# US 12,010,647 B2 · Method and system for keeping a first user and a second user continuously informed of their respective emotional states

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- Number: US 12,010,647 B2
- Document ID: US12010647B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 17/559,168
- Filed: 2021-12-22
- Published: 2023-06-22
- Granted: 2024-06-11
- Earliest claimed: 2021-12-22
- Assignees: Swatch AG
- Applicants: Swatch AG
- Inventors: Yann Verdon; Andrea Rossi; Selim Salame; Jean-Marc Koller; Edoardo Franzi
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12010647B2

## CPC

- H04W 12/50: Secure pairing of devices
- H04W 68/005: {Transmission of information for alerting of incoming communication}
- G06F 3/14: Digital output to display device {; Cooperation and interconnection of the display device with other functional units}
- G06T 11/00: Two-dimensional [2D] image generation
- H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72)
- G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N)
- G06T: IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL

## Abstract

A method for keeping a first user and a second user continuously informed of each other's emotional state is provided. The method includes: pairing a first connected watch of the first user with a second connected watch of the second user; receiving, by the second connected watch, an emotional notification comprising a graphical representation relating to an emotional state of the first user; and displaying the graphical representation on a first region of a watch face of the second connected watch, and indicating a current time in a second region of the watch face, wherein the first region occupies a display area of a display of the second connected watch.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A method for keeping a first user and a second user continuously informed of each other's emotional state, the method comprising:
pairing a first connected watch of the first user with a second connected watch of the second user by exchanging pairing identifiers between the first connected watch and the second connected watch after detecting a shock between the first connected watch and the second connected watch;
receiving, by the second connected watch, an emotional notification comprising a graphical representation relating to an emotional state of the first user; and
displaying the graphical representation on a first region of a watch face of the second connected watch, and indicating a current time in a second region of the watch face of the second connected watch, wherein the first region occupies a display area of a display of the second connected watch.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The method according to claim 1, wherein the pairing comprises interacting between a first mobile device of the first user and a second mobile device of the second user that are respectively connected to the first connected watch and the second connected watch.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The method according to claim 1, wherein the pairing further comprises authorizing the first connected watch and the second connected watch to exchange emotional notifications with each other, the authorizing comprising transmitting a request to associate the pairing identifiers with each other.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The method according to claim 1, wherein the displaying comprises dynamically positioning the graphical representation in the first region relative to at least one graphical object comprised in the watch face.

### Claim 5

A method for keeping a first user and a second user continuously informed of each other's emotional state, the method comprising:
pairing a first connected watch of the first user with a second connected watch of the second user by exchanging pairing identifiers between the first connected watch and the second connected watch after detecting a shock between the first connected watch and the second connected watch;
designing an emotional notification including a graphical representation relating to an emotional state of the first user, wherein the emotional notification is automatically generated based on a stored algorithm in the first connected watch; and
sending, by the first connected watch to the second connected watch, the emotional notification.

### Claim 6

A system for keeping a first user and a second user continuously informed of each other's emotional state, the system comprising:
a first connected watch of the first user, the first connected watch configured to:
pair with a second connected watch of the second user by exchanging pairing identifiers between the first connected watch and the second connected watch after detecting a shock between the first connected watch and the second connected watch;
receive, from the second connected watch, an emotional notification comprising a graphical representation relating to an emotional state of the second user; and
display the graphical representation on a first region of a watch face of the first connected watch, and indicate a current time in a second region of the watch face, wherein the first region occupies a display area of a display of the first connected watch; and
a first mobile device of the first user that is configured to be connected to the first connected watch and a server, the first mobile device configured to transmit data between the first connected watch and the second connected watch via the server.

### Claim 7

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer instructions configured to cause at least one processor of a first connected watch of a first user to:
pair with a second connected watch of a second user by exchanging pairing identifiers between the first connected watch and the second connected watch after detecting a shock between the first connected watch and the second connected watch;
receive, from the second connected watch via a first mobile device of the first user that is connected to a server, an emotional notification comprising a graphical representation relating to an emotional state of the second user; and
display the graphical representation on a first region of a watch face of the first connected watch, and indicate a current time in a second region of the watch face, wherein the first region occupies a display area of a display of the first connected watch.