Mechanism to automatically manage input and output across connected wearable devices

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10694356-B2
Application number	US-201916366360-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 27, 2019
Priority date	Apr 11, 2014
Publication date	Jun 23, 2020
Grant date	Jun 23, 2020

Abstract

A method of selecting an external electronic device connected with an electronic device is provided. The method determining, among the plurality of external electronic devices, at least one external electronic device connected with the electronic device, transmitting signals to the at least one external electronic device, receiving data corresponding to the signals from the at least one external electronic device, selecting one of the at least one external electronic device based on the received data and transmitting an operation execution signal for the data to the selected external electronic device. A method of selecting an external electronic device connected with electronic device is provided. The method includes receiving a signal from the electronic device, transmitting data corresponding to the signal to the electronic device, receiving an operation execution signal for the data from the electronic device and performing at least one of various operations according to the operation execution signal.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for notifying an external electronic device connected with an electronic device, the method comprising:
receiving, in a case that at least one external electronic device is connected with the electronic device, a signal from the at least one external electronic device;
determining whether the at least one external electronic device is being worn or not being worn based on the received signal;
identifying whether there is notification information to be transmitted to the at least one external electronic device;
determining whether the at least one external electronic device connected with the electronic device uses a same account as that of the electronic device;
transmitting the notification information to a first external electronic device selected from the at least one external electronic device in a case that the first external electronic device uses the same account as the electronic device and the first external electronic device is being worn; and
transmitting the notification information to a second external electronic device selected from the at least one external electronic device in a case that the first external electronic device does not use the same account as the electronic device or the first external electronic device is not being worn.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one external electronic device comprises external electronic devices capable of outputting data related to the electronic device.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
performing an operation corresponding to data received from the at least one external electronic device according to the transmitted notification information.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the performing of the operation comprises:
performing an operation corresponding to an average value of the data received from the at least one external electronic device.

5. A method for notifying an external electronic device connected with an electronic device, the method comprising:
receiving, if at least one external electronic device is connected with the electronic device, a signal from the at least one external electronic device;
determining whether the at least one external electronic device is being worn or not being worn based on the received signal;
identifying whether there is notification information to be transmitted to the at least one external electronic device; and
transmitting, if the at least one external electronic device is being worn, the notification information to the at least one external electronic device being worn,
wherein the determining of whether the at least one external electronic device is being worn or not being worn comprises:
determining whether the at least one external electronic device connected with the electronic device is capable of outputting data on types of signals to be transmitted, and
determining, among the at least one external electronic device capable of outputting the data, external electronic devices not being worn.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the signal from the at least one external electronic device comprises a signal detected by a proximity sensor of the at least one external electronic device.

7. A method for notifying an external electronic device connected with an electronic device, the method comprising:
receiving, if at least one external electronic device is connected with the electronic device, a signal from the at least one external electronic device;
determining whether the at least one external electronic device is being worn or not being worn based on the received signal;
identifying whether there is notification information to be transmitted to the at least one external electronic device; and
transmitting, if the at least one external electronic device is being worn, the notification information to the at least one external electronic device being worn,
wherein the transmitting of the notification information comprises:
determining whether the at least one external electronic device being worn is capable of outputting data on types of signals to be transmitted, and
transmitting, the notification information to the external electronic device capable of outputting the data.

8. A method for notifying an external electronic device connected with an electronic device, the method comprising:
receiving, if at least one external electronic device is connected with the electronic device, a signal from the at least one external electronic device;
determining whether the at least one external electronic device is being worn or not being worn based on the received signal;
identifying whether there is notification information to be transmitted to the at least one external electronic device; and
transmitting, if the at least one external electronic device is being worn, the notification information to the at least one external electronic device being worn,
wherein the transmitting of the notification information comprises:
receiving sensor values of other electronic devices except for the external electronic devices not being worn,
selecting an external electronic device having a smallest sensor value among the received sensor values, and
transmitting the notification information to the selected external electronic device.

9. A method for notifying an external electronic device connected with an electronic device, the method comprising:
receiving, if at least one external electronic device is connected with the electronic device, a signal from the at least one external electronic device;
determining whether the at least one external electronic device is being worn or not being worn based on the received signal;
identifying whether there is notification information to be transmitted to the at least one external electronic device; and
transmitting, if the at least one external electronic device is being worn, the notification information to the at least one external electronic device being worn,
wherein the transmitting of the notification information comprises:
selecting an external electronic device that can output data corresponding to types of signals to be transmitted among other electronic devices except for the external electronic devices not being worn, and
transmitting the notification information to the selected external electronic device.

10. An electronic device comprising:
a transceiver configured to communicate with at least one external electronic device; and
at least one processor configured to:
receive, if the at least one external electronic device is connected with the electronic device, a signal from the at least one external electronic device,
determine whether the at least one external electronic device is being worn or not being worn based on the received signal,
identify whether there is notification information to be transmitted to the at least one external electronic device,
determine whether the at least one external electronic device connected with the electronic device uses a same account as that of the electronic device,
transmit the notification information to a first external electronic device selected from the at least one external electronic device in a case that the first external electronic device uses the same account as the electronic device and the first external electronic device is being worn, and
transmit the notification information to a second external electronic device selected from the at least one external electronic device in a case that the first external electronic device does not use the same account as the electronic device or the first external electronic device is not being worn.

11. The electronic device of claim 10 , wherein th

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Won Sungjoon
• Powderly James

Classifications

• Y02D30/70

  in wireless communication networks · CPC title

• G06F1/163

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

• H04W4/70 Primary

  Services for machine-to-machine communication [M2M] or machine type communication [MTC] · CPC title

• H04Q2209/43

  using wireless personal area networks [WPAN], e.g. 802.15, 802.15.1, 802.15.4, Bluetooth® or Zigbee® · CPC title

• H04Q9/00

  Arrangements in telecontrol or telemetry systems for selectively calling a substation from a main station, in which substation desired apparatus is selected for applying a control signal thereto or for obtaining measured values therefrom · CPC title