Wearable device and operating method thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016241553-A1
Application number	US-201615002540-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jan 21, 2016
Priority date	Feb 17, 2015
Publication date	Aug 18, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

A wearable device is provided. The wearable device including a sensor configured to detect a wearing state of the wearable device and to obtain authentication information of a user and at least one piece of biometric information, and a processor configured to authenticate the user based on the obtained authentication information when the wearing state of the wearable device is detected by the sensor to indicate that the wearable device is being worn, and configured to activate at least one function of the wearable device based on the obtained biometric information.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A wearable device comprising:
a sensor arrangement comprising one or more sensors, the sensor arrangement configured to detect a wearing state of a wearable device and to obtain authentication information of a user and at least one piece of biometric information based on the detected wearing state; and a processor configured to authenticate the user based on the obtained authentication information based on the wearing state of the wearable device detected by the sensor arrangement, and configured to activate at least one function of the wearable device based on the obtained biometric information.

2 . The wearable device of claim 1 , wherein
the sensor arrangement is configured to obtain at least one piece of environment information of the user, and the processor is configured to activate at least one function based on the obtained biometric information and the environment information.

3 . The wearable device of claim 1 , wherein the sensor arrangement comprises:
a first sensor configured to detect the wearing state of the wearable device; a second sensor configured to obtain the authentication information, said second sensor being configured to be activated when the wearing state of the wearable device is detected and detects that the wearable device is being worn; and a third sensor configured to obtain the biometric information, said third sensor being configured to be activated when the user is authenticated.

4 . The wearable device of claim 3 , wherein at least one of the first, second and third sensors is configured to be deactivated when the at least one function is activated.

5 . The wearable device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one function comprises a function of controlling a home network environment.

6 . The wearable device of claim 1 , further comprising:
an input unit comprising input circuitry, the input unit configured to receive an input, the input setting the at least one function to be activated.

7 . The wearable device of claim 6 , wherein the input unit is further configured to receive an input, the input setting a condition of the biometric information to activate the at least one function.

8 . The wearable device of claim 1 , wherein
the wearable device comprises a watch-type wearable device, and the sensor arrangement is configured to detect a wearing state of the watch-type wearable device based on whether a fastener located on a watch band is fastened.

9 . The wearable device of claim 1 , wherein
the wearable device comprises a glasses-type wearable device, and the sensor arrangement is configured to detect a wearing state of the glasses-type wearable device based on at least one of: pressure applied to nose pads, a temple, a bridge, a rim, and a tip of the glasses-type wearable device, and angles between the rim and the temple.

10 . The wearable device of claim 1 , wherein
the wearable device comprises a band-type wearable device, and the sensor arrangement is configured to detect a wearing state of the band-type wearable device based on pressure applied to a band.

11 . A method of operating a wearable device comprising:
detecting a wearing state of a wearable device; obtaining authentication information of a user and authenticating the user based on the detected wearing state of the wearable device; obtaining at least one piece of biometric information of the user when the user is authenticated; and activating at least one function of the wearable device based on the obtained biometric information.

12 . The method of claim 11 , further comprising:
obtaining at least one piece of environment information of the user, and the activating of the at least one function comprises activating the at least one function based on the obtained biometric information and the environment information.

13 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the at least one function comprises a function of controlling a home network environment.

14 . The method of claim 11 , further comprising:
receiving an input setting the at least one function to be activated.

15 . The method of claim 14 , further comprising:
receiving an input setting a condition of the biometric information to activate the at least one function.

16 . The method of claim 11 , wherein
the wearable device comprises a watch-type wearable device, and the detecting of the wearing state of the wearable device comprises detecting a wearing state of the watch-type wearable device based on whether a fastener located on a watch band is fastened.

17 . The method of claim 11 , wherein
the wearable device comprises a glasses-type wearable device, and the detecting the wearing state of the wearable device comprises detecting a wearing state of the glasses-type wearable device based on at least one of: pressure applied to nose pads, a temple, a bridge, a rim, and a tip of the glasses-type wearable device, and angles between the rim and the temple.

18 . The method of claim 11 , wherein
the wearable device comprises a band-type wearable device, and the detecting of the wearing state of the wearable device comprises detecting a wearing state of the band-type wearable device based on pressure applied to a band.

19 . A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program which, when executed, causes processing circuitry to control the wearable device to perform operations comprising the method of claim 11 .

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Kim Hyun-Tae

Classifications

• H04L67/125

  involving control of end-device applications over a network · CPC title

• H04L2012/2841

  Wireless · CPC title

• H04L12/282

  based on user interaction within the home (receiver circuitry for displaying additional information being controlled by a remote control apparatus H04N21/42204) · CPC title

• G06F21/32 Primary

  using biometric data, e.g. fingerprints, iris scans or voiceprints · CPC title

• H04L63/0861 Primary

  using biometrical features, e.g. fingerprint, retina-scan (cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication using biological data H04L9/3231) · CPC title