Enhanced accessibility using wearable computing devices
Disclosed in some examples are methods, systems, devices, and machine-readable mediums which provide a wearable device, such as a smart ring, that provides feedback to guide users in performing physical tasks. Tasks may include tasks associated with an application executing on a mobile device of the user.
1. A method of providing haptic feedback to assist a user in completing a physical task, the method comprising:
determining a first spatial relationship between a computing device and an object using a sensor on the computing device;
determining a target spatial relationship between the computing device and the object, the target spatial relationship different than the first spatial relationship;
determining a third spatial relationship between a wearable computing device of the user and the computing device using a second sensor on the computing device or a first sensor on the wearable computing device;
selecting, based upon a difference between the first spatial relationship and the target spatial relationship, a movement direction of the computing device to achieve the target spatial relationship;
selecting, based upon the movement direction and the third spatial relationship between the wearable computing device of the user and the computing device, a haptic feedback; and
causing the haptic feedback to be delivered to the user through the wearable computing device of the user.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the object is a financial instrument.
3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the target spatial relationship is an orientation of the computing device that aligns the financial instrument within a capture window of a camera of the computing device.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the wearable computing device is a ring or a watch.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the sensor on the computing device is a camera.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the haptic feedback comprises a haptic feedback scheme specifying a location of one or more haptic modules on the wearable to provide feedback, an intensity of the feedback, and a pattern of the feedback.
7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the haptic feedback scheme is defined by user.
8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the haptic feedback assists the user in moving a camera of the computing device into a proper orientation for capturing a financial instrument.
9. A computing device for providing haptic feedback to assist a user in completing a physical task, the computing device comprising:
a hardware processor;
a memory, the memory storing instructions, which when executed by the hardware processor, causes the hardware processor to perform operations comprising:
determining a first spatial relationship between the computing device and an object using a sensor on the computing device;
determining a target spatial relationship between the computing device and the object, the target spatial relationship different than the first spatial relationship;
determining a third spatial relationship between a wearable computing device of the user and the computing device using a second sensor on the computing device or a first sensor on the wearable computing device;
selecting, based upon a difference between the first spatial relationship and the target spatial relationship, a movement direction of the computing device to achieve the target spatial relationship;
selecting, based upon the movement direction and the third spatial relationship between the wearable computing device of the user and the computing device, a haptic feedback; and
causing the haptic feedback to be delivered to the user through the wearable computing device of the user.
10. The computing device of claim 9 , wherein the objects a financial instrument.
11. The computing device of claim 10 , wherein the target spatial relationship is an orientation of the computing device that aligns the financial instrument within a capture window of a camera of the computing device.
12. The computing device of claim 9 , wherein the wearable computing device is a ring or a watch.
13. The computing device of claim 9 , wherein the sensor on the computing device is a camera.
14. The computing device of claim 9 , wherein the haptic feedback comprises a haptic feedback scheme specifying a location of one or more haptic modules on the wearable to provide feedback, an intensity of the feedback, and a pattern of the feedback.
15. The computing device of claim 14 , wherein the haptic feedback scheme is defined by the user.
16. The computing device of claim 9 , wherein the haptic feedback assists the user moving a camera of the computing device into a proper orientation for capturing a financial instrument.
17. A machine-readable medium, storing instructions for providing haptic feedback to assist a user in completing a physical task, the instructions, when executed by a computing device, causes the computing device to perform operations comprising:
determining a first spatial relationship between the computing device and an object using a sensor on the computing device;
determining a target spatial relationship between the computing device and the object, the target spatial relationship different than the first spatial relationship;
determining a third spatial relationship between a wearable computing device of the user and the computing device using a second sensor on the computing device or a first sensor on the wearable computing device;
selecting, based upon a difference between the first spatial relationship and the target spatial relationship, a movement direction of the computing device to achieve the target spatial relationship;
selecting, based upon the movement direction and the third spatial relationship between the wearable computing device of the user and the computing device, a haptic feedback; and
causing the haptic feedback to be delivered to the user through the wearable computing device of the user.
18. The machine-readable medium of claim 17 , wherein the object is a financial instrument.
19. The machine-readable medium of claim 18 , wherein the target spatial relationship is an orientation of the computing device that aligns the financial instrument within a capture window of a camera of the computing device.
20. The machine-readable medium of claim 17 , wherein the wearable computing device is a ring or a watch.