Smart device for displaying seamless images, control method therefor, and recording medium for implementing method

• US 10,642,310 B2
• Filed: 02/23/2017
• Issued: 05/05/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 02/25/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
• Original Assignee: Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
• Inventors: Park, Ji Hyung, Kim, Hyo Young, Hur, Bo Kyung, Kim, Heesun
• Primary Examiner(s): Subedi, Deeprose
• Application Number:
  US16/079,822
• Publication Number:
  US 20190086952A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,167 Days
• CPC Class Codes: A44C 5/107 with links made of more than two elements including connecting elements
• CPC Class Codes: A47G 2023/0291 flexible sleeves or jackets
• CPC Class Codes: A47G 23/0306 with means for amusing or giving information to the user A47G23/14 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/163 Wearable computers, e.g. on a belt
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1652 the display being flexible, e.g. mimicking a sheet of paper, or rollable
• 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 3/017 Gesture based interaction, e.g. based on a set of recognized hand gestures interaction based on gestures traced on a digitiser G06F3/04883
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0485 Scrolling or panning
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/025 the material being flexible or adapted for folding, e.g. paper or paper-like materials used in luggage labels, identification tags, forms or identification documents carrying RFIDs methods for testing the genuineness of valuable papers, e.g. banknotes or passports G07D7/00; constructional features of booklets and the like B42D
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 21/02 by a carrier person or animal
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 9/301 flexible foldable or roll-able electronic displays, e.g. thin LCD, OLED
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 1/028 associated with devices performing functions other than acoustics, e.g. electric candles

Abstract

A sleeve type smart device comprises: a cylindrical flexible display panel which displays seamless continuous images on an outer surface thereof, and has a sleeve-shaped form of which the inside is empty; a sensing unit located at an inner surface of the flexible display panel so as to recognize an entity located inside the flexible display panel; a mode selection unit for automatically selecting an operation mode corresponding to the recognized entity; and a control unit for controlling so as to operate in the operation mode selected by the mode selection unit. Accordingly, the implementation of the seamless images is possible and one device could be used in various ways according to an installation state.

Claims

1. A smart device, comprising:

a cylindrical flexible display panel which displays seamless continuous images on an outer surface thereof, and has a sleeve-shaped form with an inside that is empty;

a sensing unit located at an inner surface of the flexible display panel so as to recognize an entity located inside the flexible display panel;

a mode selection unit for automatically selecting an operation mode corresponding to the recognized entity; and

a control unit for controlling so as to operate in the operation mode selected by the mode selection unit;

wherein

the control unit senses an in-hand motion of the smart device in the selected operation mode, and controls the smart device to perform a function corresponding to the in-hand motion, and

the control unit locks a display on the flexible display panel in response to lifting up and putting down of the smart device,

unlocks the display on the flexible display panel in response to shaking up and down of the smart device,

switches the operation mode of the smart device in response to tilting up and down of the smart device, and

navigates content displayed on the flexible display panel in response to turning right and left of the smart device.

2. The smart device according to claim 1, wherein the sensing unit recognizes an RFID signal from a tag attached to the entity located inside the flexible display panel, or recognizes a human biosignal.

3. The smart device according to claim 2, wherein the entity located inside the flexible display panel is at least one of a tumbler, a cup, a bottle, a stand, a speaker or a human body part.

4. The smart device according to claim 1, wherein the mode selection unit selects a preset operation mode according to the recognized entity.

5. The smart device according to claim 4, wherein the mode selection unit selects one of a smart watch mode or a health band mode when the recognized entity is a human body part.

6. The smart device according to claim 1, wherein the control unit stores each operation mode and at least one content that can be executed in each operation mode.

7. The smart device according to claim 6, wherein the control unit stores in hand motions corresponding to each content.

8. A method for controlling a smart device which displays seamless continuous images on an outer surface and has a sleeve-shaped form with an inside that is empty, the method comprising:

recognizing an entity located inside the smart device;

automatically selecting an operation mode corresponding to the recognized entity; and

controlling the smart device to operate in the operation mode selected by the mode selection unit;

wherein the controlling the smart device comprises;

sensing an in-hand motion of the smart device in the selected operation mode; and

controlling the smart device to perform a function corresponding to the in-hand motion; and

wherein the controlling the smart device to perform the function corresponding to the in-hand motion comprises;

locking a display on the outer surface in response to lifting up and putting down of the smart device,

unlocking the display on the outer surface in response to shaking up and down of the smart device,

switching the operation mode of the smart device in response to tilting up and down of the smart device, and

navigating content displayed on the outer surface in response to turning right and left of the smart device.

9. The method for controlling the smart device according to claim 8, wherein the recognizing the entity located inside the smart device comprises recognizing an RFID signal from a tag attached to the entity located inside the smart device, or recognizing the entity according to a human biosignal.

10. The method for controlling the smart device according to claim 8, wherein the entity located inside the smart device is at least one of a tumbler, a cup, a bottle, a stand, a speaker or a human body part.

11. The method for controlling the smart device according to claim 8, wherein the automatically selecting the operation mode corresponding to the recognized entity comprises selecting a preset operation mode according to the recognized entity.

12. The method for controlling the smart device according to claim 11, wherein the automatically selecting the operation mode corresponding to the recognized entity comprises selecting one of a smart watch mode or a health band mode when the recognized entity is a human body part.

13. A computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a computer program for implementing the method for controlling the smart device according to claim 8.