Method, system and computer program product for determining and processing a handshake using a wearable device

• US 9,876,891 B2
• Filed: 04/01/2014
• Issued: 01/23/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 04/01/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.), Sony Mobile Communications Incorporated (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Bjrklund, Staffan
• Primary Examiner(s): HUANG, WEN WU
• Application Number:
  US14/384,216
• Publication Number:
  US 20160241696A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,393 Days
• Field of Search: 455 411, 455 412, 455 413
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/2757 by data transmission, e.g. downloading
• 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

Abstract

The invention is directed to handshake determination. An exemplary method comprises: receiving first handshake information associated with a first device; receiving second handshake information associated with a second device; determining a handshake occurred between a first person associated with the first device and a second person associated with the second device based on the first handshake information and the second handshake information; sharing the first person'"'"'s contact information with the second person; and sharing the second person'"'"'s contact information with the first person.

Claims

1. A method for handshake determination, the method comprising:

in response to a first wearable device determining motion associated with a first handshake, receiving first handshake information associated with the first wearable device, wherein the first handshake information includes at least a first timestamp of the first handshake;

in response to a second wearable device determining motion associated with a second handshake, receiving second handshake information associated with the second wearable device, wherein the second handshake information includes at least a second timestamp of the second handshake, and wherein a type of or an amount of at least one of the first handshake information and the second handshake information is based on a power level of a corresponding one of the first wearable device or second wearable device;

determining a handshake occurred between a first person associated with the first wearable device and a second person associated with the second wearable device by comparing the first handshake information to the second handshake information and determining, at least, that the first timestamp substantially matches the second timestamp; and

in response to determining that the handshake has occurred, sharing at least one of the first person'"'"'s contact information with the second person and the second person'"'"'s contact information with the first person.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the first wearable device or the second wearable device comprises a wrist-worn device.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the first handshake information further comprises first location information, and wherein the second handshake information further comprises second location information.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein at least one of the first handshake information and the second handshake information is received either directly from the first wearable device or indirectly via another device, and wherein at least one of the first handshake information and the second handshake information is received either via a long-range or short-range wireless communication mechanism.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein at least one of the first person'"'"'s contact information and the second person'"'"'s contact information comprises at least one of a name, a photo, an email address, a phone number, or social networking information associated with a corresponding one of the first person or the second person.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein sharing the first person'"'"'s contact information with the second person and sharing the second person'"'"'s contact information with the first person comprises (i) transmitting the first person'"'"'s contact information to the second person or making the first person'"'"'s contact information available to the second person, and (ii) transmitting the second person'"'"'s contact information to the first person or making the second person'"'"'s contact information available to the first person.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising prompting at least one of the first person whether the first person wants to share the first person'"'"'s contact information with the second person, and the second person whether the second person wants to share the second person'"'"'s contact information with the first person.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the first wearable device and the second wearable device comprise at least one of an accelerometer or a gyroscope.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the first handshake information is stored in a first cloud-based account associated with the first wearable device, and wherein the second handshake information is stored in a second cloud-based account associated with the second wearable device.

10. A system for handshake determination, the system comprising:

a memory;

a processor; and

a module stored in the memory, executable by the processor, and configured to;

in response to a first wearable device determining motion associated with a first handshake, receive first handshake information associated with the first wearable device, wherein the first handshake information includes at least a first timestamp of the first handshake;

in response to a second wearable device determining motion associated with a second handshake, receive second handshake information associated with the second wearable device, wherein the second handshake information includes at least a second timestamp of the second handshake, and wherein a type of or an amount of at least one of the first handshake information and the second handshake information is based on a power level of a corresponding one of the first wearable device or second wearable device;

determine a handshake occurred between a first person associated with the first wearable device and a second person associated with the second wearable device by comparing the first handshake information to the second handshake information and determining, at least, that the first timestamp substantially matches the second timestamp; and

in response to determining that the handshake has occurred, share at least one of the first person'"'"'s contact information with the second person and the second person'"'"'s contact information with the first person.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the system comprises a cloud-based server.

12. A computer program product for handshake determination, the computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising code configured to:

in response to a first wearable device determining motion associated with a first handshake, receive first handshake information associated with the first wearable device, wherein the first handshake information includes at least a first timestamp of the first handshake;

in response to a second wearable device determining motion associated with a second handshake, receive second handshake information associated with the second wearable device, wherein the second handshake information includes at least a second timestamp of the second handshake, and wherein a type of or an amount of at least one of the first handshake information and the second handshake information is based on a power level of a corresponding one of the first wearable device or second wearable device;

determine a handshake occurred between a first person associated with the first wearable device and a second person associated with the second wearable device by comparing the first handshake information to the second handshake information and determining, at least, that the first timestamp substantially matches the second timestamp; and

in response to determining that the handshake has occurred, share at least one of the first person'"'"'s contact information with the second person and the second person'"'"'s contact information with the first person.