Gesture-based waking and control system for wearable devices

摘要

A gesture-based waking and control system to wake a smartwatch device from a low-power state is described. In one embodiment, the system utilizes a pressure or proximity based wake gesture that is interpretable by low-power sensors. An embodiment of the system can be integrated within a wearable device, such as a smartwatch accessory that can be paired with a mobile electronic device, such as a smartphone. In one embodiment, the wearable device includes a set of low-power sensors that are to detect the wake gesture. In one embodiment, the wake gesture causes the device to enable an additional set of sensors and sensor processing logic to detect more advanced commands or gestures. In one embodiment, the wake gesture enables a display of the wearable device.

主权项

1. A system of electronic components comprising:
one or more displays, at least one of the displays including a touch sensitive region for touch input, wherein at least one of the one or more displays supports a low-power state; processing logic coupled with the one or more displays, the processing logic to process and interpret sensor data to detect a gesture; and a set of sensors coupled to the processing logic, the set of sensors including: a first sub-set of sensors to operate in a normally active state, wherein the first sub-set of sensors includes a pressure sensor and at least one additional sensor to gather first sensor data for the processing logic, the first sensor data including at least pressure sensor data; a second sub-set of sensors to operate in a normally low-power state, the second sub-set of sensors including an accelerometer; wherein the processing logic is further to cause the second sub-set of sensors to enter an active state in response to detection of the gesture; and wherein the pressure sensor and the accelerometer are configured to gather second sensor data corresponding to a command executable by the processing logic.