Smart Glasses Pairing via Image Extraction and Iris Authentication
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing wearable devices face challenges in seamlessly pairing and controlling various electronic devices, especially in scenarios where direct communication is not possible, and there is a need for efficient user authentication and content playback across multiple devices.
Innovation Solution
The implementation of smart glasses equipped with an eye-tracking camera, memory for storing device information, and a processor that extracts iris features for user authentication and pairs with electronic devices based on stored and extracted information, enabling seamless content playback across connected devices.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If wearable devices use traditional pairing methods requiring direct communication between devices, then pairing process is simple and direct, but it cannot pair devices that are not within direct communication range or lack communication capability
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a third device (smartphone or tablet) as an intermediary to facilitate pairing between wearable devices and electronic devices. The intermediary device captures images of the electronic device, extracts identification information, and transmits pairing information to the wearable device, enabling indirect pairing when direct communication is not possible.
Solution Approach 2:
The intermediary device performs preliminary actions by capturing images of the electronic device and extracting identification information before the actual pairing occurs. This preliminary image capture and information extraction enables the wearable device to pair with the electronic device without requiring direct communication between them.
2Measurement precision
If wearable devices capture images to identify electronic devices, then pairing accuracy is improved, but additional hardware components and processing requirements increase device complexity
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses an intermediary device with imaging capabilities to capture images of the electronic device. This transfers the image capture and processing burden from the wearable device to the intermediary device, maintaining identification accuracy while reducing the hardware complexity of the wearable device itself.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple electronic devices are supported for pairing, then device compatibility and versatility are improved, but managing and selecting among multiple devices increases operational complexity
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements feedback mechanisms where the wearable device receives and processes pairing information from the intermediary device, enabling the user to select among multiple identified electronic devices. The system provides feedback about available devices and allows selective pairing based on user input or automatic selection criteria.
Data Source
AI summary
Example methods and devices are provided of pairing glasses with an electronic device is provided. The glasses store identification information and device information regarding a plurality of electronic devices, the device information being usable to pair the glasses with the plurality of electronic devices. The glasses obtain an image of at least one electronic device via a camera of the glasses. The glasses extract identification information of the at least one included in the image. The glasses select the electronic device based on the extracted identification information and the stored identification information. The glasses pair with the electronic device based on the device information of the electronic device.