Mechanisms for conserving resources of wearable devices

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016299779-A1
Application number	US-201415100492-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Dec 23, 2014
Priority date	Jan 3, 2014
Publication date	Oct 13, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a system and method for providing a service on a wearable device where the wearable device is limited in its functionality in some way when compared with a companion device. In particular, the disclosure describes use cases for configuring the wearable device, and use cases for configuring a wearable device and performing service application functions on the wearable device while leveraging a companion device.

First claim

1 - 25 . (canceled)

26 . A wearable device, comprising:
a memory element operable to store electronic code; and a processor operable to execute instructions associated with the electronic code, said instructions for leveraging a companion device in proximity to a wearable device to conserve resources of the wearable device, such that the wearable device is configured to:
queue a first task based on a priority level associated with a first task;
determine that the companion device is in proximity to the wearable device;
configure a first communication channel between the wearable device and the companion device when the companion device is in proximity to the wearable device; and
perform the first task using the first communication channel and one or more resources of the companion device.

27 . The wearable device of claim 26 , wherein the wearable device has one or more of the following characteristics when compared with the companion device: fewer computing resources, fewer communication or network resources, fewer power resources, and fewer user input methods.

28 . The wearable device of claim 26 , the first task has a low priority level.

29 . The wearable device of claim 26 , wherein performing of the first task comprises:
communicating with a service remote from the wearable device and the companion device via the first communication channel and a second communication channel configured between the companion device and the service.

30 . The wearable device of claim 26 , wherein the first communication channel is a near field communication channel and/or a wireless communication channel.

31 . The wearable device of claim 26 , wherein performing of the first task comprises:
obtaining sensor data measured by the companion device and/or derived data from the sensor data via the first communication channel.

32 . The wearable device of claim 26 , wherein performing the first task comprises:
triggering a computation task to be performed using resources of the companion device to generate a result; and
receiving the result of the computation task from the companion device over the first communication channel.

33 . The wearable device of claim 26 , wherein the wearable device is further configured to:
perform a second task based on a priority level associated with the second task, when the companion device is not in proximity to the wearable device.

34 . The wearable device of claim 33 , wherein the second task has a high priority level.

35 . The wearable device of claim 33 , wherein the second task is associated with one or more of following: emergency communication, priority communication, and communication with a service remote from the wearable device.

36 . The wearable device of claim 26 , wherein the wearable device is further configured to:
transmit a registration request to a service remote from the wearable device; in response to transmitting the registration request, receive a token generated by the service over a message channel between the wearable device and the service, wherein the message channel is mapped to the token, and the token has a limited time to live; output, by an output of the wearable device, the token to a user; and after the user provides the token to a management console in communication with the service, receive a message from the service over the message channel indicating that the registration request is complete.

37 . The wearable device of claim 26 , wherein the wearable device is further configured to:
receive a token generated by a service remote from the wearable device in a text or multimedia message, wherein the token has a limited time to live, and the text or multimedia message is transmitted using an identifier of the wearable device; output, by an output of the wearable device, the token to a user; and after the user inputs the token at a management console in communication with the service, receive a message from the service over a message channel between the wearable device and the service, wherein the message channel is mapped to the token, and the message indicates that the registration request is complete.

38 . The wearable device of claim 26 , wherein the wearable device is further configured to:
transmit a registration request to the companion device; in response to transmitting the registration request, receive, by the wearable device, a token generated by the service via a message channel between the wearable device and the companion device, wherein the message channel is mapped to the token, and the token has a limited time to live; output, by an output of the wearable device, the token to a user; and after the user provides the token to a management console of the companion device, receive a message from the companion device over the message channel indicating that the registration request is complete.

39 . One or more non-transitory, tangible, computer-readable storage media encoded with instructions that, when executed, cause one or more processing units to perform operations for leveraging a companion device in proximity to a wearable device to conserve resources of the wearable device, wherein the operations comprise:
queuing, by a wearable device, a first task based on a priority level associated with a first task; determining that the companion device is in proximity to the wearable device; configuring a first communication channel between the wearable device and the companion device when the companion device is in proximity to the wearable device; and performing the first task using the first communication channel and one or more resources of the companion device.

40 . The media of claim 39 , wherein performing the first task comprises:
communicating with a service remote from the wearable device and the companion device via the first communication channel and a second communication channel configured between the companion device and the service.

41 . The media of claim 39 , wherein performing the first task comprises:
obtaining sensor data measured by the companion device and/or derived data from the sensor data via the first communication channel.

42 . The media of claim 39 , wherein performing the first task comprises:
triggering a computation task to be performed using resources of the companion device to generate a result; and receiving the result of the computation task from the companion device over the first communication channel.

43 . The media of claim 39 , wherein the operations further comprises:
performing a second task based on a priority level associated with the second task, when the companion device is not in proximity to the wearable device.

44 . The media of claim 43 , wherein the second task has a high priority level.

45 . The media of claim 43 , wherein the second task is associated with one or more of following: emergency communication, priority communication, and communication with a service remote from the wearable device.

46 . A method for leveraging a companion device in proximity to a wearable device to conserve resources of the wearable device, comprising:
queuing, by a wearable device, a first task based on a priority level associated with a first task; determining that the companion device is in proximity to the wearable device; configuring a first communication channel between the wearable device and the companion device when the companion device is in proximity to the wearable device; and performing th

Assignees

• Mcafee Inc

Inventors

• Kulkarni Dattatraya
• Nalluri Srikanth
• Krishnapur Venkatasubrahmanyam
• Dhruw Kaushal
• Doss Aravind
• Sinha Raja
• Nayak Susmita
• Jain Yogesh

Classifications

• H04L63/0853

  using an additional device, e.g. smartcard, SIM or a different communication terminal (cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication involving additional secure or trusted devices H04L9/3234) · CPC title

• G06F9/4881 Primary

  Scheduling strategies for dispatcher, e.g. round robin, multi-level priority queues · CPC title

• H04L67/10

  in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network (software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46) · CPC title

• H04W4/90

  Services for handling of emergency or hazardous situations, e.g. earthquake and tsunami warning systems [ETWS] · 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