Electronic ink display for smart ring
A system for displaying information indicative of driving conditions, to a driver, using a smart ring are disclosed. An exemplary system includes a smart ring with a ring band having a plurality of surfaces including an inner surface, an outer surface, a first side surface, and a second side surface. The system further includes a processor, configured to obtain data from a communication module within the ring band, or from one or more sensors disposed within the ring band. The obtained data are representative of information indicative of one or more driving conditions to be displayed to the driver. The smart ring also includes an electronic ink (e-ink) display disposed on at least one of the plurality of surfaces, and configured to present information indicative of the one or more driving conditions.
1. A system for displaying information indicative of one or more driving conditions to a driver via a smart ring device comprising:
a ring band having a plurality of surfaces including an inner surface, an outer surface, a first side surface and a second side surface;
a processor disposed within the ring band and configured to:
analyze data to identify the one or more driving conditions, the one or more driving conditions including at least one selected from a group consisting of a state of a user of the smart ring device while driving a vehicle, a vehicular status of the vehicle, or a vehicular operation of the vehicle; and
an electronic ink (e-ink) display disposed on at least one of the plurality of surfaces of the ring band and communicatively coupled to the processor, wherein the processor is configured to;
cause the e-ink display to present the information indicative of the one or more driving conditions, as identified;
determine whether a terminating condition has been met for the one or more driving conditions; and
stop presenting the information on the e-ink display when the terminating condition has been met for the one or more driving conditions displayed on the e-ink display.
2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the e-ink display includes a plurality of stripes of e-ink displays.
3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to cause the e-ink display to display a visual indication indicative of the state of the user of the smart ring device while driving the vehicle, the vehicular status of the vehicle, or the vehicular operation of the vehicle by causing the visual indication displayed on the e-ink display to change a color.
4. The system of claim 1 , further comprising a sensor or a microphone communicatively coupled to the processor;
wherein the processor is further configured to cause the e-ink display to present the information indicative of the one or more driving conditions, as identified, within a selected portion of the e-ink display in response to receiving, via the sensor or the microphone, a user input representing a selection of the selected portion.
5. The system of claim 4 , wherein the sensor or the microphone comprises the microphone or a touch sensor.
6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to cause the e-ink display to present the information indicative of the one or more driving conditions, as identified, by scrolling the information indicative of the one or more driving conditions, as identified, across the e-ink display.
7. The system of claim 6 , further comprising a sensor or a microphone configured to receive a user input and communicatively coupled to the processor, and wherein the processor is further configured to, based on the user input, do at least one of:
initiate the scrolling of the information indicative of the one or more driving conditions, as identified;
halt the scrolling of the information;
increase a scrolling speed of the scrolling of the information;
decrease the scrolling speed of the scrolling of the information; or
rewinding the scrolling of the information.
8. The system of claim 1 , wherein the information indicative of the one or more driving conditions, as identified, includes one of a speed of the vehicle, an acceleration of the vehicle, a sleepiness condition of the driver, a cognoscente condition of the driver, an operational status of the vehicle, an inebriation condition of the driver, or a biometric state of the user of the smart ring device.
9. The system of claim 1 , further comprising a communication module and one or more sensors disposed in the ring band, wherein the one or more sensors comprises a biometric sensor configured to monitor the state of the user of the smart ring device and further configured to transmit, via the communication module, the state of the user to a mobile device associated with the user driving the vehicle.
10. The system of claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to receive, via a communication module, the data from a mobile device associated with the user driving the vehicle, and wherein the mobile device is configured to obtain the data from sensors of the vehicle.
11. A method of displaying information indicative of one or more driving conditions to a driver via a smart ring device comprising:
analyzing, by a processor disposed in a ring band of the smart ring device configured to be worn by the driver of a vehicle, data to identify the one or more driving conditions, the one or more driving conditions including at least one selected from a group consisting of a state of a user of the smart ring device while driving the vehicle, a vehicular status of the vehicle, or a vehicular operation of the vehicle;
displaying the information indicative of the one or more driving conditions, as identified, via an electronic ink (e-ink) display disposed on at least one of a plurality of surfaces of the ring band, wherein the plurality of surfaces includes an inner surface, an outer surface, a first side surface, and a second side surface;
determining whether a terminating condition has been met for the one or more driving conditions; and
stopping a display of the one or more driving conditions on the e-ink display when the terminating condition has been met for the one or more driving conditions displayed on the e-ink display.
12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the e-ink display includes a plurality of stripes of e-ink displays.
13. The method of claim 11 , further comprising:
displaying a visual indication indicative of the state of the user of the smart ring device while driving the vehicle, the vehicular status of the vehicle, or the vehicular operation of the vehicle by causing the visual indication to change a color of the visual indicator.
14. The method of claim 11 , wherein the displaying a visual indication comprises:
displaying the information within a selected portion of the e-ink display in response to receiving a user input representing a selection of the selected portion.
15. The method of claim 14 , wherein the displaying the visual indication comprises:
causing, by the processor, the e-ink display to present the information indicative of the one or more driving conditions, as identified, by scrolling the information indicative of the identified one or more driving conditions across the e-ink display.
16. The method of claim 15 , further comprising:
initiating, by the processor, the scrolling of the information indicative of the one or more driving conditions, as identified, upon receiving, via a sensor or a microphone, the user input;
halting, by the processor, the scrolling of the information upon receiving, via the sensor or the microphone, the user input;
increasing, by the processor, a scrolling speed of the scrolling of the information upon receiving, via the sensor or the microphone, the user input; and
decreasing, by the processor, the scrolling speed of the scrolling of the information upon receiving, via the sensor or the microphone, the user input.
17. The method of claim 11 , wherein the information indicative of the one or more driving conditions, as identified, includes one of a speed of the vehicle, an acceleration of the vehicle, a sleepiness condition of the driver, a cognoscente condition of the driver, an operational status of the vehicle, an inebriation condition of the driver, or the state of the user of the smart ring device.
18. The method of claim 11 , wherein one or more sensors are disposed within the ring band comprises a biometric sensor and wherein the method further comprises:
monitoring, by the biometric sensor, the state of the driver of the vehicle; and
transmitting, via a communication module, the state of a user to a mobile device associated with the driver of the vehicle.
19. A system for displaying information indicative of one or more driving conditions to a driver comprising:
a smart ring comprising a ring band having a plurality of surfaces including an inner surface, an outer surface, a first side surface and a second side surface; a processor disposed within the ring band and configured to:
analyze data to identify the one or more driving conditions, the one or more driving conditions including at least one selected from a group consisting of a state of a user of
a ring while driving a vehicle, a vehicular status of the vehicle, or a vehicular operation of the vehicle;
transmit the information indicative of the one or more driving conditions, as identified, to an electronic ink (e-ink) display disposed on at least one of the plurality of surfaces of the ring band and communicatively coupled to the processor, wherein the processor is configured to cause the e-ink display to present information indicative of the one or more driving conditions, as identified;
determine whether a terminating condition has been met for the one or more driving conditions; and
stop presenting the information on the e-ink display when the terminating condition has been met for the one or more driving conditions displayed on the e-ink display.
20. The system of claim 19 , further comprising:
a display configured to present the information indicative of the one or more driving conditions, as identified.
21. The system of claim 20 , further comprising a sensor or a microphone communicatively coupled to the processor;
wherein the processor is further configured to cause the display to present the information indicative of the one or more driving conditions, as identified, within a selected portion of the display in response to receiving, via the sensor or the microphone, a user input representing a selection of the selected portion.
22. The system of claim 20 , wherein the display includes the electronic ink (e-ink) display disposed on at least one of the plurality of surfaces of the ring band.
23. The system of claim 22 , wherein the processor is further configured to cause the e-ink display to display a visual indication indicative of one of the state of the user of the ring while driving the vehicle, the vehicular status of the vehicle, or the vehicular operation of the vehicle, wherein the processor is further configured to cause the visual indication displayed on the e-ink display to change a color.
24. The system of claim 22 , wherein the processor is further configured to cause the e-ink display to present the information indicative of the one or more driving conditions, as identified, by scrolling the information indicative of the one or more driving conditions, as identified, across the e-ink display.