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Granted Patent B2
US 12,307,011 · App. 18/417,537 · Granted May 20, 2025

Sensor and/or information device as well as sensor and/or information system

Inventors: Matthias Kirchner (Munich, DE); Sebastian Petruch (Munich, DE)
Assignee: Workaround GmbH
G06F3/014G06F3/14G06K7/10366G06K7/1413G06K19/0723G08C17/02G06F3/041G08C2201/30
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Patent No.
US 12,307,011
App. No.
18/417,537
Granted
May 20, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method for operating a system having a sensor and/or information device and a main device is described. The sensor and/or information device includes a hand garment and a secondary device, with at least one input mechanism. The main device is connected to a database. The method includes the following steps: An actuating signal is generated using the at least one input mechanism. The actuating signal is received by the secondary device, and an input signal is transmitted on the basis of the actuating signal by the secondary device to the main device. An action instruction is generated by way of a main device based on the input signal and based on a predefined action sequence. The action instruction is transmitted to the secondary device. Moreover, a sensor and/or information device, a sensor and/or information system as well as computer programme are described.

Claims (32)

1. A method for operating a system, the system comprising a wearable and a main device, wherein the wearable comprises a hand garment and a secondary device,

wherein at least one of the hand garment and the secondary device has or have at least one input means, wherein the secondary device comprises at least one of a display and a sensor unit, wherein the secondary device is attached to the hand garment, and

wherein the main device is connected to a database, the method comprising steps of:

generation of an actuating signal using said at least one input means,

receipt of the actuating signal by the secondary device;

transmission of an input signal based on the actuating signal to the main device by the secondary device;

generation of an action instruction by means of the main device based on the input signal and based on a predefined action sequence, wherein the action instruction is configured to make the secondary device execute a predefined action by means of at least one of the display and the sensor unit; and

transmission of the action instruction to the secondary device;

wherein the predefined action sequence comprises a sequence of process steps.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the main device is a cloud server.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the action sequence comprises at least one of a sequence of actions and a type of actuation for triggering one of the predefined actions.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the action instruction is configured to at least one of activate the sensor unit, change an operating mode of the secondary device, change a function of at least one input means and make the display show predefined information.

5. The method according to claim 4 , wherein the predefined information is contained in the action instruction.

6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein different actions are assigned to different input signals in the action sequence.

7. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the input signal is generated depending on at least one of the actuated input means and a type of actuation of the respective input means.

8. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the input signal is only then generated if said at least one input means is actuated twice.

9. The method according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the hand garment and the secondary device has or have at least two input means, wherein input signals different from each other are assigned to said at least two input means.

10. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the action instruction is generated by the main device depending on a situation.

11. The method according to claim 10 , wherein a function assigned to the action instruction is generated by the main device depending on the situation.

12. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the action instruction is generated based on at least one prerequisite.

13. The method according to claim 12 , wherein said at least one prerequisite comprises an accepted response to a previous action from the action sequence.

14. The method according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the input signal and the action instruction are transmitted wirelessly.

15. A system comprising a wearable and a main device, wherein the main device is connected to a database,

wherein the wearable device comprises a hand garment and a secondary device, wherein the secondary device is attached to the hand garment, wherein at least one of the hand garment and the secondary device has or have an input means, wherein the secondary device has at least one of a display and a sensor unit as well as a control unit, wherein the control unit is configured to:

receive an actuating signal from said at least one input means,

transmit an input signal based on the actuating signal to the main device,

receive an action instruction based on a predefined action sequence from the main device, wherein the action instruction is configured to make the secondary device execute a predefined action, and

control at least one of the display and sensor unit based on the action instruction so that the predefined action assigned to the action instruction is executed,

wherein the predefined action sequence comprises a sequence of process steps;

wherein the main device is configured to receive input signals and to generate the action instruction based on the input signal.

16. The system according to claim 15 , wherein the main device is connected to a database.

17. The system according to claim 15 , wherein the main device has a data storage device or the main device is connected to a data storage device, in which the predefined action sequence is stored.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 23, 2024
From: KIRCHNER, MATTHIAS; PETRUCH, SEBASTIAN
To: WORKAROUND GMBH
Reel/Frame 066209/0296 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2020 106 369.5 · Mar 9, 2020 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation 17194793 · Mar 8, 2021
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