Methods and devices for clothing detection about a wearable electronic device
AssigneeMotorola Mobility LLC
InventorsTimothy Dickinson, Rachid Mohsen Alameh
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Abstract
A method in a wearable electronic device of detecting clothing includes: detecting whether the wearable electronic device is coupled to a user, determining whether the wearable electronic device is covered, and adjusting one or more device settings of the wearable electronic device. A secondary check can perform an additional determination of whether the wearable electronic device is covered with clothing. One or more sensors, such as a skin sensor, a tension sensor, an infrared sensor, or microphones, can be used to execute the steps in the wearable electronic device.
Claims20
A method in a wearable electronic device of detecting clothing, comprising:
- detecting, with at least a first sensor, whether the wearable electronic device is coupled to a wearer;
- determining, with at least a second sensor, whether the wearable electronic device is covered;
- in response to the determining, performing an additional determination, with at least a third sensor, of whether the wearable electronic device is covered with clothing;
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- wherein when the additional determination is positive, adjusting one or more device settings of the wearable electronic device.
A wearable electronic device, comprising:
- a control circuit disposed within the wearable electronic device;
- a plurality of sensors operable with the control circuit;
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- a clothing detection module, operable with the control circuit and the plurality of sensors, and configured to detect whether clothing is covering the wearable electronic device when the wearable electronic device is being worn by a wearer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.