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Controlling remote electronic device with wearable electronic device

In one embodiment, a method includes displaying functions associated with a remote device at a wearable computing device, wherein the remote device is paired with the wearable computing device, receiving a user input from a user at the wearable computing device, determining intended operations of one or more of the functions by the user based on the user input, sending instructions for executing the intended operations of the one or more of the functions associated with the remote device to the remote device, and displaying execution results of the intended operations of the one or more of the functions associated with the remote device at the wearable computing device.
Owner:SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD

User interfaces for indicating time

The present disclosure generally relates to methods and user interfaces for providing clock user interfaces. In some embodiments, methods and user interfaces for providing clock user interfaces displaying simulated emitted light, methods and user interfaces for displaying clock user interfaces including astronomical object, methods and user interfaces for displaying clock user interfaces that include adjustable time indications, methods and user interfaces for displaying clock user interfaces that include multiple calendar systems, methods and user interfaces for displaying clock user interfaces including animated numerals, methods and user interfaces for displaying clock user interfaces with colors that are based on a selected color, and / or methods and user interfaces for displaying clock user interfaces including animated lines are described.
Owner:APPLE INC

Gesture-based input to a wearable device

In one embodiment, a method includes capturing, by an optical sensor on or in a body of a wearable device, an image in a field of view of the optical sensor and detecting, by the wearable device and from the image, at least a portion of a hand of a wearer of the wearable device. The method further includes detecting, by the wearable device and from the image, a gesture of at least a portion of the hand of the wearer, the gesture including one or more of (1) a motion of the at least a portion of the hand of the wearer (2) an orientation of the at least a portion of the hand of the wearer or (3) an identification of the detected at least a portion of the hand of the wearer; and determining, by the device, an input to the device based on the detected gesture.
Owner:SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD

Crown assembly and wearable device

The invention provides a crown assembly and wearable equipment, the wearable equipment comprises the crown assembly, the crown assembly comprises a key cap and a key rod, the key cap comprises a first top plate and a first side plate, and the first side plate and the first top plate define a key cap groove; the key rod comprises a rod body and a rod connecting part; the rod body comprises a first end and a second end, the rod connecting part comprises a second top plate and a second side plate, the first end of the rod body is connected to the second top plate, and the second side plate and the second top plate define a key rod groove; the key rod is partially located in the key cap groove, and the key rod groove and the key cap groove are in the same direction. In the application, the key cap and the key rod in the crown assembly are separately and independently arranged, and the key cap and the key rod can be made of different materials, so that the crown assembly can present any color, the mechanical reliability of the crown assembly is ensured, and the balance between the appearance and the mechanical performance is realized.
Owner:HUAWEI TECH CO LTD

Audio playback in the presence of multiple devices

In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may send, to an audio device, audio data associated with an audio playback. The UE may send, to a media player user interface associated with a wearable device, an update associated with the audio playback. The UE may receive, from the wearable device, a message indicating that a display screen associated with the wearable device is turned off. The UE may send, to the audio device, an instruction associated with a remote action, wherein the remote action is associated with the audio playback. The UE may refrain from sending, to the media player user interface associated with the wearable device, an update associated with the remote action based at least in part on the message indicating that the display screen is turned off. Numerous other aspects are described.
Owner:QUALCOMM INC

Wearable computing device

A finger-worn wearable ring device may include a ring-shaped housing, a printed circuit board, and a sensor module that includes one or more light-emitting components and one or more light-receiving components. The wearable ring device may further include a communication module configured to wirelessly communicate with an application executable on a user device.
Owner:OURARING INC

Crown for an electronic watch

An electronic watch may include a housing defining a side wall, a display, a front cover positioned over the display, and an input system configured to receive a rotational input and a translational input. The input system may include a crown including a knob external to the housing and a rotor coupled to the knob and configured to rotate in response to the rotational input and translate in response to the translational input. The input system may further include a first laser module configured to direct a first laser beam onto the rotor and receive first reflected light from the rotor, a second laser module configured to direct a second laser beam onto the rotor and receive second reflected light from the rotor. The electronic watch may further include a processing system coupled to the first and second laser modules and configured to determine a parameter of the rotational input.
Owner:APPLE INC

Watch and watch-type display device

The present invention relates to a watch comprising: a cuboid watch body 100; five display units 210-214 which are respectively formed on the entire areas of the six surfaces constituting the surface of the watch main body 100 except the lower surface; and a display control unit for controlling the display of each of the five display units 210-214. The display control unit has a function for controlling the display of each of the five display units 210-214 such that the images displayed by each of the five display units 210-214 are linked or associated. The invention can provide a watch having an unprecedented new value.
Owner:NAOTO FUKASAWA DESIGN LTD +1

Biometric Sensor Assembly with Integrated Antenna

A sensor assembly is provided. The sensor assembly includes a printed circuit board and one or more biometric sensor circuits coupled to the printed circuit board. The sensor assembly includes a cover having one or more electrodes disposed on an outer side of the cover coupled to one or more electrical traces disposed on an inner side of the cover. The one or more electrical traces are electrically coupled to the one or more biometric sensor circuits. The sensor assembly also includes an antenna electrically coupled to the one or more electrodes. Wearable computing devices incorporating the sensor assembly are also provided.
Owner:GOOGLE LLC

A watch dial comprising autonomous lighting device

One aspect of the utility model relates to a watch dial comprising an autonomous lighting device, the autonomous lighting device (3) comprises the following functional elements: at least one light emitting source (4), an autonomous power supply unit (21), and a control unit (7) used for managing the operation of the at least one light emitting source (4), the dial (2a, 2b) is formed by a plurality of assemblies (9a, 9b) through stacked layers (10, 11, 12, 13, 14), the plurality of layers (10, 11, 12, 13, 14) are connected together via stacked layers (10, 11, 12, 13, 14) and each comprise one or more functional elements of the autonomous lighting device (3).
Owner:ETA SA MFG HORLOGERE SUISSE

Wearable computing device

A finger-worn wearable ring device may include a ring-shaped housing, a printed circuit board, and a sensor module that includes one or more light-emitting components and one or more light-receiving components. The wearable ring device may further include a communication module configured to wirelessly communicate with an application executable on a user device.
Owner:OURARING INC

Wearable computing device

A finger-worn wearable ring device may include a ring-shaped housing, a printed circuit board, and a sensor module that includes one or more light-emitting components and one or more light-receiving components. The wearable ring device may further include a communication module configured to wirelessly communicate with an application executable on a user device.
Owner:OURARING INC

Crown for an electronic watch

An electronic watch may include a housing defining a side wall, a display, a front cover positioned over the display, and an input system configured to receive a rotational input and a translational input. The input system may include a switch element positioned within the housing and defining a first opening along a top of the switch element, a crown including a knob external to the housing, and a shaft assembly coupled to the knob and extending through a second opening in the side wall of the housing and through the first opening in the switch element, the shaft assembly defining an actuation feature configured to actuate the switch element in response to the translational input, and a rotation sensing system configured to detect the rotational input.
Owner:APPLE INC

Wearable computing device

A finger-worn wearable ring device may include a ring-shaped housing, a printed circuit board, and a sensor module that includes one or more light-emitting components and one or more light-receiving components. The wearable ring device may further include a communication module configured to wirelessly communicate with an application executable on a user device.
Owner:OURARING INC

Wearable electronic device comprising antenna

Disclosed is a wearable electronic device comprising an antenna. A wearable electronic device according to an embodiment may comprise: a housing comprising a front surface facing in a first direction, a rear surface facing in a second direction opposite to the first direction, and a lateral surface surrounding an inner space between the front and rear surfaces; a printed circuit board which is disposed in the inner space and comprises a ground; an antenna structure for transmitting / receiving radio signals; and a processor. The antenna structure may comprise: a wireless communication circuit disposed on the printed circuit board; a lateral frame made of a conductive material, the lateral frame forming at least a part of the lateral surface while surrounding the periphery of the printed circuit board, and the lateral frame comprising a pair of rung portions to which a strap is connected, a first connecting portion for connecting the pair of rung portions, and a second connecting portion for connecting the pair of rung portions while being opposite the first connecting portion; a feeding portion for applying an electric signal to the lateral frame; and a switching circuit comprising one or more ground portions for selectively connecting the printed circuit board and the lateral frame. The processor may operate the switching circuit such that an electric signal applied to the lateral frame in a first mode moves via the rung portions, and may operate the switching circuit such that an electric signal applied to the lateral frame in a second mode bypasses the rung portions.
Owner:SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD

Wearable devices and associated band structures for sensing neuromuscular signals using sensor pairs in respective pods with communicative pathways to a common processor

Wearable devices for sensing neuromuscular signals using a small number of sensor pairs are disclosed. One example wrist-wearable device includes eight pairs of neuromuscular-signal sensors. Each pair of neuromuscular-signal sensors is positioned over a portion of a wrist of a user while the wrist-wearable device is worn by the user. Each pair of neuromuscular-signal sensors further includes a first and second electrodes configured to be used as a differential sensor of neuromuscular signals travelling through the wrist of the user, and electrical signal-processing circuitry configured to amplify and filter neuromuscular signals received from the first and second electrodes to produce processed neuromuscular signals. The wrist-wearable device also includes a shared ground electrode configured to ground both the first and second electrodes. The processed neuromuscular signals are provided to one or more processors that are configured to analyze the processed neuromuscular signals to detect one or more gestures.
Owner:META PLATFORMS TECHNOLOGIES LLC

Wearable computing device

A finger-worn wearable ring device may include a ring-shaped housing, a printed circuit board, and a sensor module that includes one or more light-emitting components and one or more light-receiving components. The wearable ring device may further include a communication module configured to wirelessly communicate with an application executable on a user device.
Owner:OURARING INC

Electrocardio watch

The utility model relates to an electrocardio watch which comprises a bottom shell, a middle frame and a transparent watch cover, the bottom shell and the watch cover are arranged at the bottom end and the top end of the middle frame respectively, a control circuit board is arranged in the middle frame, a first electrode electrically connected with the control circuit board is arranged on the bottom face of the bottom shell, a second electrode is arranged on the upper surface of the watch cover, and the first electrode is electrically connected with the control circuit board. The second electrode comprises an upper electrode part located on the upper surface of the meter cover, a lower electrode part located in the middle frame and a connecting part, the two ends of the connecting part are connected with the upper electrode part and the lower electrode part respectively, and the lower electrode part is electrically connected with the control circuit board. According to the electrocardio watch, a structure used for installing the second electrode does not need to be independently arranged on the middle frame, the occupied space of the second electrode is reduced, the watch can be designed to be thinner, meanwhile, holes or protruding electrodes are prevented from being arranged on the middle frame, and the appearance integrity of the electrocardio watch is maintained.
Owner:SHENZHEN IWOWN TECH CO LTD

Imaging device and distance estimation device

To obtain accurate distance image data by removing noise and to obtain distance image data in a short time by reducing the number of integrations, and to provide a distance image processing system that includes a solid-state image sensor that can be used for three-dimensional object recognition for use in autonomous driving of passenger cars and the like.SOLUTION: To process images including distance information obtained by a TOF solid-state image sensor, commonly known as a TOF camera by using deep learning, and reduce noise and enables highly accurate distance images to be obtained by deep learning.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2
Owner:SEMICON ENERGY LAB CO LTD

User interfaces related to time

The present disclosure generally describes user interfaces related to time. In accordance with embodiments, user interfaces for displaying and enabling an adjustment of a displayed time zone are described. In accordance with embodiments, user interfaces for initiating a measurement of time are described. In accordance with embodiments, user interfaces for enabling and displaying a user interface using a character are described. In accordance with embodiments, user interfaces for enabling and displaying a user interface that includes an indication of a current time are described. In accordance with embodiments, user interfaces for enabling configuration of a background for a user interface are described. In accordance with embodiments, user interfaces for enabling configuration of displayed applications on a user interface are described.
Owner:APPLE INC

Wearable ring device

The application provides a wearable ring device, which comprises an interactive body and a watchband. The interactive body comprises a control module, a display module and a battery module. The watchband is connected to the interactive body. The watchband comprises a photoelectric conversion module, a barrier body and a piezoelectric module. One side of the barrier body is connected to the photoelectric conversion module, and the other side of the barrier body is connected to the piezoelectric module. The photoelectric conversion module is used for converting light energy into electric energy and transmitting the electric energy to the control module. The piezoelectric module generates a vibration prompt or ultrasonic wave according to the electric signal transmitted by the control module, receives the reflected ultrasonic wave, generates a wearing state sensing signal, and transmits the wearing state sensing signal to the control module. The application can reduce the power supply burden of the battery module and prolong the power supply time of the battery module.
Owner:INTERFACE OPTOELECTRONICS (SHENZHEN) CO LTD +2

Display method for watch-face interface and electronic device

An electronic device acquires a first expression image of a user in response to a first trigger operation and obtains a target image. Then, the electronic device sends an image generation request to a server. The image generation request includes the target image and initial expression information of the first expression image. The server generates a dynamic-effect file corresponding to the target image in response to the image generation request. The dynamic-effect file includes a dynamic-effect image obtained by rendering the target image based on the initial expression information. The server sends the dynamic-effect file to the wearable device. The wearable device displays a corresponding watch-face interface based on an acquired second expression image after detecting a second trigger operation. The watch-face interface includes the dynamic-effect image that matches an expression type of the second expression image.
Owner:HUAWEI TECH CO LTD

Electronic clock

To provide an electronic clock which, when composing an electronic clock differing in case size, enables prevention of increase in the cost thereof and furthermore enables improvement of the reception performance thereof.SOLUTION: The electronic clock comprises: a case; an indicator; a nameplate; a drive mechanism for driving the indicator; a bottom plate to which the drive mechanism is attached; an antenna which is located between the nameplate and the bottom plate in a lateral view when viewing from a direction parallel to the surface of the nameplate; and a circuit board. The antenna includes a tabular radiation electrode, a tabular ground electrode, and a dielectric substance which is located between the radiation electrode and the ground electrode in a lateral view. The circuit board is electrically conducted to the radiation electrode via a power feeding member, and the radiation electrode comprises a protrusion that protrudes to the outside of the bottom plate in a plan view when viewing from a direction orthogonal to the surface of the nameplate.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2
Owner:SEIKO EPSON CORP

Children's watch with voice alarm function

The utility model discloses a children's watch with voice alarm, which comprises a watch dial and a watchband, a power supply, a memory, a voice module, a positioning module, a microprocessor and a screen turn-off module are arranged in the watch dial, the watch dial comprises a watch case and a display, the memory is used for storing voice instructions, electronic fence instructions and alarm instructions, and the positioning module is used for positioning the voice module. The voice module is used for acquiring voice in real time and comparing the voice with a voice instruction of the storage for recognition, the positioning module is used for acquiring positioning in real time and comparing the positioning with an electronic fence instruction of the storage for recognition, and when the voice module recognizes a stored voice instruction or the positioning module recognizes the electronic fence instruction, an alarm instruction is triggered. The microprocessor is used for executing the alarm instruction so as to activate an alarm on output equipment, and the screen-off module is used for controlling the display to be in a screen-off state when the alarm instruction is triggered. According to the child watch, screen-off alarm is carried out through voice recognition, the concealment is high, lawless persons are relaxed and alerted, and rescue is facilitated.
Owner:SHENZHEN BOFEI KETE TECH

Multifunctional intelligent watch

The utility model relates to the technical field of intelligent watches, in particular to a multifunctional intelligent watch which comprises a watch body, a push-pull through cavity is formed in one side of the surface of the watch body, a rotatable rotating shaft is slidably connected to the interior of the push-pull through cavity, one end of the rotating shaft is sleeved with a metal crown, a camera shooting structure is arranged on the surface of the rotating shaft, and the camera shooting structure is arranged on the surface of the watch body. An external optical encoder is further installed on the face, away from the camera shooting structure, in the rotating shaft. The end part of the rotating shaft is provided with a physical key, and the interior of the metal crown is provided with a movable sealing cover. A built-in optical encoder is also installed in the watch body. A Hall switch of a traditional intelligent watch is replaced by the optical encoder, and the interference problem of peripheral devices is solved. The arranged camera can be used for selfie, code scanning or long shot shooting; meanwhile, the intelligent watch is also provided with a physical key, so that the intelligent watch can be used as a camera as well as an encoder, and can also support the physical key.
Owner:SHENZHEN 3G ELECTRONICS CO LTD

Electronic device and operating method of electronic device

An operation method of an electronic device is disclosed. The electronic device according to one embodiment of the present disclosure comprises: a first thermistor for measuring a temperature value of a first region of the electronic device; the second thermistor is used for measuring the temperature value of a second area of the electronic device; and at least one processor electrically connected to the first thermistor and the second thermistor and including processing circuitry. The at least one processor is configured to: individually and / or collectively obtain a first temperature value from the first thermistor; determining whether the first temperature value is greater than or equal to a first threshold; in response to determining that the first temperature value is greater than or equal to the first threshold value, identifying a second temperature value obtained from the second thermistor; determining whether the first temperature value is greater than the second temperature value by a second threshold or more; turning off power of at least one component disposed in the first region in response to determining that the first temperature value is greater than the second temperature value by a second threshold or more; and displaying a user interface that notifies that the operation of the electronic device is to be suspended. The user interface may include an object for turning off power of the electronic device.
Owner:SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD

Digital display system and method

A clock device is in communication with a remote computing device that is configured to adjust the time of a countdown and define an adjusted time value. The remote device communicates the adjusted time to the clock device, which automatically displays the adjusted time on a screen. The adjusted time is further communicated to a cloud server via API. The adjusted time is accessible by authorized third parties for display or broadcast. Accordingly, a user may adjust and track a countdown and may define an official time that is automatically displayed to a variety of end-users in real-time. The clock device may be positioned adjacent a competition area and may include a rigid metal frame and a flexible LED screen extending around the perimeter of the frame. The clock device may include hardware and software for processing and outputting the adjusted time to the cloud server.
Owner:ZUFFA LLC

Sound reproducing apparatus, sound reproducing method, and sound reproducing program

To promote awakening of a user.SOLUTION: The sound reproduction device 1 includes the timer unit 331 that measures time, the storage unit 32 that stores an alarm time, the detection unit 21 that detects an object in a non-contact manner, the calculation unit that calculates the magnitude of movement of the object on the basis of a detection result obtained by the detection unit, the determination unit 333 that determines whether or not an operation condition that is satisfied when the magnitude of movement of the object is equal to or greater than a predetermined magnitude is satisfied, and the sound reproduction unit 334 that reproduces a sound. The sound reproduction part starts first sound reproduction processing for reproducing first sound when the time clocked by the clocking part reaches the alarm time, and starts second sound reproduction processing for reproducing second sound when an operation condition is satisfied during the execution of the first sound reproduction processing.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5
Owner:NINTENDO CO LTD