Rotating ring for device control

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9983728-B2
Application number	US-201715425040-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 6, 2017
Priority date	Jun 29, 2015
Publication date	May 29, 2018
Grant date	May 29, 2018

Abstract

A ring device to be worn on a digit of a user is provided. The ring device includes an inner ring suitable to be worn on a digit of a user and a housing rotatably coupled to the inner ring. Along the housing a touch surface is located along with touch sensors configured to detect a touch input. Additionally, the ring includes rotary sensors configured to detect rotation of the housing.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method of identifying a user of a wearable device, the method comprising:
determining, by one or more processors, the wearable device is being worn by the user;
determining, by the one or more processors, an identity of the user, wherein the identity of the user is determined based on input from a vascular scanner;
responsive to the identity of the user being authorized to use the wearable device, identifying, by the one or more processors, a profile of the user;
responsive to identifying one or more interactions with the wearable device, determining, by the one or more processors, a command based, at least in part, on the one or more interactions and the profile of the user, wherein (i) the determined command is a first command in response to the user being associated with a first user profile or (ii) the determined command is a second command in response to the user being associated with a second user profile; and
sending, by the one or more processors, the command to a computing device for execution.

2. A computer program product for identifying a user of a wearable device, the computer program product comprising:
one or more computer-readable storage media and program instructions stored on the one or more computer-readable storage media, the program instructions comprising:
program instructions to determine the wearable device is being worn by the user;
program instructions to determine, by the one or more processors, an identity of the user, wherein the identity of the user is determined based on input from a vascular scanner;
responsive to the identity of the user being authorized to use the wearable device, program instructions to identify a profile of the user;
responsive to identifying one or more interactions with the wearable device, program instructions to determine a command based, at least in part, on the one or more interactions and the profile of the user, wherein (i) the determined command is a first command in response to the user being associated with a first user profile or (ii) the determined command is a second command in response to the user being associated with a second user profile; and
program instructions to send the command to a computing device for execution.

3. A computer system for identifying a user of a wearable device, the computer system comprising:
one or more computer processors;
one or more computer readable storage media; and
program instructions stored on the computer readable storage media for execution by at least one of the one or more processors, the program instructions comprising:
program instructions to determine the wearable device is being worn by the user;
program instructions to determine, by the one or more processors, an identity of the user, wherein the identity of the user is determined based on input from a vascular scanner;
responsive to the identity of the user being authorized to use the wearable device, program instructions to identify a profile of the user;
responsive to identifying one or more interactions with the wearable device, program instructions to determine a command based, at least in part, on the one or more interactions and the profile of the user, wherein (i) the determined command is a first command in response to the user being associated with a first user profile or (ii) the determined command is a second command in response to the user being associated with a second user profile; and
program instructions to send the command to a computing device for execution.

Assignees

• IBM

Inventors

• Dow Eli M
• Fitzsimmons Thomas D
• Harvey Joseph D
• Rohde Douglas E

Classifications

• G06F1/163 Primary

  Wearable computers, e.g. on a belt · CPC title

• G06K9/00006

  Physics · mapped topic

• G06F2203/04102

  Flexible digitiser, i.e. constructional details for allowing the whole digitising part of a device to be flexed or rolled like a sheet of paper · CPC title

• G06F3/014

  Hand-worn input/output arrangements, e.g. data gloves · CPC title

• G06F3/0362

  with detection of one-dimensional [1D] translations or rotations of an operating part of the device, e.g. scroll wheels, sliders, knobs, rollers or belts · CPC title