# US 2018/0324755 A1 · Alert peripheral for notification of events occurring on a programmable user equipment with communication capabilities > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2018/0324755 A1 - Document ID: US20180324755A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 16/034,940 - Filed: 2018-07-13 - Published: 2018-11-08 - Earliest claimed: 2013-03-14 - Assignees: Google Technology Holdings LLC - Applicants: Google Technology Holdings LLC - Inventors: Alberto R. Cavallaro; Martin R. Pais - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20180324755A1 ## CPC - H04W 68/02: Arrangements for increasing efficiency of notification or paging channel - H04B 1/385: {Transceivers carried on the body, e.g. in helmets} - H04M 1/72412: using two-way short-range wireless interfaces - H04M 19/04: the ringing-current being generated at the substations - H04W 4/12: Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements - H04W 4/14: Short messaging services, e.g. short message services [SMS] or unstructured supplementary service data [USSD] - H04W 76/14: Direct-mode setup - H04W 76/40: for selective distribution or broadcast - H04B 2001/3861: {carried in a hand or on fingers} - H04M 2250/02: including a Bluetooth® interface - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) - H04B: TRANSMISSION - H04M: TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION (circuits for controlling other apparatus via a telephone cable and not involving telephone switching apparatus G08) ## Abstract An alert peripheral device that provides sensory notification to a user of the device includes: a power subsystem; a communication mechanism by which notification signals is received from a first user equipment (UE) that generates and transmits the notification signals in response to detection of specific events at the first UE; and a response notification mechanism that provides a sensory response of the peripheral device following receipt of a notification of a detected event (NDE) signal. The device further includes an embedded controller coupled to each of the other components and which includes firmware that when executed on the embedded controller configures the embedded controller to: establish a communication link between the communication mechanism and the first UE; and in response to detecting a receipt of the NDE signal from the first UE, trigger the response notification mechanism to exhibit the sensory response. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A wearable alert device that provides notifications to a user of a mobile device, the wearable alert device comprising: a communication interface configured to receive one or more notification signals from the mobile device; a sensor configured to detect one or more touches to the wearable alert device; an actuator configured to generate a feedback signal to the wearable alert device; and a controller communicatively coupled to each of the communication interface and the sensor, wherein the controller is configured to: establish a communication link between the communication interface and the mobile device; in response to receiving a notification signal from the mobile device, cause an alert to be provided to a wearer of the alert device via the actuator; and in response to detecting a touch to the wearable alert device via the sensor, causing the alert to stop being provided by the actuator. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein the sensor is a pressure sensor that is configured to detect an application of external pressure to the wearable alert device and wherein the detecting the touch to the wearable alert device further comprises detecting a change in pressure on a portion of the wearable alert device. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein the actuator is configured to generate a pulse to a portion of the wearable alert device. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein the actuator is configured to generate a vibration signal to a portion of the wearable alert device. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein the actuator comprises a piezo driver connected to a piezo actuator that is configured to generate at least one pulse to a portion of the wearable alert device. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, further comprising a heat emitter configured to increase a temperature of a portion of the wearable alert device. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, further comprising a heat sink configured to decrease a temperature of a portion of the wearable alert device. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, further comprising a thermoelectric plate configured to modify a temperature of a portion of the wearable alert device. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, further comprising one or more light emitting diodes configured to illuminate a portion of the wearable alert device in a color of a plurality of colors, wherein each of the plurality of colors indicates a particular notification type. ### Claim 10 A wearable device that provides notifications to a user of a mobile device, the wearable device comprising: a communication interface configured to receive one or more notification signals from the mobile device; a sensor configured to detect one or more touches to the wearable alert device; an actuator configured to generate a feedback signal to the wearable alert device; and a controller communicatively coupled to each of the communication interface and the sensor, wherein the controller is configured to: establish a communication link between the communication interface and the mobile device; in response to receiving a notification signal from the mobile device, cause an alert to be provided to a wearer of the alert device via the actuator; and in response to detecting an application of external pressure to the wearable alert device via the sensor, transmit a termination signal to the actuator to stop providing the alert. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The wearable device of claim 10, wherein the sensor is a pressure sensor that detects a change in pressure on a portion of the wearable alert device. ### Claim 12 (depends on 10) The wearable device of claim 10, wherein the actuator is configured to generate a pulse to a portion of the wearable alert device. ### Claim 13 (depends on 10) The wearable device of claim 10, wherein the actuator is configured to generate a vibration signal to a portion of the wearable alert device. ### Claim 14 (depends on 10) The wearable device of claim 10, wherein the actuator comprises a piezo driver connected to a piezo actuator that is configured to generate at least one pulse to a portion of the wearable alert device. ### Claim 15 (depends on 10) The wearable device of claim 10, further comprising a heat emitter configured to increase a temperature of a portion of the wearable alert device. ### Claim 16 (depends on 10) The wearable device of claim 10, further comprising a heat sink configured to decrease a temperature of a portion of the wearable alert device. ### Claim 17 (depends on 10) The wearable device of claim 10, further comprising a thermoelectric plate configured to modify a temperature of a portion of the wearable alert device. ### Claim 18 (depends on 10) The wearable device of claim 10, further comprising one or more light emitting diodes configured to illuminate a portion of the wearable alert device in a color of a plurality of colors, wherein each of the plurality of colors indicates a particular notification type. ### Claim 19 A wearable device that provides notifications to a user of a mobile device, the wearable device comprising: a communication interface configured to receive one or more notification signals from the mobile device; a sensor configured to detect one or more applications of external pressure on a portion of the wearable alert device; an actuator configured to generate a feedback signal to the wearable alert device; and a controller communicatively coupled to each of the communication interface and the sensor, wherein the controller is configured to: establish a communication link between the communication interface and the mobile device; in response to receiving a notification signal from the mobile device, transmitting a trigger signal to the actuator, wherein the trigger signal causes the actuator to provide an alert to a wearer of the alert device; and in response to the sensor detecting an application of external pressure to the portion of the wearable alert device, transmit a termination signal to the actuator, wherein the terminal signal causes the actuator to stop providing the alert to the wearer of the alert device.