Secure sharing in head worn computing

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9299194-B2
Application number	US-201414181473-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 14, 2014
Priority date	Feb 14, 2014
Publication date	Mar 29, 2016
Grant date	Mar 29, 2016

Abstract

Aspects of the present invention relate to communication technologies for securely sharing information in head worn computing.

First claim

We claim:

1. A secure data transfer method, comprising:
a. identifying a second head worn computing system (“HWC”) in close proximity to a first HWC, wherein the step of identifying the HWC includes comparing a geo-spatial location, represented by GPS coordinates, of each of the first and second HWCs;
b. determining that the first and second HWCs have viewing angles that are substantially aligned, of opposite direction and positioned such that they are predicted to be facing each other, wherein the substantial alignment is determined by a comparison of compass headings from each of the first and second HWCs; and
c. causing information to be shared between the first and second HWC.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising obtaining device information from the first and second HWCs such that the information is shared based on the device information.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising obtaining user information for the first and second HWCs such that the information is shared based on the user information.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the information is shared based on a user initiated command, wherein the user initiated command is communicated following determination of the proximity and the viewing angles.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the user initiated command is based on an interaction with an external user interface.

6. The method of claim 4 , wherein the user initiated command is based on a user gesture.

7. The method of claim 4 , wherein the user initiated command is based on eye image data.

Assignees

• Osterhout Group Inc

Inventors

• Border John N
• Lohse Robert Michael
• Osterhout Ralph F
• Nortrup Edward H

Classifications

• G09G5/12

  Synchronisation between the display unit and other units, e.g. other display units, video-disc players · CPC title

• G09G2370/16

  Use of wireless transmission of display information · CPC title

• G09G2370/22

  Detection of presence or absence of input display information or of connection or disconnection of a corresponding information source · CPC title

• G02B2027/0178

  Eyeglass type (eyeglass details G02C) · CPC title

• G06F3/14 Primary

  Digital output to display device {; Cooperation and interconnection of the display device with other functional units} · CPC title