Controlling multiple devices with a wearable input device
View Patent ↗Embodiments include an electronic input system, which has a wearable input device having an accelerometer and circuitry configured for an operation detection mechanism and an input communication mechanism. The operation detection mechanism acquires acceleration data from the accelerometer to detect an input event. The electronic input system also has a first electronic device having circuitry for a first communication mechanism, a first event analyzer, a screen display, and a first data communication mechanism. The electronic input system also has a second electronic device having circuitry configured for a second communication mechanism, a second event analyzer, a second data communication mechanism, a screen combining mechanism, and a screen display. Embodiments also include a method of communicating an event between an input device and one or more electronic portable devices, such as the first electronic device and the second electronic device.
1. A wearable electronic input device, comprising:
circuitry configured to
detect an input event from acceleration data received in the wearable electronic input device;
send operation content from the wearable electronic input device to a first portable electronic device according to the detected input event;
designate a first screen of the first portable electronic device as a screen-to-be-controlled; and
combine the first screen of the first portable electronic device with a second screen of a second portable electronic device, select a combination of the first screen and the second screen, and transfer a file between the first and second portable electronic devices in accordance with a portion of the input event in a depth direction of the second screen, the file being selected in accordance with the portion of the input event in the depth direction of the second screen, wherein
the circuitry is configured for Bluetooth communication to measure a distance between the wearable electronic input device and the first and second portable electronic devices, and to designate the first screen of the first portable electronic device to be the screen-to-be-controlled based upon the distance.
2. The wearable electronic input device of claim 1 , wherein the wearable electronic input device comprises a ring configured to be worn on a finger of a user.
3. The wearable electronic input device of claim 1 , wherein the wearable electronic input device comprises a portable hand-held device.
4. The wearable electronic input device of claim 1 , further comprising:
an operation control key configured to detect movement data and initiate an operation based upon the detected movement data.
5. The wearable electronic input device of claim 1 , further comprising:
an accelerometer configured to detect 3-dimensional linear movement.
6. The wearable electronic input device of claim 1 , further comprising:
a gyroscope configured to detect 3-dimensional rotational movement.
7. The wearable electronic input device of claim 1 , wherein the circuitry is further configured to initiate user interfaces for the first screen and the second screen based upon the measured distance.
8. The wearable electronic input device of claim 1 , wherein the wearable electronic input device includes circuitry configured to detect an input mode of a rolling gesture via a gyroscope within the wearable electronic input device.
9. The wearable electronic input device of claim 1 , wherein the circuitry of the wearable electronic input device is controlled via a cloud structure.
10. The wearable electronic input device of claim 1 , wherein the wearable input device includes circuitry configured to detect a flicking gesture or a drag gesture input event.
11. An electronic device, comprising:
circuitry configured to
measure a distance between the electronic device and a plurality of portable electronic devices based on short-range wireless communication performed between the electronic device and the plurality of portable electronic devices;
designate a first screen of one of the plurality of portable electronic devices as a screen-to-be-controlled based on the measured distance;
detect an input event based on acceleration data detected at the electronic device;
send operation content from the electronic device to the one of the plurality of portable electronic devices according to the detected input event, wherein
the first screen of the one of the plurality of portable electronic device is combined with a second screen of a second one of the plurality of portable electronic devices, a combination of the first screen and the second screen is selected, and a file is transferred between the first and second portable electronic devices in accordance with a portion of the input event in a depth direction of the second screen, the file being selected in accordance with the portion of the input event in the depth direction of the second screen.
12. The electronic device of claim 11 , wherein the electronic device is a wearable electronic device.
13. The electronic device of claim 11 , wherein the electronic device is a ring configured to be worn on a finger of a user.
14. The electronic device of claim 11 , wherein the electronic device is a portable hand-held device.
15. The electronic device of claim 11 , further comprising:
a user interface configured to detect movement data and initiate an operation based upon the detected movement data.
16. The electronic device of claim 11 , further comprising:
an accelerometer configured to detect 3-dimensional linear movement.
17. The electronic device of claim 11 further comprising:
a gyroscope configured to detect 3-dimensional rotational movement.
18. The electronic device of claim 11 , wherein the circuitry is configured to initiate user interfaces for the first screen and the second screen based upon the measured distance.
19. The electronic device of claim 11 , wherein the electronic device includes circuitry configured to detect a rolling gesture via a gyroscope within the electronic device.
20. The electronic device of claim 11 , wherein the circuitry is controlled via a cloud structure.
21. The electronic device of claim 11 , wherein the circuitry is configured to detect a flicking gesture or a drag gesture input event.
22. The electronic device of claim 11 , wherein the circuitry is configured to:
control the combined first and second screens to be displayed by another electronic device in an overlapping manner in order based on the measured distance.
23. An electronic device, comprising:
circuitry configured to
determine a distance between the electronic device and a plurality of portable electronic devices based on Bluetooth communication performed between the electronic device and the plurality of portable electronic devices;
designate a first screen of one of the plurality of portable electronic devices as a screen-to-be-controlled based on the determined distance;
detect an input event at the electronic device;
send operation content from the electronic device to the one of the plurality of portable electronic devices according to the detected input event, wherein
the first screen of the one of the plurality of portable electronic device is combined with a second screen of a second one of the plurality of portable electronic devices, a combination of the first screen and the second screen is selected, and a file is transferred between the first and second portable electronic devices in accordance with a portion of the input event in a depth direction of the second screen, the file being selected in accordance with the portion of the input event in the depth direction of the second screen.