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US 12,010,647 · App. 17/559,168 · Granted Jun 11, 2024

Method and system for keeping a first user and a second user continuously informed of their respective emotional states

Inventors: Yann Verdon (Villars-sur-Glâne, CH); Andrea Rossi (Lainate, IT); Selim Salame (Gals, CH); Jean-Marc Koller (Yverdon-les-Bains, CH); Edoardo Franzi (Cheseaux-Noreaz, CH)
Assignee: SWATCH AG
H04W68/005G06F3/14G06T11/00
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Patent No.
US 12,010,647
App. No.
17/559,168
Granted
Jun 11, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method for keeping a first user and a second user continuously informed of each other's emotional state is provided. The method includes: pairing a first connected watch of the first user with a second connected watch of the second user; receiving, by the second connected watch, an emotional notification comprising a graphical representation relating to an emotional state of the first user; and displaying the graphical representation on a first region of a watch face of the second connected watch, and indicating a current time in a second region of the watch face, wherein the first region occupies a display area of a display of the second connected watch.

Claims (21)

1. A method for keeping a first user and a second user continuously informed of each other's emotional state, the method comprising:

pairing a first connected watch of the first user with a second connected watch of the second user by exchanging pairing identifiers between the first connected watch and the second connected watch after detecting a shock between the first connected watch and the second connected watch;

receiving, by the second connected watch, an emotional notification comprising a graphical representation relating to an emotional state of the first user; and

displaying the graphical representation on a first region of a watch face of the second connected watch, and indicating a current time in a second region of the watch face of the second connected watch, wherein the first region occupies a display area of a display of the second connected watch.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the pairing comprises interacting between a first mobile device of the first user and a second mobile device of the second user that are respectively connected to the first connected watch and the second connected watch.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the pairing further comprises authorizing the first connected watch and the second connected watch to exchange emotional notifications with each other, the authorizing comprising transmitting a request to associate the pairing identifiers with each other.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the displaying comprises dynamically positioning the graphical representation in the first region relative to at least one graphical object comprised in the watch face.

5. A method for keeping a first user and a second user continuously informed of each other's emotional state, the method comprising:

pairing a first connected watch of the first user with a second connected watch of the second user by exchanging pairing identifiers between the first connected watch and the second connected watch after detecting a shock between the first connected watch and the second connected watch;

designing an emotional notification including a graphical representation relating to an emotional state of the first user, wherein the emotional notification is automatically generated based on a stored algorithm in the first connected watch; and

sending, by the first connected watch to the second connected watch, the emotional notification.

6. A system for keeping a first user and a second user continuously informed of each other's emotional state, the system comprising:

a first connected watch of the first user, the first connected watch configured to:

pair with a second connected watch of the second user by exchanging pairing identifiers between the first connected watch and the second connected watch after detecting a shock between the first connected watch and the second connected watch;

receive, from the second connected watch, an emotional notification comprising a graphical representation relating to an emotional state of the second user; and

display the graphical representation on a first region of a watch face of the first connected watch, and indicate a current time in a second region of the watch face, wherein the first region occupies a display area of a display of the first connected watch; and

a first mobile device of the first user that is configured to be connected to the first connected watch and a server, the first mobile device configured to transmit data between the first connected watch and the second connected watch via the server.

7. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer instructions configured to cause at least one processor of a first connected watch of a first user to:

pair with a second connected watch of a second user by exchanging pairing identifiers between the first connected watch and the second connected watch after detecting a shock between the first connected watch and the second connected watch;

receive, from the second connected watch via a first mobile device of the first user that is connected to a server, an emotional notification comprising a graphical representation relating to an emotional state of the second user; and

display the graphical representation on a first region of a watch face of the first connected watch, and indicate a current time in a second region of the watch face, wherein the first region occupies a display area of a display of the first connected watch.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 14, 2022
From: VERDON, YANN; ROSSI, ANDREA; SALAME, SELIM; KOLLER, JEAN-MARC; FRANZI, EDOARDO
To: SWATCH AG
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Continuity (1)
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