Wearable electronic device having heterogeneous display screens

US9448755B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Intel Corporation · US

Inventors

• Mark R. Francis · Portland, US
• Mark Pontarelli · Lake Oswego, US
• Andy S. Idsinga · Portland, US
• Katherine Niedermeyer · Hillsboro, US
• Katherine Marisa Dill · San Francisco, US
• Erin M. Muntzert · San Francisco, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 28, 2013
• Grant date: Sep 20, 2016
• Expiry date: Apr 6, 2034

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H04W4/38
• WIPO field: Computer technology
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

Particular embodiments described herein provide for a wearable electronic device, such as a bracelet, watch, wristband or armband. One particular example implementation of a wearable electronic device may include a first display screen, a second display screen, and logic. At least a portion of the logic is implemented in hardware. The logic is configured to receive a communication over a wireless network, and to display, in the first display screen, a communication alert. The communication alert can be a graphic design. The logic is also configured to receive input data indicative of a screen transition input to view information associated with the communication, and to display, in the second display screen, the information associated with the communication. In further embodiments, the graphic design includes a notification pattern indicating one or more attributes of the communication. In further embodiments, the first and second display screens form a single display screen.