Inferring the transfer of a physical object associated with a wearable device

Number: 10579098
Published: 2020-03-03
Filed: 2017-12-14
Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.
Inventors: Panec; Timothy M., Thornton; Stephen A., Bassett; Katherine M.
CPC: H04W8/24; G06F3/0481; G06K19/07762; G06F3/0646; G06F3/016; G06F1/163; G06F1/1698
Verdict: Low Hardware
Source: Google Patents · FreePatentsOnline

The keeper's note

Interactive physical-object hand-off detection via wearable device.

Abstract

Systems, methods and computer program products to perform an operation comprising receiving, by a first wearable device from a second wearable device via wireless data transmissions, an identifier of a first tile connected to a tile interface of the second wearable device, receiving, by the first wearable device from the second wearable device via wireless data transmissions, an identifier of a second tile connected to the tile interface of the second wearable device, and determining, based on a device data structure of the first wearable device storing tile state data for the first and second wearable devices, that the second tile was transferred from the first wearable device to the second wearable device.

Background

BACKGROUNDField of the Invention(1) The present disclosure relates to wearable devices. More specifically, the disclosure relates to inferring the transfer of a physical object associated with wearable devices.Description of the Related Art(2) Wearable devices often have limited circuitry due to size constraints. As such, wearable devices often have limited capabilities. However, it is possible to leverage the available circuitry to extend the capabilities of such wearable devices.SUMMARY(3) According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, a method comprises receiving, by a first wearable device from a second wearable device via wireless data transmission, an identifier of a first tile connected to a tile interface of the second wearable device, receiving, by the first wearable device from the second wearable device via wireless data transmission, an identifier of a second tile connected to the tile interface of the second wearable device, and determining, based on a device data structure of the first wearable device storing tile state data for the first and second wearable devices, that the second tile was transferred from the first wearable device to the second wearable device.(4) In another embodiment, a system comprises a processor and a memory containing a program which when executed by the processor performs an operation comprising receiving, by a first wearable device from a second wearable device via wireless data transmission, an identifier of a first tile conn

Claims

1. A method, comprising: receiving an identifier of a first tile connected to a tile interface of a first wearable device; updating a device data structure on the first wearable device to indicate the first tile is connected to the first wearable device; receiving, by the first wearable device from a second wearable device via wireless data transmissions, the identifier of the first tile; and determining at the first wearable device, based on the device data structure, that the first tile was transferred from the first wearable device to the second wearable device, wherein the device data structure stores tile state data for both the first and second wearable devices. 8. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable program code embodied therewith, the computer-readable program code executable to perform an operation comprising: receiving an identifier of a first tile connected to a tile interface of a first wearable device; updating a device data structure on the first wearable device to indicate the first tile is connected to the first wearable device; receiving, by the first wearable device from a second wearable device via wireless data transmissions, the identifier of the first tile; and determining at the first wearable device, based on the device data structure, that the first tile was transferred from the first wearable device to the second wearable device, wherein the device data structure stores tile state data for both the first and second wearable devices. 15. A system, comprising: a computer processor; and a memory containing a program which when executed by the computer processor performs an operation comprising: receiving an identifier of a first tile connected to a tile interface of a first wearable device; updating a device data structure on the first wearable device to indicate the first tile is connected to the first wearable device; receiving, by the first wearable device from a second wearable device via wireless data transmissions, the identifier of the first tile; and determining at the first wearable device, based on the device data structure, that the first tile was transferred from the first wearable device to the second wearable device, wherein the device data structure stores tile state data for both the first and second wearable devices.