looking up based on the detection result, and when the posture of the user'"'"'s head is looking up, the detection result is determined to meet the predetermined acquisition condition.

5. The wearable electronic device of claim 4, in which the wearable electronic device is a glasses-like electronic device, the wearable electronic device further includes:

a frame component;

a lens component, connected to the frame component;

the fix unit includes;

a first supporting arm, including a first connection portion and a first holding portion, wherein the first connection portion is configured to connect the frame component and the first holding portion;

a second supporting arm, including a second connection portion and a second holding portion, wherein the second connection portion is configured to connect the frame component and the second holding portion,

wherein the frame component includes a third holding portion,

the first holding portion, the second holding portion, and the third holding portion are configured to maintain the wearable electronic device on the user'"'"'s head.

6. A display method, applied to a wearable electronic device, the wearable electronic device includes a fix unit, by which the wearable electronic device can maintain a position relationship with respect to a first part of a user body, the method includes:

detecting a posture of the first part of the user body and acquiring a detection result;

determining whether the detection result meets a predetermined acquisition condition;

acquiring weather information when the posture determination unit determines that the detection result meets a predetermined acquisition condition;

acquiring time information;

generating a weather image corresponding to the weather information; and

displaying the weather information and/or the weather image,

wherein the wearable electronic device includes a touch screen for detecting that a user is performing a sliding input, and acquiring time information comprises acquiring the time information according to a direction and a distance of the sliding input detected by the touch screen with reference to current time, a moment indicated by the sliding input by the user along a first direction on the touch screen is as a moment before current moment, and a moment indicated by the sliding input by the user along a second direction different from the first direction on the touch screen is set as a moment after current moment, and one unit distance of the sliding input corresponds to one unit time,

acquiring the weather information when it is determined that the detection result meets the predetermined acquisition condition includes when it is determined that the detection result meets the predetermined acquisition condition, acquiring the weather information corresponding to the time information.

7. The display method of claim 6, further includes:

determining whether the wearable electronic device is being indoors or outdoors,

generating the weather image corresponding to the weather information includes;

when it is determined that the wearable electronic device is currently being indoors, the first weather image corresponding to the weather information is generated,

when it is determined that the wearable electronic device is currently being outdoors, the second weather image corresponding to the weather information is generated, and

displaying the weather information and/or the weather image includes;

when the first weather image corresponding to the weather information is generated, the weather information and/or the first weather image is displayed; and

when the second weather image corresponding to the weather information is generated, the weather information and/or the second weather image is displayed.

8. The display method of claim 6, further includes:

acquiring geo-location information,

acquiring the weather information when the posture determination unit determines that the detection result meets the predetermined acquisition condition includes;

when it is determined that the detection result meets the predetermined acquisition condition, the first acquisition unit acquires the weather information corresponding to the geo-location information.

9. The display method of claim 6, wherein

the wearable electronic device is a head-mounted electronic device;

the wearable electronic device can be maintained on the user'"'"'s head by the fix unit;

detecting a posture of the first part of the user body and acquiring a detection result includes;

detecting of the posture of user'"'"'s head and acquiring the detection result;

determining whether the detection result meets a predetermined acquisition condition includes;

determining whether the posture of the user'"'"'s head is looking up based on the detection result, and when the posture of the user'"'"'s head is looking up, determining the detection result matches the predetermined acquisition condition.