Information processing device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9838522-B2
Application number	US-201715417591-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 27, 2017
Priority date	Feb 18, 2016
Publication date	Dec 5, 2017
Grant date	Dec 5, 2017

Abstract

There is provided an information processing device including: a sensor configured to detect that the information processing device is worn on a part of a human body; a processing unit configured to process information; and a communication unit configured to communicate with another device. The processing unit transmits a signal to the another device on the basis of a detection signal detected by the sensor. The processing unit performs a process according to an instruction transmitted from the another device in accordance with the signal.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An information processing device comprising:
a sensor configured to detect that the information processing apparatus is worn on a part of a human body;
a communication interface configured to communicate with another device; and
a processor configured to
control the communication interface to transmit a signal to the another device indicating that the information processing device is worn on a part of a human body based on an output of the sensor; and
receive, from the another device, an instruction to perform an operation in a case that the another device determines that the information processing device is worn on a part of a human body after predetermined time elapses from when the information processing device is removed from a part of a human body.

2. The information processing device according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a user interface, wherein
the processor is configured to
detect a plurality of operation modes of the user interface; and
control the communication interface to transmit an operation signal according to the detected operation mode to the another device.

3. The information processing device according to claim 1 , wherein
the processor is configured to control the communication interface to transmit, to the another device, an instruction that causes the another device to perform a process that varies based on whether the information processing device is worn on a part of a human body.

4. The information processing device according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a user interface, wherein
the processor is configured to
detect a plurality of operation modes of the user interface, and
control the user interface to transmit, to the another device, an instruction that causes the another device to perform a process that varies based on the detected modes.

5. The information processing device according to claim 1 , wherein
the part of the human body is an ear.

6. The information processing device according to claim 1 , wherein
the processor is configured to perform the operation according to the instruction received from the another device.

7. An information processing device comprising:
a communication interface configured to receive, from a wearable electronic device, a signal indicating that the wearable electronic device is worn on a part of a human body based on an output of a sensor of the wearable electronic device; and
a processor configured to
retrieve information for transmission to the wearable electronic device in a case that the processor determines that the wearable electronic device is worn on a part of a human body after predetermined time elapses from when the wearable electronic device is removed from a part of a human body; and
control the communication interface to transmit the information to the wearable electronic device.

8. A system comprising:
a wearable device including
a sensor configured to detect that the information processing apparatus is worn on a part of a human body; and
a first communication interface configured to transmit a signal to a mobile terminal indicating that the wearable device is worn on a part of a human body based on an output of the sensor; and

the mobile terminal including
a second communication interface configured to receive the signal transmitted by the first communication interface of the wearable device; and
a processor configured to
acquire information for transmission to the wearable terminal device in a case that it is determined that the wearable device is worn on a part of a human body after a predetermined time elapses from when the wearable device is removed from a part of a human body; and
control the second communication interface to transmit that information to the wearable device.

Assignees

• Sony Mobile Communications Inc

Inventors

• Ishida Akihiro
• Hirose Yoji
• Tsuda Takamoto
• Wang Shihui
• Aoyama Ryu

Classifications

• H04M2250/04

  including near field communication means, e.g. RFID · CPC title

• H04B2001/3872

  with extendable microphones or earphones · CPC title

• H04W4/80

  Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication · CPC title

• H04B1/385

  Transceivers carried on the body, e.g. in helmets · CPC title

• H04M1/6066 Primary

  including a wireless connection · CPC title