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Alarm interface for a smart watch

A wearable mobile computing device / appliance (a wrist watch) with a high resolution display that is capable of wirelessly accessing information from a network and a variety of other devices. The mobile computing device / appliance includes a user interface that is used to efficiently interact with alarms and notifications on the watch.
Owner:IBM CORP

Monitoring activity of a user in locomotion on foot

In one embodiment, a display unit to be mounted on a wrist of a user includes a display screen, a base, and at least one strap. The display unit is configured such that, when it is worn by the user, the display screen is oriented at an angle with respect to a surface of the user's wrist. In another embodiment, visually-perceptible information indicative of determined values of the instantaneous pace of a user and the average pace of the user are displayed, simultaneously. In another embodiment, visually-perceptible information indicative of the determined values of the at least one variable physiological parameter of the user and the at least one performance parameter of the user are displayed, simultaneously.
Owner:NIKE INC +1

Monitoring activity of a user in locomotion on foot

In one embodiment, a method includes steps of: (a) identifying an average foot contact time of a user during a first outing; (b) identifying an average pace of the user during the first outing; (c) defining a relationship between foot contact times of the user and corresponding paces of the user, wherein the relationship is based upon the average foot contact time and the average pace identified during the first outing, and wherein no other average foot contact times and no other average paces identified during any different outings by the user are used to define the relationship; and (d) calibrating at least one device that monitors activity of the user in locomotion on foot based upon the defined relationship between foot contact times of the user and corresponding paces of the user. In another embodiment, a method includes steps of: (a) determining a single user-specific calibration constant that defines a relationship between foot contact times of a user and corresponding paces of the user, wherein no other user-specific calibration constants are used to define the relationship; and (b) calibrating at least one device that monitors activity of the user in locomotion on foot based upon the relationship between foot contact times of the user and corresponding paces of the user that is defined by the single user-specific calibration constant.
Owner:NIKE INC +1

Method and apparatus for dynamically controlling scroller speed employed for a user interface of a wearable appliance

InactiveUS7081905B1Amount of user manipulation of the scroller to get to a particular positionElectric indicationFrequency stabilisation mechanismDisplay deviceHuman–computer interaction
A wearable mobile computing device / appliance (e.g., a wrist watch) with a high resolution display that is capable of wirelessly accessing information from the network and a variety of other devices. The Wrist Watch device / appliance includes a user interface that is used to efficiently interact with alarms, time keeping functions and notifications on the watch via use of a scroll device implementing dynamic scroll speed controller capability which enables seamless fine-grain and coarse-grain scroll and / or cursor movement through displayed content without notice to the user of the scroll device.
Owner:IBM CORP

Speech recognition programming information retrieved from a remote source to a speech recognition system for performing a speech recognition method

Embodiments of the present invention include a speech recognition method. In one embodiment, the method includes receiving from an external system first recognition information to recognize a first plurality of words in a first system, programming the first system with the first recognition information to recognize the first plurality of words, generating first recognition results in response to receiving at least one of the first plurality of words in the first system, receiving from the external system second recognition information to recognize a second plurality of words, wherein the second recognition information is selected based on the first recognition results, and programming the first system with the second recognition information to recognize a second plurality of words.
Owner:SENSORY

Electronically addressable microencapsulated ink and display thereof

We describe a system of electronically active inks which may include electronically addressable contrast media, conductors, insulators, resistors, semiconductive materials, magnetic materials, spin materials, piezoelectric materials, optoelectronic, thermoelectric or radio frequency materials. We further describe a printing system capable of laying down said materials in a definite pattern. Such a system may be used for instance to: print a flat panel display complete with onboard drive logic; print a working logic circuit onto any of a large class of substrates; print an electrostatic or piezoelectric motor with onboard logic and feedback or print a working radio transmitter or receiver.
Owner:E INK CORPORATION

System and method for transmitting and utilizing electronic program guide information

InactiveUS6216265B1Quickly move block of DataSlow and cumbersome to softwareTelevision system detailsTime indicationData processing systemInformation transmission
Television schedule information transmission and utilization systems (50A-50D) transmit TV schedule data and associated network control messages provided by computer (54) as packets via the Video Blanking Interval (VBI) lines in the TV signal from various television program providers (51). This data is acquired by regional data processing systems and forwarded by the regional data processing systems to subscriber units (52) and used to construct an internal database. This intern database can be accessed by the subscriber unit (52) to display a TV schedule for the channels that are received by the user's TV.
Owner:STARSIGHT TELECAST

Input method and apparatus using tactile guidance and bi-directional segmented stroke

An input method that is based on bidirectional strokes that are segmented by tactile landmarks. By giving the user tactile feedback about the length of a stroke during input, dependence on visual display is greatly reduced. By concatenating separate strokes into multi-strokes, complex commands may be entered, which may encode commands, data content, or both simultaneously. Multi-strokes can be used to traverse a menu hierarchy quickly. Inter-landmark segments may be used for continuous and discrete parameter entry, resulting in a multifunctional interaction paradigm. This approach to input does not depend on material displayed visually to the user, and, due to tactile guidance, may be used as an eyes-free user interface. The method is especially suitable for wearable computer systems that use a head-worn display and wrist-worn watch-style devices.
Owner:IBM CORP

Wristwatch with a touch screen and method for displaying on a touch-screen watch

Wristwatch (1) comprising: a digital matrix display (4); a two-dimensional sheet of touch-sensitive glass (3) provided with a plurality of electrodes (10, 11, 12) for detecting the movements of at least one finger along two different directions; a processing circuit laid out so as to interpret the signals from said electrodes and to scroll cards (23, 220-225, 210-213) on said display (4) in order to lastingly replace the initially displayed card (23) with another card; wherein the scrolling direction depends on the direction of said movement.
Owner:SLYDE ANALYTICS LLC

Monitoring device, method and system

InactiveUS20060253010A1Light weightExpand the amount of informationTime-pieces with integrated devicesSensorsBlood oxygenationPulse rate
A monitoring device (20) and method (200) for monitoring the health of a user is disclosed herein. The monitoring device (20) is preferably a watch (25), an optical sensor (30) disposed on a band of the watch (25), a circuitry assembly (35) embedded within a main body of the watch (25), a display member (40) disposed on an exterior surface of the main of the watch, and a control component (43). The monitoring device (20) preferably displays the following information about the user: pulse rate; blood oxygenation levels; calories expended by the user of a pre-set time period; target zones of activity; time; distance traveled; and dynamic blood pressure. The watch (25) also displays the time of day on the display member (40).
Owner:BRADY DONALD +2

Mobile terminal and operation control method thereof

A mobile terminal including a flexible display provided on a main body of the mobile terminal, in which the flexible display is configured to flex as the mobile terminal is attached to a part of the human body. The mobile terminal also includes a sensor configured to sense at least one of a position and movement of the main body, and a controller configured to control the flexible display to display an image in a first area of the flexible display so that a display direction of the image is in a first direction, and to move the displayed image in the first area to a second area of the flexible display based on the at least of the sensed position and movement of the main body so that the display direction of the image is maintained in the first direction.
Owner:LG ELECTRONICS INC

Accelerometer-Based Control of Wearable Devices

Accelerometer-based orientation and / or movement detection for controlling wearable devices, such as wrist-worn audio recorders and wristwatches. A wrist-worn audio recorder can use an accelerometer to detect the orientation and / or movement of a user's wrist and subsequently activate a corresponding audio-recorder function, for instance recording or playback. A wearable device with a vibration mechanism can use this method to remind a user of an undesirable movement such as restless leg movement. Likewise, a talking wristwatch can use this method to activate audio reporting of time when a user moves or orients his or her wrist in close proximity to his or her ear. In such applications, and many others, accelerometer-based control of the wearable device offers significant advantages over conventional means of control, particularly in terms of ease of use and durability.
Owner:ENBIOMEDIC

Method of input of a security code by means of a touch screen for access to a function, an apparatus or a given location, and device for implementing the same

The method relates to the input of a security code by means of a touch screen of an electronic device such as a watch for access to a specific function, an apparatus or a given location. This touch screen comprises control keys, which can be activated by a manual action of a user using a finger or a stylus. Each key is linked to a microprocessor unit of the electronic device. The method comprises steps which consist of placing a finger or stylus on a key of the touch screen, which represents a first reference of the code to be entered, moving the finger or stylus from the first reference to a key of a second reference over a specific trajectory through the microprocessor unit, keeping the finger on the second reference for a given period of time or detecting a change in trajectory of the finger in the area of the key of the second reference to be input, moving the finger from the key of the second reference to a key of a third reference over a specific trajectory, and removing the finger or stylus from the touch screen to validate the entered code and access to the function, apparatus or given location.
Owner:ASULAB SA

Smart watch

A smart watch is provided. The smart watch includes a band unit, a network unit, a display unit and a control unit. The band unit is configured to be worn on a user's wrist. The smart watch includes a band unit that is capable of being worn on a user and includes a wrist band layer disposed on the band unit, an image capture device disposed on the band unit, a power source coupled to the image capture device, a memory coupled to the image capture device, and a motion detector coupled to the memory. The smart watch includes a network unit located in the band unit and communicates wirelessly with at least one of a portable network device and a server and a display unit being coupled to the power source, and a control unit that includes a processor and coupled to the memory, the power source, the display unit, and the network unit, the control unit receiving information from the image capture device, and the motion detector and storing information in the memory.
Owner:PRACTECH INC

Natural alarm clock

ActiveUS20050190065A1Improve sleepingAlarm can be substantially increasedAcoustic time signalsOptical signalsComputer scienceSignal processing
A mobile terminal is presented, having capability to determine when a user should be stimulated toward an awake state. The terminal includes a receiver for receiving a sleep descriptor signal indicative of at least one sleep characteristic of the user, and also includes a signal processing module for processing the sleep descriptor signal. The signal processing module is arranged to provide, at least partly in response to the sleep descriptor signal, a stimulation signal indicative that the user should be stimulated. The mobile terminal is also usable for communication by the user in the awake state. This invention further includes a method, system, and monitor to be used with the mobile terminal in order to stimulate the user toward an awake state.
Owner:INTELLECTUAL VENTURES I LLC

Adaptive Watch

A watch or other type of portable electronic console that employs a number of different functions in order to improve its usability. The watch may, for example, allow a user to connect the watch to one or more remote electronic devices, such as an electronic performance sensor or MP3 player. The watch then displays information related to the connected electronic devices. Still further, the watch may allow a user to control the operation of one or more connected remote electronic devices. Thus, if the watch is connected to a remote speed / distance monitor employing a calibration variable, then the watch may allow the user to adjust the calibration variable. The watch also provides a multi-tiered menu for accessing its various functions. Each operational mode in the first tier relates to a broad category of different functions of the watch, and contains one or more operational submodes in a second tier. The submodes in the second tier are for performing specific functions related to the generic category of functions identified by the first-tier operational mode. Still further, the watch allows a user to conveniently select how the information provided by the watch is displayed. Moreover, the watch includes a power save function that reduces the power consumption of the watch when it is not in use.
Owner:NIKE INC
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