IP Library Granted Patent US 10,127,699
Granted Patent B2
US 10,127,699 · App. 14/633,723 · Granted Nov 13, 2018

Serial visual presentation for wearable displays

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Patent No.
US 10,127,699
App. No.
14/633,723
Granted
Nov 13, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

One embodiment provides a method, including: receiving, at a wearable device, electronic text data; separating the electronic text data to segment the electronic text data into separate parts; and presenting, on a display screen of the wearable device, the separate parts of the electronic text data in a serial visual presentation, each part substantially occupying the display screen. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

Claims (41)

1. A method, comprising:

receiving, at a wearable device, electronic text data;

separating the electronic text data to segment the electronic text data into separate parts;

presenting, on a display screen of the wearable device, the separate parts of the electronic text data in a serial visual presentation without additional textual content presented between each of the separate parts;

during the serial visual presentation, enlarging at least one displayed part with respect to other parts displayed on the display screen at the same time according to a serial progression, wherein the enlarged at least one part occupies a substantially center area of the display screen and wherein the other parts occupy off center areas of the display screen; and

scrolling, responsive to receiving user input for interacting with the electronic text data, through the electronic text data in serial fashion, wherein the scrolling comprises transitioning an enlarged part occupying a substantially center area of the display screen to a smaller part occupying an off center area of the display screen and a smaller part occupying an off center area of the display screen to an enlarged part occupying the substantially center area of the display screen.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the electronic text data is received via a wireless network communication.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the electronic text data is included in a communication selected from the group consisting of an SMS text message, an email communication, and audio data.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the serial visual presentation presents three words per display screen.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein one of the three words occupies a majority of the entire display screen.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the remaining two words occupy off center areas of the display screen.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the serial visual presentation serially presents a maximized word of the electronic text data per display screen.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein serial progression of maximized words progresses according to an ordering of the separated electronic text data.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the electronic text is derived from audio data captured by a microphone of the wearable device.

10. The method of claim 1 , further comprising accepting editing input during the serial visual presentation.

11. A wearable device, comprising:

a wearable housing;

a communication element;

a display screen;

a processor operatively coupled to the communication element and the display screen and housed by the wearable housing; and

a memory that stores instructions executable by the processor to:

receive, at the communication, electronic text data;

separate the electronic text data to segment the electronic text data into separate parts;

present, on the display screen of the wearable device, the separate parts of the electronic text data in a serial visual presentation without additional textual content presented between each of the separate parts;

during the serial visual presentation, enlarge at least one displayed part with respect to other parts displayed on the display screen at the same time according to a serial progression, wherein the enlarged at least one part occupies a substantially center area of the display screen and wherein the other parts occupy off center areas of the display screen; and

scroll, responsive to receiving user input for interacting with the electronic text data, through the electronic text data in serial fashion, wherein to scroll comprises transitioning an enlarged part occupying a substantially center area of the display screen to a smaller part occupying an off center area of the display screen and a smaller part occupying an off center area of the display screen to an enlarged part occupying the substantially center area of the display screen.

12. The wearable device of claim 11 , wherein the communication element is a wireless network communication element.

13. The wearable device of claim 11 , wherein the electronic text data is included in a communication selected from the group consisting of an SMS text message, an email communication, and a audio data.

14. The wearable device of claim 11 , wherein the serial visual presentation presents three words per display screen.

15. The wearable device of claim 14 , wherein one of the three words occupies a majority of the entire display screen.

16. The wearable device of claim 15 , wherein the remaining two words occupy off center areas of the display screen.

17. The wearable device of claim 11 , wherein the serial visual presentation serially presents a maximized word of the electronic text data per display screen.

18. The wearable device of claim 17 , wherein serial progression of maximized words progresses according to an ordering of the separated electronic text data.

19. The wearable device of claim 11 , wherein the communication element is a microphone and further wherein the electronic text is derived from audio data captured by the microphone.

20. A product, comprising:

a non-signal storage device having code stored therewith, the code being executable by a processor of an electronic device and comprising:

code that receives, at a wearable device, electronic text data;

code that separates the electronic text data to segment the electronic text data into separate parts;

code that presents, on a display screen of the wearable device, the separate parts of the electronic text data in a serial visual presentation without additional textual content presented between each of the separate parts;

during the serial visual presentation, code that enlarges at least one displayed part with respect to other parts displayed on the display screen at the same time according to a serial progression, wherein the enlarged at least one part occupies a substantially center area of the display screen and wherein the other parts occupy off center areas of the display screen; and

code that scrolls, responsive to receiving user input for interacting with the electronic text data, through the electronic text data in serial fashion, wherein the code that scrolls comprises code that transitions an enlarged part occupying a substantially center area of the display screen to a smaller part occupying an off center area of the display screen and a smaller part occupying an off center area of the display screen to an enlarged part occupying the substantially center area of the display screen.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 10, 2025
From: LENOVO PC INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
To: LENOVO SWITZERLAND INTERNATIONAL GMBH
Reel/Frame 069870/0670 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 8, 2019
From: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
To: LENOVO PC INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
Reel/Frame 049694/0001 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 27, 2015
From: SCHWARZ, DAVID ALEXANDER; QIAN, MING; NICHOLSON, JOHN WELDON; HUNT, JOHN MILES
To: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
Reel/Frame 035052/0019 →