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Wearing dependent operation of wearable device

A technology for wearable devices and attachment components, which is applied in the field of changing the operation of wearable devices, and can solve problems such as cumbersomeness and inconvenient state of wearable devices.

Active Publication Date: 2016-09-28
APPLE INC
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However, user input is required so that changing the state of the wearable device may be inconvenient and / or cumbersome

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[0023] The following description includes sample systems, methods, and computer program products that embody various elements of the disclosure. It should be understood, however, that the described disclosure may be practiced in a variety of forms in addition to those described herein.

[0024] The present disclosure discloses systems, devices, and methods for operating a wearable device according to whether the wearable device is worn. Wearable devices (such as, A heart rate monitor, blood pressure monitor, health monitor, or other wearable device) is operable in at least a connected state and a disconnected state. One or more sensors located in the wearable device and / or the attachment member (such as one or more photoplethysmographic sensors, skin conductance sensors, etc.) The strap or other attachment member is closed or otherwise brought into the connected state. In some cases with other data, such detection can be used to toggle the wearable between connected and dis...

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A wearable device that attaches to a body part of a user via an attachment member operates in at least a connected and a disconnected state. One or more sensors located in the wearable device and / or the attachment member detect the user's body part when present. Such detection may only be performed when the attachment member is in a connected configuration and may be used to switch the wearable device between the connected and disconnected states. In this way, the wearable device operates in the connected state when worn by a user and in the disconnected state when not worn by the user.

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technical field [0001] The present disclosure relates generally to wearable devices, and more particularly to changing the operation of a wearable device while it is being worn versus when it is not being worn. Background technique [0002] A wearable device such as a heart rate or other health monitor is operable in a connected state and a disconnected state. This connection state can be used for operations when the user wears the wearable device. Similarly, this disconnected state can be used to operate the wearable when the user is not wearing it. This disconnected state may permit downloading or display of data, user input, etc., but may not provide active monitoring functionality provided while being worn, as one example. [0003] In the connected state, a wearable device such as a photoplethysmographic sensor-based or electrocardiogram sensor-based heart rate monitor can be used to detect and monitor the user's heart rate and / or similar operations that require the us...

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IPC IPC(8): A61B5/00A61B5/332
CPCA61B5/6844A61B5/02416A61B5/6824A61B2560/0266A61B5/6831A61B5/318A61B5/0533
Inventor D·J·卡伯特S·V·达森T·K·怀特赫斯特
Owner APPLE INC