IP Library Granted Patent US 8,994,827
Granted Patent B2
US 8,994,827 · App. 14/015,795 · Granted Mar 31, 2015

Wearable electronic device

Inventors: Pranav Mistry (Cupertino, CA); Sajid Sadi (San Jose, CA); Curtis Douglas Aumiller (San Jose, CA); Chengyuan Wei (San Jose, CA)
Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
H04N5/2252G06F1/163G06F3/014G06F3/0362
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Patent No.
US 8,994,827
App. No.
14/015,795
Granted
Mar 31, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

In one embodiment, a device includes a device body that includes a touch-sensitive display and a processor. The device also includes a band coupled to the device body and an optical sensor in or on the band. The optical sensor faces outward from the band and captures images. The processor communicates with the optical sensor to process captured images.

Claims (57)

1. A device comprising:

a device body comprising:

a touch-sensitive display; and

a processor;

a band coupled to the device body;

a first optical sensor in or on the band, wherein the first optical sensor faces outward from the band and is configured to capture an image and the processor is configured to communicate with the first optical sensor to process the captured image; and

a second optical sensor in or on the device body, a center of an angle of view of the second optical sensor being substantially parallel to a viewing cone of the touch-sensitive display.

2. The device of claim 1 , wherein the first optical sensor is configured to transmit the image to the device body.

3. The device of claim 2 , wherein the image transmitted to the device body is displayed on the touch sensitive display.

4. The device of claim 1 , further comprising:

a rotatable element about the touch-sensitive display; and

a detector configured to detect rotation of the rotatable element.

5. The device of claim 4 , wherein the detector comprises an encoder.

6. The device of claim 5 , wherein the encoder comprises:

an optical encoder; or

a mechanical encoder.

7. The device of claim 5 , wherein an inner surface of the rotatable element comprises the encoder.

8. The device of claim 4 , wherein:

the touch-sensitive display is substantially circular; and

the rotatable element is a substantially circular ring about the touch-sensitive display.

9. The device of claim 1 , wherein the first optical sensor comprises a camera.

10. The device of claim 1 , wherein the first optical sensor comprises a depth sensor.

11. The device of claim 1 , further comprising a third optical sensor located in or on the band.

12. The device of claim 11 , wherein the first optical sensor comprises a camera and the third optical sensor comprises a depth sensor.

13. The device of claim 1 , wherein the band comprises one or more of:

a flexible strip;

a clip;

a necklace; or

a keychain.

14. A device comprising:

a device body comprising:

a touch-sensitive display;

a rotatable element about the touch-sensitive display; and

a detector configured to detect rotation of the rotatable element;

a band coupled to the device body;

a first optical sensor in or on the band; and

a second optical sensor in or on the device body, a center of an angle of view of the second optical sensor being substantially parallel to a viewing cone of the touch-sensitive display.

15. The device of claim 14 , wherein the first optical sensor is communicably coupled to a processor in the device.

16. The device of claim 14 , wherein the first optical sensor faces outward from the band.

17. The device of claim 14 , wherein the first optical sensor is configured to capture an image and transmit the image to the device body.

18. The device of claim 17 , wherein the image transmitted to the device body is displayed on the touch sensitive display.

19. The device of claim 14 , wherein the detector comprises an encoder.

20. The device of claim 19 , wherein the encoder comprises:

an optical encoder; or

a mechanical encoder.

21. The device of claim 19 , wherein an inner surface of the rotatable element comprises the encoder.

22. The device of claim 14 , wherein:

the touch-sensitive display is substantially circular; and

the rotatable element is a substantially circular ring about the touch-sensitive display.

23. The device of claim 14 , wherein the first optical sensor comprises a camera.

24. The device of claim 14 , wherein the first optical sensor comprises a depth sensor.

25. The device of claim 14 , further comprising a third optical sensor located in or on the band.

26. The device of claim 25 , wherein the first optical sensor comprises a camera and the third optical sensor comprises a depth sensor.

27. The device of claim 1 , wherein the second optical sensor comprises a camera.

28. The device of claim 1 , wherein the second optical sensor comprises a depth sensor.

29. The device of claim 14 , wherein the second optical sensor comprises a camera.

30. The device of claim 14 , wherein the second optical sensor comprises a depth sensor.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 30, 2013
From: MISTRY, PRANAV; SADI, SAJID; AUMILLER, CURTIS DOUGLAS; WEI, CHENGYUAN
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY, LTD.
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Continuity (11)
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