Partial-bootup execution of instructions in a head-worn augmented reality device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12498936-B2
Application number	US-202318498845-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 31, 2023
Priority date	Apr 22, 2022
Publication date	Dec 16, 2025
Grant date	Dec 16, 2025

Abstract

A method of activating a head-worn device is disclosed. The method includes activating the head-worn device and performing a partial bootup. When an user-input instruction to perform a function is received, it is determined whether or not the user-input instruction is permitted for partial bootup execution. The user-input instruction is executed based on the user-input instruction being permitted for partial bootup execution, and a bootup of the head-work device is completed based on the user-input instruction not being permitted for partial bootup execution. The method may further comprise determining if the user-input instruction requires user authentication in order to be executed, and based on the user-input instruction being partial bootup compatible and not requiring user authentication, executing the user-input instruction.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A method executed by one or more processors in a head-worn device including one or more display devices, the method comprising:
receiving an activation input; performing a partial bootup of the head-worn device; receiving a user-input instruction to perform a function; determining whether the user-input instruction is partial bootup compatible; determining whether the user-input instruction is permitted for partial bootup execution; based on the user-input instruction being permitted for partial bootup execution and being partial bootup compatible, executing the user-input instruction; and based on the user-input instruction not being permitted for partial bootup execution, completing a bootup of the head-worn device even if the user-input instruction is partial bootup compatible.

2 . The method of claim 1 further comprising:
determining whether the user-input instruction requires user authentication in order to be executed; and
based on the user-input instruction being partial bootup compatible and not requiring user authentication, executing the user-input instruction.

3 . The method of claim 1 wherein the partial bootup of the head-worn device includes starting a lockscreen service and a camera service.

4 . The method of claim 1 further comprising:
determining whether the user-input instruction requires user authentication in order to be executed; and
based on the user-input instruction requiring user authentication, executing a user authentication procedure regardless of whether or not the user-input instruction is partial bootup compatible.

5 . The method of claim 4 , further comprising,
verifying correct user authentication; completing a bootup of the head-worn device; and executing the user-input instruction.

6 . The method of claim 5 wherein verifying correct user authentication comprises:
receiving a password from a related mobile device.

7 . The method of claim 6 , further comprising:
based on correct user authorization not being verified using the password received from the related mobile device, prompting user input of a password via the head-worn device.

8 . The method of claim 6 , further comprising:
maintaining an authenticated state of the head-worn device based on proximity of the head-worn device to the related mobile device.

9 . A head-worn device comprising:
one or more cameras; one or more display devices; one or more processors; and a memory storing user-input instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, configure the device to perform operations comprising: receiving an activation input; performing a partial bootup of the head-worn device; receiving a user-input instruction to perform a function; determining whether the user-input instruction is partial bootup compatible; determining whether the user-input instruction is permitted for partial bootup execution; based on the user-input instruction being permitted for partial bootup execution and being partial bootup compatible, executing the user-input instruction; and based on the user-input instruction not being permitted for partial bootup execution, completing a bootup of the head-worn device even if the user-input instruction is partial bootup compatible.

10 . The head-worn device of claim 9 , wherein the operations further comprise:
determining whether the user-input instruction requires user authentication in order to be executed; and based on the user-input instruction being partial bootup compatible and not requiring user authentication, executing the user-input instruction.

11 . The head-worn device of claim 9 , wherein the operations further comprise:
determining whether the user-input instruction requires user authentication in order to be executed; and based on the user-input instruction requiring user authentication, executing a user authentication procedure regardless of whether or not the user-input instruction is partial bootup compatible.

12 . The head-worn device of claim 11 , wherein the operations further comprise:
verifying correct user authentication; completing a bootup of the head-worn device; and executing the user-input instruction.

13 . The head-worn device of claim 12 , wherein verifying correct user authentication comprises:
receiving a password from a related mobile device.

14 . The head-worn device of claim 13 , wherein the operations further comprise:
based on correct user authorization not being verified using the password received from the related mobile device, prompting user input of a password via the head-worn device.

15 . The head-worn device of claim 13 , wherein the operations further comprise:
maintaining an authenticated state of the head-worn device based on proximity of the head-worn device to the related mobile device.

16 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, the computer-readable storage medium including user-input instructions that when executed by a head-worn device including one or more display devices and one or more cameras, cause the head-worn device to perform operations comprising:
receiving an activation input; performing a partial bootup of the head-worn device; receiving a user-input instruction to perform a function; determining whether the user-input instruction is partial bootup compatible; determining whether the user-input instruction is permitted for partial bootup execution; based on the user-input instruction being permitted for partial bootup execution and being partial bootup compatible, executing the user-input instruction; and based on the user-input instruction not being permitted for partial bootup execution, completing a bootup of the head-worn device even if the user-input instruction is partial bootup compatible.

17 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 16 , wherein the operations further comprise:
determining whether the user-input instruction requires user authentication in order to be executed; and based on the user-input instruction being partial bootup compatible and not requiring user authentication, executing the user-input instruction.

18 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 16 , wherein the partial bootup of the head-worn device includes starting a lockscreen service and a camera service.

19 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 16 , wherein the operations further comprise:
determining whether the user-input instruction requires user authentication in order to be executed; and based on the user-input instruction requiring user authentication, executing a user authentication procedure regardless of whether or not the user-input instruction is partial bootup compatible.

20 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 19 , wherein the operations further comprise:
verifying correct user authentication; completing a bootup of the head-worn device; and executing the user-input instruction.

Assignees

• Snap Inc

Inventors

• Gajulapally Adithya
• Geddes Jonathan
• Lee Hwan Moon
• Vignau Mathieu Emmanuel
• Wangugi Aaron

Classifications

• G06F9/4416

  Network booting; Remote initial program loading [RIPL] · CPC title

• G06F9/4406

  Loading of operating system · CPC title

• G06F21/35 Primary

  communicating wirelessly · CPC title

• G06F9/445

  Program loading or initiating (bootstrapping G06F9/4401; security arrangements for program loading or initiating G06F21/57) · CPC title

• G06F9/4401 Primary

  Bootstrapping (security arrangements therefor G06F21/57) · CPC title