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Method for controlling wearable device

US9261920B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 17, 2014
Grant dateFeb 16, 2016
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Expiry dateAug 2, 2034

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F1/163
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method for controlling a wearable device includes the steps of: providing the wearable device which includes a sensor; detecting and recording movement data relative to the wearable device via the sensor; determining whether the wearable device has triggered a start condition; if the start condition has been triggered, analyzing the movement data; determining whether a user has finished putting on the wearable device according to the analyzed movement data; and if the user has finished putting on the wearable device, determining whether the wearable device is worn on a left side or a right side of the user according to the analyzed movement data.

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