Performing an operation during inferred periods of non-use of a wearable device

1. A method comprising:

determining, based on a movement of a wearable computing device being detected during multiple days of a sample period, a recurring period of time of day during which a frequency or a magnitude of the movement satisfies a threshold that indicates the wearable computing device was not being used;

determining, at a time after the sample period and by the wearable computing device, whether a current period of time of day, coincides with the recurring period of time of day; and

responsive to determining that the current period of time of day coincides with the recurring period of time of day and responsive to determining that an operation can be completed during the recurring period of time of day, performing, by the wearable computing device, the operation during the current period of time of day.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein a machine learning system of the wearable computing device determines the recurring period of time of day when the wearable computing device is not being used.

3. The method of claim 2 , further comprising:

receiving, from at least one sensor of the wearable computing device, first movement data indicating a lack of movement of the wearable computing device being detected during a first period of time of a first day of the multiple days of the sample period;

receiving, from at least one sensor of the wearable computing device, second movement data indicating a lack of movement of the wearable computing device being detected during a second period of time of a second day of the multiple days of the sample period, the second day being different than the first day, wherein the second period of time of the second day corresponds to the first period of time of the first day;

identifying, by the machine learning system, based on the first movement data and the second movement data, the first period of time of the first day and the second period of time of the second day as being the recurring period of time of day when the wearable computing device is not being used; and

generating, by the machine learning system, a rule that predicts the current period of time of day to be when the wearable computing device will not be used.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the machine learning system of the wearable computing device determines, using the rule, whether the current period of time of day coincides with the recurring period of time of day.

5. The method of claim 3 , further comprising:

determining, by the machine learning system, based on the first movement data and the second movement data, one or more changes in a frequency or a magnitude of acceleration of wearable computing device during the first period of time of the first day and during the second period of time of the second day; and

responsive to determining that the one or more changes in the frequency or the magnitude of acceleration of wearable computing device during the first period of time of the first day and during the second period of time of the second day satisfy a threshold, identifying, by the machine learning system, the first period of time of the first day and the second period of time of the second day as coinciding with the recurring period of time of day when the wearable computing device is not being used.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining the recurring period of time of day when the wearable computing device is not being used comprises determining the recurring period of time of day when the wearable computing device is not being worn.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein performing the operation comprises outputting, for display, a security challenge graphical user interface in response to detecting future movement of the wearable computing device during the recurring period of time of day.

8. A wearable computing device comprising:

at least one sensor configured to detect movement associated with the computing device;

at least one processor;

a memory comprising instructions that, when executed, cause the at least one processor to:

determine, based on a movement of detected by the at least one sensor during multiples days of a sample period, a recurring period of time of day during which a frequency or a magnitude of the movement satisfies a threshold that indicates the wearable computing device is not being used;

determine, at a time after the sample period, whether a current period of time of day coincides with the recurring period of time of day; and

responsive to determining that the current period of time of day coincides with the recurring period of time of day and responsive to determining that an operation can be completed during the recurring period of time of day, perform the operation during the current period of time of day.

9. The wearable computing device of claim 8 , wherein the instructions, when executed, cause the at least one processor to execute a machine learning system to determine the recurring period of time of day when the wearable computing device is not being used.

10. The wearable computing device of claim 9 , wherein the instructions, when executed, further cause the at least one processor to execute the machine learning system to:

receive, from the at least one sensor, first movement data indicating a lack of movement of the wearable computing device being detected during a first period of time of a first day from the multiple days of the sample period;

receive, from the at least one sensor, second movement data indicating a lack of movement of the wearable computing device being detected during a second period of time of a second day from the multiple days of the sample period, the second day being different than the first day, wherein the second period of time of the second day corresponds to the first period of time of the first day;

identify, based on the first movement data and the second movement data, the first period of time of the first day and the second period of time of the second day as coinciding with the recurring period of time of day when the wearable computing device is not being used; and

generate a rule that predicts the current period of time of day to be when the wearable computing device will not be used.

11. The wearable computing device of claim 10 , wherein the instructions, when executed, further cause the at least one processor to execute the machine learning system to determine, using the rule, whether the current period of time of day coincides with the recurring period of time of day.

12. The wearable computing device of claim 10 , wherein the instructions, when executed, further cause the at least one processor to execute the machine learning system to:

determine, based on the first movement data and the second movement data, one or more changes in a frequency or a magnitude of acceleration of wearable computing device during the first period of time of the first day and during the second period of time of the second day; and

responsive to determining that the one or more changes in the frequency or the magnitude of acceleration of wearable computing device during the first period of time of the first day and during the second period of time of the second day satisfy a threshold, identify the first period of time of the first day and the second period of time of the second day as coinciding with the recurring period of time of day when the wearable computing device is not being used.

13. The wearable computing device of claim 8 , wherein the instructions, when executed, cause the at least one processor to determine the recurring period of time of day when the wearable computing device is not being used by determining the recurring period of time of day when the wearable computing device is not being worn.

14. The wearable computing device of claim 8 , further comprising a display, wherein the instructions, when executed, cause the at least one processor to perform the operation by outputting, at the display, a security challenge graphical user interface in response to detecting future movement of the wearable computing device during the recurring period of time of day.

15. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions that, when executed, cause at least one processor of a wearable computing device to:

determine, based on a movement of the wearable computing device detected during multiples days of a sample period, a recurring period of time of day during which a frequency or a magnitude of the movement satisfies a threshold that indicates the wearable computing device is not being used;

determine, at a time after the sample period, whether a current period of time of day coincides with the recurring period of time of day; and

responsive to determining that the current period of time of day coincides with the recurring period of time of day and responsive to determining that an operation can be completed during the recurring period of time of day, perform the operation during the current period of time of day.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the instructions, when executed, cause the at least one processor to execute a machine learning system to determine the recurring period of time of day when the wearable computing device is not being used.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 16 , wherein the instructions, when executed, further cause the at least one processor to execute the machine learning system to:

receive first movement data indicating a lack of movement of the wearable computing device being detected during a first period of time of a first day from the multiple days of the sample period;

receive second movement data indicating a lack of movement of the wearable computing device being detected during a second period of time of a second day from the multiple days of the sample period, the second day being different than the first day, wherein the second period of time of the second day corresponds to the first period of time of the first day;

identify, based on the first movement data and the second movement data, the first period of time of the first day and the second period of time of the second day as coinciding with the recurring period of time of day when the wearable computing device is not being used; and

generate a rule that predicts the current period of time of day to be when the wearable computing device will not be used.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 17 , wherein the instructions, when executed, further cause the at least one processor to execute the machine learning system to determine, using the rule, whether the current period of time of day coincides with the recurring period of time of day.

19. The non transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the instructions, when executed, cause the at least one processor to determine the recurring period of time of day when the wearable computing device is not being used by determining the recurring period of time of day when the wearable computing device is not being worn.

20. The non transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the instructions, when executed, cause the at least one processor to perform the operation by outputting, at a display, a security challenge graphical user interface in response to detecting future movement of the wearable computing device during the recurring period of time of day.