Method and apparatus for adapting wearable device
AssigneeTelefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
InventorsJosé Araújo, Lars Andersson, Guoqiang Zhang
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Abstract
The present disclosure provides a method for adapting a wearable device. The method includes sensing an electromyography (EMG) data responsive to a hand gesture of a user, determining a pressure applied in association with the hand gesture based on the EMG data, and causing the wearable device to be adapted to a body part of the user based on the pressure.
Claims17
A method for adapting a wrist band of a device worn on a first wrist of a user, the method comprising:
- sensing a physiological response to pressure applied to a second wrist by the user, the sensing being performed by at least one electromyography (EMG) sensor of the wrist band, each of the at least one EMG sensor being configured to generate a signal representative of an amount of pressure applied to the second wrist;
- processing the at least one signal to determine at least one actuator signal to adapt at least one dimension of the wrist band, an extent of adaptation being based at least in part on the pressure applied to the second wrist, enabling the user to apply to the second wrist an amount of pressure the user wants to feel from the wrist band on the first wrist;
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- transmitting the at least one actuator signal to at least one actuator of the wrist band, the at least one actuator being responsive to the at least one actuator signal to adapt the at least one dimension of the wrist band.
An apparatus for adapting a wrist band of a wearable device worn on a first wrist of a user, the apparatus comprising:
- at least one electromyography (EMG) sensor configured to sense a physiological response to pressure applied to a second wrist of the user, each of the at least one EMG sensor being configured to generate a signal representative of an amount of pressure applied to the second wrist;
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- a processor configured to:
- determine at least one actuator signal based at least in part on a signal generated by an EMG sensor of the at least one EMG sensor, enabling the user to apply to the second wrist an amount of pressure the user wants to feel from the wrist band on the first wrist;
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- transmit the at least one actuator signal to at least one actuator, the at least one actuator being responsive to the at least one actuator signal to adapt at least one dimension of the wrist band based at least in part on the pressure applied to the second wrist.
A wearable device on a wrist band wearable on a first wrist of a user, the wearable device comprising:
- an apparatus for adapting a dimension of the wrist band, the apparatus comprising:
- at least one electromyography (EMG) sensor configured to sense a physiological response to pressure applied to the second wrist of the user, each of the at least one EMG sensor being configured to generate a signal representative of an amount of pressure applied to a second wrist of the user;
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- a processor configured to:
- determine at least one actuator signal based at least in part on a signal generated by an EMG sensor of the at least one EMG sensor, enabling the user to apply to the second wrist an amount of pressure the user wants to feel from the wrist band on the first wrist;
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- transmit the at least one actuator signal to at least one actuator, the at least one actuator being responsive to the at least one actuator signal to adapt at least one dimension of the wrist band based at least in part on the pressure applied to the second wrist;
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- at least one actuator configured to adapt at least one dimension of the wrist band based on the pressure applied to the second wrist.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.