Configuring wearable devices
View Patent ↗For configuring wearable device, a method is disclosed that includes detecting a current wearable state for a wearable device, wherein the current wearable state is selected from the group consisting of on a person and off a person, and modifying a setting for the wearable device based on the detected wearable state.
1. An apparatus comprising:
a processor;
a memory that stores code executable by the processor, the code comprising:
code that detects a current wearable state for a wearable device, wherein the current wearable state is selected from the group consisting of on a person and off a person; and
code that modifies a setting for the wearable device based on the detected wearable state, wherein the code modifies a setting selected from the group consisting of lowering power, requiring an authentication for subsequent inputs, communicating a recharge reminder, disabling wireless communications, and disabling alerts in response to the detecting the current wearable state is off the person, and wherein lowering power comprises reducing power of the wearable device while maintaining some power to the wearable device.
2. The apparatus of claim 1 , where the code detects the current wearable state as on the person in response to a temperature exceeding a worn temperature threshold and detects the current wearable state as off the person in response to the temperature falling below a not worn temperature threshold, the temperature measured by a sensor selected from the group consisting of a thermometer and a camera.
3. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the code detects the current wearable state as on the person in response to identifying an image of the person and detects the current wearable state as off the person in response to not identifying the image of the person, wherein the image is captured by a camera.
4. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the code detects the current wearable state as on the person in response to detecting human motion and detects the current wearable state as off the person in response not detecting human motion.
5. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the code detects the current wearable state as on the person in response to detecting a human audio signal and detects the current wearable state as off the person in response not detecting a human audio signal.
6. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the code modifies a setting selected from the group consisting of powering off, disabling inputs, and disabling an output in response to the detecting the current wearable state is off the person.
7. The apparatus of claim 1 , where the code modifies a setting selected from the group consisting of powering on, enabling inputs, enabling alerts, enabling wireless communications, and enabling an output in response to detecting the current wearable state is on the person.
8. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the wearable device is selected from the group consisting of a hearing aid, a medical sensor, a watch, a ring, glasses, headphones, a necklace, and an anklet, the apparatus further comprising a log module that logs changes in a current wearable state for the wearable device.
9. A method comprising:
detecting, by use of a processor, a current wearable state for a wearable device, wherein the current wearable state is selected from the group consisting of on a person and off a person; and
modifying a setting for the wearable device based on the detected wearable state, wherein modifying the setting comprises modifying a setting selected from the group consisting of lowering power, requiring an authentication for subsequent inputs, communicating a recharge reminder, disabling wireless communications, and disabling alerts in response to the detecting the current wearable state is off the person, and wherein lowering power comprises reducing power of the wearable device while maintaining some power to the wearable device.
10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the current wearable state comprises on the person in response to a temperature exceeding a worn temperature threshold and the current wearable state comprises off the person in response to the temperature falling below a not worn temperature threshold, the temperature measured by a sensor selected from the group consisting of a thermometer and a camera.
11. The method of claim 9 , wherein the current wearable state comprises on the person in response to identifying an image of the person and the current wearable state comprises off the person in response to not identifying the image of the person, wherein the image is captured by a camera.
12. The method of claim 9 , wherein the current wearable state comprises on the person in response to detecting human motion and the current wearable state comprises off the person in response not detecting human motion.
13. The method of claim 9 , wherein the current wearable state comprises on the person in response to detecting a human audio signal and the current wearable state comprises off the person in response not detecting a human audio signal.
14. The method of claim 9 , wherein the modifying comprises modifying a setting selected from the group consisting of powering off, disabling inputs, and disabling an output in response to the detecting the current wearable state is off the person.
15. The method of claim 9 , wherein the modifying comprises modifying a setting selected from the group consisting of powering on, enabling inputs, enabling alerts, enabling wireless communications, and enabling an output in response to detecting the current wearable state is on the person.
16. The method of claim 9 , wherein the wearable device is selected from the group consisting of a hearing aid, a medical sensor, a watch, a ring, glasses, headphones, a necklace, and an anklet, the method further comprising logging changes in a current wearable state for the wearable device.
17. The method of claim 9 , further comprising logging changes in the current wearable state.
18. A program product comprising a non-transitory computer readable storage medium that stores code executable by a processor, the executable code comprising code to perform:
detecting a current wearable state for a wearable device, wherein the current wearable state is selected from the group consisting of on a person and off a person; and
modifying a setting for the wearable device based on the detected wearable state, wherein modifying the setting comprises modifying a setting selected from the group consisting of lowering power, requiring an authentication for subsequent inputs, communicating a recharge reminder, disabling wireless communications, and disabling alerts in response to the detecting the current wearable state is off the person, and wherein lowering power comprises reducing power of the wearable device while maintaining some power to the wearable device.
19. The computer program product of claim 18 , wherein the current wearable state comprises on the person in response to a temperature exceeding a worn temperature threshold and the current wearable state comprises off the person in response to the temperature falling below a not worn temperature threshold, the temperature measured by a sensor selected from the group consisting of a thermometer and a camera.
20. The computer program product of claim 18 , wherein the modifying comprises modifying a setting selected from the group consisting of powering off, disabling inputs, and disabling an output in response to the detecting the current wearable state is off the person.