Wearable electronic device, main electronic device, system and control method thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11032137-B2
Application number	US-201514734220-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 9, 2015
Priority date	Jun 9, 2014
Publication date	Jun 8, 2021
Grant date	Jun 8, 2021

Abstract

A wearable electronic device includes: an input module configured to receive a user manipulation for changing a configuration setting value of a main electronic device; and a communication module configured to transmit a control signal for changing a configuration setting value to the main electronic device.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A mobile phone, comprising:
a display;
a communication circuit;
a memory configured to store instructions; and
at least one processor configured to execute the stored instructions to:
control the communication circuit to establish a wireless connection between a wearable electronic device and the mobile phone,
display, on the display of the mobile phone, a user interface (UI) including an object for selecting a user configuration setting of a notification function of the mobile phone to one of activate or deactivate the notification function of the mobile phone, wherein the notification function includes displaying notification information on an event of the mobile phone, and wherein deactivating the notification function causes the notification information on the event of the mobile phone not to be displayed,
receive, via the display, a touch input via the object included in the displayed UI, in response to receiving the touch input,
change the user configuration setting of the notification function of the mobile phone to activate or deactivate the notification function of the mobile phone, and
control the communication circuit to transmit a first control signal to the wearable electronic device such that a user configuration setting of a notification function of the wearable electronic device is activated or deactivated according to the changed user configuration setting of the notification function of the mobile phone,
apply, in response to a difference between the user configuration setting of the notification function of the wearable electronic device and the user configuration setting of the notification function of the mobile phone, a more recently changed user configuration setting from the user configuration setting of the notification function of the wearable electronic device and the user configuration setting of the notification function of the mobile phone as the user configuration setting of the notification function of the mobile phone,
receive, from the wearable electronic device, information indicating whether a user of the wearable electronic device is sleeping,
after receiving the information, receive a short message service (SMS) message,
determine whether the user is sleeping using the information,
when the user is determined to be sleeping, refrain from transmitting a notification related to the SMS message to the wearable electronic device,
when the user is determined to be awake, transmit the notification related to the SMS message to the wearable electronic device,
after transmitting the notification related to the SMS message, determine whether confirmation for the notification is received from the wearable electronic device, and
when the confirmation is not received from the wearable electronic device for a specified time after transmitting the notification, transmit the notification to another wearable electronic device.

2. The mobile phone of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:
control the communication circuit to receive, from the wearable electronic device, a second control signal based on a user configuration setting of the notification function of the wearable electronic device.

3. The mobile phone of claim 2 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:
change the user configuration setting of the notification function of the mobile phone based on the second control signal.

4. The mobile phone of claim 2 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:
wherein the second control signal indicates whether the notification function of the wearable electronic device is activated or deactivated.

5. The mobile phone of claim 2 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:
control the communication circuit to receive, from the wearable electronic device, the second control signal based on the user configuration setting of the notification function of the wearable electronic device at predetermined periods.

6. The mobile phone of claim 2 , wherein applying the more recently changed user configuration setting synchronizes the user configuration setting of the notification function of the mobile phone with the user configuration setting of the notification function of the wearable electronic device, and wherein the user configuration setting of the notification function of the wearable electronic device is obtained based on the second control signal.

7. The mobile phone of claim 2 , wherein, to apply the more recently changed user configuration setting, the at least one processor is further configured to:
select the more recently changed user configuration setting from the user configuration setting of the notification function of the wearable electronic device and the user configuration setting of the notification function of the mobile phone, wherein the user configuration setting of the notification function of the wearable electronic device is obtained based on the second control signal.

8. The mobile phone of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:
control the communication circuit to transmit the first control signal to the wearable electronic device when the user configuration setting of the notification function of the mobile phone is changed.

9. The mobile phone of claim 1 , wherein the user configuration setting of the notification function of the mobile phone corresponds to activation or deactivation of the notification function of the mobile phone.

10. The mobile phone of claim 9 , wherein the at least one processor further configured to cause the mobile phone to enter into an interference prohibition mode when the notification function is deactivated.

11. The mobile phone of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to control the communication circuit to establish the wireless connection between the wearable electronic device and the mobile phone using a Bluetooth communication.

12. A system, comprising:
a main electronic device; and
a wearable electronic device connected by a wireless connection with the main electronic device,
wherein the main electronic device is configured to:
display, on a display of the main electronic device, a user interface (UI) including an object for selecting a user configuration setting of a notification function of the main electronic device, wherein the user configuration setting of the notification function of the main electronic device is for activation or deactivation of the notification function of the main electronic device, and wherein the notification function includes displaying notification information on an event of the main electronic device, and wherein deactivating the notification function causes the notification information on the event of the main electronic device not to be displayed,
receive, via the display of the main electronic device, a touch input via the object included in the displayed UI,
in response to receiving the touch input, change the user configuration setting of the notification function of the main electronic device to activate or deactivate the notification function of the main electronic device,
transmit a first control signal to the wearable electronic device such that a user configuration setting of a notification function of the wearable electronic device is changed according to the changed user configuration setting of the notification function of the main electronic device,
receive, from the wearable electronic device, information indicating whether a user of the wearable electronic device is sleeping,
after receiving the information, receive a short message service (SMS) messag

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Park Ji Hyun
• Son Kwang Sub
• Roh Byoung Tack

Classifications

• H04W12/33

  using wearable devices, e.g. using a smartwatch or smart-glasses · 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

• G04G21/04

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

• H04L41/0813 Primary

  characterised by the conditions triggering a change of settings · CPC title

• G06F3/04842

  Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements (G06F3/0482 takes precedence) · CPC title