Communication mode control for wearable devices

A method, executed by one or more processors, the method comprising:

• receiving a plurality of user preferences;
• monitoring an ambient condition sensor configured to sense an ambient condition that is relevant to a plurality of input/output communication modes provided by at least one user I/O device;
• determining, via the ambient condition sensor, that the ambient condition is not conducive to a first input/output communication mode and that the ambient condition is more conducive to a second input/output communication mode relative to the first input/output communication mode based, at least in part, on:
• (i) the plurality of user preferences, (ii) power usage rate of the first input/output communication mode, and (iii) power usage of the second input/output communication mode;
• and
• responsive to the determining that the ambient condition is not conducive, deactivating the first input/output communication mode of the plurality of input/output communication modes and activating the second input/output communication mode of the plurality of input/output communication modes;
• wherein the plurality of user preferences includes a preferred input/output communication mode for at least one application.

A computer program product (CPP) comprising:

• one or more computer readable storage media;
• program instructions stored on the one or more computer readable storage media, the program instructions comprising instructions for causing one or more processors to perform operations including the following:
• receiving a plurality of user preferences,
• monitoring an ambient condition sensor configured to sense an ambient condition that is relevant to a plurality of communication input/output modes provided by at least one user I/O device,
• determining, via the ambient condition sensor, that the ambient condition is not conducive to a first input/output communication mode and that the ambient condition is more conducive to a second input/output communication mode relative to the first input/output communication mode based, at least in part, on:
• (i) the plurality of user preferences, (ii) power usage rate of the first input/output communication mode, and (iii) power usage of the second input/output communication mode, and
• responsive to the determining that the ambient condition is not conducive, deactivating the first input/output communication mode of the plurality of input/output communication modes and activating the second input/output communication mode of the plurality of input/output communication modes;
• wherein the plurality of user preferences includes a preferred input/output communication mode for at least one application.