Gesture control and directional force on remote object based on smart wearable

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9943066-B2
Application number	US-201514690864-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 20, 2015
Priority date	Apr 20, 2015
Publication date	Apr 17, 2018
Grant date	Apr 17, 2018

Abstract

An apparatus for gesture control and directional force on remote object based on smart wearable is provided. The apparatus includes a sensor configured to detect a user's gesture, a communication unit, and a controller configured to generate a command for a virtual leash based on the detected gesture, and to control the communication unit to transmit the command to a collar of a pet.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A mobile device, comprising:
a sensor configured to detect a user's gesture;
a transceiver; and
at least one processor configured to:
determine whether the mobile device is operating in a virtual leash mode or a virtual fence mode,
when the mobile device is operating in the virtual leash mode, generate a command to control solenoids of a pet collar based on the detected gesture,
when the mobile device is operating in the virtual fence mode, generate a command to control the solenoids of the pet collar based on a distance between the mobile device and the pet collar, and
control the transceiver to transmit the command to the pet collar of a pet.

2. The mobile device of claim 1 , wherein the command comprises a force vector of a force to be applied to the pet via the collar.

3. The mobile device of claim 2 , wherein the force vector includes a strength of the force to be applied.

4. The mobile device of claim 3 , wherein the force vector includes a direction of the force to be applied.

5. The mobile device of claim 4 , wherein the direction of the force to be applied corresponds to a direction of movement of the gesture.

6. The mobile device of claim 4 , wherein the strength of the force to be applied corresponds to a speed of the gesture.

7. The mobile device of claim 1 , wherein the mobile device is a wearable device designed to worn on the user's body.

8. The mobile device of claim 7 , wherein the wearable device is in the form of one of a watch, a bracelet, an armband, a ring, and a glove.

9. The mobile device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to receive, via user input, a maximum distance the pet is permitted to roam from the mobile device, and to transmit the maximum distance to the collar.

10. A method of controlling a pet collar by a mobile device, the method comprising:
determining whether the mobile device is operating in a virtual leash mode or a virtual fence mode;
when the mobile device is operating in the virtual leash mode:
detecting, by a mobile device, a user's gesture, and
generating, by the mobile device, a command to control solenoids of the pet collar based on the detected gesture;

when the mobile device is operating in the virtual fence mode, generate the command to control the solenoids of the pet collar based on a distance between the mobile device and the pet collar; and
controlling the mobile device to transmit the command to the pet collar.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the command comprises a force vector of a force to be applied to the pet via the collar.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the force vector includes a strength of the force to be applied.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the force vector includes a direction of the force to be applied.

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Zhao Chenxi
• Li Zhiyun

Classifications

• G01S19/14

  specially adapted for specific applications · CPC title

• A01K27/009

  with electric-shock, sound, magnetic- or radio-waves emitting devices · CPC title

• G06F3/016

  Input arrangements with force or tactile feedback as computer generated output to the user · CPC title

• G06F3/017

  Gesture based interaction, e.g. based on a set of recognized hand gestures (interaction based on gestures traced on a digitiser G06F3/04883) · CPC title

• A01K27/003

  Leads, leashes · CPC title