Magnetically orbiting user-worn device
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsSubha Kiran Patnaikuni, Sarbajit K. Rakshit
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Abstract
A user-worn device includes a band portion and a display portion. The band portion comprises a wire that is configured to create a first magnetic field that follows the curvature of the band portion. The display portion comprises a first electromagnet that is configured to produce a second magnetic field. The display portion orbits around the band portion in a first orbital direction when the first and second magnetic fields interact.
Claims19
A user-worn device comprising
- a band portion that comprises a wire, wherein the wire is configured to create a first magnetic field that follows a curvature of the band portion;
- and
- a display portion that comprises a first electromagnet, wherein the first electromagnet is configured to produce a second magnetic field;
- wherein the display portion orbits around the band portion in a first orbital direction when the first and second magnetic fields interact and wherein the display portion displays data and comprises a housing.
A method of using a user-worn device, the method comprising:
- monitoring usage data of a user-worn device;
- predicting, based on the monitoring, that a user of the user-worn device is attempting to utilize a display portion of the user-worn device;
- determining, based on the monitoring and the predicting, a desired location of the display portion;
- determining, based on the monitoring and the desired location, an efficient orbital direction;
- tightening a device band of the user-worn device;
- and
- orbiting the display portion to the desired location in the orbital direction;
- wherein the display portion comprises a housing.
A computer program product, the computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith, the program instructions executable by a computer to cause the computer to:
- monitor usage data of a user-worn device;
- predict, based on the monitoring, that a user of the user-worn device is attempting to utilize a display portion of the user-worn device;
- determine, based on the monitoring and the predicting, a desired location of the display portion;
- determine, based on the monitoring and the desired location, an efficient orbital direction;
- tighten a device band of the user-worn device;
- and
- orbit the display portion to the desired location in the orbital direction;
- wherein the display portion comprises a housing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.