Wearable device with overlapping ends coupled by magnets of a selected width, length and depth

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9530089-B2
Application number	US-201314037825-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 26, 2013
Priority date	Mar 4, 2013
Publication date	Dec 27, 2016
Grant date	Dec 27, 2016

Abstract

A wearable device is provided with a wearable device structure. The wearable device has a first end and a second end, each with a plurality of magnets. The first and second ends are coupled by overlapping at least a portion of the first end magnets to at least a portion of the second end magnets. A size of the magnets is: (i) length, 0.5 mm to 30 mm; (ii), width, 0.5 mm to 30 mm; and (iii) thickness or depth, 0.5 mm to 10 mm. ID circuitry is provided at a surface or an interior of the wearable device.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A wearable device, comprising:
a wearable device structure, the wearable device including a first end and a second end;
a plurality of magnets at the first end and a plurality of magnets at the second end;
the first and second ends being coupled by overlapping at least a portion of the first end magnets to at least a portion of the second end magnets, and the magnets have a size of:
(i) length, 0.5 mm to 30 mm; (ii), width, 0.5 mm to 30 mm; and (iii) thickness or depth, 0.5 mm to 10 mm, the magnets being positioned in an interior of the wearable device structure, with a strength of each magnet being n30 to n52 and an overlap of magnet areas of corresponding opposing magnets at the first end to the second end is at least 75%;
an electronic device coupled to the wearable device structure, the electronic device including, one or more haptic device sensors that accepts input from the user based on haptic motion, one or more accelerometers, a search module to search for text, a graphics module and one or more proximity sensors, a payment application configured to provide payments to third parties and the electronic device configured to receive updates wirelessly, the electronic device including a display controller configured to detect contact by the user for at least a portion of the electronic device and any breaking of the contact with the at least a portion of the electronic device, a power failure detection circuit, an optical sensor controller in an I/O subsystem and an accelerometer coupled to the I/O subsystem; and
ID circuitry is provided at the wearable device or at the electronic device.

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

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

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

5. The device of claim 4 , wherein the ID circuitry is coupled to the support structure.

6. The device of claim 4 , wherein at least a portion of the magnets are retained at the support structure.

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

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

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

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

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

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

13. The device of claim 12 , further comprising:
a memory;
a memory controller;
one or more processing units (CPU's);
a peripherals interface;
a Network Systems circuitry;
an input/output (I/O) subsystem.

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

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

16. 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.

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

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

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

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

21. 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

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• 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

• H04Q2209/43

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

• H04Q2209/823

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

• G08C17/02

  using a radio link · CPC title