IP Library Granted Patent US 12688768
Granted Patent B2
US 12688768 · App. 18/289,640 · Granted Jul 21, 2026

System for contextually driven, personalized, in-time utility for wearable electronic devices

Inventors: Shengzhi Wu (Shenzhen, CN); Diane C. Wang (San Francisco, CA); Michael Ishigaki (Mountain View, CA); Elena Jessop Nattinger (San Carlos, CA)
Assignee: Google LLC
G08B21/24G06F1/163G06F11/3438H04W76/14
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12688768
App. No.
18/289,640
Granted
Jul 21, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure provides for Contextual Alerting Functions (CAFs). CAFs are an interface paradigm for synchronized device frameworks across multi-device ecosystems and user data models. CAFs replace existing concepts such as apps and/or notifications.

Claims (43)

1 . A method for providing contextual alerts through a wearable device, comprising:

detecting, by one or more sensors on the wearable device, a context of a user, the context including external conditions surrounding the wearable device;

determining, by one or more processors on the wearable device, whether the detected context triggers an alert without a physical interaction between the wearable device and the user;

when the detected context triggers the alert, displaying a notification and a user prompt for a user interaction with external devices through the wearable device using templated information pulled from an application without launching the application on the wearable device, wherein the notification is relevant to the context; and

receiving the user interaction with the notification without launching the application on the wearable device,

wherein the templated information is adjustable using automatically generated suggestions based on a pattern of the user interaction.

2 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining, based on the user interaction, whether to perform an action; and

performing the action when it is determined to perform the action.

3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein performing the action comprises interfacing with a wirelessly paired device to perform the action.

4 . The method of claim 2 , wherein providing the notification comprises identifying a template corresponding to the alert from a plurality of templates stored on a wirelessly paired device.

5 . The method of claim 4 , wherein performing the action comprises pulling content from the wirelessly paired device based on the template.

6 . The method of claim 5 , wherein pulling the content comprises pulling the content from an application on the wirelessly paired device without launching the application.

7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein determining whether the detected context triggers an alert comprises executing an operating system level framework.

8 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising providing a suggestion for updating alert settings for the alert.

9 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

detecting a pattern of interaction with the alert; and

automatically updating alert settings based on the detected pattern of interaction.

10 . A system for providing contextual alerts through a wearable device, comprising:

one or more sensors; and

one or more processors in communication with the one or more sensors, the one or more processors configured to:

detect, using the one or more sensors, a context of a user, the context including external conditions surrounding the wearable device;

determine whether the detected context triggers an alert without a physical interaction between the wearable device and the user;

when the detected context triggers the alert, displaying a notification and a user prompt for a user interaction with external devices through the wearable device using templated information pulled from an application without launching the application on the wearable device, wherein the notification is relevant to the context; and

receive the user interaction with the notification without launching the application on the wearable device, wherein the templated information is adjustable using automatically generated suggestions based on a pattern of the user interaction.

11 . The system of claim 10 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:

determine, based on the user interaction, whether to perform an action; and

perform the action when it is determined to perform the action.

12 . The system of claim 11 , wherein performing the action comprises interfacing with a wirelessly paired device to perform the action.

13 . The system of claim 11 , wherein providing the notification comprises identifying a template corresponding to the alert from a plurality of templates stored on a wirelessly paired device.

14 . The system of claim 13 , wherein performing the action comprises pulling content from the wirelessly paired device based on the template.

15 . The system of claim 14 , wherein pulling the content comprises pulling the content from an application on the wirelessly paired device without launching the application.

16 . The system of claim 10 , further comprising a display, wherein providing the notification comprises displaying a description and one or more response prompts through the display.

17 . The system of claim 10 , wherein the one or more processors are configured to execute an operating system level framework to provide the notification.

18 . The system of claim 10 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to determine a suggested update for alert settings for the alert.

19 . The system of claim 10 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:

detect a pattern of interaction with the alert; and

automatically update alert settings based on the detected pattern of interaction.

20 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions executable by one or more processors to perform a method for providing contextual alerts through a wearable device, comprising:

detecting, by one or more sensors on the wearable device, a context of a user, the context including external conditions surrounding the wearable device;

determining whether the detected context triggers an alert without a physical interaction between the wearable device and the user;

when the detected context triggers the alert, displaying a notification and a user prompt for a user interaction with external devices through the wearable device using templated information pulled from an application without launching the application on the wearable device, wherein the notification is relevant to the context; and

receiving the user interaction with the notification without launching the application on the wearable device, wherein the templated information is adjustable using automatically generated suggestions based on a pattern of the user interaction.