Apparatuses, methods and recording medium for control portable communication terminal and its smart watch

• US 9,921,648 B2
• Filed: 02/20/2014
• Issued: 03/20/2018
• 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
• Primary Examiner(s): Kalinowski, Alexander G
• Assistant Examiner(s): Kloberg, Paul R
• Application Number:
  US14/184,995
• Publication Number:
  US 20140244505A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,489 Days
• Field of Search: 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 configured to receive position change information of the smart watch obtained from one or more of a speed change detecting sensor of the smart watch, a tilt sensor of the smart watch, and a gyroscope sensor of the smart watch;

a reference direction configuration unit configured to calculate normal vector direction information of a display of the smart watch displaying a content based on the position change information, and both configure and store the normal vector direction information as a reference direction value;

a user direction configuration unit configured to calculate a forward direction value, without tracking the user'"'"'s eyes, based on the position change information including pendulum movement of the user'"'"'s arm on which the smartwatch is worn, the pendulum movement being user specific and corresponding to the user'"'"'s natural forward walking pattern, the forward direction value identifies an area out in front of the user with respect to the user'"'"'s forward direction of travel based on the position change information received from the smart watch;

a controller configured to control operation of the smart watch, including at least one of activation of the display and information displayed, based on a difference between the reference direction value and the forward direction value as calculated by the controller to determine whether the smart watch is in the area out in front of the user and facing the user;

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;

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;

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;

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 turns on power of the display;

when a difference between the reverse direction value of the forward direction value and the reference direction value is within a third reference value, the controller displays a particular content on the display; and

the controller changes at least one of a display position and information of the content displayed on the display according to a pattern of change of the reference direction value.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, 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.

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

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

calculating normal vector direction information of a display of the smart watch 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, without tracking the user'"'"'s eyes, based on the position change information including pendulum movement of the user'"'"'s arm on which the smartwatch is worn, the pendulum movement being user specific and corresponding to the user'"'"'s natural forward walking pattern, the forward direction value identifies an area out in front of the user with respect to the user'"'"'s forward direction of travel based on the position change information received from the smart watch; and

controlling an operation of the smart watch, including at least one of activation of the display and information displayed on the display, based on a difference between the reference direction value and the forward direction value to determine whether the smart watch is in the area out in front of the user and facing the user;

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

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

receiving and storing the payment information with a payment information manager, 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;

wherein;

a user direction configuration unit of the smart watch;

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 forward direction value;

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;

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 turns on power of the display;

when a difference between the reverse direction value of the forward direction value and the reference direction value is within a third reference value, the controller displays a particular content on the display; and

the controller changes at least one of a display position and information of the content displayed on the display according to a pattern of change of the reference direction value.

4. A smart watch system comprising:

a display of a smart watch;

at least one of a speed change detecting sensor, a tilt sensor, and a gyroscope of the smart watch;

an input unit of the smart watch configured to receive position change information of the smart watch obtained from one or more of the speed change detecting sensor, the tilt sensor, and the gyroscope sensor;

a reference direction configuration unit of the smart watch configured to determine a normal vector position of a normal vector that is at a right angle to a surface of the display, and determine and store a reference direction value based on the normal vector position;

a user direction configuration unit of the smart watch configured to calculate a movement pattern of the smart watch based on the position change information, and determine a forward direction value, without tracking the user'"'"'s eyes, based on the position change information including pendulum movement of the user'"'"'s arm on which the smartwatch is worn, the pendulum movement being user specific and corresponding to the user'"'"'s natural forward walking pattern, the forward direction value identifies an area out in front of the user with respect to the user'"'"'s forward direction of travel based on the position change information received from the smart watch; and

a controller of the smart watch configured to determine whether the smart watch is in the area out in front of the user and facing the user by calculating a difference between the reference direction value and the forward direction value, and control operation of the smart watch including at least one of activation of the display unit and information displayed on the display unit based on whether the smart watch is in the area out in front of the user and facing the user;

a secure payment system comprising;

a request unit configured to make a request for payment information to a portable terminal;

an authentication unit configured to authenticate whether an accessory is an accessory normally registered in the portable terminal; and

a payment information manager configured to receive and store 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 remove the payment information when the limited number of payments or the payment available time is exceeded;

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 forward direction value;

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;

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 turns on power of the display;

when a difference between the reverse direction value of the forward direction value and the reference direction value is within a third reference value, the controller displays a particular content on the display; and

the controller changes at least one of a display position and information of the content displayed on the display according to a pattern of change of the reference direction value.