Implementing time display on a watch based on whether a wearer has looked at the watch

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11024068-B2
Application number	US-201916715423-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 16, 2019
Priority date	Sep 4, 2014
Publication date	Jun 1, 2021
Grant date	Jun 1, 2021

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to an apparatus and method for displaying information, a program, and a communication system, which enable the provision of an apparatus making use of a display device excellent in flexibility. An information display apparatus includes a display unit including a time information presenting section for presenting at least time information and a band section to be worn on an arm, and a display control unit for changing a display of the display unit. The present disclosure can be applied to, for example, the information display apparatus.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An information display apparatus comprising:
a display unit having a substantially circular face section that has a thin film shape, can deform its shape freely to some extent, and comprises a time information presenting section for presenting at least time information;
a band section for mounting on an arm;
a buckle section for securing the band section;
a display control unit for changing a display of the display unit; and
an accelerometer for detecting a state of the information display apparatus,
wherein the display control unit and the accelerometer are placed in the buckle section, and
wherein the display control unit changes a display of the time information presenting section and the band section when a user wearing the information display apparatus is determined to have looked at the information display apparatus based on a detection result of the accelerometer indicating that the information display apparatus has been placed in a position that is substantially horizontal.

2. The information display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the display unit comprises an electrophoretic display.

3. The information display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the display control unit changes the display of the display unit based on design data selected from a plurality of design data.

4. The information display apparatus according to claim 3 , further comprising a storage unit for storing the plurality of design data.

5. The information display apparatus according to claim 4 , further comprising a selection unit for selecting one design data from among the plurality of design data.

6. The information display apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising a communication unit for receiving design data from a communication device, wherein the display control unit is operable to change the display of the display unit based on the received design data.

7. The information display apparatus according to claim 1 , where a display of the band section displays a pattern.

8. An information display method comprising:
presenting at least time information on a substantially circular face section of an information display apparatus that comprises a display control unit, a band section for mounting the information display apparatus on the arm of a user, and a buckle section for securing the band section, wherein the substantially circular face section has a thin film shape, can deform its shape freely to some extent, and comprises a time information presenting section, and wherein the display control unit is placed in the buckle section;
detecting a state of the information display apparatus; and
changing a display of the time information presenting section and the band section when the detecting indicates that the user has looked at the information display apparatus as determined from an indication that the information display apparatus has been placed in a position that is substantially horizontal.

9. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon computer-readable instructions for performing a method comprising:
presenting at least time information on a substantially circular face section of an information display apparatus that comprises a display control unit, a band section for mounting the information display apparatus on the arm of a user, and a buckle section for securing the band section, wherein the substantially circular face section has a thin film shape, can deform its shape freely to some extent, and comprises a time information presenting section, and wherein the display control unit is placed in the buckle section;
detecting a state of the information display apparatus; and
changing a display of the time information presenting section and the band section when the detecting indicates that the user has looked at the information display apparatus as determined from an indication that the information display apparatus has been placed in a position that is substantially horizontal.

10. An information display system comprising:
an information display apparatus; and
a terminal apparatus,
wherein the information display apparatus comprises
a display unit having a substantially circular face section that has a thin film shape, can deform its shape freely to some extent, and comprises a time information presenting section for presenting at least time information;
a band section for mounting on an arm;
a buckle section for securing the band section;
a display control unit for changing a display of the display unit;
a communication unit for receiving design data, the design data being operable for use by the display control unit in changing the display of the display unit; and
an accelerometer for detecting a state of the information display apparatus,
wherein the display control unit changes a display of the time information presenting section and the band section when a user wearing the information display apparatus is determined to have looked at the information display apparatus based on a detection result of the accelerometer indicating that the information display apparatus has been placed in a position that is substantially horizontal,
wherein the display control unit and the accelerometer are placed in the buckle section, and
wherein the terminal apparatus transmits the design data to the communication unit of the information display apparatus.

Assignees

• Sony Corp

Inventors

• Mitsugi Masakazu
• Sugiue Yuki
• Saeki Hiroshi
• Takematsu Machiko
• Yamamoto Masaaki
• Ito Yoichi
• Itoh Kenji

Classifications

• G09F9/372 Primary

  the positions of the elements being controlled by the application of an electric field · CPC title

• G06T11/60 Primary

  Creating or editing images; Combining images with text · CPC title

• G09G2330/022

  in absence of operation, e.g. no data being entered during a predetermined time · CPC title

• G04G21/04

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

• G04C10/04

  with means for indicating the condition of the power supply · CPC title