Providing remote interactions with host device using a wireless device

Abstract

A wearable device that communicates with a host device can be used to initiate a communication functionality of the host device (e.g., telephone calls, text messages). The wearable device can obtain user input indicating a recipient of the communication and in some instances content for the communication and can provide an instruction to the host device. The host device can use the indicated recipient and content to initiate communication and where applicable to send the content. Recipients and/or content can be selected from predefined lists available on the wearable device.

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         28 . A method of sending a message, the method comprising:
 receiving, by a wearable device, first user input identifying a recipient of the message;   receiving, by the wearable device, second user input comprising information that identifies a content of the message;   transmitting, by the wearable device, the information to the host device over a first wireless connection; and   transmitting, by the wearable device, an instruction to the host device to transmit the message over a second wireless connection, the instruction comprising an identifier of the recipient and of the information that identifies the content of the message.   
     
     
         29 . The method of  claim 28  further comprising receiving, over the first wireless connection, a confirmation from the host device that the message was sent. 
     
     
         30 . The method of  claim 28  further comprising:
 displaying, in a user interface of the wearable device, a list of contacts; and 
 receiving, by the user interface, selection of a contact from the list of contacts as the recipient of the message. 
 
     
     
         31 . The method of  claim 28  further comprising:
 displaying, in a user interface of the wearable device, a virtual keypad; and 
 receiving, by the user interface, a sequence of characters selected from the virtual keypad as an address of the recipient of the message, 
 wherein the host device transmits the message over the second wireless connection to the address. 
 
     
     
         32 . The method of  claim 28  further comprising:
 displaying to the user, in a user interface of the wearable device, a list of predefined messages; and 
 receiving, by the user interface, selection of a predefined message from the list of predefined messages, 
 wherein the predefined message comprises the content of the message. 
 
     
     
         33 . The method of  claim 28  wherein the second user input comprises audio input, further comprising:
 converting, by the wearable device, the audio input into text, wherein the information that identifies the content of the message comprises the text. 
 
     
     
         34 . The method of  claim 28  wherein the second user input comprises audio input, further comprising:
 transmitting the audio input to the host device, over the first wireless connection, for conversion, by the host device, to text. 
 
     
     
         35 . The method of  claim 28  wherein the instruction to the host device is transmitted over the first wireless connection in response to receipt of a third user input indicating a request to send the message over the second wireless connection. 
     
     
         36 . The method of  claim 28  wherein the first wireless connection comprises a Bluetooth connection. 
     
     
         37 . A method of sending a message, the method comprising:
 receiving, by a host device, information identifying a message from a wearable device, the information received over a first wireless connection;   receiving, by the host device, an instruction to send the message from the wearable device to a recipient over a second wireless connection, the instruction comprising a recipient identifier of the recipient and a content to be included in the message;   creating, by the host device, the message to be transmitted based at least in part on the content;   determining, by the host device, a destination address for the message based at least in part on the recipient identifier; and   transmitting, by the host device, the message to the destination address over the second wireless connection.   
     
     
         38 . The method of  claim 37  wherein the message comprises a text message. 
     
     
         39 . The method of  claim 37  wherein the recipient identifier comprises an identifier of a contact in a contact list accessible to the host device, and wherein determining the destination address includes performing a lookup operation on the contact list to obtain a phone number of the contact, wherein the phone number is the destination address. 
     
     
         40 . The method of  claim 37  wherein the content comprises an identifier of one of a plurality of predefined message texts and wherein creating the message to be transmitted includes inserting the predefined message text identified by the content into the message. 
     
     
         41 . The method of  claim 37  further comprising transmitting, over the first wireless connection, a confirmation to the wearable device that the message was sent. 
     
     
         42 . The method of  claim 37  wherein the second wireless connection comprises a cellular network connection. 
     
     
         43 . The method of  claim 37  wherein the message comprises an image. 
     
     
         44 . The method of  claim 37  wherein the recipient identifier comprises an email address. 
     
     
         45 . A wearable device, comprising:
 a memory configured to store computer-executable instructions;   a processor configured to access the memory and execute the computer-executable instructions to at least:
 present a user interface; and 
 receive, via the user interface, user input identifying a message to be sent by a host device to a recipient; and 
   a wireless interface device configured to:
 transmit the message to the host device over a first wireless connection; and 
 transmit, over the first wireless connection, an instruction for the host device to transmit the message to the recipient over a second wireless connection. 
   
     
     
         46 . The wearable device of  claim 45  wherein the wireless interface device is further configured to receive, over the first wireless connection, a confirmation from the host device that the message was sent. 
     
     
         47 . The wearable device of  claim 46  wherein the processor is further configured to present the confirmation in the user interface.