WEARABLE WATCH-TYPE TERMINAL AND SYSTEM EQUIPPED WITH THE SAME

• US 20150061997A1
• Filed: 05/20/2014
• Published: 03/05/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 08/30/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: CHI, Jumin, RO, Jinwook, JANG, Yeseul, HWANG, Inyong
• Granted Patent: US 9,519,340 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/156
• CPC Class Codes: F24C 7/086 touch control
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 2027/0178 Eyeglass type eyeglass details G02C
• 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 3/005 Input arrangements through a video camera
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/014 Hand-worn input/output arrangements, e.g. data gloves
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 17/02 using a radio link
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 2201/40 Remote control systems using repeaters, converters, gateways

Abstract

A mobile terminal including a main body configured to be worn on a user'"'"'s wrist; a wireless communication unit configured to wirelessly communicate with a glasses-type terminal worn by the user, said glasses-type terminal including a camera configured to capture an image including operational data for operating an external apparatus; and a controller configured to receive including the operational data from the glasses-type terminal, store the operational data in a memory associated with the mobile terminal, and transmit a control signal to the external apparatus to control the external apparatus according to the stored operational data.

Claims

1. A mobile terminal, comprising:

a main body configured to be worn on a user'"'"'s wrist;

a wireless communication unit configured to wirelessly communicate with a glasses-type terminal worn by the user, said glasses-type terminal including a camera configured to capture an image including operational data for operating an external apparatus; and

a controller configured to;

receive the operational data from the glasses-type terminal,

store the operational data in a memory associated with the mobile terminal, and

transmit a control signal to the external apparatus to control the external apparatus according to the stored operational data.

2. The mobile terminal of claim 1, further comprising:

a display unit configured to display at least a portion of the operational data included in the image captured by the glasses-type terminal.

3. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the operational data includes time information indicating a time of operating the external apparatus.

4. The mobile terminal of claim 3, wherein the control signal transmitted to the external apparatus includes the time information so the external apparatus is operated according to the time information.

5. The mobile terminal of claim 4, wherein the time information includes baking time information and the external apparatus is an oven or microwave.

6. The mobile terminal of claim 4, wherein the time information includes a television program time and the external apparatus is a television.

7. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to store the operational data in the memory based on a preset command input by the user.

8. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the external apparatus includes a home appliance.

9. The mobile terminal of claim 8, wherein the home appliance includes one of an oven, a microwave, a washing machine, a dryer and a television.

10. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the image including operational data is displayed on the external apparatus or is displayed on a device different than the external apparatus.

11. The mobile terminal of claim 2, wherein the main body includes:

a housing configured to support the display unit;

a wrist band connected to the housing and configured to surround the users wrist; and

a user input unit configured to receive a control command associated with the external apparatus.

12. The mobile terminal of claim 11, wherein the user input unit is arranged in an edge of the housing and includes a wheel structure configured to be rotated, and

wherein the controller is further configured to change the operational data based on the received control command.

13. The mobile terminal of claim 11, wherein the user input unit includes a touch sensing sensor configured to receive an input applied to at least one of the wrist band and the housing, and

wherein the controller is further configured to transmit the control signal to the external apparatus based on the received input.

14. The mobile terminal of claim 13, wherein the control signal includes instructions for turning on or off the external apparatus or deleting the operational data associated with the mobile terminal.

15. The mobile terminal of claim 13, wherein the received input includes one of a touch and drag input on the wrist band and a squeezing of the housing.

16. The mobile terminal of claim 2, wherein the controller is further configured to display progress information of the external apparatus on the display unit.

17. The mobile terminal of claim 16, wherein the progress information includes an icon corresponding to the external apparatus and a remaining time for which the external apparatus is to operate.

18. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to detect the mobile terminal is within a predetermined communication distance from the external apparatus, and then transmit the control signal to the external apparatus.

19. A control system, comprising:

a glasses-type terminal configured to be worn on a user'"'"'s face and including a display unit and a camera configured to capture an image including operational data for operating an external apparatus;

a watch-type terminal configured to be worn on the users wrist, to display a current hour-and-minute, and to wirelessly communicate with the glasses-type terminal to receive the operational data and to transmit a control signal to the external apparatus to control the external apparatus according to the operational data.

20. The control system of claim 19, wherein the operational data is displayed on the display unit of the glasses-type terminal.