Granted Patent B2

US 12,613,577 · App. 18/778,969 · Granted Apr 28, 2026

Inventors: Prathyusha Kamarajugadda (Bangalore, IN); Kln Sai Prasanth (Bangalore, IN)

Assignee: CONZUMEX INDUSTRIES PRIVATE LIMITED

G06F3/014G06F1/163G06F3/016G06F3/0362

Abstract

Claims (53)

1 . A wearable ring device to perform a communication operation in a wireless network, comprises:

a control unit comprises a microcontroller, a haptic controller and a power source;

a static component placed over the control unit, wherein the static component comprises at least one sensing element placed over an outer surface of the static component;

a rotatable interface mounted over the static component and is rotatable over an axis of the static component, wherein the rotatable interface comprises a notch, wherein the notch is provided at an inner surface of the rotatable interface; and

a potting material between the static component and the rotatable interface, wherein the potting material behaves as a dielectric material when the sensing element is a capacitive sensor; and

wherein when the rotatable interface is rotated over the static component, the notch comes in contact with the sensing element, and wherein the microcontroller determines a change in a level of electric or magnetic or optical parameter of the sensing element when the rotatable interface is in contact with the static component and performs the communication operation based on the change in the level of electric or magnetic or optical parameter of the sensing element.

2 . The wearable ring device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the sensing element is one of the capacitive sensor, a magnetic sensor, an inductive sensor, an optical sensor, and a pressure sensor.

3 . The wearable ring device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the notch is made of a conductive material that allows for the flow of electrical current from the power source.

4 . The wearable ring device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein performs the communication operation based on the change in the level of electric or magnetic or optical parameter of the sensing element comprises:

determines whether the change in the level of electric or magnetic or optical parameter of the sensing element meets a predetermined threshold; and

performs the communication operation based on the change in the level of electric or magnetic or optical parameter of the sensing element when the change in the level of electric or magnetic or optical parameter sensing element meets the predetermined threshold.

5 . The wearable ring device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the capacitive sensor on the static component is associated with at least one a capacitive sensing pad, wherein the capacitive sensing pad:

generates a capacitance due to rotations of the rotatable interface over the static component, and

determines a change in the capacitance.

6 . The wearable ring device as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the inductive sensor on the static component is associated with at least one inductive coil, wherein the at least one inductive coil:

generates an inductance due to rotations of the rotatable interface over the static component, and

determines the change in the inductance from a predefined threshold value indicating the contact of the notch with the inductive sensor.

7 . The wearable ring device as claimed in claim 2 , wherein a hall sensor on the static component is associated with at least one hall-effect sensor, wherein the at least one hall-effect sensor:

generates a voltage due to rotations of the rotatable interface over the static component, and

determines the change in magnetic field generated by the notch.

8 . The wearable ring device as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the optical sensor on the static component is associated with at least one LEDs-a PD pair to determine the change in an optical path of a light emitted by the LEDs, which is reflected back from to PD pair from conductive notch due the rotations of the rotatable interface over the static component.

9 . The wearable ring device as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the pressure sensor on the static component comprises a strain gauge attached to the static component, wherein the strain gauge:

measures a deformation of the static component caused by a pressure applied by the rotatable interface when the rotatable interface is rotated over the static component, wherein the deformation of the strain gauge causes a change in resistance that is determined by the pressure sensor; and

determines the change in the resistance applied over the static component.

10 . The wearable ring device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the communication operations comprises at least one of a payment operations, a workout operation, an emergency operation, an access control operation, a gaming operation, and a multimedia playback operation.

11 . The wearable ring device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the rotatable interface is circular in shape with a radial thickness.

12 . The wearable ring device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the potting material is a protective material surrounding the static component.

13 . The wearable ring device claimed in claim 1 , wherein the communication operation is performed only when a user is wearing the wearable ring device.

14 . The wearable ring device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the haptic controller provides haptic feedback indicating enabling or disabling of the communication operation on the wearable ring device.

15 . The wearable ring device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the power source supplies power to the wearable ring device to perform the communication operations.

16 . The wearable ring device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the notch is at least one of a conductive notch or a magnetic notch.

17 . A method for performing communication operation, comprises:

determining, by a wearable ring device, a conductive notch of a rotatable interface of the wearable ring device is in contact with at least one sensing element of a static component of the wearable ring device, when the rotatable interface is rotated over the static component, wherein a potting material between the static component and the rotatable interface, and wherein the potting material behaves as a dielectric material when the sensing element is a capacitive sensor;

determining, by the wearable ring device, a communication operation configured for the sensing element with which the conductive notch is in contact; and

performing, by the wearable ring device, the communication operation.

18 . The method as claimed in claim 17 , wherein the sensing element is one of the capacitive sensor, a magnetic sensor, an inductive sensor, an optical sensor, and a pressure sensor.

19 . The method as claimed in claim 17 , wherein performing the communication operation comprises:

determining whether a change in a level of electric or magnetic or optical parameter of the sensing element meets a predetermined threshold; and

performing the communication operation based on the change in the level of electric or magnetic or optical parameter of the sensing element when the change in the level of electric or magnetic or optical parameter of the sensing element meets the predetermined threshold.

20 . The method as claimed in claim 17 , wherein the capacitive sensor on the static component is associated with at least one a capacitive sensing pad comprises, wherein the capacitive sensing pad:

generating a capacitance due to rotations of the rotatable interface over the static component, and

determining a change in the capacitance.

21 . The method as claimed in claim 18 , wherein the inductive sensor on the static component is associated with at least one inductive coil, wherein the at least one inductive coil comprises:

generating an inductance due to rotations of the rotatable interface over the static component, and

determining a change in the inductance from a predefined threshold value indicating the contact of the conductive notch with the inductive sensor.

22 . The method as claimed in claim 17 , wherein a hall sensor on the static component is associated with at least one hall-effect sensor, wherein the at least one hall-effect sensor:

generating a voltage due to rotations of the rotatable interface over the static component, and

determining a change in magnetic field generated by the notch.

23 . The method as claimed in claim 18 , wherein the optical sensor on the static component is associated with at least one LEDs-PD pair, wherein the LEDs-PD pair comprises:

determining a change in an optical path of a light emitted by the LEDs, which is reflected back from to PD pair from conductive notch due the rotations of the rotatable interface over the static component.

24 . The method as claimed in claim 18 , wherein the pressure sensor on the static component comprises a strain gauge attached to the static component, wherein the strain gauge:

measuring a deformation of the static component caused by a pressure applied by the rotatable interface when the rotatable interface is rotated over the static component, wherein the deformation of the strain gauge causes a change in resistance that is determined by the pressure sensor, and

determining the change the resistance applied over the static component.

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