Wearable device with magnets with a defined distance between adjacent magnets

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9436903-B2
Application number	US-201314037870-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 26, 2013
Priority date	Mar 4, 2013
Publication date	Sep 6, 2016
Grant date	Sep 6, 2016

Abstract

A wearable device is provided with a wearable device structure with first end and second ends. A plurality of magnets is positioned at the first and second ends that provide for coupling of the first end to the second end of the wearable device structure. At least a portion of adjacent magnets are separated a defined distance from each other. ID circuitry is at a surface or an interior of the wearable device structure.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A wearable device, comprising:
a wearable device structure, the wearable device structure including a first end and a second end;
a plurality of magnets positioned at the first and second ends that provide for coupling of the first end to the second end of the wearable device, wherein at least a portion of adjacent magnets are separated a defined distance from each other,
an electronic device coupled to the wearable device structure, the electronic device configured to provide recommendations or activities based on acquired data from the user of the wearable device, the electronic device including a payment activity manager configured to receive from a user payment configuration parameters for each of a designated third party to receive payments, the payment activity manager including a designated third party payment data base that includes designated third party settings with third party IP addresses, payment sources for each of a designated third party, and method of payment, the payment activity manager performing a comparison for each of a designated third party to receive a payment, the payment activity manager performing an authentication of a designated third party for a payment and a tracking of payments for each of a payment transaction to the one or more designated third parties including an initiation of a payment and a conclusion of a payment from the user, the payment activity manager associating one or more transaction contexts of a designated third party payment prior to payment, the payment activity manager configured to adjust payment settings made by the user or requested by a designated third party to receive payments,
ID circuitry at the electronic device.

2. The device of claim 1 , wherein at least a portion of the wearable device structure is at least partially made of a silicone rubber.

3. The device of claim 1 , wherein the distance between adjacent magnets is 0.5 mm to 5 mm.

4. The device of claim 1 , wherein adjacent magnets are each separated at same distance from each other.

5. The device of claim 1 , wherein the ID circuitry is at least partially positioned in the interior of the wearable device.

6. The device of claim 1 , further comprising:
a support structure coupled to the wearable device.

7. The device of claim 6 , wherein the ID circuitry is coupled to the support structure.

8. The device of claim 6 , wherein at least a portion of the magnets are retained at the support structure.

9. The device of claim 1 further comprising:
one or more batteries coupled to the ID circuitry.

10. The device of claim 1 , wherein the first end overlaps the second end of the wearable device.

11. The device of claim 1 , wherein the device includes one or more sensors.

12. The device of claim 1 , wherein the device is configured to be in communication with a telemetry system.

13. The device of claim 1 , wherein the device is configured to be in communication with a social network.

14. The device of claim 13 , wherein the one or more sensors acquires information selected from at least one of a wearable device user's activities, behaviors and habit information.

15. The device of claim 1 , wherein the device is a mobile device.

16. The device of claim 15 , further comprising:
a memory;
a memory controller;
one or more processing units (CPU's);
a peripherals interface;
a Network Systems circuitry;
an input/output ( 110 ) subsystem.

17. The device of claim 1 , wherein the device includes an antenna and a unique user ID and one or more sensors.

18. The device of claim 1 , wherein the ID circuitry includes ID storage, a communication system that reads and transmits the unique ID from an ID storage, a power source and a pathway system to route signals through the circuitry.

19. The device of claim 1 , further comprising:
elements to enable installation of a firmware update.

20. The device of claim 1 , further comprising:
an alarm.

21. The device of claim 1 , further comprising:
a multi-protocol wireless controller that in operation characterizes available networks to determine current network information.

22. The device of claim 1 , further comprising:
an activity manager.

23. The device of claim 1 , further comprising: a transmit antenna that in operation produces a wireless field; an amplifier coupled to the transmit antenna; a load sensing circuit coupled to the amplifier; and a controller coupled to the load sensing circuit.

Assignees

• Hello Inc

Inventors

• Proud James
• Fan Bryan
• Shook Robert
• Fernandez Joaquin

Classifications

• G06K19/07762 Primary

  the adhering arrangement making the record carrier wearable, e.g. having the form of a ring, watch, glove or bracelet (record carriers for insertion in the human body for medical purposes A61B90/00; record carriers adapted for attachment to animals A01K11/00) · CPC title

• H04Q9/00

  Arrangements in telecontrol or telemetry systems for selectively calling a substation from a main station, in which substation desired apparatus is selected for applying a control signal thereto or for obtaining measured values therefrom · CPC title

• G08C17/02

  using a radio link · CPC title

• H04Q2209/823

  where the data is sent when the measured values exceed a threshold, e.g. sending an alarm · CPC title

• H04Q2209/43

  using wireless personal area networks [WPAN], e.g. 802.15, 802.15.1, 802.15.4, Bluetooth® or Zigbee® · CPC title