Launching a camera of a wireless device from a wearable device
US9338340B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 16, 2014 |
| Grant date | May 10, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 16, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N23/66
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system includes a wearable device (102) such as a smartwatch and a wireless device (104) such as a smartphone. A user provides to the wearable device a user input indicating a user desire to launch a camera of the wireless device. The wearable device is separate from the wireless device but communicates wirelessly with the wireless device. The user input can take various forms such as a particular gesture (e.g., the user shaking his or her wrist back and forth twice). In response to the user input, an indication is sent to the wireless device to launch the camera of the wireless device. In response to receipt of the indication from the wearable device, the wireless device launches the camera of the wireless device.
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