Wearable device and method of controlling the same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10379877-B2
Application number	US-201515308194-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 23, 2015
Priority date	May 1, 2014
Publication date	Aug 13, 2019
Grant date	Aug 13, 2019

Abstract

A wearable device includes first and second electronic modules, a connection module configured to electrically connect the first electronic module to the second electronic module, and a length adjusting module of which length is adjustable to bring the connection module in contact with a user. The length adjusting module comprises first and second fastening units configured to be assembled and disassembled and configured to be locked together in a fastened position when assembled. When the first and second fastening units are assembled, the first fastening unit is electrically connected to the second fastening unit and a length of the length adjusting module is adjusted.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A method of controlling a wearable device including a module for adjusting a wearing length of the wearable device, the method comprising:
obtaining user ID information based on a user input;
determining a wearing length of the wearable device based on electrical connection information between a first fastening unit and a second fastening unit of the wearable device;
identifying a user of the wearable device based on the obtained user ID information;
determining whether the determined wearing length corresponds to one of a plurality of preset wearing lengths of the identified user, each preset wearing length of each user being matched with one of a plurality of different operating modes of the wearable device;
when the wearing length is determined to correspond to one of the plurality of preset wearing lengths of the identified user, switching an operating mode of the wearable device corresponding to the identified user based on the determined wearing length; and
when the wearing length is determined to not correspond to one of the plurality of preset wearing lengths of the identified user, blocking execution of preset applications.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising executing, by the wearable device, an application corresponding to the determined operating mode.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising outputting, by the wearable device, information corresponding to the determined operating mode.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the operating mode of the wearable device comprises one or more selected from a normal mode, a sleeping mode, an exercise mode, and a measurement mode.

5. The method of claim 2 , further comprising, when the determined operating mode is a sleeping mode, performing a setting to terminate a certain function being executed by the wearable device.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the certain function comprises one or more selected from a position sensing function, an atmospheric pressure sensing function, a temperature sensing function, a Wi-Fi function, and a Bluetooth function.

7. A wearable device comprising:
a processor configured to:
obtain user ID information based on a user input;
determine a wearing length of the wearable device based on electrical connection information between a first fastening unit and a second fastening unit of the wearable device;
identify a user of the wearable device based on the obtained user ID information;
determine whether the determined wearing length corresponds to one of a plurality of preset wearing lengths of the identified user, each preset wearing length of each user being matched with one of a plurality of different operating modes of the wearable device;
when the wearing length is determined to correspond to one of the plurality of preset wearing lengths of the identified user, switch an operating mode of the wearable device corresponding to the identified user based on the determined wearing length; and
when the wearing length is determined to not correspond to one of the plurality of preset wearing lengths of the identified user, block execution of preset applications.

8. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program which, when executed, by a processor of a wearable device, causes the wearable device to execute:
obtain user ID information based on a user input;
determine a wearing length of the wearable device based on electrical connection information between a first fastening unit and a second fastening unit of the wearable device;
identify a user of the wearable device based on the obtained user ID information;
determine whether the determined wearing length corresponds to one of a plurality of preset wearing lengths of the identified user, each preset wearing length of each user being matched with one of a plurality of different operating modes of the wearable device;
when the wearing length is determined to correspond to one of the plurality of preset wearing lengths of the identified user, switch an operating mode of the wearable device corresponding to the identified user based on the determined wearing length; and
when the wearing length is determined to not correspond to one of the plurality of preset wearing lengths of the identified user, block execution of preset applications.

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Ko Jae-Woo
• Kwon Dong-Wook
• Park Jeong-Hoon
• Joo Ga-Hyun

Classifications

• G06F1/163 Primary

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

• H04W4/80

  Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication · CPC title

• G06F9/44505 Primary

  Configuring for program initiating, e.g. using registry, configuration files · CPC title

• G06F9/4411

  Configuring for operating with peripheral devices; Loading of device drivers · CPC title