Wearable device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10114342-B2
Application number	US-201514852367-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 11, 2015
Priority date	Sep 11, 2014
Publication date	Oct 30, 2018
Grant date	Oct 30, 2018

Abstract

A wearable device may include: an analog watch unit that includes a time indicating unit that indicates time, and a drive unit that drives the time indicating unit; a touch screen that senses an input for adjusting the drive unit; and a control unit that controls the drive unit in response to the sensed input.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A wearable device comprising:
a main device including:
an analog watch that includes a time indicator that indicates time;
a driver that drives the time indicator according to a first control signal;
a first processor electrically connected to the driver to transmit the first control signal to the driver; and
a first connector; and

a mounting device including:
a touch screen that at least partially covers the time indicator and senses an input for adjusting the driver according to a second control signal;
a second processor electrically connected to the touch screen to receive the input from the touch screen; and
a second connector,

wherein the first control signal is based on the input, and
wherein the main device and the mounting device are configured to be separably coupled, such that:
when the mounting device is separated from the main device, there is no electrical connection between the mounting device and the main device, and the mounting device is configured to be coupled to the main device, and
when the mounting device is coupled to the main device, there is electrical connection to each other through the first connector connected to the second connector, and the mounting device is configured to be separated from the main device.

2. The wearable device of claim 1 , further comprising:
a first sensor that senses a position of the time indicator.

3. The wearable device of claim 1 , wherein the analog watch further includes:
a watch stem; and
a second sensor that senses an input for the watch stem, and
wherein the first processor controls the driver in response to the input for the watch stem.

4. The wearable device of claim 1 , wherein the analog watch further includes:
a watch stem; and
a second sensor that senses the input for the watch stem, and
wherein the first processor changes a screen of the touch screen in response to the input for the watch stem.

5. The wearable device of claim 1 , wherein the first processor changes a position of an item displayed on the touch screen such that a position of the time indicator and the item displayed on the touch screen do not overlap with each other.

6. The wearable device of claim 1 , wherein the analog watch further includes:
an auxiliary indicator that does not indicate any of: hour, minute, or second; and
a third sensor that senses a position of the auxiliary indicator.

7. The wearable device of claim 6 , wherein the analog watch further includes:
a watch stem; and
a second sensor that senses an input for the watch stem, and
wherein the first processor controls the driver to change the position of the auxiliary indicator in response to the input for the watch stem.

8. The wearable device of claim 6 , wherein the first processor controls the driver to change the position of the auxiliary indicator in response to the input sensed by the touch screen.

9. The wearable device of claim 1 , wherein the time indicator includes an hour hand and a minute hand, and
the first processor controls the driver to change a position of at least one of the hour hand and the minute hand in response to the input to the touch screen.

10. The wearable device of claim 6 , wherein the first processor controls the driver to change a direction or a vibration period of the auxiliary indicator in response to the input sensed by the third sensor.

11. A wearable device comprising:
a mounting device including:
a touch screen that at least partially covers a time indicator; and
a second processor electrically connected to the touch screen to receive an input from the touch screen; and

a main device including:
a watch including the time indicator; and
a first processor that acquires information associated with the time indicator, and controls the touch screen to display a graphic element based on the information acquired by the first processor,

wherein the first processor is configured to:
display a screen for controlling the watch on the touch screen;
detect a user input for a graphic element displayed on the touch screen; and
drive a watch stem of the watch in response to the user input; and

wherein the mounting device and the main device are configured to be separably coupled such that:
when the mounting device is separated from the main device, there is no electrical connection between the mounting device and the main device, and the mounting device is configured to be coupled to the main device; and
when the mounting device is coupled to the main device, there is electrical connection between the mounting device and the main device, and the mounting device is configured to be separated from the main device.

12. The wearable device of claim 11 , wherein the first processor is configured to:
detect coupling of the wearable device and the watch;
detect information associated with the watch; and
perform an operation based on the information associated with the watch.

13. The wearable device of claim 11 , wherein the first processor is configured to:
transmit first information associated with the watch to an external device through a communication device of the wearable device;
receive second information associated with the watch through the communication device from the external device; and
perform an operation based on the second information.

14. The wearable device of claim 11 , wherein the wearable device further includes:
a sensor that detects an illuminance; and
an illuminator that includes a light source, and
wherein the first processor determines whether an event occurs, and when the event occurs, the first processor drives the sensor to detect the illuminance and controls the illumination of the illuminator according to a detected illuminance value.

15. The wearable device of claim 11 , wherein the first processor is configured to:
determine whether a pre-set condition is satisfied, and
turn OFF a screen of the touch screen when the pre-set condition is satisfied.

16. The wearable device of claim 11 , wherein the first processor is configured to:
determine whether a pre-set first condition is satisfied;
display a first graphic element on a peripheral portion of the touch screen when the first condition is satisfied;
determine whether a pre-set second condition is satisfied; and
display a second graphic element on a central portion of the touch screen when the second condition is satisfied.

17. The wearable device of claim 11 , wherein the first processor is configured to:
determine whether a pre-set condition is satisfied;
determine an illumination method when the pre-set condition is satisfied; and
perform illumination according to the determined illumination method.

18. The wearable device of claim 11 , wherein the first processor is configured to:
detect a situation within the wearable device that requires a user authentication:
acquire biological information according to occurrence of the situation;
determine a similarity between the acquired biological information and previously stored biological information;
compare the similarity with a pre-set threshold value; and
determine that the user authentication is successful when the similarity is equal to or more than the pre-set threshold value.

19. The wearable device of claim 11 , wherein the first processor is configured to:
acquire biological information;
determine at least one function among a plurality of functions associated with the biological information that is supported by the wearable device; and
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Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Kim Myung-Sik
• Lim Jong-Hoon
• Kim Chang-Yeong
• Lee June-Hee
• Kim Dong-Churl
• Seo Ho-Seong
• Kim Yang-Wook
• Park Jae-Hyun

Classifications

• G04G9/00

  Visual time or date indication means · CPC title

• G04G5/00 Primary

  Setting, i.e. correcting or changing, the time-indication (radio-controlled time-pieces G04R) · CPC title

• G04G21/04

  using radio waves (radio-controlled time-pieces G04R) · CPC title

• G06F1/163

  Wearable computers, e.g. on a belt · CPC title

• G04G21/08 Primary

  Touch switches specially adapted for time-pieces · CPC title