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EP-4736744-A1 - WEARABLE DEVICE COMPRISING SENSOR

EP4736744A1EP 4736744 A1EP4736744 A1EP 4736744A1EP-4736744-A1

Abstract

One embodiment can include a first ring and a second ring detachably coupled with the first ring. A first sensor in the first ring can include a light-emitting unit for emitting light toward a part of the body of user on which a wearable device is worn. A second sensor in the second ring can include a light-receiving unit for receiving at least some of the light that was emitted from the light-emitting unit and passed through the part of the body of the user through a second housing coupled to a first housing.

Inventors

  • LEE, SEUNGWON
  • LIM, Sukwang
  • KWON, HYOUJOO
  • PARK, Jaehyuck
  • PARK, HYUNCHEOL
  • YOO, Soohan
  • JUNG, Hyunjun
  • JO, Seongwook

Assignees

  • Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Dates

Publication Date
20260506
Application Date
20240613

Claims (15)

  1. A wearable device (200), comprising: a first ring (201) including: a first housing (310) including a first magnet (311), and a first sensor (350) in the first housing (310); and a second ring (202) including: a second housing (320) including a second magnet (321), and a second sensor (360) in the second housing (320), the second ring (202) being detachably coupled with the first ring (201) by magnetic force between the first magnet (311) and the second magnet (321), wherein the first sensor (350) includes: a light emitting portion (351) configured to emit light toward a portion (20) of a body of a user on which the wearable device (200) is worn, and wherein the second sensor (360) includes: a light receiving portion (362) configured to receive, via the second housing (320) coupled to the first housing (310), at least a portion of the light being emitted from the light emitting portion (351) and passing through the portion (20) of the body of the user.
  2. The wearable device (200) of claim 1, wherein the first housing (310) further includes a first lateral side (310c) on which the first magnet (311) is disposed, and wherein the second housing (320) further includes a second lateral side (320c) on which the second magnet (321) is disposed, the second lateral side (320c) being configured to be attached to the first lateral side (310c) by the magnetic force between the first magnet (311) and the second magnet (321).
  3. The wearable device (200) of claim 1 or 2, wherein the first housing (310) further includes a third magnet (312) disposed on the first lateral side (310c) and facing the first magnet (311), wherein the second housing (320) further includes a fourth magnet (322) disposed on the second lateral side (320c) and facing the second magnet (321), and wherein a position of the second sensor (360) relative to the first sensor (350) is configured to be fixed by the magnetic force between the first magnet (311) and the second magnet (321) and magnetic force between the third magnet (312) and the fourth magnet (322).
  4. The wearable device (200) of any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the second sensor (360) faces the first sensor (350) while the first ring (201) is coupled with the second ring (202).
  5. The wearable device (200) of any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the first housing (310) further includes a first hole (315) for passing the portion (20) of the body of the user, wherein the second housing (320) further includes a second hole (325) configured to pass the portion (20) of the body of the user by being connected with the first hole (315) while the first ring (201) is coupled with the second ring (202), wherein the first magnet (311) includes a first set of magnets (610) spaced apart from each other at a designated interval along the first hole (315), and wherein the second ring (202) is configured to be rotatable relative to the first ring (201) via magnetic force between the first set of magnets (610) and the second magnet (321) while coupled with the first ring (201).
  6. The wearable device (200) of any one of claims 1 to 5, further comprising: at least one processor (301); a Hall sensor (303) configured to sense the magnetic force between the first magnet (311) and the second magnet (321); and communication circuitry (302) for communication with an external electronic device (101), wherein the at least one processor (301) is configured to: identify a coupling of the first ring (201) and the second ring (202) through the Hall sensor (303), based on identifying the coupling of the first ring (201) and the second ring (202), identify, via the magnetic force between the first set of magnets (610) and the second magnet (321), a rotation of the second ring (202) relative to the first ring (201), and based on identifying the rotation of the second ring (202) relative to the first ring (201), control, via the communication circuitry (302), the external electronic device (101).
  7. The wearable device (200) of any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the second sensor (360) further includes another light emitting portion (361) spaced apart from the light receiving portion (362) and configured to emit light toward the portion (20) of the body of the user; and wherein the first sensor (350) further includes another light receiving portion (352) configured to receive, via the second housing (320) coupled to the first housing (310), at least a portion of the light being emitted from the other light emitting portion (361) and passing through the portion (20) of the body of the user.
  8. The wearable device (200) of any one of claims 1 to 7, further comprising: at least one processor (301), a Hall sensor (303) configured to sense the magnetic force between the first magnet (311) and the second magnet (321), and communication circuitry (302) for communication with an external electronic device (101), wherein the at least one processor (301) is configured to: identify a coupling of the first ring (201) and the second ring (202) through the Hall sensor (303), based on identifying the coupling of the first ring (201) and the second ring (202), identify, through the first sensor (350), a strength (s1) of a first signal indicating information related to the user, received by the other light receiving portion (352), identify, through the second sensor (360), a strength (s2) of a second signal indicating information related to the user, received by the light receiving portion (362), and provide, via the communication circuitry (302), information indicating the strength (s1) of the first signal and the strength (s2) of the second signal using the external electronic device (101).
  9. The wearable device (200) of any one of claims 1 to 8, further comprising: at least one processor (301), a Hall sensor (303) configured to sense the magnetic force between the first magnet (311) and the second magnet (321), and communication circuitry (302) for communication with an external electronic device (101), wherein the at least one processor (301) is configured to: identify whether the first ring (201) and the second ring (202) are coupled through the Hall sensor (303), and based on identifying that the first ring (201) and the second ring (202) are coupled, provide, via the external electronic device (101) connected with the wearable device (200) by the communication circuitry (302), information related to the first ring (201) and the second ring (202).
  10. The wearable device (200) of any one of claims 1 to 9, further comprising: power management circuitry (305), wherein the at least one processor (301) is configured to: identify a user input received by the external electronic device (101) connected with the wearable device (200) via the communication circuitry (302), and based on identifying the user input, control, via the power management circuitry (305), power supply to at least a portion of electronic components in the first housing (310) including the first sensor (350) and at least a portion of electronic components in the second housing (320) including the second sensor (360).
  11. The wearable device (200) of any one of claims 1 to 10, wherein the at least one processor (301) is configured to bypass providing at least a portion of information related to the first ring (201) and the second ring (202) via the external electronic device (101), based on identifying that the first ring (201) and the second ring (202) are separated.
  12. The wearable device (200) of any one of claims 1 to 11, further comprising: a third ring (203) disposed between the first ring (201) and the second ring (202) while the first ring (201) and the second ring (202) are coupled, wherein the first ring (201) and the second ring (202) are each rotatable relative to the third ring (203).
  13. The wearable device (200) of any one of claims 1 to 12, wherein the second housing (320) further includes at least one conductive pin (810), and wherein the first housing (310) further includes at least one connector hole (820) electrically connected with the at least one conductive pin (810) while the first ring (201) is coupled with the second ring (202).
  14. The wearable device (200) of any one of claims 1 to 13, wherein the first ring (201) further includes a first memory (306a) in the first housing (310), wherein the second ring (202) further includes a second memory (306b) in the second housing (320), and wherein the first ring (201) is configured to transmit data from the first memory (306a) to the second memory (306b) or receive data from the second memory (306b) to the first memory (306a) via the at least one conductive pin (810) connected with the at least one connector hole (820).
  15. The wearable device (200) of any one of claims 1 to 14, wherein the first ring (201) further includes a first battery (304a) for supplying power to the first ring (201), wherein the second ring (202) further includes a second battery (304b) for supplying power to the second ring (202), and wherein the first ring (201) is configured to supply power from the first battery (304a) to the second battery (304b) or receive power from the second battery (304b) to the first battery (304a) via the at least one conductive pin (810) connected with the at least one connector hole (820).

Description

[Technical Field] Embodiments to be described later relate to a wearable device including a sensor. [Background Art] A wearable device may be used in a state of being worn on a portion of a body of a user. The wearable device may be provided as various types of products. For example, the wearable device may include a ring shaped device for the user to be worn on the portion of the body of the user. The wearable device may include various electronic components. In order to meet needs of the user, the wearable device may include a sensor configured to provide information related to the user. The above-described information may be provided as a related art for the purpose of helping understanding of the present disclosure. No argument or decision is made as to whether any of the above description may be applied as a prior art related to the present disclosure. [Disclosure] [Technical Solution] According to an embodiment, a wearable device may comprise a first ring including a first housing including a first magnet and a first sensor in the first housing. The wearable device may comprise a second ring including a second housing including a second magnet, and a second sensor in the second housing, the second ring being detachably coupled with the first ring by magnetic force between the first magnet and the second magnet. The first sensor may include a light emitting portion configured to emit light toward a portion of a body of a user on which the wearable device is worn. The second sensor may include a light receiving portion configured to receive, via the second housing coupled to the first housing, at least a portion of the light being emitted from the light emitting portion and passing through the portion of the body of the user. According to an embodiment, a wearable device may comprise a first ring including a first housing including a first magnet, and electronic components including a first sensor in the first housing. The wearable device may comprise a second ring including a second housing including a second magnet, and electronic components including a second sensor in the second housing, the second ring being detachably coupled with the first ring by magnetic force between the first magnet and the second magnet. The wearable device may comprise at least one processor, a Hall sensor configured to sense the magnetic force between the first magnet and the second magnet, and communication circuitry for communication with an external electronic device. The first sensor may include a light emitting portion configured to emit light toward a portion of a body of a user on which the wearable device is worn. The second sensor may include a light receiving portion configured to receive, via the second housing coupled to the first housing, at least a portion of the light being emitted from the light emitting portion and passing through the portion of the body of the user. The at least one processor may be configured to identify whether the first ring and the second ring are coupled through the Hall sensor. The at least one processor may be configured to, based on identifying that the first ring and the second ring are coupled, provide information related to the first ring and the second ring via the external electronic device connected with the wearable device by the communication circuitry. [Description of the Drawings] FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an electronic device in a network environment according to an embodiment.FIG. 2 illustrates an exemplary wearable device.FIG. 3A illustrates a first ring of an exemplary wearable device.FIG. 3B illustrates a second ring of an exemplary wearable device.FIG. 3C illustrates a state in which a first ring and a second ring of an exemplary wearable device are separated.FIG. 3D illustrates a state in which a first ring and a second ring of an exemplary wearable device are coupled.FIG. 4 illustrates an exemplary wearable device.FIGS. 5A and 5B are flow charts indicating an operation of a processor of an exemplary wearable device.FIGS. 6A and 6B illustrate an exemplary wearable device.FIG. 7 is a flow chart indicating an operation of a processor of an exemplary wearable device.FIG. 8 illustrates an exemplary wearable device.FIG. 9 illustrates an exemplary wearable device worn by a user. [Mode for Invention] Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present disclosure is described in detail with reference to the drawings such that those having ordinary knowledge in the art to which the present disclosure belongs, may easily implement it. However, the present disclosure may be implemented in various different forms and is not limited to an embodiment described herein. Regarding descriptions of the drawings, the same or similar reference numerals may be used for the same or similar components. In addition, in the drawings and related descriptions, descriptions for well-known functions and configurations may be omitted for clarity and conciseness. FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating