Electronic apparatus configured to determine a current worn position among plural wearable positions, and storage medium
AssigneeCasio Computer Co., Ltd.
InventorYuji Imai
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Abstract
An electronic apparatus to be worn on a wrist of a user includes a first pulse sensor, a second pulse sensor, and a processor. The second pulse sensor is provided at a different position from the first pulse sensor in a direction from an arm to a fingertip when the user wears the electronic apparatus. The processor determines whether the electronic apparatus is worn on a right wrist or on a left wrist based on a difference between a timing at which the first pulse sensor detects a predetermined pulse and a timing at which the second pulse sensor detects the pulse.
Claims11
An electronic apparatus configured to be worn on a wrist of a user, the electronic apparatus comprising:
- a first pulse sensor;
- a second pulse sensor that is arranged to be provided at a different position from the first pulse sensor in a direction from an arm to a fingertip in a case in which the user wears the electronic apparatus;
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- a processor that determines whether the electronic apparatus is worn on a right wrist or on a left wrist based on a comparison between (i) a first time period from detection of a first pulse by the first pulse sensor to detection of the first pulse by the second pulse sensor, and (ii) a second time period from detection of the first pulse by the second pulse sensor to detection of a second pulse by the first pulse sensor.
A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program that is executable by a computer of an electronic apparatus that is configured to be worn on a wrist of a user and includes a first pulse sensor and a second pulse sensor that is arranged to be provided at a different position from the first pulse sensor in a direction from an arm to a fingertip in a case in which the user wears the electronic apparatus, the program being executable by the computer to control the electronic apparatus to perform operations comprising:
- determining whether the electronic apparatus is worn on a right wrist or on a left wrist based on a comparison between (i) a first time period from detection of a first pulse by the first pulse sensor to detection of the first pulse by the second pulse sensor, and (ii) a second time period from detection of the first pulse by the second pulse sensor to detection of a second pulse by the first pulse sensor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.