Smart watch and method for controlling same
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorsJinyung Park, Hongjo Shim, Hyeokjin Kwon, Hanna Lee, Seonghyok Kim
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Abstract
A smart watch comprising a camera, and a method for controlling the same are disclosed. The present application can provide a smart watch and a method for controlling the same, the smart watch comprising: a case; a display which is located in the case and is configured to display various types of information including the current time; a band which is connected to the case and is configured to wrap around a user's wrist; and a camera which is provided on the band to obtain images, wherein the camera is configured to be movable so as to be precisely oriented to a subject.
Claims17
A smart watch, comprising:
- a case;
- a display configured to be positioned at the case and display various information containing current time;
- a band configured to be connected to the case and wrap around a wrist of a user;
- and
- a camera configured to be provided to the band separate from the case and the display and to capture an image, the camera configured to move relative with respect to the case and the display together with the band while the camera and the band are placed on the wrist of the user, to make the camera to be precisely oriented towards a subject,
- wherein when the camera moves with respect to the case or a distance between the case and the camera is changed, the camera is configured to be activated, and
- wherein the camera is configured to move away from the case and the display or move towards the case and the display, while the camera and the band are placed on the wrist of the user.
A method of controlling a smart watch, the smart watch including a case, a band configured to be connected to the case and wrap around a wrist of a user, and a camera configured to be provided to the band and move with respect to the case together with the band while the camera and the band are placed on the wrist of the user, the method comprising the steps of:
- sensing a movement of the camera with respect to the case or a change of a distance between the case and the camera;
- when the camera moves with respect to the case or a distance between the case and the camera is changed, activating the camera to obtain an image;
- receiving an instruction for performing an operation related to the obtained image;
- and
- performing the operation related to the obtained image,
- wherein the sensed movement comprises a movement that moves the camera away from the case and the display or moves the camera towards the case and the display, while the camera and the band are placed on the wrist of the user.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.