Method and device for processing abnormality notification from a smart device

• US 9,934,673 B2
• Filed: 07/26/2016
• Issued: 04/03/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 09/30/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Xiaomi Inc. (Xiaomi Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Xiaomi Inc. (Xiaomi Corp.)
• Inventors: Hou, Enxing, Dai, Long, Gao, Ziguang
• Primary Examiner(s): Feild, Joseph
• Assistant Examiner(s): POINT, RUFUS C
• Application Number:
  US15/219,838
• Publication Number:
  US 20170092111A1
• Time in Patent Office: 616 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/18 Status alarms G08B21/02 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/016 Personal emergency signalling and security systems emergency non-personal manually actuated alarm activators G08B25/12
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/10 using wireless transmission systems G08B25/009 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 7/06 using electric transmission , e.g. involving audible and visible signalling through the use of sound and light sources
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72412 using two-way short-range wireless interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72454 according to context-related or environment-related conditions

Abstract

Methods and systems for alerting a wearer of a wearable device of an abnormality are disclosed. The abnormality is detected by a smart device. The smart device then communicates the abnormality to a mobile terminal. The mobile terminal causes the wearable device to detect a current activity status and/or a current environment setting of the wearer of the wearable device. The mobile terminal then determines and communicates to the wearable device a type of warning operation based on the current activity status and environment setting of the wearer. The wearable device then performs the type of warning operation for alerting the wearer.

Claims

1. A method for processing an abnormality notification, comprising:

measuring by at least one sensor of a wearable device a current activity status of a user among a predefined set of activity statuses in response to a message of the abnormality notification received from a smart device, wherein the message of the abnormality notification is independent of the current activity status of the user;

obtaining by the wearable device at least one type of warning operation to be performed by the wearable device determined based on at least the detected current activity status of the user among a set of predefined types of warning operations; and

performing by the wearable device the obtained at least one type of warning operation for providing warning of an abnormality identified by the abnormality notification to the user.

2. The method of claim 1,

wherein the set of predefined activity statuses of the user comprise a sleeping state and a non-sleeping state, wherein the sleeping state further comprises a deep sleeping state and a light sleeping state, and wherein the non-sleeping state further comprises a moving state and a stationary state;

and

wherein the set of predefined types of warning operations comprise at least one of flashing, vibration or ringing operations.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the current activity status of the user is a sleeping state and wherein the type of warning operation corresponding to the sleeping state is at least one of a vibration of a first intensity or a ringing with a first decibel level.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising detecting by the wearable device a preset environment setting of the wearable device among a set of preset environment settings of the wearable device, wherein obtaining at least one type of warning operation comprises obtaining by the wearable device at least one type of warning operation to be performed by the wearable device corresponding to at least the detected current activity status of the user and the detected preset environment setting among a set of predefined types of warning operations.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the current activity status of the user is a sleeping state and the environment setting is a do-not-disturb mode and wherein the type of warning operation corresponding to the sleeping state and the do-not-disturb mode comprises at least a vibration of a second intensity.

6. The method of claim 4, wherein the current activity status of the user is a non-sleeping state and the environment setting is a do-not-disturb mode and wherein the type of warning operation corresponding to the non-sleeping state and the do-not-disturb mode comprises at least one of a vibration of a third intensity or a first flashing operation.

7. The method of claim 3, further comprising:

monitoring a user input for acknowledging a receipt of the abnormality notification; and

performing by the wearable device at least one of a vibration operation with a fourth intensity or a ringing with a second decibel or a second flashing operation when the user input is not received within a predefined period of time,

wherein, the fourth intensity is larger than the first intensity, and the second decibel is larger than the first decibel.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

monitoring by the wearable device a user input for an instruction to cancel the performance of the obtained at least one type of warning operation by the wearable device; and

generating by the wearable device a cancelation message and sending the cancelation message to the smart device for disabling sending of abnormality notice message by the smart device when the cancelation instruction from the user is received within a predefined period of time.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

monitoring by the wearable device a user request to obtain an alarm service;

generating by the wearable device an alarm message comprising instructions for the alarm service when the request to obtaining the alarm service from the user is received within a predetermined time period; and

sending by the wearable device the alarm message to a receiving party for performing the alarm service according to the alarm message.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the alarm service comprises at least one of turning on a surveillance camera and calling an emergency telephone.

11. A method for processing an abnormality notification by a mobile terminal, comprising:

receiving by the mobile terminal the abnormality notification from a smart device;

causing at least sensor of a wearable device to measure a current activity status of a user among a predefined set of activity statuses by the mobile terminal in response to receiving the abnormality notification, wherein the message of the abnormality notification is independent of the current activity status of the user;

obtaining by a mobile terminal at least one type of warning operation to be performed by the wearable device determined based on at least the detected current activity status of the user among a set of predefined types of warning operations; and

causing the wearable device to perform the obtained at least one type of warning operation for providing warning of an abnormality identified by the abnormality notification to the user.

12. The method of claim 11, further comprising causing the wearable device to detect a preset environment setting of the wearable device among a set of preset environment settings of the wearable device, wherein obtaining at least one type of warning operation comprises obtaining by the mobile terminal at least one type of warning operation to be performed by the wearable device corresponding to at least the detected activity status and the detected environment setting among a set of predefined types of warning operations.

13. A wearable device for processing an abnormality notification, comprising:

a processor;

at least one sensor; and

a memory for storing instructions executable by the processor,

wherein the processor is configured to cause the wearable device to;

measure by the at least one sensor a current activity status of a user among a predefined set of activity statuses in response to an abnormality notification received from a smart device, wherein the message of the abnormality notification is independent of the current activity status of the user;

obtain at least one type of warning operation to be performed by the wearable device determined based on at least the detected activity status among a set of predefined types of warning operations; and

perform the obtained type of warning operation for providing warning of an abnormality identified by the abnormality notification to the user.

14. The device of claim 13, wherein the processor is further configured to cause the wearable device to identify a preset environment setting of the wearable device among a set of preset environment settings of the wearable device, and wherein to cause the wearable device to obtain at least one type of warning operation corresponding to at least the activity status of the user, the processor is configured to cause the wearable device to obtain at least one type of warning operation to be performed by the wearable device corresponding to at least the detected activity status and the identified preset environment setting among a set of predefined types of warning operations.

15. The device of claim 13, wherein the predefined set of activity statuses comprise at least a sleeping state and a non-sleeping state, wherein the sleeping state further comprises a deep sleeping state and a light sleeping state, wherein the non-sleeping state further comprises a moving state and a stationary state, and wherein the set of predefined types of warning operations comprise at least one of flashing, vibration, or ringing operations.

16. The device of claim 13, the processor is further configured to cause the wearable device to:

monitor a user input for an instruction to cancel the performing the obtained at least one warning operation by the wearable device; and

generate a cancelation message and send the cancelation message to the smart device for disabling sending of abnormality notice by the smart device when the cancelation instruction from the user is received within a predefined period of time by the wearable device.

17. A mobile terminal for processing an abnormality notification, comprising:

a processor; and

a memory for storing instructions executable by the processor;

wherein the processor is configured to cause the mobile terminal to;

receive the abnormality notification from a smart device;

cause at least one sensor of a wearable device to measure a current activity status of a user among a predefined set of activity statuses in response to receiving the abnormality notification, wherein the abnormality notification is independent of the current activity status of the user;

obtain at least one type of warning operation to be performed by the wearable device determined based on at least the detected current activity status among a set of predefined types of warning operations; and

cause the wearable device to perform the obtained at least one type of warning operation for providing warning of an abnormality identified by the abnormality notification to the user.

18. The mobile terminal of claim 17, wherein the processor is further configured to cause the mobile terminal to cause wearable device to detect a preset environment setting of the wearable device among a set of environment settings of the wearable device, and wherein to cause the mobile terminal to obtain at least one type of warning operation, the processor is configured to cause the mobile terminal to obtain at least one type of warning operation to be performed by the wearable device corresponding to at least the detected activity status and the detected environment setting among a set of predefined types of warning operations.

19. The mobile terminal of claim 17, wherein the predefined set of activity statuses comprise at least a sleeping state and a non-sleeping state, wherein the sleeping state further comprises a deep sleeping state and a light sleeping state, wherein the non-sleeping state further comprises a moving state and a stationary state, and wherein the set of predefined types of warning operations comprise at least one of flashing, vibration, and ringing operations.

20. The mobile terminal of claim 17, the processor is further configured to cause the mobile terminal to:

monitor a user input for an instruction to cancel the performing of the obtained at least one type of warning operation by the wearable device; and

generate a cancelation message and send the cancelation message to the smart device for disabling sending of abnormality notice by the smart device when the cancelation instruction from the user is received by the wearable device within a predefined period of time.