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Granted Patent B2
US 10,194,060 · App. 14/632,065 · Granted Jan 29, 2019

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 Company, Ltd.
H04N5/2252G06F1/163G06F3/014G06F3/017G06F3/0304G06F3/0362
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Patent No.
US 10,194,060
App. No.
14/632,065
Granted
Jan 29, 2019
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 (54)

1. A device comprising;

a device body comprising;

a touch-sensitive display;

a rotatable element about the touch-sensitive display;

a detector configured to detect rotation of the rotatable element; and

a processor;

a band coupled to the device body; and

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

2. The device of claim 1 , wherein the 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 , wherein the detector comprises an encoder.

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

an optical encoder; or

a mechanical encoder.

6. The device of claim 4 , wherein an inner surface of the rotatable element comprises the encoder.

7. The device of claim 1 , wherein:

the touch-sensitive display is substantially circular; and

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

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

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

10. The device of claim 1 , further comprising another optical sensor located on the device body.

11. The device of claim 10 , wherein the optical sensor located on the device body comprises a depth sensor or a camera.

12. The device of claim 1 , further comprising another optical sensor located in or on the band.

13. The device of claim 12 , wherein the optical sensor comprises a camera and the other optical sensor comprises a depth sensor.

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

a flexible strip;

a clip;

a necklace; or

a keychain.

15. 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; and

an optical sensor in or on the band.

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

17. The device of claim 15 , wherein the optical sensor faces outward from the band.

18. The device of claim 15 , wherein the optical sensor is configured to capture an image and transmit the image to the device body.

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

20. The device of claim 15 , wherein the detector comprises an encoder.

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

an optical encoder; or

a mechanical encoder.

22. The device of claim 20 , wherein an inner surface of the rotatable element comprises the encoder.

23. The device of claim 15 , wherein:

the touch-sensitive display is substantially circular; and

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

24. The device of claim 15 , wherein the optical sensor comprises a camera.

25. The device of claim 15 , wherein the optical sensor comprises a depth sensor.

26. The device of claim 15 , further comprising another optical sensor located on the device body.

27. The device of claim 26 , wherein the optical sensor located on the device body comprises a depth sensor or a camera.

28. The device of claim 15 , further comprising another optical sensor located in or on the band.

29. The device of claim 28 , wherein the optical sensor comprises a camera and the other optical sensor comprises a depth sensor.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 10, 2015
From: MISTRY, PRANAV; SADI, SAJID; AUMILLER, CURTIS DOUGLAS; WEI, CHENGYUAN
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY LTD.
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Continuity (12)
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