Wearable device, and notification system and notification method thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11086275-B2
Application number	US-201816136286-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 20, 2018
Priority date	May 7, 2018
Publication date	Aug 10, 2021
Grant date	Aug 10, 2021

Abstract

A wearable device, and a notification system and a notification method thereof are provided. The wearable device includes a rotatable ring, multiple switches, and a communication module. The wearable device obtains a control signal by rotating the rotatable ring to trigger part of the switches, and transmits a mode signal to an electronic apparatus in response to the control signal. After receiving the mode signal, the electronic apparatus switches to a corresponding mode.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A notification system based on a wearable device, comprising:
an electronic apparatus; and
the wearable device, comprising:
a rotatable ring;
a plurality of switches, part of which are triggered to generate a control signal through rotation of the rotatable ring; and
a communication module coupled to the switches and transmitting a mode signal to the electronic apparatus in response to the control signal, and
a first rotating plate engaged with the rotatable ring and rotating with the rotatable ring, wherein a surface of the first rotating plate has a plurality of mode names,

wherein after receiving the mode signal, the electronic apparatus switches to a corresponding mode based on the mode signal,
the rotatable ring comprises a hollow area to expose a fixing panel, the fixing panel is disposed above the first rotating plate, and the fixing panel has a first opening to expose one of the mode names,
the first rotating plate is driven to rotate by the rotatable ring, so that one of the mode names is exposed in the first opening and part of the switches are triggered to obtain the control signal.

2. The notification system based on the wearable device according to claim 1 , wherein the wearable device further comprises:
a second rotating plate comprising a plurality of notification items, wherein the fixing panel has a second opening to expose one of the notification items; and
a servomotor driving the second rotating plate to rotate.

3. The notification system based on the wearable device according to claim 2 , wherein when the electronic apparatus receives a notification message, the electronic apparatus determines whether to transmit the notification message to the wearable device according to a current mode; and
when the wearable device receives the notification message from the electronic apparatus via the communication module, the servomotor is driven based on the notification message to rotate the second rotating plate, so that one of the notification items corresponding to the notification message is displayed in the second opening.

4. The notification system based on the wearable device according to claim 1 , wherein the wearable device further comprises:
a plurality of contacts disposed in the rotatable ring,
wherein rotation of the rotatable ring brings part of the contacts into contact with part of the switches to obtain the control signal.

5. The notification system based on the wearable device according to claim 1 , wherein the switches have different preset voltages, and a total voltage level obtained by calculating a total of the preset voltages of the part of the switches that are triggered serves as the control signal.

6. The notification system based on the wearable device according to claim 1 , wherein the communication module is a Bluetooth unit.

7. A wearable device, comprising:
a rotatable ring;
a plurality of switches, part of which are triggered through rotation of the rotatable ring to obtain a control signal; and
a communication module coupled to the switches and transmitting a mode signal to an electronic apparatus in response to the control signal, so that the electronic apparatus switches to a corresponding mode based on the mode signal,
a first rotating plate engaged with the rotatable ring and rotating with the rotatable ring, wherein a surface of the first rotating plate has a plurality of mode names,
wherein the rotatable ring comprises a hollow area to expose a fixing panel, the fixing panel is disposed above the first rotating plate, and the fixing panel has a first opening to expose one of the mode names,
the first rotating plate is driven to rotate by the rotatable ring, so that one of the mode names is exposed in the first opening and part of the switches are triggered to obtain the control signal.

8. The wearable device according to claim 7 , further comprising:
a second rotating plate comprising a plurality of notification items, wherein the fixing panel has a second opening to expose one of the notification items; and
a servomotor driving the second rotating plate to rotate,
wherein when the electronic apparatus receives a notification message, the electronic apparatus determines whether to transmit the notification message to the wearable device according to a current mode; and
when the wearable device receives the notification message from the electronic apparatus via the communication module, the servomotor is driven based on the notification message to rotate the second rotating plate, so that one of the notification items corresponding to the notification message is displayed in the second opening.

9. The wearable device according to claim 7 , further comprising:
a plurality of contacts disposed in the rotatable ring,
wherein rotation of the rotatable ring brings part of the contacts into contact with part of the switches to obtain the control signal.

10. The wearable device according to claim 7 , wherein the switches have different preset voltages, and a total voltage level obtained by calculating a total of the preset voltages of the part of the switches that are triggered serves as the control signal.

11. The wearable device according to claim 7 , wherein the communication module is a Bluetooth unit.

12. A notification method for a wearable device and an electronic apparatus, the notification method comprising:
pairing the wearable device with the electronic apparatus, wherein the wearable device comprises an rotatable ring, a plurality of switches, a communication module, a first rotating plate engaged with the rotatable ring and rotating with the rotatable ring, and a surface of the first rotating plate has a plurality of mode names;
triggering part of the switches based on rotation of the rotatable ring to obtain a control signal;
transmitting a mode signal to the electronic apparatus via the communication module in response to the control signal; and
switching the electronic apparatus to a corresponding mode based on the mode signal after the electronic apparatus receives the mode signal,
driving the first rotating plate to rotate by the rotatable ring, so that one of the mode names is exposed in a first opening of a fixing panel and part of the switches are triggered to obtain the control signal,
wherein the rotatable ring comprises a hollow area to expose the fixing panel, and the fixing panel is disposed above the first rotating plate.

13. The notification method according to claim 12 , further comprising:
determining whether to transmit a notification message to the wearable device according to a current mode when the electronic apparatus receives the notification message; and
driving a servomotor based on the notification message to rotate a second rotating plate, so that a notification item of the second rotating plate corresponding to the notification message is displayed in a second opening of the fixing panel when the wearable device receives the notification message from the electronic apparatus via the communication module.

14. The notification method according to claim 12 , wherein the wearable device further comprises a plurality of contacts disposed in the rotatable ring, and
the notification method further comprises:
bringing part of the contacts into contact with part of the switches through rotation of the rotatable ring to obtain the control signal.

15. The notification method according to claim 12 , wherein the switches have different preset voltages, and a total voltage level obtained by calculating a total of the preset voltages of the part of the switches that are triggere

Assignees

• Chen kai yi
• Wei cheng yuan
• Yang chun yu
• Wu yu hao
• Wu Ting Wei
• Hong Ruei Hong
• Compal Electronics Inc

Inventors

• Chen Kai-Yi
• Wei Cheng-Yuan
• Yang Chun-Yu
• Wu Yu-Hao
• Wu ting-wei
• Hong Ruei-Hong

Classifications

• G04G21/04 Primary

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

• G08B5/22

  using electric transmission; using electromagnetic transmission · CPC title

• H04B1/385

  Transceivers carried on the body, e.g. in helmets · CPC title

• G04G9/007

  combined with a calculator or computing means · CPC title

• H04M1/72412

  using two-way short-range wireless interfaces · CPC title