Wearable Widget Provision via Server-Side Status Sensing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Wearable devices with limited screen size face challenges in providing multiple widgets and user interaction, as they can only display a single widget at a time, limiting user convenience and requiring additional input for widget changes.
Innovation Solution
A wearable apparatus equipped with sensors to sense user status information, which transmits this data to an external server to select and provide relevant widgets automatically based on user activity, eliminating the need for manual input by receiving UI data for the selected application from the server.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Area of moving object
If a single widget occupies the entire screen area in a wearable device, then the display can show one widget clearly, but the device cannot support multiple widgets of various sizes on one screen and user interaction becomes limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transitions from a single-widget full-screen display to a multi-widget grid layout that utilizes both horizontal and vertical dimensions of the screen. Widgets are arranged in a matrix format allowing multiple widgets to coexist on one screen, effectively using the two-dimensional display space to overcome the limitation of single-widget displays.
2Loss of information
If multiple widgets are provided on a wearable device screen, then user information access is enhanced, but the device requires additional user input operations to change between widgets
Solution Approach 1:
The system automatically determines which widget to display based on sensor-detected user status information such as activity type, time of day, or environmental conditions. This self-service approach eliminates the need for manual widget selection and switching operations, as the system autonomously provides relevant information based on contextual understanding of user needs.
Solution Approach 2:
The system continuously monitors user status through sensors and uses this feedback to dynamically adjust widget selection and display. The feedback loop between sensor input, status analysis, and automatic widget provision ensures that the displayed information remains relevant without requiring user intervention.
3Adaptability or versatility
If widgets are downloaded and mounted on a wearable device, then the device can provide customized widget functions, but the device memory usage increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the widget storage and execution functionality from the wearable device itself and relocates it to a remote server. The wearable device retains only the minimal necessary components for display and sensor input, while widget data and processing capabilities are extracted and provided externally, significantly reducing the memory burden on the wearable device.
Solution Approach 2:
A server acts as an intermediary between the user and the widget functionality. Instead of storing widgets locally on the wearable device, the system uses a server-mediated approach where widgets are hosted externally and transmitted to the device only when needed, reducing local storage requirements while maintaining full widget functionality.
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AI summary
A wearable device and a method for providing a widget thereof are provided. A method for providing a widget in a wearable device of the present disclosure comprises the steps of: sensing status information of a user; transmitting the status information of the user to an external server; selecting an application type to be provided from the external server according to a user command; receiving, from the external server, information on at least one application corresponding to the status information of the user on the basis of the selected application type and the status information of the user; and providing, on a screen, a widget corresponding to an application selected by the user among the at least one application.