Wearable device testing

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10081103-B2
Application number	US-201615184121-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 16, 2016
Priority date	Jun 16, 2016
Publication date	Sep 25, 2018
Grant date	Sep 25, 2018

Abstract

Embodiments of the present invention provide methods and systems to analyze wearable technology. A robot with snake assembly works in conjunction with a server in order to simulate the locomotive actions of appendages and to concomitantly determine the response of wearable technology devices, which are attached to the snake robot assembly, to the simulated locomotive actions.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A system for analyzing wearable technology, comprising:
a plurality of wearable devices;
a robotic device, configured to attach the plurality of wearable devices;
a snake assembly of the robotic device, configured to mimic locomotive movements of a range of appendage movements using a pronged structure, wherein the pronged structure simulates a plurality of gestures;
a first plurality of detection units of the robotic device, which obtain a response of the plurality of wearable devices to the plurality of gestures;
a second plurality of detection units of the robotic device, which obtain a plurality of signals in response to simulating the plurality of gestures;
a server, operatively coupled to the robotic device, wherein the server is configured to: (i) obtain the plurality of signals, and (ii) associate a response of a plurality of ribs in the snake assembly of the robotic device with the plurality of signals as a validation result, wherein:
failures in real time among the plurality of wearable devices are identified in real-time based on the validation result, and
a design of the plurality of wearable devices is modified in response to identifying the failures in real time among the plurality of wearable devices.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the robotic device, comprises:
a base configured to support an arm unit, wherein the arm unit is coupled to the snake assembly of the robotic device; and
the plurality of ribs are configured to: receive the plurality of wearable devices and simulate the plurality of gestures.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of wearable devices, comprise:
a software module which enables communication between the server and the robotic device, and wherein the software module obtains a location of each unit of the plurality of wearable devices.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the server, comprises:
a processing unit which receives a plurality of requests to perform a plurality of gestures, wherein the plurality of gestures are sent to the robotic device.

5. The system of claim 2 , wherein:
a position of the arm unit coupled to the snake assembly of the robotic device is adjustable.

6. The system of claim 2 , wherein the snake assembly of the robotic device, comprises:
the plurality of ribs which receive the plurality of wearable devices, wherein one unit among the wearable devices is placed on one unit of the plurality of ribs prior to another unit among the wearable device being placed on another unit of the plurality of ribs; and
wherein each unit of the plurality of ribs contain adjustable dimensions in order to tightly fit the plurality of wearable devices to the snake assembly.

7. A method for analyzing wearable technology, comprising:
attaching, by one or more processors, a plurality of wearable devices to a snake assembly of a robotic device;
mimicking, by one or more processors, locomotive movements of a range of appendage movements using a pronged structure of the snake assembly;
simulating, by one or more processors, a plurality of gestures using the pronged structure;
obtaining, by one or more processors, a response of the plurality of wearable devices to the plurality of gestures through a first plurality of detection units of the robotic device;
obtaining, by one or more processors, a plurality of signals in response to simulating the plurality of gestures through a second plurality of detection units;
connecting, by one or more processors, a server to the robotic device, wherein the server is configured to: (i) obtain the plurality of signals, and (ii) associate a response of a plurality of ribs in the snake assembly of the robotic device with the plurality of signals as a validation result;
identifying, by one or more processors, failures in real time among the plurality of wearable devices based on the validation result; and
modifying, by one or more processors, a design of the plurality of wearable devices in response to identifying the failures in real time among the plurality of wearable devices.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the robotic device, comprises:
a base which supports an arm unit with the snake assembly of the robotic device, wherein the arm unit is coupled to the snake assembly; and
the plurality of ribs receive the plurality of wearable devices and simulate the plurality of gestures.

9. The method of claim 7 , wherein obtaining the response of the plurality of wearable devices to the plurality of gestures through the first plurality of detection units of the robotic device, comprises:
receiving, by one or more processors, a communication comprising a location of a wearable device of the plurality of wearable devices from a software module of the plurality of wearable devices.

10. The method of claim 7 , further comprising:
receiving, by one or more processors, a plurality of requests to perform the plurality of gestures, from the server.

11. The method of claim 7 , wherein receiving the plurality of wearable devices, comprises:
adjusting, by one or more processors, a position of an arm unit with the snake assembly of the robotic device in order for the snake assembly to receive the plurality of wearable devices.

12. The method of claim 8 , wherein the snake assembly of the robotic device, comprises:
placing, by one or more processors, each unit of the plurality of wearable devices over the plurality of ribs, wherein one unit among the wearable devices is placed on one unit of the plurality of ribs prior to another unit among the wearable device being placed on another unit of the plurality of ribs; and
adjusting, by one or more processors, dimensions of each unit of the plurality of ribs, which contain a placed single unit of the plurality of wearable devices in order to tightly fit the plurality of ribs containing the plurality of wearable devices to the arm unit.

13. A computer program product for analyzing wearable technology, the computer program product comprising:
a non-transitory computer readable storage medium and program instructions stored on the non-transitory computer readable storage medium, the program instructions comprising:
program instructions to attach a plurality of wearable devices to a snake assembly of robotic device;
program instructions to mimic locomotive movements of a range of appendage movements using a pronged structure of the snake assembly;
program instructions to simulate a plurality of gestures using a robotic device using the pronged structure;
program instructions to obtain a response of the plurality of wearable devices to the plurality of gestures through a first plurality of detection units of the robotic device;
program instructions to obtain a plurality of signals in response to simulating the plurality of gestures through a second plurality of detection units;
program instructions to connect a server to the robotic device, wherein the server is configured to: (i) obtain the plurality of signals, and (ii) associate a response of a plurality of ribs in the snake assembly of the robotic device with the plurality of signals as a validation result;
program instructions to identify failures in real time among the plurality of wearable devices based on the validation result; and
program instructions to modify a design of the plurality of wearable devices in response to identifying the failures in real time among the plurality of wearable devices.

14. The computer program product of claim 13 , wherein program instructions to obtain the response of the plurality of wearable devices to the plurality of gestures through the first plurality of

Assignees

• IBM

Inventors

• Boss Gregory J
• Moore Jr John E
• Rakshit Sarbajit K

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