DEVICE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING WEARABLE DEVICE

Title:

DEVICE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING WEARABLE DEVICE

Document Type and Number:

WIPO Patent Application WO/2016/105166

Kind Code:

A1

Abstract:

Provided are a device and method of controlling a wearable device. The device may include a communicator configured to communicate with one or more wearable devices that are worn on a user's body and obtain physical information of the user; and a controller configured to determine wearing positions where the one or more wearable devices are worn on the user's body, to determine a type of activity (e.g., exercise) performed by the user, and to determine, as a main controlled-device based on the wearing positions, at least one wearable device that corresponds to the activity type of the user and is from among the one or more wearable devices worn on the user's body, wherein, via the communicator, the controller controls, from among the one or more wearable devices worn on the user's body, the main controlled-device differently from wearable devices excluding the main controlled-device.

Inventors:

OH JI-HEON (KR)
KIM NAM-HOON (KR)
LEE JAE-MYEON (KR)

Application Number:

PCT/KR2015/014274

Publication Date:

June 30, 2016

Filing Date:

December 24, 2015

Export Citation:

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Assignee:

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD (KR)

International Classes:

G06F3/01

Domestic Patent References:

WO2014107629A1

2014-07-10

Foreign References:

US20140139486A1	2014-05-22
US20110022196A1	2011-01-27
US20140045547A1	2014-02-13
US20130147686A1	2013-06-13

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