APPARATUSES, METHODS AND RECORDING MEDIUM FOR CONTROL PORTABLE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL AND ITS SMART WATCH

• US 20140244505A1
• Filed: 02/20/2014
• Published: 08/28/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 02/22/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: University of Seoul Industry Cooperation Foundation (The University of Seoul)
• Original Assignee: University of Seoul Industry Cooperation Foundation (The University of Seoul)
• Inventors: KIM, Jin Suk
• Granted Patent: US 9,921,648 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/44
• CPC Class Codes: G04G 21/00 Input or output devices integrated in time-pieces
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/163 Wearable computers, e.g. on a belt
• 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 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
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/014 Hand-worn input/output arrangements, e.g. data gloves
• 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: G06Q 20/321 using wearable devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/322 Aspects of commerce using mobile devices [M-devices]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/382 insuring higher security of transaction
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/40 Authorisation, e.g. identification of payer or payee, verification of customer or shop credentials; Review and approval of payers, e.g. check credit lines or negative lists

Abstract

Disclosed are an apparatus, a method, and a recording medium for controlling a portable communication terminal and a smart watch of the portable communication terminal, which control an operation of a display unit only when a user obtains information on a movement of the smart watch from a sensor installed in the smart watch and view the smart watch.

Claims

1. An apparatus for controlling a smart watch, the apparatus comprising:

an input unit for receiving position change information obtained from one or more of a speed change detecting sensor, an tilt sensor, and a gyroscope sensor;

a reference direction configuration unit for calculating normal vector direction information of a display displaying a content based on the position change information and then configuring and storing the normal vector direction information as a reference direction value;

a user direction configuration unit for calculating and configuring a forward direction value of a direction in which user'"'"'s gaze direction based on the position change information; and

a controller for controlling an operation of the smart watch based on the reference direction value and the forward direction value.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein, when an acceleration change of the smart watch is equal to or larger than a first reference value based on the position change information, the reference direction configuration unit calculates the normal vector direction information of the display and updates and stores the reference direction value.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the user direction configuration unit calculates a movement pattern of the smart watch based on the position change information, compares the movement pattern with user forward direction information configured and stored for each movement pattern of the smart watch, and configures particular forward direction information mapped and stored with the movement pattern of the smart watch as the user forward direction value.

4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein, when a difference between a reverse direction value of the forward direction value and the reference direction value is within a second reference value, the controller controls to turn on power of the display.

5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein, when a difference between a reverse direction value of the forward direction value and the reference direction value is within a third reference value, the controller controls to display a configured particular content among contents on the display.

6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the controller controls to change at least one of a display position and a information of the content displayed on the display according to a pattern of change of the reference direction value.

7. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the controller further controls an operation of a microphone installed in the smart watch based on at least one of a pattern of change of the reference direction value and a separation distance value between the smart watch and a user.

8. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising:

a secure payment system comprising;

a request unit for making a request for payment information to a portable terminal;

an authentication unit for authenticating whether an accessory is an accessory normally registered in the portable terminal; and

a payment information manager for receiving and storing the payment information including at least one of a limited number of payments and a payment available time from the portable terminal when the authentication is succeeded, and removing the payment information when the limited number of payments or the payment available time is exceeded.

9. A method of controlling a smart watch, the method comprising:

receiving position change information obtained from one or more of a speed change detecting sensor, an tilt sensor, and a gyroscope sensor;

calculating normal vector direction information of a display displaying a content based on the position change information and then configuring and storing the normal vector direction information as a reference direction value;

calculating and configuring a forward direction value of a direction in which user'"'"'s gaze direction based on the position change information; and

controlling an operation of the smart watch based on the reference direction value and the forward direction value.

10. An apparatus for controlling a smart watch, the apparatus comprising:

at least one slope sensor unit for detecting a slope of the smart watch;

an input unit for receiving information on a slope between the smart watch and a ground from the slope sensor unit; and

a controller for controlling a display operation of the smart watch based on first slope information, second slope information, and a first reference value.

11. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the information on the slope includes the first slope information and the second slope information, the first slope information includes at least one of information on an inclined direction of the smart watch and information on a value of an angle between the ground and a vector facing a 6 o'"'"'clock direction from a center of the smart watch, and the second slope information includes at least one of information on the inclined direction of the smart watch and information on a value of an angle between the ground and a vector facing a 12 o'"'"'clock direction from the center of the smart watch.

12. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the controller comprises a display state determiner for determining a first display state when the first slope information is equal to or larger than the first reference value and determining a second display state when the second slope information is equal to or larger than the first reference value.

13. The apparatus of claim 10, further comprising a direction detection sensor unit for detecting a display direction of the smart watch, wherein the input unit further receives display direction information from the direction detection sensor unit and the controller controls the display operation based on a result of a comparison between the first slope information or the second slope information and the first reference value and a result of a comparison between the display direction information and a second reference value.

14. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein, when the display direction information is equal to or larger than the second reference value, the controller controls a display power and a content display based on the result of the comparison between the first slope information and the first reference value and between the second slope information and the first reference value.

15. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein, when it is determined that the display direction information is a reverse direction of the ground, the controller controls a display power and a content display based on the result of the comparison between the first slope information and the first reference value and between the second slope information and the first reference value.

16. The apparatus of claim 10, further comprising:

a secure payment system comprising;

a request unit for making a request for payment information to a portable terminal;

an authentication unit for authenticating whether an accessory is an accessory normally registered in the portable terminal; and

a payment information manager for receiving and storing the payment information including at least one of a limited number of payments and a payment available time from the portable terminal when the authentication is succeeded, and removing the payment information when the limited number of payments or the payment available time is exceeded.