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US 10,636,398 · App. 15/767,054 · Granted Apr 28, 2020

Wearable electronic device and method for controlling application being executed in electronic device

Inventors: Min Hee Lee (Seoul, KR); Tae Min Cho (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Soo Jung Bae (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
G10H1/0008G06F1/163G06F3/017G06F3/0346G06F3/0362G06F3/0487G06F3/0488G10H2220/116G10H2220/201G10H2220/401
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Patent No.
US 10,636,398
App. No.
15/767,054
Granted
Apr 28, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

Various examples of the present invention relate to a wearable electronic device, comprising: a communication circuit for implementing communication; a sensor circuit for sensing a movement of the wearable electronic device; and a processor electrically connected to the communication circuit and the sensor circuit, wherein the processor transmits, through the communication circuit to the electronic device, movement data of the wearable electronic device acquired through the sensor circuit, and the transmitted movement data of the wearable electronic device enables the electronic device to control a loop application being executed in the electronic device. In addition, other examples, which can be identified through the description, are possible.

Claims (48)

1. A wearable electronic device, comprising:

a communication circuit configured to perform communication;

a sensor circuit configured to sense movement of the wearable electronic device;

a processor electrically connected with the communication circuit and the sensor circuit; and

a display circuit electrically connected with the processor,

wherein the processor is configured to:

transmit movement data of the wearable electronic device, which is obtained through the sensor circuit, to an electronic device through the communication circuit,

provide a wearing manner graphic user interface (UI) for a manner of wearing the wearable electronic device to a display of the wearable electronic device through the display circuit; and

transmit a result, which is selected through the wearing manner graphic UI, to the electronic device through the communication circuit,

wherein the transmitted movement data of the wearable electronic device allows the electronic device to control a loop application which is being executed in the electronic device,

wherein a pointer is positioned on an execution screen of the loop application based on the transmitted movement data,

wherein a sound effect of the loop application is applied differently based on the position of the pointer,

wherein the transmitted movement data includes at least one of a first rotation angle or a second rotation angle of the wearable electronic device,

wherein a rotation axis of the first rotation angle is a wrist of a user of the wearable electronic device, and

wherein a center of the second rotation angle is an elbow of the user.

2. The wearable electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising:

a user input circuit electrically connected with the processor,

wherein the processor is configured to:

activate the communication circuit based on a user input received through the user input circuit; and

transmit the movement data to the electronic device through the activated communication circuit.

3. The wearable electronic device of claim 2 , wherein the user input circuit receives a touch input or a bezel input through bezel rotation by using a touch panel or a bezel.

4. The wearable electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the movement data is obtained by using at least one of a gyro sensor and an acceleration sensor.

5. The wearable electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the wearing manner graphic UI is to select whether the wearable electronic device is positioned at a left side or a right side of the user.

6. The wearable electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the wearing manner graphic UI is to select whether the wearable electronic device is put on an outer part of the wrist of the user, is put on an inner part of the wrist of the user, or is held by a hand of the user.

7. The wearable electronic device of claim 3 , wherein the loop application includes a first execution screen for determining a plurality of instruments which are to be repeatedly played through the loop application, and a second execution screen for applying sound effects to the determined instruments,

wherein different sound effects are applied depending on the position of the pointer which is displayed by selecting one point on a second dimensional (2D) plane,

wherein the bezel input is used to change a plurality of presets in which the instruments are determined, on the first execution screen, and

wherein the movement data is used to move the position of the pointer on the 2D plane of the second execution screen.

8. The wearable electronic device of claim 7 , wherein the movement data includes a first rotation direction and a second rotation direction, and

wherein the first rotation direction is to move the pointer in a first direction on the 2D plane, and the second rotation direction is to move the pointer in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction on the 2D plane.

9. The wearable electronic device of claim 7 , wherein the pointer starts moving from a center of the 2D plane or starts moving from a position corresponding to a direction which the wearable electronic device faces.

10. The wearable electronic device of claim 7 , wherein the processor is configured to:

display, on the display of the wearable electronic device, objects in number corresponding to the number of the presets, through the display circuit; and

apply, to the object, an indicator for distinguishing a preset selected based on the bezel input from a preset which is not selected based on the bezel input.

11. The wearable electronic device of claim 7 , wherein the movement data is applied to the loop application in a state that slight movement is removed through a moving average filter or low pass filter.

12. The wearable electronic device of claim 8 , wherein, based on a manner of wearing the wearable electronic device,

movements of the pointer in the first rotation direction of the wearable electronic device and in a direction reverse to the first rotation direction; and movements of the pointer in the second rotation direction and a direction reverse to the second rotation direction are applied at mutually different movement speeds to the loop application.

13. A method performed in a wearable electronic device, the method comprising:

displaying a wearing manner graphic user interface (UI) for a manner of wearing the wearable electronic device;

transmitting a result, which is selected through the wearing manner graphic UI, to an electronic device through the communication circuit;

obtaining movement data of the wearable electronic device;

transmitting the obtained movement data to the electronic device,

wherein the transmitted movement data of the wearable electronic device allows the electronic device to control a loop application which is being executed in the electronic device,

wherein a pointer is positioned on an execution screen of the loop application based on the transmitted movement data,

wherein a sound effect of the loop application is applied differently based on the position of the pointer,

wherein the transmitted movement data includes at least one of a first rotation angle or a second rotation angle of the wearable electronic device,

wherein a rotation axis of the first rotation angle is a wrist of a user of the wearable electronic device, and

wherein a center of the second rotation angle is an elbow of the user.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 12, 2018
From: LEE, MIN HEE; CHO, TAE MIN; BAE, SOO JUNG
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 045519/0704 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2015-0140922 · Oct 7, 2015 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20180301128A1 · Oct 18, 2018
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