Wearable device multi-mode system
Systems and techniques are disclosed for detecting whether a wearable computing device is worn by a user or not. The detection can be made based on whether the device is secured to a user or based on a sensor. A device worn by a user may be operated in a private mode such that the user wearing the device is provided information that is useful while wearing the device. For example, the user may receive message notifications, news updates, telephone call information, or the like. A wearable computing device maybe operated in a public mode while not being worn by a user. While in the public mode, the device may provide non user specific information such as a current time, media items, or the like.
1. A method comprising:
receiving, by a wearable computing device from a user of the wearable computing device, user settings categorizing one or more data types of data associated with the user received from an electronic device as private data;
determining, by the wearable computing device, whether an authentication element associated with the user is received;
operating, by the wearable computing device based on the determining that the authentication element associated with the user is received, in a private mode;
providing for display, by the wearable computing device operating in the private mode, data received from the electronic device categorized as private data based on the user settings;
operating, by the wearable computing device based on the determining that the authentication element associated with the user is not received, in a public mode; and
not providing for display, by the wearable computing device operating in the public mode, data received from the electronic device categorized as private data based on the user settings.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the authentication element associated with the user includes a gesture of the user wearing the wearable computing device.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the not providing for display the data received from the electronic device categorized as private data based on the user settings includes blocking an alert for the data received from the electronic device categorized as private data.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the providing for display the data received from the electronic device categorized as private data based on the user settings includes displaying an alert for the data received from the electronic device categorized as private data.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the operating in the private mode further includes providing for display contents at a first frequency level, and the operating in the public mode further includes providing for display contents at a second frequency level.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the operating in the private mode further includes providing for display contents at a first brightness level, and the operating in the public mode further includes providing for display contents at a second brightness level.
7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving, by the wearable computing device operating in the private mode, data categorized as private data from the electronic device;
not receiving, by the wearable computing device operating in the public mode, data categorized as private data from the electronic device.
8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving, by the wearable computing device from the user of the wearable computing device, second user settings categorizing one or more data types of data associated with the user received from the electronic device as public data;
providing for display, by the wearable computing device operating in the public mode, data received from the electronic device categorized as public data based on the second user settings.
9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
determining, by the wearable computing device, that a location of the wearable computing device is a private location, wherein the operating in the private mode is further based on the location of the wearable computing device being a private location.
10. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
determining, by the wearable computing device, that a location of the wearable computing device is a public location, wherein the operating in the public mode is further based on the location of the wearable computing device being a public location.
11. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
determining, by the wearable computing device, that the electronic device is operating in a first mode, wherein the operating the wearable computing device in the private mode is further based on the electronic device operating in the first mode.
12. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
determining, by the wearable computing device, that the electronic device is operating in a second mode, wherein the operating the wearable computing device in the public mode is further based on the electronic device operating in the second mode.
13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the second mode is a meeting mode.
14. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
detecting, by the wearable computing device, that the electronic device is within a threshold proximity to the wearable computing device, wherein the operating in the private mode is further based on the detecting that the electronic device is within the threshold proximity.
15. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
detecting, by the wearable computing device, that the wearable computing device is being worn by the user, wherein the operating in the private mode is further based on the detecting that the wearable computing device is being worn by the user.
16. The method of claim 1 , wherein the user settings are received through the electronic device.
17. A wearable device, comprising:
a user display; and
one or more processors configured to:
receive, from a user of the wearable device, user settings categorizing one or more data types of data associated with the user received from an electronic device as private data;
determine whether an authentication element associated with the user is received;
operate, based on the determining that the authentication element associated with the user is received, the wearable device in a private mode;
control, while operating the wearable device in the private mode, the user display to display data received from the electronic device categorized as private data based on the user settings;
operate, based on the determining that the authentication element associated with the user is not received, the wearable device in a public mode; and
control, while operating the wearable device in the public mode, the user display not to display data received from the electronic device categorized as private data based on the user settings.
18. The wearable device of claim 17 , further comprising:
one or more sensors, the one or more sensors configured to detect a gesture of the user wearing the wearable device as the authentication element associated with the user.
19. The wearable device of claim 17 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:
control the user display to display contents at a first frequency level while operating the wearable device in a private mode; and
control the user display to display contents at a second frequency level while operating the wearable device in a public mode.
20. The wearable device of claim 17 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:
determine that a location of the wearable device is a private location, wherein the operating the wearable device in the private mode is further based on the location of the wearable device being a private location.
21. The wearable device of claim 17 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:
determine that the electronic device is operating in a meeting mode, wherein the operating the wearable device in the public mode is further based on the electronic device operating in the meeting mode.
22. The wearable device of claim 17 , wherein the user settings are received through the electronic device.