Wearable devices

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9442525-B2
Application number	US-201514617004-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 9, 2015
Priority date	Feb 21, 2014
Publication date	Sep 13, 2016
Grant date	Sep 13, 2016

Abstract

Wearable devices are provided. The wearable device may include a body enclosed by: a front shaped as a rounded square or a rounded rectangle; a back opposite to the front; and an upper side, a lower side, a left side and a right side, which couple the front and back and are between the front and back. The wearable device may also includes: an upper band coupled to the upper side; a lower band coupled to the lower side; a display placed on the front of the body; a camera module disposed on the upper side; and a key disposed on the lower side, the key being operated by being pressed.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A wearable device comprising:
a body including:
a front having a substantially rectangular shape;
a back opposite to the front;
an upper side;
a lower side; and
a left side and a right side,

wherein the upper side, the lower side, left side, and right side are positioned between the front and back and couple the front and back;
an upper band coupled to the upper side;
a lower band coupled to the lower side;
a display located on the front of the body;
a camera module disposed on the upper side; and
a key disposed on the lower side, the key being operated by being pressed.

2. The wearable device of claim 1 , wherein the upper side forms an obtuse angle with the front and an acute angle with the back.

3. The wearable device of claim 1 , wherein:
the upper side comprises a groove; and
the camera module comprises a lens disposed within the groove.

4. The wearable device of claim 1 , wherein the lower side forms an obtuse angle with the front and an acute angle with the back.

5. The wearable device of claim 1 , wherein the key is protrudes from the lower side.

6. The wearable device of claim 1 , further comprising:
a charger detachably coupled to at least part of the right side and the left side.

7. The wearable device of claim 6 , wherein the charger comprises:
a portion contacting at least part of the back of the body.

8. The wearable device of claim 6 , wherein:
the back comprises a first electric connector; and
the charger comprises a second electric connector for electrically contacting the first electric connector.

9. The wearable device of claim 1 , wherein the body further comprises:
a heart rate monitor (HRM) sensor being positioned on the back.

10. The wearable device of claim 9 , wherein the upper side has a length, and wherein the HRM sensor is located in a middle area of the body that includes about ⅓ to ⅔ of the length of the upper side.

11. The wearable device of claim 1 , wherein the body comprises:
an interface unit on the back, the interface unit being configured to detachably receive an external card.

12. The wearable device of claim 1 , wherein the camera module comprises:
a camera window placed in the upper side; and
an image sensor unit, placed inside the body, for obtaining images from the outside via the camera window.

13. The wearable device of claim 12 , further comprising:
an infra-red transceiver, placed inside the body, for transmitting/receiving infra-red signals to/from an external device via the camera window.

14. The wearable device of claim 1 , wherein the body comprises:
an audio outputting unit in at least one of the upper side, the lower side, the left side and the right side.

15. The wearable device of claim 1 , wherein the body comprises:
a housing that forms the front, the upper side, the lower side, the left side and a first part of the right side;
a cover that forms the back, the left side and a second part of the right side; and
a sealant placed between the housing and the cover.

16. The wearable device of claim 1 , further comprising:
at least one hole placed at both ends of the body, to the hole being positioned such that the hole does not block an angle of view of the camera module,
wherein the at least one hole is coupled to the upper band and the lower band.

17. The wearable device of claim 1 , wherein the body further comprises:
a heart rate monitor (HRM) sensor and a biometric sensor for sensing biometric information, the HRM sensor and the biometric sensor being placed in the back.

18. A wearable device comprising:
a housing including a front, a back, a first side, a second side, a third side, and a fourth side;
a wearable tool that is attached to at least part of the housing and worn on part of an object;
a display included in the front;
a camera window disposed on the first side; and
an image sensor unit that is included inside the housing and located adjacent to the camera window,
wherein the front and the first side form an obtuse angle.

19. The wearable device of claim 18 , further comprising:
an infra-red transceiver that is placed inside the housing and disposed through the camera window.

20. The wearable device of claim 18 , wherein:
the first side and the third side are opposite to each other with respect to the display;
the second side and the fourth side are opposite to each other with respect to the display; and
a first angle formed by the front and the first side differs from a second angle formed by the front and the third side.

21. The wearable device of claim 18 , further comprising:
a speaker that is placed inside the housing, at least part of the speaker being disposed at least one of the second and fourth sides of the housing.

22. The wearable device of claim 18 , further comprising:
a heart rate monitor (HRM) sensor placed in the back of the housing.

23. The wearable device of claim 18 , further comprising:
a charging connector placed in the back of the housing.

24. The wearable device of claim 18 , further comprising:
a communication module positioned inside the housing.

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Choi Jongmin
• Chun Hongmoon

Classifications

• A61B5/0205

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• G04G21/00

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• A61B5/1118

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• A61B5/1112

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• A61B5/681 Primary

  Wristwatch-type devices · CPC title