Wearable Device Interworking with Portable Terminal via Gesture Control
Find Innovative SolutionsGenerate Solutions
Solution Overview
Problem
Wearable devices without display screens face challenges in conveying information to users, necessitating a new interface with portable terminals to facilitate data recognition and control.
Innovation Solution
A method and system enabling a portable terminal to recognize and interwork with a wearable device by displaying information, sensing movement, and transmitting control signals, allowing users to control connected electronic devices through intuitive gestures and movements.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If a wearable device includes a display screen to show information, then users can directly recognize information on the wearable device, but the device complexity and size increase
Solution Approach 1:
The display function is extracted from the wearable device and relocated to the portable terminal. The wearable device transmits information to the portable terminal, which then displays it on its screen, allowing the wearable device to remain simple without a display while still providing information access to users
Solution Approach 2:
The portable terminal acts as an intermediary between the wearable device and the user. It receives information from the wearable device and presents it through its display interface, serving as a mediator that eliminates the need for a display on the wearable device itself
2Loss of information
If a wearable device includes a display screen to show information, then users can directly view data, but the device becomes less comfortable to wear
Solution Approach 1:
The display component is removed from the wearable device and placed on the portable terminal, reducing the wearable device's size, weight, and structural complexity, thereby improving wearing comfort while maintaining data visibility through the terminal's display
3Device complexity
If the wearable device has limited display capability, then the device remains simple and comfortable, but users cannot easily recognize information
Solution Approach 1:
The portable terminal is utilized for multiple purposes: it serves as the user's personal device for general use and simultaneously functions as the display interface for the wearable device. This multi-functionality allows the wearable device to remain simple while leveraging the terminal's display capabilities for information conveyance
Solution Approach 2:
The system utilizes the portable terminal's existing display resources to present wearable device information, rather than requiring additional dedicated display hardware. The terminal's screen serves the dual purpose of its own operations and displaying wearable device data, eliminating redundant components
Data Source
AI summary
A portable terminal and method thereof are provided for interworking with a wearable device. The method includes recognizing that the wearable device is placed on the portable terminal; displaying first screen data including information of the wearable device; sensing movement of the wearable device; and displaying second screen data corresponding to the movement.