Terminal and control method thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9699544-B2
Application number	US-201514795702-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 9, 2015
Priority date	Jun 29, 2011
Publication date	Jul 4, 2017
Grant date	Jul 4, 2017

Abstract

A user terminal device, and a method of controlling a user terminal device are discussed. The user terminal device includes an ear accessory of the user terminal device including a first electrocardiogram (ECG) electrode contacted with an ear of a user, a second ECG electrode contacted with a hand of the user, and a first speaker configured to output an audio signal; a display; and a controller configured to display, on the display, bio information based on a first ECG signal from the first ECG electrode when the ear of the user is contacted with the first ECG electrode, and control an audio playback in response to a second ECG signal from the second ECG electrode when the hand of the user is contacted with the second ECG electrode.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A user terminal device comprising:
an ear accessory of the user terminal device including:
a first electrocardiogram (ECG) electrode contacted with an ear of a user,
a second ECG electrode contacted with a hand of the user, and
a first speaker configured to output an audio signal;

a display; and
a controller configured to:
display, on the display, bio information based on a first ECG signal from the first ECG electrode when the ear of the user is contacted with the first ECG electrode,
control an audio playback in response to a second ECG signal from the second ECG electrode when the hand of the user is contacted with the second ECG electrode,
receive the second ECG signal from the second ECG electrode when the hand of the user is contacted with the second ECG electrode,
determine a contact type of a user hand with the second ECG electrode, and
control the audio playback according to the contact type of the user hand.

2. The user terminal device according to claim 1 , wherein the bio information includes a result of an ECG measurement.

3. The user terminal device according to claim 1 , further comprising:
an ECG sensor configured to generate the first ECG signal through the first ECG electrode and the second ECG signal through the ECG electrode, respectively.

4. The user terminal device according to claim 1 , wherein the ear accessory further includes:
an ECG sensor configured to generate the first ECG signal through the first ECG electrode and the second ECG signal through the ECG electrode, respectively.

5. The user terminal device according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a second speaker,
wherein when the audio signal is being output through the second speaker and the ear of the user is contacted with the first ECG electrode, the controller is configured to pause an output of the audio signal through the second speaker and control the audio signal to output through the first speaker.

6. The user terminal device according to claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to output the audio signal through the first speaker in response to an execution of an audio application when the ear accessory is worn.

7. The user terminal device according to claim 6 , wherein the controller is configured to pause an output of the audio signal through the first speaker and control the audio signal to output through the second speaker when the ear accessory is taken off.

8. The user terminal device according to claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to display, on the display, the bio information from the first ECG electrode in response to an execution of a bio application.

9. The user terminal device according to claim 8 , wherein at the same time, the controller is configured to control the audio signal through the first speaker.

10. A method of controlling a user terminal device, the user terminal device including an ear accessory of the user terminal device, a second speaker and a display, the ear accessory including a first electrocardiogram (ECG) electrode contacted with an ear of a user, a second ECG electrode contacted with a hand of the user, and a first speaker configured to output an audio signal, the method comprising:
detecting if the ear accessory is worn;
displaying, on the display, bio information based on a first ECG signal from the first ECG electrode when the ear of the user is contacted with the first ECG electrode;
controlling an audio playback in response to a second ECG signal from the second ECG electrode when the hand of the user is contacted with the second ECG electrode;
receiving the second ECG signal from the second ECG electrode when the hand of the user is contacted with the second ECG electrode;
determining a contact type of a user hand with the second ECG electrode; and
controlling the audio playback according to the contact type of the user hand.

11. The method according to claim 10 , wherein the bio information includes a result of an ECG measurement.

12. The method according to claim 10 , wherein when the audio signal is being output through the second speaker and the ear of the user is contacted with the first ECG electrode, pausing an output of the audio signal through the second speaker and controlling the audio signal to output through the first speaker.

13. The method according to claim 10 , further comprising:
outputting the audio signal through the first speaker in response to an execution of an audio application when the ear accessory is worn.

14. The method according to claim 13 , further comprising:
pausing an output of the audio signal through the first speaker and controlling the audio signal to output through the second speaker when the ear accessory is taken off.

15. The method according to claim 10 , further comprising:
displaying, on the display, the bio information from the first ECG electrode in response to an execution of a bio application.

16. The method according to claim 15 , further comprising:
at the same time, controlling the audio signal through the first speaker.

Assignees

• Lg Electronics Inc

Inventors

• Song Seungkyu
• Lee Seehyung
• Park Sangmo
• Kim Seonghyok
• Jin Dongchul
• Kim Hyunjin
• Lim Gukchan
• Lee Jinsu

Classifications

• H04M1/72412

  using two-way short-range wireless interfaces · CPC title

• H04M1/72409

  by interfacing with external accessories (hands-free H04M1/60) · CPC title

• A61B5/0488

  Human Necessities · mapped topic

• H04M1/72519

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H04M1/05

  specially adapted for use on head, throat or breast · CPC title