Gesture detection to pair two wearable devices and perform an action between them and a wearable device, a method and a system using heat as a means for communication
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to devices and methods for initiating execution of actions and for communicating information to a user, and more particularly, to initiating execution of predefined actions in wearable devices and communication devices based on gestures made with the wearable devices and/or heat applied to a surface of the wearable devices. According to an aspect, the method relates to, in the wearable device, detecting a first, in the first wearable device predefined, gesture of the first wearable device, broadcasting a first signal comprising information associated with the first gesture, receiving, from a second wearable device, a second signal comprising information associated with a second gesture and initiating execution of a, in the first wearable device predefined, first action based on the first signal and the second signal.
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SONY CORPORATION | TOKYO |
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Inventor Name | Address | # of filed Patents | Total Citations |
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Hamada, Masafumi | Arloev, SE | 9 | 190 |
# of filed Patents : 9 Total Citations : 190 | |||
Lovrin, Kenny | Malmö, SE | 4 | 8 |
# of filed Patents : 4 Total Citations : 8 | |||
Moren, Billy | Malmö, SE | 4 | 8 |
# of filed Patents : 4 Total Citations : 8 | |||
Ohki, Yoshihito | Tokyo, JP | 58 | 765 |
# of filed Patents : 58 Total Citations : 765 | |||
Okazawa, Kae | Kanagawa, JP | 13 | 122 |
# of filed Patents : 13 Total Citations : 122 |
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