Multi-segment wearable accessory

a wearable accessory and multi-segment technology, applied in the field can solve the problems of at least somewhat time-consuming for users, and achieve the effects of facilitating the use of multi-segment wearable accessories, reducing the number of independent mobile terminals, and facilitating the interaction of the plurality of segments

US20130271390A1Inactive Publication Date: 2013-10-17NOKIA TECHNOLOGLES OY
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US · United States
Patent Type
Applications(United States)
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Publication Date
2013-10-17
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Not applicable · inactive patent

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Abstract

A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided to facilitate the use of a multi-segment wearable accessory. In this regard, methods, apparatus and computer program products are provided for controlling and, in some instances, interacting with a multi-segment wearable accessory. In particular, a method, apparatus, and computer program product are provided that provide for a determination that touch input received via at least first and second segments of a multi-segment wearable accessory represents a rotational gesture. As a result, information that is presented upon a display of the first segment prior to receipt of the touch input is presented upon the display of the second segment and information that is presented upon a display of the second segment prior to receipt of the touch input is presented upon the display of the first segment in a “swap” operation following receipt of the touch input.
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

[0001] This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 61 / 624,039 entitled “Multi-Segment Wearable Accessory,” filed Apr. 13, 2012, the contents of which are incorporated herein in their entirety.TECHNOLOGICAL FIELD

[0002] An example embodiment of the present invention relates generally to a multi-segment wearable accessory and, more particularly, to methods, apparatus and computer program products for controlling and, in some embodiments, interacting with a multi-segment wearable accessory.BACKGROUND

[0003] Mobile terminals, such as mobile telephones, personal digital assistants (PDAs), gaming devices, music players or the like, are widely utilized in order to provide many different functions. For example, mobile terminals may be commonly utilized in order to establish voice calls, to exchange email communications, text messages or instant messages, to play various forms of media, to browse the Internet, to play games, etc. ...

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[0033]Some embodiments of the present invention will now be described more fully hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which some, but not all, embodiments of the invention are shown. Indeed, various embodiments of the invention may be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein; rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will satisfy applicable legal requirements. Like reference numerals refer to like elements throughout. As used herein, the terms “data,”“content,”“information,” and similar terms may be used interchangeably to refer to data capable of being transmitted, received and / or stored in accordance with embodiments of the present invention. Thus, use of any such terms should not be taken to limit the spirit and scope of embodiments of the present invention.

[0034]Additionally, as used herein, the term ‘circuitry’ refers to (a) hardware-only circuit implementations (e.g.,...