PATENT DOCUMENT

Abstract:
Methods and systems for a complete wearable ecosystem are provided. Specifically, systems that when taken alone, or together, provide an individual or group of individuals with an intuitive and interactive wearable device ecosystem. The wearable device ecosystem may comprise a number of wearable devices. Each wearable device may comprise a body and a shell. Any number of different shells may be interconnected interchangeably to the body. In one embodiment, the shell is decorative. The present disclosure builds on integrating existing technology with new devices, methods, and systems to provide a complete wearable ecosystem.

Full Description:
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS 
       [0001]    The present application claims the benefit of and priority, under 35 U.S.C. §119(e), to U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 62/132,343, filed Mar. 12, 2015, entitled “COMPLETE WEARABLE ECOSYSTEM,” the entire disclosure of which is hereby incorporated herein by reference, in its entirety, for all that it teaches and for all purposes. 
     
    
     BACKGROUND 
       [0002]    Currently, wearable manufacturers have developed a series of devices to compete for the market of tracking a user&#39;s health data. Typically, these devices employ a power supply, a processing chip, a sensor, and a memory. The devices are generally configured to record heartrate, number of steps taken, or other measurements over time. Some devices are configured to send an emergency signal when activated to provide a location of an individual in distress. In any event, these devices are generally application specific and as such have been designed with a specific application in mind. For instance, waterproof devices may be used while swimming, devices having a simple rubber band may be used while working out at a gym, water resistant devices may be used while running or engaging in some other land-based activity, and other devices may be designed as a simple fashion accessory having a single function (e.g., sending a distress signal, etc.). 
       SUMMARY 
       [0003]    There is a need for a wearable device which can integrate both physically and communicatively with other devices to result in a totally intuitive and convenient user experience. These and other needs are addressed by the various aspects, embodiments, and/or configurations of the present disclosure. Also, while the disclosure is presented in terms of exemplary and optional embodiments, it should be appreciated that individual aspects of the disclosure can be separately claimed. 
         [0004]    The Internet of Things (IoT) is the idea of giving various products access to the Internet. Whether that is refrigerators, coffee makers, security systems, TVs, countertops, Jewelry, clothing, etc. However, one major drawback of IoT as it exists today is a lack of unity between the various “things” connected to the Internet. That is, every individual product exists in a self-contained bubble with perhaps a specific application for its own utility. So instead of one central hub for viewing all relevant information, users are confronted with a number of individual applications directed to parts of the information. For instance, a fitness application, a security system application, a TV application, a coffee making application, light applications, and others may act individually to record and report on information from a particular device. 
         [0005]    Rather than continuing on this approach of requiring dozens of individualized applications which can only be utilized one at a time, the IoT would benefit from an “ecosystem” of sorts which allows each product to be in communication with a central hub or wearable device which can display the relevant information as needed, rather than requiring a different application for every product. 
         [0006]    This concept applies equally to wearable technology. Currently, wearable devices have very specific functionality. There are Fitbits™, heart monitors, athletic clothing, step counters, shoe inserts, smart clothing, all with a certain functionality, but each needing its own application. Wearable technology needs the ability for synchronization and multi-functionality without the burden of having to monitor each specific functionality in a different application. As wearable technology becomes more and more commonplace, the number of applications has become burdensome. As the monitoring all of the data produced by various devices has become an hours long chore of opening and closing dozens of different applications, sorting and interpreting data, people have been deterred from investing in wearable technology. Thus, it is an aspect of the present disclosure to provide a complete wearable ecosystem. The complete wearable ecosystem may employ a number of devices configured to communicate with a central “hub” which can then be accessed, allowing the users to consolidate the workout, physical activity, and/or day&#39;s data into one place. 
         [0007]    The present disclosure can provide a number of advantages depending on the particular aspect, embodiment, and/or configuration. Technology areas and devices such as user interfaces, applications, tracking capabilities, hardware, and/or location-based communications, could be combined together, or used separately, to form a complete wearable ecosystem. This ecosystem can provide a connected and intuitive user experience for any wearable user. 
         [0008]    The complete wearable ecosystem may comprise a number of wearable components that are configured to collect and store information. This information may include health data (e.g., heart rate, blood pressure, breathing rate, etc.), location data (e.g., from Wi-Fi hot spots, cell tower data, GPS, etc.), fitness data (e.g., step count, distance traveled, workouts performed, etc.) and/or other data that can be measured by one or more sensors associated with the wearable device. 
         [0009]    In one embodiment, the wearable device may include a body having a specific set of components that are designed to provide one or more functions. For instance, the body may include one or more components, such as, a processor, a memory, an accelerometer, a gyroscope, and/or a communications module (e.g., Wi-Fi, NFC, RF, cellular, etc.). In some embodiments, the body may include the components in a waterproof housing. In one embodiment, the waterproof housing may not include any visible electrical and/or data ports. In this embodiment, data and/or power may be transmitted from the wearable device to one or more other devices, servers, hubs, and/or peripherals wirelessly, based on proximity, or through induction. The body may include sensors positioned to be in contact with the skin of the user to detect bio-information (e.g., biometrics, etc.) of the user. 
         [0010]    The body of the wearable device may be a universal frame with which one or more shells, and/or functional components, can be coupled. This coupling may be physical and/or communicative (e.g., wirelessly or wired) and/or a combination thereof. For example, a shell may be both physically and communicatively coupled to the body. In another example, a peripheral device may be communicatively coupled with the body, but may not be required to be physically connected or coupled to the body. 
         [0011]    It is anticipated that the functionality of the wearable device may be increased or decreased by coupling, or pairing, the body of the wearable device with a shell, or casing, or by replacing a first shell coupled to the wearable device with a different second shell. The shell may include one or more of sensors, power supplies, RFID components, lights, displays, communications modules, memory, processors, transmitters, receivers, transceivers, cameras, antennae, and the like. In some embodiments, the shell may be communicatively coupled to the body of the wearable device. This communication may include the transfer of power and/or transfer for exchange of data. In one embodiment, communicatively coupling the shell with the body may include pairing the shell to the body (e.g., via Bluetooth™, NFC, other wireless communications protocol, etc.). Another embodiment may use a wired or physical connection between the shell and body to effect pairing. Once paired, the body and shell may share one or more of power, data, processing resources, and other resources. 
         [0012]    Increasing the functionality of the wearable device may include allowing one or more components of the shell to be used by the body, and/or vice versa. For instance, a shell may include additional sensors (e.g., beyond those sensors found in the body of the wearable). In this example, when the shell is coupled with the body, the sensors of the shell may be configured to collect and provide, or forward, data that can be interpreted by the processor of the wearable device and stored in the memory of the body or the shell of the wearable device. As another example, a shell may comprise a display and display circuitry that is configured to receive and interpret information provided by the body of the wearable device. Continuing this example, the display may be configured to graphically present information corresponding to information collected by the components of the wearable device (e.g., whether on the body, the shell, or combinations thereof, etc.) and stored in a memory (e.g., of the body, shell, and/or combinations thereof). 
         [0013]    In some embodiments, it may be deemed necessary to decrease the functionality of the wearable device. This decrease may be achieved physically (e.g., using mechanical, electrical, or electromechanical components, etc.) and/or virtually (e.g., via software, etc.). For instance, a user may wish to attend a party, but may wish to block any tracking information that otherwise might have been collected during the party. In one embodiment, the functionality of the wearable device may include providing a Faraday cage, or shield, as part of a shell. The user may select the shell and couple the shell with the body. The Faraday cage shell can then serve to block signals emitted by the body and even signals that are emitted by one or more other devices. As can be appreciated, the cage may be configured to block one or more frequencies or signals. In another embodiment, this decrease in functionality may be achieved using software run on the processor of the body and/or shell. In one embodiment, the software may be configured to intercept and determine acceptable reception and/or emission of signals. 
         [0014]    In some embodiments, the wearable device may be customized for aesthetics and/or function by using a particular shell in combination with the body of the wearable device. The shell may include additional functionality, fashion features, design features, colors, elements, lights, materials, and/or appearances, to name a few. In one embodiment, multiple shells may be used to add functionality and/or change an appearance of the wearable device. For instance, a user may select a first shell employing additional sensors for obtaining temperature readings, pressure, and/or other measurements during a workout. Continuing this example, if the user attends a group workout, the user may attach and/or couple a second shell to the wearable device to add a functionality and/or aesthetic. In one embodiment, the second shell may amplify a communications signal sent via the wearable device. In another embodiment, the shell may be selected to provide heat retention ability (e.g., insulation) in colder climates, heat dissipation ability (e.g., cooling) in warmer climates, and/or comfort against the skin of the user (e.g., by a cloth, textile, or fiber surface in contact with the user&#39;s skin). 
         [0015]    It is one aspect of the present invention to provide a wearable device. The wearable device generally includes, but is not limited to: (1) a body comprising a housing configured to receive a shell, a processor, a sensor, a memory to store information collected by the sensor, and a communications module to communicate with the shell; and (2) a shell comprising a housing configured to releasably interconnect to the body, a communications module configured to communicate with the body, and a display to present information collected by the sensor and stored in the memory of the body. Additionally or alternatively, a portion of the sensor may protrude at least partially from an interior surface of the shell housing proximate to skin of a user when the body is positioned on the user&#39;s wrist. 
         [0016]    Optionally, the wearable device may further comprise a first alignment feature formed on an exterior surface of the body, and a second alignment feature formed on an interior surface of the shell, the first and second alignment features being of substantially the same size. In one embodiment, the first alignment feature protrudes from the body and the second alignment feature is recessed into the shell. Optionally, the body is substantially waterproof and devoid of external electrical inputs. 
         [0017]    In one embodiment, the wearable device further comprises a first band interconnected to the housing of the body, the band adapted to fit a wrist of a user, and a second band interconnected to the housing of the shell. In one embodiment, the first band may be removed from the housing of the body. Optionally, the second band may be removed from the shell housing. When the shell is interconnected to the body, the second band and the shell housing cover an exterior surface of the first band and the body housing. In one embodiment, the shell is decorative. The decorative shell may be devoid of hardware and software components. In another embodiment, the first band is removed from the body. The body may then be interconnected to the decorative shell. The decorative shell may be configured to conceal the body from view. In one embodiment, the decorative shell includes a recess or chamber that receives the body after the first band is removed from the body. Continuing this example, the decorative shell, with the body in a concealed position, may be worn as a piece of jewelry. For example, in one embodiment, the decorative shell may be worn as an accessory to the users clothing, on the user&#39;s wrist, as a necklace, or in the user&#39;s hair. 
         [0018]    In yet another embodiment, the wearable further comprises a first induction coil associated with the body, and a second induction coil associated with the shell that substantially aligns with the first induction coil when the shell is interconnected to the body. In one embodiment, when the shell is interconnected to the body, power is transferable from the second induction coil of the shell to the first induction coil of the body. Optionally, the first and second induction coils may transfer data between the body and the shell. 
         [0019]    Another aspect of the present disclosure is a non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon computer-executable instructions that cause a processor of a body to execute a method of pairing the body with a shell to form a wearable device. The computer-executable instructions generally comprise: (1) an instruction to perceive a presence of the shell to the body; (2) an instruction to determine whether the shell has previously paired with the body; (3) an instruction to exchange authorization credentials with the shell; and (4) an instruction to determine a level of access to provide to the body. In some embodiments, the body includes, but is not limited to, a housing configured to receive the shell, a sensor, a memory to store information collected by the sensor, and a communications module to communication with the shell. Similarly, in embodiments, the shell generally includes, but is not limited to, a housing configured to releasably interconnect to the body, a communications module configured to communicate with the body, and a display. 
         [0020]    Optionally, the non-transitory computer readable medium may further comprise an instruction to determine capabilities of the shell after the pairing the body with the shell. In one embodiment, the shell adds capabilities (such as, but not limited to, additional: sensors, processing power, display capabilities, battery power, communication capabilities) to the body. In another embodiment, the shell decreases the capabilities of the body, for example, by blocking or decreasing communication capabilities, blocking or covering a display, limiting or decreasing transmission of wireless transmission, or decreasing or blocking sensor readings. In another embodiment, the shell does not change the capabilities of the body and is decorative. The instructions may also include an instruction to determine whether to change a device mode in response to the pairing of the body with the shell. Additionally, in an embodiment, the instructions include an instruction to present data collected by the sensor on the display of the shell. 
         [0021]    In one embodiment, after the pairing the processor of the body controls the display of the shell. In another embodiment, the instructions further include an instruction to determine, when the shell has not previously paired with the body, whether pairing of shell with the body is authorized. The determining of whether the pairing is authorized may optionally comprise an instruction to determine if the shell housing is in contract with the body housing for a predetermined period of time. Additionally or alternatively, the determining of whether the pairing is authorized may optionally comprise an instruction to determine if the shell and the body are in contract with a charging station. 
         [0022]    The instructions may further comprise an instruction for the wearable device of the paired body and shell to communicate with a peripheral device. In one embodiment, the shell communication module establishes a wireless communication link with the peripheral device. In one embodiment, the peripheral device is worn by a user of the wearable device. In another embodiment, the peripheral device is associated with an article of clothing worn by the user. In still another embodiment, the peripheral device is associated with an object. In yet another embodiment, the peripheral device is associated with another person. In still another embodiment, the peripheral device is a server or a smart device, such as a smart phone. 
         [0023]    The instructions may optionally include an instruction to provide an alert to the user of the wearable device if the communication link to the peripheral device is severed. Additionally or alternatively, the instructions may further include an instruction to provide an alert to the user of the wearable device if a distance between the wearable device and the peripheral device exceeds a predetermined amount. In another embodiment, the instructions may include an instruction to provide an alert to the user of the wearable device if the peripheral device moves out of a predetermined geographic area. Additionally or alternatively, in another embodiment, the instructions may include an instruction to provide an alert to the user of the wearable device if the peripheral device moves into a predetermined geographic area. In still another embodiment, the instructions may include an instruction to provide an alert to the user of the wearable device if the peripheral device is located in a predetermined class of locations. The predetermined class of locations may comprise approved locations and disapproved locations. For example, a school, a friend&#39;s house, a park, and certain businesses may be approved locations. Similarly, certain businesses, certain houses, and certain locations may be disapproved locations. 
         [0024]    Optionally, in one embodiment, the wearable device controls the functions of the peripheral device. In another embodiment, the wearable device receives data from a sensor of the peripheral device. In still another embodiment, the wearable device transmits data to the peripheral device. Optionally, the instructions may further comprise an instruction for the wearable device of the paired body and shell to communicate with a wearable device worn by another user. 
         [0025]    Additionally or alternatively, the instructions may further comprise: (1) an instruction to determine that the shell has been removed from the body; and (2) an instruction to perceive a presence of a second shell to the body. In one embodiment, the second shell is decorative and includes no components or modules. In another embodiment, the second shell has different components than the shell. Optionally, in one embodiment, the second shell is devoid of a display but includes at least a bus and a memory. Accordingly, the instructions may optionally further include: (3) an instruction to determine whether the second shell has previously paired with the body; (4) an instruction to exchange authorization credentials with the second shell; and (5) an instruction to determine a level of access to provide to the body. 
         [0026]    Still another aspect of the present invention is a wearable device that generally comprises a body having a housing configured to receive an outer shell. The body comprises a processor, a memory, a sensor, wherein the memory is configured to store information collected from the sensor, and a communications module configured to communicate with the outer shell. 
         [0027]    In one embodiment, the wearable device further comprises the outer shell. The outer shell may comprise a shell housing having at least one feature configured to operatively couple with the housing of the body and a shell communications module configured to communicate with the communications module of the body. 
         [0028]    Optionally, the outer shell may comprise a second processor, a second memory, and a display configured to present a graphical user interface including at least some of the information collected by the sensor. 
         [0029]    In an embodiment, the outer shell is configured to receive a second outer shell. The second outer shell comprises a second shell housing having at least one feature configured to operatively couple with the shell housing of the outer shell, and a second shell communications module configured to communicate with at least one of the communications module of the body and the shell communications module. The body is optionally configured to operate with or without the outer shell and/or second outer shell. In an embodiment, the outer shell is configured to increase a functionality of the body and wearable device or decrease the functionality of the body and wearable device. In another embodiment, the second outer shell is configured to increase a functionality of the body, the outer shell, and the wearable device or decrease the functionality of the body, the outer shell, and the wearable device. 
         [0030]    By way of providing additional background, context, and to further satisfy the written description requirements of 35 U.S.C. §112, the following patents and patent publications are incorporated by reference in their entireties for the express purpose of explaining and further describing components of the wearable device and peripheral devices that may be physically or communicatively coupled to the wearable device to provide additional written description support for various aspects of the present disclosure: U.S. Pat. No. 5,931,764; U.S. Pat. No. 6,619,835; U.S. Pat. No. 7,311,665; U.S. Pat. No. 7,813,715; U.S. Pat. No. 8,185,601; U.S. Pat. No. 8,583,045; U.S. Pat. No. 8,725,842; U.S. Pat. No. 8,787,006; U.S. Pat. No. 8,838,095; U.S. Pat. No. 8,862,152; U.S. Pat. No. 8,930,605; U.S. Pat. No. 9,176,530; U.S. Pat. App. Pub. No. 2007/0152833; U.S. Pat. App. Pub. No. 2007/0287438; U.S. Pat. App. Pub. No. 2008/0057868; U.S. Pat. App. Pub. No. 2011/0081860; U.S. Pat. App. Pub. No. 2013/0158369; and U.S. Pat. App. Pub. No. 2013/0262298. 
         [0031]    The above-described embodiments, objectives, and configurations are neither complete nor exhaustive. As will be appreciated, other embodiments of the disclosure are possible using, alone or in combination, one or more of the features set forth above or described in detail below. 
         [0032]    The phrases “at least one”, “one or more”, and “and/or” are open-ended expressions that are both conjunctive and disjunctive in operation. For example, each of the expressions “at least one of A, B and C”, “at least one of A, B, or C”, “one or more of A, B, and C”, “one or more of A, B, or C” and “A, B, and/or C” means A alone, B alone, C alone, A and B together, A and C together, B and C together, or A, B and C together.” 
         [0033]    The term “a” or “an” entity refers to one or more of that entity. As such, the terms “a” (or “an”), “one or more,” and “at least one” can be used interchangeably herein. It is also to be noted that the terms “comprising,” “including,” and “having” can be used interchangeably. 
         [0034]    The term “automatic” and variations thereof, as used herein, refer to any process or operation done without material human input when the process or operation is performed. However, a process or operation can be automatic, even though performance of the process or operation uses material or immaterial human input, if the input is received before the performance of the process or operation. Human input is deemed to be material if such input influences how the process or operation will be performed. Human input that consents to the performance of the process or operation is not deemed to be “material.” 
         [0035]    The term “bus” and variations thereof, as used herein, can refer to a subsystem that transfers information and/or data between various components. A bus generally refers to the collection communication hardware interface, interconnects, bus architecture, standard, and/or protocol defining the communication scheme for a communication system and/or communication network. A bus may also refer to a part of a communication hardware that interfaces the communication hardware with the interconnects that connect to other components of the corresponding communication network. The bus may be for a wired network, such as a physical bus, or wireless network, such as part of an antenna or hardware that couples the communication hardware with the antenna. A bus architecture supports a defined format in which information and/or data is arranged when sent and received through a communication network. A protocol may define the format and rules of communication of a bus architecture. 
         [0036]    The terms “communication device,” “smartphone,” and “mobile device,” and variations thereof, as used herein, can be used interchangeably and may include any type of device capable of communicating with one or more of another device and/or across a communications network, via a communications protocol, and the like. Exemplary communication devices may include but are not limited to smartphones, handheld computers, laptops, netbooks, notebook computers, subnotebooks, tablet computers, scanners, portable gaming devices, phones, pagers, GPS modules, portable music players, and other Internet-enabled and/or network-connected devices. 
         [0037]    A “communication modality” can refer to any protocol- or standard defined or specific communication session or interaction, such as Voice-Over-Internet-Protocol (“VoIP), cellular communications (e.g., IS-95, 1G, 2G, 3G, 3.5G, 4G, 4G/IMT-Advanced standards, 3GPP, WIMAX™, GSM, CDMA, CDMA2000, EDGE, 1×EVDO, iDEN, GPRS, HSPDA, TDMA, UMA, UMTS, ITU-R, and 5G), global navigation satellite system (GNSS), Bluetooth™ Peanut®, text or instant messaging (e.g., AIM, Blauk, eBuddy, Gadu-Gadu, IBM Lotus Sametime, ICQ, iMessage, IMVU, Lync, MXit, Paltalk, Skype, Tencent QQ, Windows Live Messenger™ or MSN Messenger™, Wireclub, Xfire, and Yahoo! Messenger™), email, Twitter (e.g., tweeting), Digital Service Protocol (DSP), and the like. 
         [0038]    The term “communication system” or “communication network” and variations thereof, as used herein, can refer to a collection of communication components capable of one or more of transmission, relay, interconnect, control, or otherwise manipulate information or data from at least one transmitter to at least one receiver. As such, the communication may include a range of systems supporting point-to-point or broadcasting of the information or data. A communication system may refer to the collection individual communication hardware as well as the interconnects associated with and connecting the individual communication hardware. Communication hardware may refer to dedicated communication hardware or may refer a processor coupled with a communication means (i.e., an antenna) and running software capable of using the communication means to send and/or receive a signal within the communication system. Interconnect refers some type of wired or wireless communication link that connects various components, such as communication hardware, within a communication system. A communication network may refer to a specific setup of a communication system with the collection of individual communication hardware and interconnects having some definable network topography. A communication network may include wired and/or wireless network having a pre-set to an ad hoc network structure. 
         [0039]    The term “computer-readable medium,” as used herein refers to any tangible storage and/or transmission medium that participates in providing instructions to a processor for execution. Such a medium may take many forms, including but not limited to, non-volatile media, volatile media, and transmission media. Non-volatile media includes, for example, non-volatile random access memory (NVRAM), or magnetic or optical disks. Volatile media includes dynamic memory, such as main memory. Common forms of computer-readable media include, for example, a floppy disk, a flexible disk, hard disk, magnetic tape, or any other magnetic medium, magneto-optical medium, a compact disc read only memory (CD-ROM), any other optical medium, punch cards, paper tape, any other physical medium with patterns of holes, a random access memory (RAM), a programmable read only memory (PROM), and erasable programmable read only memory EPROM, a FLASH-EPROM, a solid state medium like a memory card, any other memory chip or cartridge, a carrier wave as described hereinafter, or any other medium from which a computer can read. A digital file attachment to an e-mail or other self-contained information archive or set of archives is considered a distribution medium equivalent to a tangible storage medium. When the computer-readable media is configured as a database, it is to be understood that the database may be any type of database, such as relational, hierarchical, object-oriented, and/or the like. Accordingly, the disclosure is considered to include a tangible storage medium or distribution medium and prior art-recognized equivalents and successor media, in which the software implementations of the present disclosure are stored. It should be noted that any computer readable medium that is not a signal transmission may be considered non-transitory. 
         [0040]    The term “module” as used herein refers to any known or later developed hardware, software, firmware, artificial intelligence, fuzzy logic, or combination of hardware and software that is capable of performing the functionality associated with that element. 
         [0041]    The term “display” refers to a portion of a physical screen used to display the output of a computer to a user. A display can employ any of a variety of technologies, such as liquid crystal display (LED), light-emitting diode (LED), organic LED (OLED), active matrix OLED (AMOLED), super AMOLED, microelectro mechanical systems (MEMS) displays (such as Mirasol® or other interferometric display), and the like. 
         [0042]    The term “displayed image” refers to an image produced on the display. A typical displayed image is a window or desktop. The displayed image may occupy all or a portion of the display. 
         [0043]    The term “gesture” refers to a user action that expresses an intended idea, action, meaning, result, and/or outcome. The user action can include manipulating a device (e.g., opening or closing a device, changing a device orientation, moving a trackball or wheel, etc.), movement of a body part in relation to the device, movement of an implement or tool in relation to the device, audio inputs, etc. A gesture may be made on a device (such as on the screen) or with the device to interact with the device. 
         [0044]    The term “gesture capture” refers to a sense or otherwise a detection of an instance and/or type of user gesture. The gesture capture can be received by sensors in three-dimensional space. Further, the gesture capture can occur in one or more areas of a screen, for example, on a touch-sensitive display or a gesture capture region. A gesture region can be on the display, where it may be referred to as a touch sensitive display, or off the display, where it may be referred to as a gesture capture area. 
         [0045]    The term “screen,” “touch screen,” “touchscreen,” or “touch-sensitive display” refers to a physical structure that enables the user to interact with the computer by touching areas on the screen and provides information to a user through a display. The touch screen may sense user contact in a number of different ways, such as by a change in an electrical parameter (e.g., resistance or capacitance), acoustic wave variations, infrared radiation proximity detection, light variation detection, and the like. In a resistive touch screen, for example, normally separated conductive and resistive metallic layers in the screen pass an electrical current. When a user touches the screen, the two layers make contact in the contacted location, whereby a change in electrical field is noted and the coordinates of the contacted location calculated. In a capacitive touch screen, a capacitive layer stores electrical charge, which is discharged to the user upon contact with the touch screen, causing a decrease in the charge of the capacitive layer. The decrease is measured, and the contacted location coordinates determined. In a surface acoustic wave touch screen, an acoustic wave is transmitted through the screen, and the acoustic wave is disturbed by user contact. A receiving transducer detects the user contact instance and determines the contacted location coordinates. 
         [0046]    The term “window” refers to a, typically rectangular, displayed image on at least part of a display that contains or provides content different from the rest of the screen. The window may obscure the desktop. The dimensions and orientation of the window may be configurable either by another module or by a user. When the window is expanded, the window can occupy substantially all of the display space on a screen or screens. 
         [0047]    The terms “determine,” “calculate,” and “compute,” and variations thereof, as used herein, are used interchangeably and include any type of methodology, process, mathematical operation, or technique. 
         [0048]    It shall be understood that the term “means,” as used herein, shall be given its broadest possible interpretation in accordance with 35 U.S.C., Section 112, Paragraph 6 or other applicable law. Accordingly, a claim incorporating the term “means” shall cover all structures, materials, or acts set forth herein, and all of the equivalents thereof. Further, the structures, materials or acts and the equivalents thereof shall include all those described in the summary, brief description of the drawings, detailed description, abstract, and claims themselves. 
         [0049]    The term “in communication with,” as used herein, refers to any coupling, connection, or interaction using electrical signals to exchange information or data, using any system, hardware, software, protocol, or format, regardless of whether the exchange occurs wirelessly or over a wired connection. 
         [0050]    The term “Bluetooth” may refer to wireless technology for exchanging data over short distances (using short-wavelength UHF radio waves in the ISM band) from fixed and mobile devices and building personal area networks (PANs). The technology may connect several devices in order for data synchronization between devices or between devices and a server. 
         [0051]    The term “NFC” or “near field communication” may refer to technology wherein radio communication is established between two devices to allow the exchange of data. 
         [0052]    The term “peripheral” may refer to one or more auxiliary devices (e.g., input devices, output devices, sensors, accessories, speakers, displays, etc.) that connect to and interact with a computer by either sending or receiving information. 
         [0053]    The term “RFID” or “radio frequency identification” may refer to the wireless use of electromagnetic fields to transfer data, for the purposes of automatically identifying and tracking tags attached to objects. Such tags contain electronically stored information. Some tags are powered by electromagnetic induction from magnetic fields produced near the reader. Some types collect energy from the interrogating radio waves and act as a passive transponder. 
         [0054]    The term “wearable” as used herein includes any wearable electronic devices that are worn by a user under, with, or on top of clothing and/or skin. For example, wearable electronic devices include electronic devices in shoes, socks, belts, wrist devices, glasses, and components of these articles, such as buttons on a shirt. This class of wearable technology has been developed for general or special purpose information technologies and media development. Wearable computers are especially useful for applications that require more complex computational support than just hardware coded logics. The wearable devices include heart rate monitors, blood pressure monitors, glucose monitors, pedometers, movement sensors, wearable computers, and/or the like. Examples of wearable computers may be worn by a user and configured to measure user activity, determine energy spent based on the measured activity, track user sleep habits, determine user oxygen levels, monitor heart rate, provide alarm functions, and more. 
         [0055]    The preceding is a simplified summary of the disclosure to provide an understanding of some aspects of the disclosure. This summary is neither an extensive nor exhaustive overview of the disclosure and its various aspects, embodiments, and/or configurations. It is intended neither to identify key or critical elements of the disclosure nor to delineate the scope of the disclosure but to present selected concepts of the disclosure in a simplified form as an introduction to the more detailed description presented below. As will be appreciated, other aspects, embodiments, and/or configurations of the disclosure are possible utilizing, alone or in combination, one or more of the features set forth above or described in detail below. 
     
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         [0056]    The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated herein and constitute a part of the specification, illustrate embodiments of the disclosure and together with the Summary of the Disclosure given above and the Detailed Description of the drawings given below serve to explain the principles of these embodiments. In certain instances, details that are not necessary for an understanding of the disclosure or that render other details difficult to perceive may have been omitted. It should be understood, of course, that the disclosure is not necessarily limited to the particular embodiments illustrated herein. Additionally, it should be understood that the drawings are not necessarily to scale. 
           [0057]      FIG. 1A  is a perspective view of a body of an embodiment of a wearable device of the present disclosure; 
           [0058]      FIG. 1B  is a top plan view of a body of an embodiment of a wearable device of the present disclosure; 
           [0059]      FIG. 1C  is a side elevation view of a body of an embodiment of a wearable device of the present disclosure; 
           [0060]      FIG. 1D  is another top plan view of an exterior surface of a body of an embodiment of a wearable device of the present disclosure illustrating some of the components of the body; 
           [0061]      FIG. 1E  is a bottom plan view of an interior surface of the body of  FIG. 1D ; 
           [0062]      FIGS. 1F-1G  are views of a body and a shell of a wearable device in accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure; 
           [0063]      FIG. 1H  is a top plan view of another shell of a wearable device in accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure; 
           [0064]      FIGS. 1I-1J  are perspective views of yet another shell of a wearable device in accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure; 
           [0065]      FIG. 1K  is a block diagram of a body coupled with multiple shells in accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure; 
           [0066]      FIG. 2A  is a block diagram of an embodiment of the hardware of a body of a wearable device of the present disclosure; 
           [0067]      FIG. 2B  is a block diagram of an embodiment of the hardware of a shell of a wearable device of the present disclosure; 
           [0068]      FIG. 3A  is a block diagram of an embodiment of the wearable device software and/or firmware; 
           [0069]      FIG. 3B  is a second block diagram of an embodiment of the wearable device software and/or firmware; 
           [0070]      FIG. 3C  is a block diagram of an embodiment of software and modules associated with the body of the wearable device; 
           [0071]      FIG. 3D  is a block diagram of an embodiment of software and modules associated with the shell of the wearable device; 
           [0072]      FIG. 4  is a block diagram of a wearable ecosystem in accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure illustrating a plurality of wearable devices interconnected to a variety of peripheral devices; 
           [0073]      FIG. 5  depicts tracked data of a user with a wearable device transmitted and shared with other connected devices in accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure; 
           [0074]      FIG. 6  depicts wearable devices worn by two different users in communication with each other and with other peripheral devices associated with the users in accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure; 
           [0075]      FIG. 7  depicts a group exercise scenario of users and their wearable devices transmitting tracked data to each other and to a server and associated peripheral devices in accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure; 
           [0076]      FIG. 8  is a diagram of a wearable ecosystem environment in a coordinated entry application in which users each have wearable devices in accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure; 
           [0077]      FIG. 9  is a flow chart of an embodiment of a method for pairing a body and a device to form a wearable device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure; 
           [0078]      FIG. 10  is a flow chart of an embodiment of a method for changing a device mode or a display mode of a wearable device after pairing a body and a shell; 
           [0079]      FIG. 11  is another flow chart of an embodiment of a method for interconnected a shell to a body of a wearable device according to another embodiment of the present disclosure; and 
           [0080]      FIG. 12  is another flow chart of an embodiment of a method for providing alerts to a user of a wearable device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. 
       
    
    
       [0081]    In the appended figures, similar components and/or features may have the same reference label. Further, various components of the same type may be distinguished by following the reference label by a letter that distinguishes among the similar components. If only the first reference label is used in the specification, the description is applicable to any one of the similar components having the same first reference label irrespective of the second reference label. 
       DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
       [0082]    Presented herein are embodiments of a complete wearable ecosystem. The ecosystem can comprise single devices or a compilation of devices. This device, or these devices, may be capable of communicating with other devices and/or to an individual or group of individuals. Further, this device, or these devices, can receive user input in unique ways. The overall design and functionality of each device provides for an enhanced user experience making the device more useful and more efficient. As described herein, the device(s) may be electrical, mechanical, electro-mechanical, software-based, and/or combinations thereof. 
         [0083]    Referring now to  FIGS. 1A-1E , various views of a body  104  of a wearable device  100  are shown in accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure. The body  104  may generally include a housing  106  and a retention element  120 . In one embodiment, the retention element is a band  120 . The band is adapted to fit a wrist or other area of a wearer. In one embodiment, the band  120  may be closed with a generally circular shape and a diameter  124  sufficient to fit the wearer&#39;s wrist. In one embodiment, the band  120  has a width  128 . Although the housing  106  is illustrated with a width wider than the width  128  of the band, it will be appreciated that the housing may have a width equal to width  128 . For example,  FIG. 1G  illustrates an example of a body  104 A with a substantially uniform width along the band  120  and the housing  106 . 
         [0084]    Although the band  120  is illustrated having a closed or substantially circular form, it will be appreciated that the band may have a shape that is at least partially open, such as similar to a bracelet. In this manner, the user may position the body  104  on the user&#39;s wrist or ankle by at least partially bending two portions of the band  120  apart. Optionally, in another embodiment, the band  120  may have shape memory. For example, the band  120  may return to a predetermined shape after bending by a user as the band  120  is placed or removed on the user&#39;s wrist. In one embodiment, the band  120  includes a channel for orienting a shell  108 . Optionally, in another embodiment, the band includes a ridge or protrusion for orienting the shell  108 . 
         [0085]    The band  120  may be made from a flexible material (e.g., rubber, polymer, plastic, leather, linked metal, etc.). The band  120  may elastically stretch over a user&#39;s hand, for example, if worn on a user&#39;s wrist, and return to a comfortable inside diameter  124  once situated on the wearable area. In another embodiment, the band  120  may be attached to a user&#39;s wrist or other area for wearing using one or more of a clasp, fastener, pin, latch, magnet, hook-and-loop fastener, tab and groove, etc. 
         [0086]    In the various embodiments discussed herein, the body  104  can, for example, be formed by molding techniques. Molding allows electronic components  132  to be embedded in portions of the body  104 . Molding also allows a desired shape of the body  104  to be formed. Various molding techniques, such as compression molding, transfer molding, injection molding, and the like, may be used to form the body  104 . Some techniques that may be useful to integrate electronics into the molded part include insert molding and/or double shot injection molding. 
         [0087]    The band  120  may optionally be integrally formed with the body  104 . Alternatively, the band  120  is releasably interconnected to the body  104 . In this manner, the body  104  may be used without the band. Thus, the body  104  may be positioned on or retained by a portion of a user&#39;s clothing. For example, the user may remove the band  120  and place the body  104  in a pocket or a cavity of an article of clothing, such as the user&#39;s belt. Further, the user could replace the band  120  with a different band of a different size, shape, material, or color. Continuing this example, the body  104  without the band  120  could be positioned within a shell  108  comprising a receptacle to hold the body  104 . Thus, in one embodiment, the user may remove the band  120  from the body  104  before pairing a shell  108  with the body  104 . 
         [0088]    Hardware components  132  such as an optional display  110  (as well as other structures), illustrated in  FIG. 1D , may be positioned in a variety of locations within the body  104 , including the band  120 . The components  132  may be suspended within a mold, and the material of the body  104  may be allowed to be placed around the components such that the electrical components are at least partially (and possibly fully) embedded within the portion of the body  104 . Optionally, the components  132  can include one or more of a processor  204 , sensors  180 , memory  208 , and communications modules  228 ,  232 , etc., described in more detail in conjunction with  FIG. 2 . Induction coils  284  may also be arranged in a variety of locations within the body  104 . 
         [0089]    Optionally, the body  104  may generate and store data without performing analysis on the data. In this embodiment, the body  104  may transfer the collected or stored data to a shell  108  or other device for further analysis. In one embodiment, at least the display  110  of the body  104  is touch sensitive. In another embodiment, at least a portion of the exterior surface  116  of the body  104  is touch sensitive. The touch sensitive portions of the body  104  may receive user inputs to control functions of the body  104  and/or an interconnected shell  108 . 
         [0090]    The body  104  may be configured such that the components  132  are maintained in a waterproof and/or airtight area. For example, the body  104  may optionally be devoid of electronic inputs or jacks or any type of void or aperture. Additionally or alternatively, one or more sensors  180  or other components  132  may be positioned proximate to an interior surface  136  of the body  104  as illustrated in  FIG. 1E . In this manner, the sensors  180  are arranged to be in contact with predetermined portions of the user&#39;s skin to sense bio-information when the body  104  is worn by a user. The sensors  180  may be configured to determine the user&#39;s heart rate, blood oxygen level, blood pressure, respiration, temperature, insulin levels, and the like. Optionally, in one embodiment, at least a portion of the interior surface  136  of one or more of the body  104  and the band  120  comprises an electrically conductive structure interconnected to the components  132  and the sensors  180 . In one embodiment, the body  104  does not include a display  110 . 
         [0091]    Referring now to  FIGS. 1F-1K , the shape of the body  104  may be configured to receive a shell  108  or other component. The shell  108  generally includes a housing  118  and a retention element  122 . The housing  118  and retention element  122  of the shell  108  may be configured to slide over the body  104 . In this manner, the shell  108  may be interconnected to the body  104  to, among other things, prevent unintended or inadvertent movement of the shell  108  with respect to the body  104 . 
         [0092]    The retention element  122  may comprise a band. Optionally, the band  122  may be removed from the body  108  and replaced with a different second band. In one embodiment, the band  122  may comprise a commercially available band adapted to fit a watch. Alternatively, the band  122  may be integrally formed with, or permanently attached to, the shell housing. In another embodiment, at least one component of the body  108 , such as the components illustrated in  FIG. 2B , is located within a portion of the retention element  122 . 
         [0093]    The shell  108  may be configured to provide different or additional functionality to the body  104  of the wearable device  100 . Said another way, the shell  108  may provide additional memory, additional processors, additional or improved sensors (e.g., sensors that are more accurate or more sensitive), additional power, signal amplification, or comfort or aesthetic features. Optionally, the shell  108  may be adapted to decrease or prevent the transmission of wireless communication signals to or from the body  104 . In one embodiment, the shell  108  includes a Faraday cage. The Faraday cage may be operable to block transmission of all wireless communication frequencies. In another embodiment, the Faraday cage is adapted to block the transmission of certain wireless communication frequencies. In yet another embodiment, the Faraday cage is adapted to block only those wireless communication frequencies associated with one or more of a cellular telephony module  228  and a wireless communication module  232 , discussed in more detail in conjunction with  FIG. 2A , of the body  104 . 
         [0094]    A display  114  of any size and type may be provided with the shell  108 . The display  114  may be of a different type or size than the display  110  of the body  104 . The body  104  can be paired with any number of different shells  108  each of which provides different functionality to a user. In one embodiment, the body  104  may be configured for all-day and/or all-night wear. Additionally or alternatively, the body  104  may be configured to operate with or without a shell  108 . 
         [0095]    In one embodiment, the shell  108  may be held in a predetermined position with respect to the body  104  by a friction fit. Optionally, one or more of the body  104  and the shell  108  may include fasteners or clasps to align and interconnect to each other. Additionally or alternatively, the body  104  and the shell  108  may include one or more features  140 ,  144  for alignment, registration, and/or retention. The feature  140  of the body  104  may interact with the feature  144  of the shell  108  to create a predetermined alignment between the body  104  and the shell  108 . These keying and/or receiving features  140 ,  144  may be configured to interface, couple, and/or interconnect the shell  108  to the body  104  or other component, for example as illustrated in  FIGS. 1F-1K . 
         [0096]    Optionally, sensors may be associated with the receiving features  140 ,  144 . In this manner, when the alignment feature  140  of the body  104  engages or interacts with the alignment feature  144  of the shell  108 , the sensors may send a signal to the other components of the body  104  and the shell  108 . For example, a sensor associated with the alignment feature  140  may generate a signal indicating contact with (or proximity to) the alignment feature  144 . The signal may be sent by bus  220  to the processor  204  of the body. Further, the device management module  324 , device state module  374 , and/or the event module  384  of the body  104  may receive the signal from the sensor associated with the alignment feature  140 . 
         [0097]    The alignment features  140 ,  144  may comprise magnets or a mechanical catch for releasably interconnecting the shell  108  to the body  104 . Additionally or alternatively, the features  140 ,  144  may be fixed or adjustable, and may include such elements as pins, shelves, guides, reference surfaces, keyways, and the like. The alignment features  140 ,  144  may also provide visual alignment clues for helping the user position the shell  108  on the body  104 . In one embodiment, the body alignment feature  140  comprises a protrusion. The shell alignment feature  144  comprises a recess or groove sized to receive the feature  140 . Alternatively, although not illustrated, it will be appreciated by one of skill in the art that the shell alignment feature may comprise a protrusion adapted to be received by a recess or groove formed in a portion of the body  104 . 
         [0098]    The body  104  and the shell  108  may include features for transferring data or power by wired or wireless means. For example, the body  104  may receive power from a shell  108 . Alternatively, the body  104  may be configured to transfer power to the shell  108 . In one embodiment, the body  104  and the shell  108  include interfaces  152  for transferring data and/or power. In another embodiment, the body  104  and the shell  108  include induction coils and resonant inductive coupling for transferring power and/or data (as one skilled in the art will understand). Examples of suitable inductive power and data systems that may be used with the body  104  and shell  108  of the present disclosure are described in U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2013/0198867 and U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2010/0081473 which are each incorporated herein by reference in their entirety. 
         [0099]    In some cases, the body  104  and/or the shell  108  may further include retention mechanisms for releasably securing the shell  108  to the body  104 . By way of example, the retention mechanisms may include one or more magnets, snaps, latches, catches, friction couplings, detents, tabs, slots, and/or the like. In some cases, the body  104  may even include a lock so that the shell  108  is only removable if the user has the proper key, combination or access code. 
         [0100]    In some embodiments, the keying and/or receiving features  140 ,  144  may be designed with a low height, protrusion, or other low profile. In one embodiment, the features may be configured as an undulation or a valley in a portion of the body  104  and/or band  120 . In some embodiments, the band  120  may include one or more optional connection points. In this case, the material of the body  104  and/or band  120  may be constructed from material that is rigid in nature, although not required. In one embodiment, the keying and/or receiving feature  140 ,  144  may include an inductive charging element for transmitting and/or receiving power and data. 
         [0101]    Referring now to  FIGS. 1F-1G , views of a shell  108  for coupling with a body  104  of a wearable device  100  in accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure are illustrated. As shown, the shell  108  includes additional functionality (e.g., a display  114 , and one or more function buttons or inputs  158 , etc.). 
         [0102]    The shell  108  may include a power supply, a driver board or components for the display  114 , and/or other sensors as described in more detail in conjunction with  FIG. 2B . For instance, the shell  108  may include a temperature sensor that is configured to measure an ambient or operator temperature. This sensor data may be communicated to the body  104  of the wearable device  100  via one or more wireless communications protocols (e.g., NFC, RFID, induction, Bluetooth™, etc.). In some embodiments, the body  108  may be configured to provide power to the shell  108  via a power supply of the body  104 . It should be appreciated that some shells  108  may include a power supply that is configured to charge the body  104  of the wearable device  100 . 
         [0103]    In some embodiments, the shell  108  may be constructed of one or more pieces. For example, the shell  108  may be configured to encapsulate, or at least partially encapsulate, a portion of the body  104 . Optionally, the band  122  may be removable from the shell housing  118 . In another embodiment, the band  122  is integrally formed with the housing  118 . In one embodiment, the shell  108  is configured to encapsulate substantially all or the entirety of the body  104 . 
         [0104]    An embodiment of a two-piece shell  108  is illustrated in  FIGS. 1F-1G , where a shell end piece  112  connects with the shell main portion  108  around, and keyed to, the body  104  of the wearable device  100 . In any event, as described herein, once connected, the shell  108  and the body  104  may communicate with one another and send and/or receive data and power to each other. For example, once connected to the body  104 , the shell  108  may graphically display a heart rate from data obtained via the heart rate sensor that may be found in the body  104  on a portion of the shell display  114 . Further, as illustrated in  FIG. 1G , the shell display  114  may include any number of separate display portions or windows  115 A,  115 B . . .  115 N. The display portions  115  may be configurable by the user to display any desired information. In one embodiment, the shell  108  is configured to automatically display at least some sensor data collected by the body  104  when the shell  108  is paired with the body  104 . For example, as illustrated in  FIG. 1G , a first display portion  115 A may display temperature data collected by the body  104 . The temperature data may comprise an atmospheric temperature of a body temperature of the user. Another display portion  115 N may display biometric data of the user. In one embodiment, the biometric data in display portion  115 N comprises a heart-rate of the user. In another embodiment, the biometric data  115 N comprises a respiration rate. The heart-rate and the respiration rate may be presented graphically or numerically. Optionally, the user can chose how and where the sensor data is presented on display  114 . More specifically, the user can change the arrangement, size, or number, of display portions  115 . The user can also define what data is presented in display portions  115 . For example, the display  114  may be configured to display temperature, time, and other information selected by the user. 
         [0105]    As will be appreciated, any number of shells  108  may be used with the body  104 . For example, another embodiment of a shell  108 A is illustrated in  FIG. 1H . Shell  108 A may comprise different capabilities compared to shell  108 . For example, shell  108 A may comprise a different display  114 A. Display  114 A may be larger or be configured to display information in a different manner. Shell  108 A may also be devoid of external buttons, such as button  158  of shell  108 . It should be appreciated that a user may select a different shell optimized for a particular activity (for example, sports, hiking, swimming, and navigation) or selected for aesthetics. In one embodiment, shell  108 A may comprise a decorative analog watch face and not include electronic display. The shell  108 A may be devoid of processors and sensors and selected to hide or dress-up the body  104 . However, although the body  104  may be substantially encapsulated by the shell  108 A, the body  104  may still be collecting and storing data. Accordingly, the user may select shell  108 A for use with the body  104  in a more formal environment or when the user desires to hide the capabilities or appearance of the body  104 . Further, as the shell  108  may have less capability than the body  104 , the shell  108  may be less expensive and, accordingly, easier for a user to replace. Additionally, in one embodiment, the shell  108  does not include a processor. In this regard, the shell  108  without a processor may rely on the processor of the body  104  to provide full functionality to the components of the shell  108 . For instance, the shell  108  may require communication with the body  104  for sufficient processing power to exploit the components of the shell  108  or to facilitate wireless communication. Accordingly, the shell  108  may be made less expensive or lighter in weight. 
         [0106]      FIGS. 1I-1J  show various views of another shell  108 B design that is configured to cover and couple with a wearable device body  104 . In one embodiment, a user may attach the shell  108 B around a wearable device body  104  that is currently worn by a user. This design allows for a quick exchange of shells. For instance, a user may select a rubber shell having a simple display for workout information while exercising. Continuing this example, the user may then remove the rubber shell and replace it with a bracelet shell having a specific color and/or notification illumination features (e.g., LEDs, lights, etc.). Although the bracelet shell  108 B may optionally not include a display  114 B in some cases, the bracelet shell may be configured to alert the user visually (e.g., via illuminating, pulsing, or flashing, etc.) or mechanically (e.g., by providing haptic feedback, vibration, etc.) of one or more conditions. The conditions may correspond to blood sugar rating, heart rate, blood pressure, or a change in proximity or location of a paired peripheral device. The user may create rules that are stored in memory of the body  104  or shell  108  to define when and why alerts are provided. 
         [0107]    As shown in  FIG. 1J , the shell  108 B may incorporate a number of features configured to receive and/or connect to a wearable device body  104 . Connection may be achieved by friction fit, magnetic connection, keying, and/or using other attachment features. Optionally, a band  122  of the shell  108 B may include a slot or mortise  148  formed on an interior surface  154  of the shell  108 B. The slot  148  may have a width substantially equal to the width  128  of the body band  120 . Said another way, the slot  148  of the shell band  122  may be sized to receive at least a portion of the band  120  of the body  104 . Optionally, the slot  148  may be sized to encapsulate three exterior sides of the body band  120  but not the interior surface  136  of the body band  120 . The mortise  148  may be in addition to, or instead of, the alignment feature  144 . In one embodiment, the slot  148  from the band  122  continuously across the shell housing  118 . Accordingly, the body housing  106  may at least partially fit into a portion of the slot  148 . Opposing ends  156 A,  156 B of the shell band  122  may optionally include a fastener to interconnect together. The fastener may comprise magnets, snaps, latches, catches, friction couplings, detents, tabs, slots, and/or the like. 
         [0108]    Referring now to  FIG. 1K , the device  100  may be configured to operate with one or more shells  108 C,  108 D that may be removably interconnected to a body  104 . As can be appreciated each shell  108  may provide additional functionality to the functionality of the body  104  and/or the body  104  and any attached shell  108 . For example, a user may couple a first shell  108 C to the body  104 . A second shell  108 D may then be coupled to the device  100 . In one embodiment, the shells  108 C,  108 D at least partially encapsulate the body  104 . Additionally or alternatively, the outer shell  108 D may provide a protective layer to the device  100 . For example, shell  108 D may be formed of a material that protects the body  104  and shell  108 C from impact or environmental conditions, such as dirt, debris, and moisture. Accordingly, in one embodiment, the shell  108 D may be interconnected to the device  100  when the user is going swimming to protect the device from exposure to water. 
         [0109]    Although the body  104  and the shell  108  of the wearable device  100  are generally illustrated as adapted for wear on the wrist or ankle of a user, it will be appreciated that the wearable device  100  may have any form. For example, the body  104  and shell  108  may be any combination of wearable items, including broaches, rings, earrings, buttons, tie tack and clips, items worn in the user&#39;s hair, necklace, belt buckles, pins, clothing accessories, and combinations thereof. 
         [0110]      FIGS. 2A and 2B  illustrate components of a body  104  and a shell  108  in accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure. The body  104  and the shell  108  may include any number of electronic components, typically one or more of a processor, memory, accelerometer, gyroscope, GPS or other sensor, and a communications module as described in more detail below. 
         [0111]    A portion of the body  104  and the shell  108  can be touch sensitive and can include different operative areas. The body  104  and shell  108  may each optionally include a touch sensitive display  110 ,  114 . In general, the displays  110 ,  114  may comprise a full color, touch sensitive display. In one embodiment, the body  104  does not include a display. The displays  110  and  114  may comprise liquid crystal display devices. A capacitive input matrix may be positioned over the displays  110 ,  114  to receive input from the user. 
         [0112]    One or more display controllers  216 A,  216 B may be provided for controlling the operation of the touch sensitive displays  110 ,  114 , including input (touch sensing) and output (display) functions. In the exemplary embodiment illustrated in  FIG. 2A , the body  104  optionally includes a first touch screen controller  216 A for body display  110  and a separate second touch screen controller  216 B for the shell display  114 . In this manner, when the shell  108  is coupled to the body  104 , the display controller  216 B of the body  104  will control the display  114  of the shell  108 . In accordance with alternate embodiments, a common or shared touch screen controller  216  may be used to control each of the included touch sensitive screens  104  and  108 . In another embodiment, illustrated in  FIG. 2B , the body  104  includes a display controller  216 C operable to control the display  114 . In accordance with still other embodiments, the functions of a touch screen controller  216  may be incorporated into other components, such as a processor  204 . In another embodiment, the body  104  does not include a display controller. 
         [0113]    The processor  204  of the body  104  and, optionally, the shell processor  204 A may comprise a general purpose programmable processor or controller for executing application programming or instructions. In accordance with at least some embodiments, the processors  204  may include multiple processor cores, and/or implement multiple virtual processors. In accordance with still other embodiments, the processors  204  may include multiple physical processors. As a particular example, the processors  204  may comprise a specially configured application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) or other integrated circuit, a digital signal processor, a controller, a hardwired electronic or logic circuit, a programmable logic device or gate array, a special purpose computer, or the like. The processors  204  generally function to run programming code or instructions implementing various functions of the device  100 . In one embodiment, the processor is a dual core processor. For example, the processor  204  may comprise an Intel Atom Z34XX processor. However, any other suitable processor may be used with the device  100  of the present disclosure. The processor  204  of the device  100  generally functions to run programming code or instructions implementing various functions of the wearable device, shell, and/or one or more peripherals. In one embodiment, the shell  108  does not include a processor. Accordingly, the processor of the body  104  provides functionality to the components of the shell  108 . In another embodiment, each of the body  104  and the shell  108  include a processor  204 ,  204 A. In this embodiment, the processor  204  of the body  104  may control the processor  204 A of the shell  108 . Software components and modules that may be executed by a first device to control the processor of a second device are described in U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2013/0076594 which is incorporated by reference herein in its entirety. In one embodiment, the body  104  does not include a processor and the components of the body  104  rely on the processor  204 A of the shell  108  for full functionality. 
         [0114]    The body  104  and/or the shell  108  may also include memory  208 ,  208 A for use in connection with the execution of application programming or instructions by the processors  204 , and for the temporary or long term storage of program instructions and/or data. As examples, the memory  208  may comprise RAM, DRAM, SDRAM, or other solid state memory. Alternatively or in addition, data storage  212 ,  212 A may be provided. Like the memory  208 , the data storage  212  may comprise a solid state memory device or devices. Alternatively or in addition, the data storage  212  may comprise other random access memory. 
         [0115]    In support of communications functions or capabilities, the shell  108  can include a cellular telephony module  228 A. As examples, the cellular telephony module  228 A can comprise a GSM, CDMA, FDMA and/or analog cellular telephony transceiver capable of supporting voice, multimedia and/or data transfers over a cellular network. Although not illustrated in  FIG. 2A , it will be appreciated that the body  108  may also include a cellular telephony module that same as, or similar to, cellular telephony module  228 A. 
         [0116]    Alternatively or in addition, the body  104  and shell  108  can include an additional or other wireless communications module  232 ,  232 A. As examples, the other wireless communications module  232  can comprise a Wi-Fi, Bluetooth™, WiMax, infrared, NFC, RFID, or other wireless communications link. The wireless communications module may be configured to send and/or receive data between the body  104  and the shell  108 , a pairing or docking station, other wearable devices, and/or other peripheral devices. The cellular telephony module  228 A and the other wireless communications module  232  can each be associated with a shared or a dedicated antenna  224 ,  224 A. 
         [0117]    In one embodiment, each of the body  104  and the shell  108  have a unique identifier that is stored in an on board RFID active or passive tag. The unique identifier is further stored in a memory of the body  104  and shell  108 . When the body  104  and shell  108  are within a predetermined RFID range of one another, one of the devices receives, from the RFID of the other device, the unique device identifier and, from a message sent by the wireless communications module, the same device identifier. This dual authentication by the duplicative reception of the unique identifier by different signal modalities indicates that the devices are within a certain range of one another (e.g., within the RFID sensing range) and that the matching unique identifiers indicate that the device within proper spatial range is the device that is attempting to pair with the other device. This creates a type of “handshake” between the two devices that enables secure pairing. 
         [0118]    A port interface  152 ,  152 A may optionally be included for one or either of the body  104  and the shell  108 . The port interface  152  may include proprietary or universal ports to support the interconnection of the body  104  and shell  108  to each other or to other devices or components, such as a dock, which may or may not include additional or different capabilities from those integral to the device  100 . In addition to supporting an exchange of communication signals between the body  104  and the shell  108  or another device or component, the port interface  152  can support the supply of power to or from the device  100 . The port interface  152  may also comprise an intelligent element that comprises a docking module for controlling communications or other interactions between the device  100  and a connected device or component. 
         [0119]    An input/output module  248 ,  248 A and associated ports may be included to support communications over wired networks or links, for example with other communication devices, server devices, and/or peripheral devices. Examples of an input/output module  248  include an Ethernet port, a Universal Serial Bus (USB) port, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 1394, or other interface. 
         [0120]    An audio input/output interface/device(s)  244 ,  244 A can be included to provide analog audio to an interconnected speaker or other device, and to receive analog audio input from a connected microphone or other device. As an example, the audio input/output interface/device(s)  244  may comprise an associated amplifier and analog to digital converter. Alternatively or in addition, the body  104  and/or the shell  108  can include an integrated audio input/output device  256 ,  256 A and/or an audio jack for interconnecting an external speaker or microphone. For example, an integrated speaker and an integrated microphone can be provided, to support near talk or speaker phone operations. 
         [0121]    Hardware buttons  158 ,  158 A can be included for example for use in connection with certain control operations. In one embodiment, the body  104  does not include any physical hardware buttons. 
         [0122]    The shell  108  may optionally include one or more image capture interfaces/devices  240 A, such as a camera, for capturing still and/or video images. Alternatively or in addition, an image capture interface/device  240 A can include a scanner or code reader. An image capture interface/device  240 A can include or be associated with additional elements, such as a flash or other light source. Although not illustrated in  FIG. 2A , in one embodiment the body  104  includes an image capture interface/device similar to interface/device  240 A. 
         [0123]    The body  104  and/or the shell  108  can also optionally include a global positioning system (GPS) receiver  236 ,  236 A. It will be appreciated that the GPS receiver may be operable to receive and process position and timing signals from any other global navigation satellite system (GNSS) including without limitation the Russian GLONASS, EU Galileo, and the Chinese BeiDou and COMPASS systems. In accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure, the GPS receiver  236  may further comprise a GPS module that is capable of providing absolute location information to other components of the device  100 . In one embodiment, the body  104  does not include a GPS receiver. An accelerometer(s)  276 ,  276 A may also be included in at least one of the body  104  and the shell  108 . For example, in connection with the display of information to a user and/or other functions, a signal from the accelerometer  276  can be used to determine an orientation and/or format in which to display that information to the user. 
         [0124]    Embodiments of the present disclosure can also include one or more position sensor(s)  272 ,  272 A. The position sensor  272  can provide a signal indicating the position of the body  104  and shell  108  relative to one another. This information can be provided as an input, for example to a user interface application, to determine an operating mode, characteristics of the touch sensitive displays  110 ,  114 , and/or other device  100  operations. As examples, position sensor  272  can comprise a series of Hall effect sensors, a multiple position switch, an optical switch, a Wheatstone bridge, a potentiometer, or other arrangement capable of providing a signal indicating of multiple relative positions the touch screens are in. 
         [0125]    The body  104  and the shell  108  may optionally include any number of sensors  180 A  180 N. The sensors may be arranged in a variety of locations. For example, as illustrated in  FIG. 1E , the body  104  may include sensors  180  arranged to contact the user&#39;s skin. The sensors may comprise gyroscopic sensors, heart rate monitors, temperature sensors, glucose sensors, blood oxygen sensors, or any other desired sensor. Information from the sensors may be collected and stored in the memory. The sensors may include proximity sensors that detect the presence or proximity of a shell  108  in proximity to the housing  106  of the body  104 . The shell  108  may also include proximity sensors to detect the presence or proximity of the body  104 . The sensors may also include contract sensors that provide signals to the body  104  and the shell  108  when the housings  106 ,  118  contact each other. 
         [0126]    Sample rate for the data collected by the sensors may be set or adjusted by a user. The sample rate may also be altered based on a mode of the wearable device  100  automatically determined based on a change of shell  108 . For example, a first shell  108  may cause the wearable device  100  to enter a first mode and collect certain sensor data at a first rate that is retained for a first predetermined period. A second shell  108  may cause the wearable device  100  to enter a second mode in which data is collected at a different second rate and retained for a different second predetermined period. The sensor data collected in one of the first and second modes may have priority over data collected in the other mode. The sensor data with priority may overwrite the sensor data without priority if necessary to prevent loss of the priority sensor data. In some embodiments, the sensor data may be forwarded to a central repository, another device, and/or to another computer. 
         [0127]    The body  104  and shell  108  may also include inductive power and data coils  284 ,  284 A. In this manner, the body  104  and shell  108  may exchange power and data inductively as described above. Further, the body  104  and shell  108  of the wearable device  100  may receive power and data inductively from a docking station as described hereinafter with  FIG. 4 . 
         [0128]    Communications between various components of the body  104  and the shell  108  can be carried by one or more buses  220 ,  220 A. In addition, power can be supplied to the components of the body  104  or shell  108  from a power source and/or power control module  260 ,  260 A. The power control module  260  can, for example, include a battery, an AC to DC converter, power control logic, and/or ports for interconnecting the body  104  or the shell  108  to an external source of power. In some embodiments, the wearable device  100  may include a capacitive power source, such as a capacitive battery. Capacitive batteries can allow for quick charging and a low profile design. Additionally or alternatively, the body  104  and/or the shell  108  may receive power from a dock. For example, in one embodiment, the device  100  may be associated with a dock that supplies power to the body  104  and/or the shell  108 . In one embodiment, the dock includes inductive coils to wirelessly supply the power to at least one of the body  104  and the shell  108 . 
         [0129]    In one embodiment, the components of the shell  108  are controlled by the body  104  when the shell  108  is interconnected to the body  104 . In another embodiment, the body  104  includes fewer or different components than the shell  108 . For example, in one embodiment the body  104  may comprise only a power supply  260 , memory  208 , a processor  204 , and a wireless communication module  232  or inductive power/coils  284  to communicate with a shell  108 . Accordingly, the body  104  may rely on components of the shell  108  for communication with other devices and to collect data. 
         [0130]    Referring now to  FIGS. 3A, 3B , firmware and software components  300  of the body  104  and shell  108  are illustrated. The memory  308  may store and the processor  304  may execute one or more software components. These components can include at least one operating system (OS)  316 , an application manager  362 , a desktop  366 , and/or one or more applications  364 A . . .  364 N from an application store  360 . The OS  316  can include a framework  320 , one or more frame buffers  348 , one or more drivers  312 A . . .  312 N, and/or a kernel  318 . The OS  316  can be any software, consisting of programs and data, which manages computer hardware resources and provides common services for the execution of various applications  364 . The OS  316  can be any operating system and, at least in some embodiments, dedicated to mobile devices, including, but not limited to, Linux, ANDROID™, iPhone OS (IOS™), WINDOWS PHONE 7™, etc. The OS  316  is operable to provide functionality to the body  104  and shell  108  by executing one or more operations, as described herein. 
         [0131]    The applications  364  can be any higher level software that executes particular functionality for the user. Applications  364  can include programs such as email clients, web browsers, texting applications, games, media players, office suites, etc. The applications  364  can be stored in an application store  360 , which may represent any memory or data storage, and the management software associated therewith, for storing the applications  364 . Once executed, the applications  364  may be run in a different area of memory  308 . 
         [0132]    The framework  320  may be any software or data that allows the multiple tasks running on the body  104  and the shell  108  to interact. In embodiments, at least portions of the framework  320  and the discrete components described hereinafter may be considered part of the OS  316  or an application  364 . However, these portions will be described as part of the framework  320 , but those components are not so limited. The framework  320  can include, but is not limited to, a Device Management (DM) module  324 , a Surface Cache module  328 , a Window Management module  332 , an Input Management module  336 , a Task Management module  340 , an Application Model Manager  342 , a Display Controller  344 , one or more frame buffers  348 , a task stack  352 , one or more window stacks  350  (which is a logical arrangement of windows and/or desktops in a display area), and/or an event buffer  356 . 
         [0133]    The DM module  324  includes one or more modules that are operable to manage the display of applications or other data on the displays of the device as well as the pairing of a body  104  and a shell  108 . For example, in one embodiment, the DM module of the body  104  is operable to manage the body display  110  and, when present, the shell display  114 . In another embodiment, the DM module of one or more of the body  104  and the shell  108  are operable to manage the pairing of a body  104  and a shell  108 . An embodiment of the DM module  324  is described in conjunction with  FIG. 3B . In embodiments, the DM module  324  receives inputs from the other OS  316  components, such as, the drivers  312 , sensors  180 , and from the applications  364  to determine continually the state of the device  100 . The inputs assist the DM module  324  in determining if the pairing of a body  104  and a shell  108  is authorized as well as how to configure and allocate the displays  110 ,  114  of a body  104  and a shell  108 , and the user&#39;s actions. Once a determination for display configurations is made, the DM module  324  can bind the applications  364  to a display. The configuration may then be provided to one or more other components to generate a window with a display. 
         [0134]    The Surface Cache module  328  includes any memory or storage and the software associated therewith to store or cache one or more images of windows. A series of active and/or non-active windows (or other display objects, such as, a desktop display) can be associated with each display  110 ,  114 . An active window (or other display object) is currently displayed. A non-active windows (or other display objects) were opened and, at some time, displayed but are now not displayed. The Surface Cache module  328  may be operable to store a bitmap of the last active image of a window (or other display object) not currently displayed. Thus, the Surface Cache module  328  stores the images of non-active windows (or other display objects) in a data store. 
         [0135]    In embodiments, the Window Management module  332  is operable to manage the windows (or other display objects) that are active or not active on each or either of the displays  110 ,  114 . The Window Management module  332 , based on information from the DM module  324 , the OS  316 , or other components, determines when a window (or other display object) is visible or not active. The Window Management module  332  may then put a non-visible window (or other display object) in a “not active state” and, in conjunction with the Task Management module Task Management  340  suspends the application&#39;s operation. Further, the Window Management module  332  may assign, through collaborative interaction with the DM module  324 , a display identifier to the window (or other display object) or manage one or more other items of data associated with the window (or other display object). The Window Management module  332  may also provide the stored information to the application  364 , the Task Management module  340 , or other components interacting with or associated with the window (or other display object). The Window Management module  332  can also associate an input task with a window based on window focus and display coordinates within the motion space. 
         [0136]    The Input Management module  336  is operable to manage events that occur with the body  104  and/or the shell  108 . An event is any input into the window environment, for example, a user interface interactions with a user. When the shell  108  is interconnected to the body  104 , the user interaction may be received by the shell display  114 . The Input Management module  336  receives the events and logically stores the events in an event buffer  356 . Events can include such user interface interactions as a “down event,” which occurs when a display  110 ,  114  receives a touch signal from a user, a “move event,” which occurs when the display  110 ,  114  determines that a user&#39;s finger is moving across a screen(s), an “up event,” which occurs when the display  110 ,  114  determines that the user has stopped touching the display  110 ,  114 , etc. These events are received, stored, and forwarded to other modules by the Input Management module  336 . The Input Management module  336  may also map screen inputs to a motion space which is the culmination of all physical and virtual display available on the device. The motion space is a virtualized space that includes all touch sensitive displays  110 ,  114  “tiled” together to mimic the physical dimensions of all of the displays. The motion space may be as described in U.S. Pat. No. 8,810,533, entitled “Systems and Methods for Receiving Gesture Inputs Spanning Multiple Input Devices,” which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety for all that it teaches and for all purposes. 
         [0137]    A task can be an application and a sub-task can be an application component that provides a window with which users can interact to do something, such as dial the phone, take a photo, send an email, or view a map. Each task may be given a window in which to draw a user interface. The window typically fills a display (for example, touch sensitive display  110 ,  114 ), but may be smaller than the display  110 ,  114  and float on top of other windows. An application usually consists of multiple sub-tasks that are loosely bound to each other. Typically, one task in an application is specified as the “main” task, which is presented to the user when launching the application for the first time. Each task can then start another task or sub-task to perform different actions. 
         [0138]    The Task Management module  340  is operable to manage the operation of one or more applications  364  that may be executed by the device  100 . Thus, the Task Management module  340  can receive signals to launch, suspend, terminate, etc. an application or application sub-tasks stored in the application store  360 . The Task Management module  340  may then instantiate one or more tasks or sub-tasks of the application  364  to begin operation of the application  364 . Further, the Task Management Module  340  may launch, suspend, or terminate a task or sub-task as a result of user input or as a result of a signal from a collaborating framework  320  component. The Task Management Module  340  is responsible for managing the lifecycle of applications (tasks and sub-task) from when the application is launched to when the application is terminated. 
         [0139]    The processing of the Task Management Module  340  is facilitated by a task stack  352 , which is a logical structure associated with the Task Management Module  340 . The task stack  352  maintains the state of all tasks and sub-tasks on the device  100 . When some component of the operating system  316  requires a task or sub-task to transition in its lifecycle, the OS  316  component can notify the Task Management Module  340 . The Task Management Module  340  may then locate the task or sub-task, using identification information, in the task stack  352 , and send a signal to the task or sub-task indicating what kind of lifecycle transition the task needs to execute. Informing the task or sub-task of the transition allows the task or sub-task to prepare for the lifecycle state transition. The Task Management Module  340  can then execute the state transition for the task or sub-task. In embodiments, the state transition may entail triggering the OS kernel  318  to terminate the task when termination is required. 
         [0140]    Further, the Task Management module  340  may suspend the application  364  based on information from the Window Management Module  332 . Suspending the application  364  may maintain application data in memory but may limit or stop the application  364  from rendering a window or user interface. Once the application becomes active again, the Task Management module  340  can again trigger the application to render its user interface. In embodiments, if a task is suspended, the task may save the task&#39;s state in case the task is terminated. In the suspended state, the application task may not receive input because the application window is not visible to the user. 
         [0141]    The frame buffer  348  is a logical structure(s) used to render the user interface. The frame buffer  348  can be created and destroyed by the OS kernel  318 . However, the Display Controller  344  can write the image data, for the visible windows, into the frame buffer  348 . A frame buffer  348  can be associated with one screen or multiple screens. The association of a frame buffer  348  with a screen can be controlled dynamically by interaction with the OS kernel  318 . A composite display may be created by associating multiple displays  110 ,  114  with a single frame buffer  348 . Graphical data used to render an application&#39;s window user interface may then be written to the single frame buffer  348 , for the composite display, which is output to multiple displays  110 ,  114 . The Display Controller  344  can direct an application&#39;s user interface to a portion of the frame buffer  348  that is mapped to a particular display  110 ,  114 , thus, displaying the user interface on only one of the body  104  or the shell  108 . The Display Controller  344  can extend the control over user interfaces to multiple applications, controlling the user interfaces for as many displays  110 ,  114  as are associated with a frame buffer  348  or a portion thereof. This approach compensates for the multiple components of the device (the body  104  and the shell  108 ) that are in use by the software component above the Display Controller  344 . 
         [0142]    The Application Manager  362  is an application that provides a presentation layer for the window environment. Thus, the Application Manager  362  provides the graphical model for rendering by the Task Management Module  340 . Likewise, the Desktop  366  provides the presentation layer for the Application Store  360 . Thus, the desktop provides a graphical model of a surface having selectable application icons for the Applications  364  in the Application Store  360  that can be provided to the Window Management Module  356  for rendering. 
         [0143]    Further, the framework can include an Application Model Manager (AMM)  342 . The Application Manager  362  may interface with the AMM  342 . In embodiments, the AMM  342  receives state change information from the body  104  and/or the shell  108  regarding the state of applications (which are running or suspended). The AMM  342  can associate bit map images from the Surface Cache Module  328  to the tasks that are alive (running or suspended). Further, the AMM  342  can convert the logical window stack maintained in the Task Manager Module  340  to a linear (“film strip” or “deck of cards”) organization that the user perceives when sorting through the windows. Further, the AMM  342  may provide a list of executing applications to the Application Manager  362 . 
         [0144]    An embodiment of the DM module  324  is shown in  FIG. 3B . The DM module  324  is operable to determine the state of the environment for the device, including, but not limited to, the orientation of the body  104 , whether a shell  108  is interconnected to or paired with the body  104 , the capabilities and size of a shell display  114 , whether the wearable device  100  is in communication with an external display, what applications  364  are executing, how the applications  364  are to be displayed, what actions the user is conducting, the tasks being displayed, etc. To configure the displays  110 ,  114  and, optionally, an external display, the DM module  324  interprets these environmental factors and determines a display configuration. Then, the DM module  324  can bind the applications  364  or other device components to the displays. The configuration may then be sent to the Display Controller  344  and/or the other components within the OS  316  to generate the display. The DM module  324  can include one or more of, but is not limited to, a Display Configuration Module  368 , a Preferences Module  372 , a Device State Module  374 , a Gesture Module  376 , a Requirements Module  380 , an Event Module  384 , and/or a Binding Module  388 . 
         [0145]    The Display Configuration Module  368  determines the layout for the display. In embodiments, the Display Configuration Module  368  can determine the environmental factors. The environmental factors may be received from one or more other DM modules  324  or from other sources. The Display Configuration Module  368  can then determine from the list of factors the best configuration for the display. Some embodiments of the possible configurations include the body  104  operating by itself such that only the body display  110  is available, a shell display  114  and a body display  110  are both available (or visible) for display, only the shell display  114  available, and other displays, such as associated with a peripheral device, are available for display. 
         [0146]    The Preferences Module  372  is operable to determine display preferences for an application  364  or other component. For example, an application can have a preference for Single or Dual displays, display size, display resolution, etc. The Preferences Module  372  can determine an application&#39;s display preference (e.g., by inspecting the application&#39;s preference settings) and may allow the application  364  to change to a mode (e.g., single screen, dual screen, display resolution, display size, etc.) if the device  100  is in a state that can accommodate the preferred mode. However, some user interface policies may disallow a mode even if the mode is available. As the configuration of the device changes, the preferences may be reviewed to determine if a better display configuration can be achieved for an application  364 . 
         [0147]    The Device State Module  374  is operable to determine or receive the state of the device  100  including whether a shell  108  is interconnected to a body  104 , the capabilities of the shell  108  and the body  104 , an activity associated with the shell  108 , among others. For example, when an aerobic activity shell  108  is interconnected to the body  104 , the Device State Module  374  can automatically place the wearable device  100  in a workout mode and direct the sensors to collect information such as heart-rate, respiration rate, and the like of the user. The state of the device can be used by the Display Configuration Module  368  to determine the configuration for the display. As such, the Device State Module  374  may receive inputs and interpret the state of the device. The state information is then provided to the Display Configuration Module  368 . In this manner, when the aerobic activity shell  108  is interconnected to the body  104 , the Display Configuration Module  368  may configure the display  114  to display related aerobic data of the user, such as the collected heart-rate, respiration rate, and the like. Further, the Display Configuration Module  368  can create display portions  115 A,  115 B, . . .  115 N, such as illustrated in  FIG. 1G , to display different sensor data. 
         [0148]    The Gesture Module  376  is shown as part of the DM module  324 , but, in embodiments, the Gesture module  376  may be a separate Framework  320  component that is separate from the DM module  324 . In embodiments, the Gesture Module  376  is operable to determine if the user is conducting any actions on any part of the user interface. The Gesture Module  376  can receive touch events that occur on the displays  110 ,  114  (or possibly other user interface areas) by way of the Input Management Module  336  and may interpret the touch events (using direction, speed, distance, duration, and various other parameters) to determine what kind of gesture the user is performing. When a gesture is interpreted, the Gesture Module  376  can initiate the processing of the gesture and, by collaborating with other Framework  320  components, can manage the required window animation. The Gesture Module  376  collaborates with the Application Model Manager  342  to collect state information with respect to which applications are running (active or paused) and the order in which applications must appear when a user gesture is performed. The Gesture Module  376  may also receive references to bitmaps (from the Surface Cache Module  328 ) and live windows so that when a gesture occurs it can instruct the Display Controller  344  how to move the window(s) across the displays  110 ,  114 . 
         [0149]    Further, the Gesture Module  376  can receive task information either from the Task Manage Module  340  or the Input Management module  336 . For example, moving a window causes the display to render a series of display frames that illustrate the window moving. The gesture associated with such user interface interaction can be received and interpreted by the Gesture Module  376 . The information about the user gesture is then sent to the Task Management Module  340  to modify the display binding of the task. 
         [0150]    The Requirements Module  380 , similar to the Preferences Module  372 , is operable to determine display requirements for an application  364  or other component. An application can have a set display requirement that must be observed. Some applications require a particular display orientation or a particular size display. For example, one shell  108  may have a display with a large enough display  114  for a particular application. However, a second shell  108  may have a smaller display that is not capable of displaying the application. These types of display requirement can be determined or received, by the Requirements Module  380 . As different shells are added, or removed from, the body  104 , the Requirements Module  380  can reassert the display requirements for the application  364 . The Display Configuration Module  368  can generate a display configuration that is in accordance with the application display requirements, as provided by the Requirements Module  380 . 
         [0151]    The Event Module  384 , similar to the Gesture Module  376 , is operable to determine one or more events occurring with an application or other component that can affect the user interface. Thus, the Event Module  384  can receive event information either from the event buffer  356  or the Task Management module  340 . These events can change how the tasks are bound to the displays. The Event Module  384  can collect state change information from other Framework  320  components and act upon that state change information. In an example, when a shell  108  is interconnected to the body  104 , a message may be rendered in the shell display  114 . The state change based on the event can be received and interpreted by the Event Module  384 . The information about the events then may be sent to the Display Configuration Module  368  to modify the configuration of the display. 
         [0152]    In one embodiment, each of the body  104  and the shell  108  can maintain a list of pairing identifiers for other devices that is stored in memory. When the Event Module  384  receives information that one or more of a body  104 , a shell  108 , and a peripheral device  400  is available for pairing, the event module  384  can determine if the other available device has previously paired with the body  104  or the shell  108 . The identifiers on the list can come from prior user assisted pairing, automatic pairing by one of the techniques discussed herein, or from prior wire connected signal exchanges between the devices. In this manner, after a body  104  or shell  108  has paired with another body  104  or shell  108  or peripheral device, the event module may allow automatic re-pairing with the other body  104 , shell  108 , or peripheral device. The list may include a white list of devices the body  104  or shell  108  is permitted to pair with. The list may also include a black list of devices the body  104  or shell  108  is prohibited from pairing with. Alternatively, if the identifier of the other body  104 , shell  108 , or peripheral device is not in the list of identifiers, or is in the list of identifiers but was previously blocked from pairing with the shell  108  or the body  104 , the shell  108  or the body  104  may not automatically allow re-pairing. Instead, the event module  384  may provide a query to the user to determine if the user wants to allow pairing with the other body  104 , shell  108 , or peripheral device. 
         [0153]    The Binding Module  388  is operable to bind the applications  364  or the other components to the configuration determined by the Display Configuration Module  368 . A binding associates, in memory, the display configuration for each application with the display and mode of the application. Thus, the Binding Module  388  can associate an application with a display configuration for the application (e.g. landscape, portrait, multi-screen, etc.). Then, the Binding Module  388  may assign a display identifier to the display. The display identifier associated the application with a particular display of the device  100 . This binding is then stored and provided to the Display Controller  344 , the other components of the OS  316 , or other components to properly render the display. The binding is dynamic and can change or be updated based on configuration changes associated with events, gestures, state changes, application preferences or requirements, etc. 
         [0154]    Embodiments of systems  371 ,  373  for pairing the body  104  and shell  108  to create the wearable device  100  are shown in  FIGS. 3C and 3D . The software components or modules that provide for the wearable device  100  on a shell  108  are shown in  FIG. 3D . The systems  371  and/or  373  for the body  104  and the shell  108  may be stored and executed in hardware as described herein. The software modules can include a first operating system  375  and a second operating system  377  included in the software of the body  104 . The two operating systems  375 ,  377  may interact to create and manage the wearable device  100 . In embodiments, the second operating system  377  may control the functions of the body  104 . The first operating system  375  may control or direct the operations of the shell  108  after the body  104  and shell  108  are paired to form the wearable device  100 . Thus, the first operating system  375  may communicate with a shell interface  379  that sends signals to the shell  108 . In one embodiment, the signal between the body  104  and the shell  108  are communicated through the wireless communication modules  232 ,  232 A or induction coils  284 ,  284 A of the body  104  and the shell  108 . Embodiments of the dual operating system are described in U.S. Provisional Patent Applications 61/507,199, filed Jul. 13, 2011, entitled “Dockable Mobile Software Architecture,” 61/507,201, filed Jul. 13, 2011, entitled “Cross-environment communication framework,” 61/507,203, filed Jul. 13, 2011, entitled “Multi-operating system,” 61/507,206, filed Jul. 13, 2011, entitled “Auto-configuration of a docked system in a multi-OS environment,” and 61/507,209, filed Jul. 13, 2011, entitled “Auto-waking of a suspended secondary OS in a dockable system”. 
         [0155]    The modules  373  on the shell  108  may be installed or stored upon the first pairing of the shell  108  to the body  104 . Alternatively, the modules may be preinstalled on the shell  108 . The modules can include a body interface  381  that communicates with the shell interface  379 . Thus, the body interface  381  can receive signals from the first operating system  375  and may send signals or events to the first operating system  375 . The body interface  381  can communicate with an application-programming interface (API)  383 . In turn, the API  383  can communicate with an operating system  393  for the shell  108 . The API  383  can act as an intermediary that both controls and directs the shell OS  393  or changes the operation thereof. Thus, the API  383  can both subordinate normal OS  393  events for the shell  108  and promote the events or signals sent from the body  104 . 
         [0156]    In embodiments, the API  383  may include one or more modules. For example, the API  383  can include an interceptor module  385 , a relay module  387 , an injector module  389 , and/or a receiver module  391 . The interceptor module  385  may be operable to intercept events or processor executions that are put on the stack for the shell processor  204 A. Thus, the interceptor  385  can erase, delete, or change the stack for shell  108 , thus controlling what actions are conducted by the shell  108 . Any events that occur on the shell  108  that are placed into the stack may be intercepted by the interceptor  385  and provided to the relay  387 , which may then relay the event through the body interface  381  to the first operating system  375 . The information sent from the relay  387  allows the first operating system  375  to respond to the event(s) for the shell  108 . 
         [0157]    Likewise signals from the first OS  375  to the shell  108  may be received by the receiver  391 . When the first operating system  375  wants to control or have the shell  108  conduct some action, the first operating system  375  may send a signal through the shell interface  379  to the body interface  381  to the receiver  391 . The receiver  391  may then pass the signal onto the injector  389 , which may place the event or instruction into the stack for the shell operating system  393 . Thus, the injector  389  communicates signals to the OS  393  of the shell  108  to control its actions. 
         [0158]    In one embodiment, after the body  104  and shell  108  are paired, in the body  104 , the second OS  377  may begin communicating with the first OS  375  and instruct the first OS  375  to begin signaling the shell  108  to control the shell&#39;s actions. Further, in the shell  108 , the API  383  may begin to be executed and begin scanning or monitoring the stack of the shell OS  393  to intercept or inject instructions into the memory stack for the operating system  393 . In embodiments, the first OS  375  may send an instruction to the API  383  to be executed. In other embodiments, a docking signal or event received from the event module  384  may cause the shell OS  393  to begin executing the API  383 . Upon the execution of the API  383  and the first OS  375 , the body  104  controls the shell  108 . Thus, any actions being conducted on either the body  104  or the shell  108  can be executed or handled with the body  104 . 
         [0159]    Upon the body  104  initiating control over the shell  108 , the shell  108  subordinates any functions the shell  108  normally executes independently. For example, any applications being executed by the shell  108  before pairing may be paused while during the pairing. Thus, any functions normally executed on the shell  108  are subordinated to the master control of the body  104 . One such subordination may be the shell  108  ceasing communication with a peripheral device. 
         [0160]    Referring now to  FIG. 4 , the wearable device  100 A may also facilitate interaction between (1) one or more peripheral devices  400 ; (2) between the wearable device  100 A and a server  408  or central data repository  412 ; and (3) between the wearable device  100 A and another wearable device  100 B,  100 C. For example, in one embodiment, the wearable device  100  may receive data and facilitate communication with one or more peripheral devices  400 . The peripheral devices  400  comprise any type of electronic device that can connect to, and interact with, the wearable device  100 A by either sending or receiving information. Examples of peripheral devices  400  include, but are not limited to, computers, smart phones, tablets, input devices, pointing devices, accessories, appliances, displays, sensors, microphones, cameras, speakers, and other wearable devices (such as clothing and accessories including sensors, memory, and/or processors). The peripheral devices  400  can be disguised as (or incorporated in) wearable jewelry (e.g., earrings, glasses, watches, rings, necklaces, broaches, bracelets, pins, and the like) or as a feature of clothing (e.g., a button, design on the clothing, and the like). 
         [0161]    It is an aspect of the present disclosure that multiple peripheral devices  400  can be connected to a wearable device  100  simultaneously. In one embodiment, the peripheral devices  400  may be configured to receive information from the wearable device  100 . 
         [0162]    In some embodiments, the peripheral devices  400  may be similar and/or different in functionality. For example, some peripheral devices  400  may have specific functionality (e.g., health, music, fitness, tracking, etc.). The peripheral devices  400  may be configured to send data to the wearable device  100 . For example, the wearable device  100 A may be linked or in communication with peripheral device  400 A. Peripheral device  400 A may comprise a smart phone that is connected to a network  404 , a remote server  408 , and database  412 . Accordingly, wearable device  100 A may send information to, and receive information from, the database  412  through peripheral device  400 A. 
         [0163]    The processors and associated memory of the wearable device  100  may provide additional functionality to at least some of the peripheral devices. The wearable device  100  may be configured to make the one or more peripheral devices  400  functional and/or receive data from them. For example, the wearable device  100 A may also connect to peripheral device  400 B. Peripheral device  400 B may have less functionality than peripheral device  400 A. Accordingly, peripheral device  400 B may rely on the processor  204  of wearable device  100 A for full functionality of its components. 
         [0164]    With the increasing prevalence of wearables, one concern is accidently having another user&#39;s wearable device connect to your device or having to search through dozens of different wearables that are located via Bluetooth®, or some other wireless communications protocol search, to find yours. It is an aspect of the present disclosure that peripheral devices may only be allowed access to the wearable device  100  if one or more of those peripheral devices  400  have previously connected and/or under certain other circumstances. 
         [0165]    One method of enabling access may require placing the wearable device  100  and the peripheral device in a designated location for a specific amount of time to “unlock” the connection between them. Optionally, this may include placing the wearable device  100  in physical contact with the peripheral device. Continuing this example, any peripheral devices that may also be in proximity will remain unable to access the “locked” wearable device  100  because those peripheral devices did not go through the “unlocking” procedure. The “unlocking” can be time and/or location based. In the former example, the unlocking or pairing will occur if the wearable device  100  and peripheral device are collocated for at least a threshold period of time. In the former example, the unlocking or pairing will occur if the wearable device  100  and peripheral device are positioned in a certain geographic location or set of locations and/or in a container, pairing station, or charging station  416  as illustrated in  FIG. 4 . Wearable device  100 C is positioned for charging and/or data transmission with dock  416 . The dock may include wireless communication systems to communicate with the device  100 C and with network  404 . Power and data may also be transferred between device  100 C and dock  416  by induction coils positioned in the device and the dock. In one embodiment, a device and a peripheral device may be paired automatically when the device and peripheral device are both positioned on, or within, the dock  416 . For example, in one embodiment, the dock  416  may comprise a box with an interior space or a recessed area. When each of the device  100 C and peripheral device  400 C are both placed within the interior or recessed area, the device  100 C and peripheral device  400 C may be automatically paired. In this manner, a user may not have to understand or complete a more complicated wireless pairing technique. 
         [0166]    The container or charging station can itself message or pair with the peripheral and wearable device  100  to indicate that the peripheral and wearable device  100  can pair with one another. Alternatively, the container or charging or pairing station can electromagnetically interface with or signal the peripheral and wearable device  100  to indicate that they are in the “unlocking” or “pairing” location. As can be appreciated, the same pairing procedure may apply to adding a shell  108  to the body  104  of the wearable device  100 . 
         [0167]    In another example, wearable device  100 A and peripheral device  400 C may be within a predetermined proximity. Alternatively, wearable device  100 A has located available peripheral device  400 C by a communication network or wireless communication link. However, device  100 A and peripheral device  400 C have not previously been paired. Accordingly, wearable device  100 A blocks access to peripheral device  400 C. Optionally, device  100 A may provide an indication to the user that peripheral device  400 C is available for paring. Further, the wearable device  100 A may provide instructions to the user to enable pairing of the wearable device  100 A to the peripheral device  400 C. Thereafter, after the pairing, wearable device  100 A may be linked to peripheral device  400 C. In one embodiment, when a body  104  and a shell  108  establish a NFC connection, they may be automatically paired. In another embodiment, user input is required to complete pairing of a body  104  and shell  108  that have established a NFC connection. 
         [0168]    The wearable device  100 A may also use network  404  to connect to a remote server  408 . In this manner, the wearable device  100 A may send and receive information to database  412 . Thus, the wearable device  100 A may connect to peripheral device  400 B, retrieve data from peripheral device  400 B, and send the data from device  400 B to server  408  for storage in the database  412 . 
         [0169]    The wearable device  100 A can also be in communication with one or more other wearable devices  100 B,  100 C in a group of devices. Thus, wearable device  100 A may be able to send information to and receive information from peripheral device  400 D that is in communication with wearable device  100 B. Optionally, in one embodiment, two or more wearable devices  100 A,  100 B may be able to communicate with one peripheral device, for example peripheral device  400 D. Additionally or alternatively, a wearable device  100  may be blocked from connecting to a peripheral device that is already in communication with a different wearable device  100 . For example, wearable device  100 C is in communication with peripheral device  400 C. Because of this, wearable device  100 A may be blocked from communicating with peripheral device  400 C. In one embodiment, wearable device  100 C may send a signal to peripheral device  400 C that blocks a pairing between wearable device  100 A and peripheral device  400 C. Additionally or alternatively, wearable device  100 C may optionally send a signal to peripheral device  400 C that enables pairing with wearable device  100 A. 
         [0170]    After connecting to a peripheral device  400 , the wearable device  100 A may periodically receive data from the peripheral device. The user may establish a rule saved in memory of the wearable device  100 A that establishes what type of information the user wants to receive and how frequently the information should be provided. The user may also establish a rule defining when to provide alerts to the user. For example, peripheral device  400 B may be associated with an article (such as a purse, bag, or luggage) of the user of wearable device  100 A. The user may establish a rule that causes the wearable device  100 A to provide an alert to the user when the link to peripheral device  400 B is broken or when the peripheral device  400 B is more than a predetermined distance from the wearable device  100 A. The alert may be an audible noise or a haptic alert, such as a vibration, provided by the body  104  or shell  108  of the wearable device  100 A. Optionally, the alert may be transmitted from the wearable device  100 A to another peripheral device  400 D (such as an ear-bud) worn by the user. The peripheral device  400 D may then provide the alert to the user. 
         [0171]    In another example, the peripheral device  400 B may be a sensor or other smart item worn by a child. The wearable device  100 A may receive location information from the peripheral device  400 B and provide an alert to the user when the peripheral device  400  and child enter an area defined by a geographic fence (known as a prohibited area) created by the user, enter a location of a prohibited type of business (such as a bar or other selected business chosen by the user) or move a predetermined distance from the user. In this manner, the wearable device  100 A may prevent loss of, or help locate, a person or item of value of the user. 
         [0172]    Referring now to  FIG. 5 , in addition to all the “things” that are already connected to a server  408  or central data repository of a user  500 , the user&#39;s wearable device  100  may connect to the server. After completing the connection, the wearable device  100  can transmit data from the wearable device  100  and peripheral devices  400 A,  400 B worn by the user and in communication with the wearable device  100  to the server  408 . In this manner, the user&#39;s daily fitness, health, and/or other wearable data can be received by the central data repository  408  and displayed on a display  400 C alongside the data from one or more other peripheral devices, such as a security system  400 D, a home appliance  400 E, or other peripheral device  400  in communication with the server  408 . Thus, the user can store and view data from a plurality of peripheral devices  400  in one location, rather than in a burdensome number of applications. 
         [0173]    Optionally, wearable devices  100  of multiple users may link to and share data with the server  408 . One user, such as a parent, may be a manager of the server  408  and associated peripheral devices  400 . The manager may receive data from the other users. The manager may also create rules to prevent or allow users to access one or more of the peripheral devices  400 C . . .  400 E. In this manner, the manager may prevent other users from watching a TV  400 C at certain times or until certain activities are completed by the user. Thus, the manager may create a rule that prohibits a child  500  from watching TV  400 C until a certain amount of physical activity is recorded by the wearable device  100  of the child  500 . In another example, the manager may determine that a child  500  has not completed a chore or schoolwork by reviewing data received from the child&#39;s wearable device  100 . The manager may then create a rule in response, such as preventing the wearable device  100  of the child from accessing the internet through server  408 . 
         [0174]    In another example, one user may review data from the wearable device  100  of another user  500  to determine where the user  500  has been or how the user travelled. Position data collected by wearable device  100  may be used to determine the speed and other information about the user&#39;s travel, such as the route travelled. This data may indicate whether the user  500  has used a particular form of transportation (a public bus, a bicycle, etc) or travelled at a velocity or along a route not expected. Thus, a parent may determine that the user  500  travelled too fast or entered a prohibited area. If the user  500  has not returned home, data received over a network from the user&#39;s wearable device  100  may be used to locate the user or at least determine a last reported location of the user. Additionally, if the manager or parent determines there are gaps in the data received from the wearable device  100  of the user, the manager may determine that the user  500  has removed or turned off the wearable device  100 . 
         [0175]    In one embodiment, if wearable device  100  stops communicating with server  408 , wearable devices of other users associated with the server  408  will automatically receive an alert. In one embodiment, the users receiving the alert may look for other wearable devices  100  within a predetermined proximity of the last reported location of device  100  of user  500 . In this manner, the other users may send a message to people that are proximate to the last report location of the user  500  to locate the user  500 . In another embodiment, when wearable device  100  stops communicating with server  408 , the server may automatically report the loss of communication to a law enforcement agency or a health or security monitoring contractor, such as ADT, Medical Guardian, and the like. 
         [0176]    In one embodiment, the wearable device  100  may recognize that the user  500  is at home  504  (or another known or user defined location) and allow automatic pairing with all available peripheral devices  400 . Accordingly, the user may define a rule stored in memory of the wearable device  100  to automatically pair with all, or certain, wearable devices or peripheral devices within predetermined areas, such as a work location, home, school, etc. Similarly, the user may define a rule that is stored in memory that prevents the wearable device  100  from automatically pairing with any, or certain wearable devices or peripheral devices in other areas, such as public locations (stores, streets, residences, etc). 
         [0177]    Referring now to  FIG. 6 , in other examples, a user  600 A with a wearable device  100 A may connect with a wearable device  100 B of another user  600 B. In this manner, users  600  may exchange data between their connected peripheral devices  400 A . . .  400 C. Optionally, the users may establish rules stored in memory of their wearable devices to prevent or enable sharing of data from one or more of their peripheral devices with the other user. For example, user  600 B may allow data from second wearable device  100 C to be shared with the wearable device  100 A of user  600 A. However, user  600 B may create a rule stored in the memory of device  100 B that prevents the wearable device  100 A from sending information to, or receiving information from, the smart glasses  400 C of user  600 B. 
         [0178]    In one embodiment, the connection between devices  100 A,  100 B may be limited by the type of wireless communication network used. Accordingly, the cellular telephony module  228  or the wireless communication module  232  may be used to establish the connection whenever devices  100 A,  100 B are within communication range of each other and a wireless network is available. In this manner the connection may be limited to when the devices  100 A,  100 B have access to the same network. Optionally, the connection between devices  100 A,  100 B may be limited to a predetermined distance or predetermined times. For example, either user  600 A or  600 B may create a rule that prevents or allows their wearable devices  100 A,  100 B to establish the connection with another wearable device  100  within a certain proximity or at certain times and locations. Additionally or alternatively, a user may create a list of other users (for example, by name, device number, etc) that are permitted to automatically pair their wearable devices with the wearable device of the user. Similarly, the user may create a list of other users that are not allowed to pair with the user&#39;s wearable device. 
         [0179]    In one embodiment, the smart glasses  400 C of user  600 B may have limited processing capability. The wearable device  100 B may provide the processing, an enable the sensors, of the glasses  400 C. Thus, the wearable device  100 B may provide user interfaces for display on a display associated with the glasses  400 C, such as to project an image on the lenses of the glasses. In this manner, as the glasses have a reduced processing capability, the glasses require less battery power and a corresponding increased operating time. Further, as the glasses require fewer components and instead rely on the capabilities of the wearable device  100 B, the size, weight, and cost of glasses may be reduced. 
         [0180]    Referring now to  FIG. 7 , other embodiments of the present disclosure allow wearable devices  100 A,  100 B of different users  700 A,  700 B to connect to each other and, optionally, to a server  408 . For example, users  700 A,  700 B may enter a workout class. The wearable devices  100 A,  100 B of the users may automatically synchronize with each other. In this manner, the users may receive data from the other user&#39;s wearable device  100 . This may facilitate competition between the two users and increase the efficiency of the workouts of the users. The wearable devices  100 A,  100 B may also pair with respective peripheral devices  400 A,  400 B which, in this example, comprise exercise machines. Additionally or alternatively, in the context of a gym or commercial recreational facility, an exercise leader, or instructor  700 C, can monitor one or more user&#39;s progress and activity from data received by a server  408  from the one or more wearable devices  100 A,  100 B. This approach may allow for competitions between players/exercisers  700 A,  700 B connected to the each other. Further, the instructor  700 C may then present information on the progress or health of the users  700 A,  700 B on a connected peripheral device  400 C, such as a display device. 
         [0181]    Each user  700 A,  700 B may create a rule stored in memory of their wearable devices  100 A,  100 B that defines which information, or all information, to share with the other wearable devices and the server  408 . For example, user  700 A may decide to share all data collected by wearable device  100 A with others devices  100 B,  408 . Additionally or alternatively, user  700 A may decide to share some information with device  100 B and share different or no information with device  408 . Further, user  700 B may decide to share some information collected by wearable device  100 B with other users  700 A,  700 C. For example, user  700 B may decide to share pace and distance information collected by device  100 B. However, user  700 B may prevent device  100 B from sharing health data, such as heart rate, respiration rate, etc, collected or accessible by device  100 B. 
         [0182]    Additionally or alternatively, the rules created by the users  700 A,  700 B may be location or context based. The user  700 B may allow certain information, such as health data, to be shared with other devices  100 A and the server  408  when the wearable device  100 B determines that the user is in a gym. The wearable device  100 B may connect to the server  408  or access another database with information about the location. After determining the location is a gym, the wearable device  100 B may share a predetermined amount and type of information. Alternatively, if the user  700 B is in a different location, the wearable device  100 B may determine that the user  700 B is in a restaurant or bar, or some other public location in which the user  700 B has created a rule to limit the sharing of data or the pairing of device  100 B with other wearable devices  100  and servers  408 . The wearable device  100 B may determine the type of location based on information received from a database of locations, such as Google Maps or other databases of geographical information systems accessible over a network or saved in memory of the device  100 B. In one embodiment, the device  100 B may provide an alert to the user to select a level of data or pairing allowed in the facility. 
         [0183]    In some embodiments, multiple wearable devices  100  may be in communication with one another, without having to be connected to a hub or server. This approach may be useful for group activities that take place outdoors or otherwise away from a server. For example, multiple runners in a group could have wearable devices  100  that are synced or otherwise in communication with each other. If one person in the group begins slowing, that user&#39;s device  100 A will let at least one other device  100 B of another user or all other devices  100  of the group know of the change in pace. Alternatively, the synced devices could set the pace and even monitor the health for one or more users in the group. For example, an alert may be provided to one or more members of the group if at least one member has a health issue such as a heart rate that is too high or too low, a body temperature or respiration rate outside of a pre-defined range, etc. 
         [0184]    Referring now to  FIG. 8 , an additional embodiment for this disclosure may be directed to military, police, and/or firefighter groups, etc. For example, in a coordinated entry or exit situation all of the users in a group  800 A . . .  800 N that each have a wearable device (not illustrated) can be efficiently alerted at a particular moment or time to move. Further, each user  800 A . . .  800 N may receive information from the wearable devices  100  of the other users. As shown in  FIG. 8 , multiple users  800 A . . .  800 N are preparing to enter a room  808 . The users may desire to enter the room at substantially the same time, for example, to prevent a target person  804  from responding to one point of entry. In this case, the users may synchronize their devices prior to entering the building. A primary user  800 A may provide a “breach” input to send a predetermined signal to each user and their respective device. This signal may be presented to a user visually, audibly, and/or via tactile output depending on the preferences selected. In some embodiments, each of the users may have a particular shell  108  that is configured to provide this functionality. 
         [0185]    This approach can allow the users  800  to enter a building or room  808  and even know where all other users  800 A . . .  800 N are in relation to each other and to a target person  804 . In some embodiments, this approach can encourage an increase in communication and decrease the risk from accidental firing, failed communication, leaving a member of the group of users behind, and/or other related accidents. 
         [0186]    Optionally, at wearable device  100  of one of the users, for example user  800 A, may control the wearable devices of the other users. Additionally or alternatively, the wearable device of user  800 A, may limit the functionality of the devices of the other users  800 B . . .  800 N. For example, device  100 A of user  800 A may prevent the other devices  100 B . . .  100 N from connecting to other devices, from producing audible sounds, from disconnecting from devices  100 A . . .  100 N, and/or joining with another device  100  or accessing other available networks. Additionally, user  800 A may limit the amount of information devices  800 B . . .  800 N share with each other. In this manner, the user  800 A may eliminate distractions to users  800 B . . .  800 N and prevent others from contacting users  800 B . . .  800 N. Further, by limiting the data shared between users, user  800 A may prevent overloading a network connection or the delay of transmission of information by less important information. 
         [0187]    The devices of users  800 A . . .  800 N may store sensor data in memory for later analysis. The data may be downloaded later to review movements of individual users and how the group of users  800 A . . .  800 N performed. For example, each device of users  800 A . . .  800 N may record information such as the position of each user, heart rate, respiration rate, etc., that is collected and stored in memory at a predetermined rate. The rate may be between approximately 0.01 seconds to about 120 seconds depending on the activity. The period of collection of the data may be set before or during the activity. In one embodiment, the period of collection of data may be set at a first rate (such as every 20 seconds) before the activity and set at a second faster rate (such as every 0.5 seconds) during the activity. This information may be used to determine if one of the users moved improperly or prematurely or if any of the users were out of a predetermined alignment or formation. Further, if a user had a heart rate or other biological rate that was outside of a predetermined range, the user&#39;s health record may be reviewed before the user participates in another group activity. 
         [0188]    An additional embodiment may apply to recreational purposes. For example, in a game of “capture the flag,” being connected with the other members of a team can allow for coordinated strategy. This ability may provide a variety of improvements to recreational games. For example, members of a group activity, such as football, soccer, baseball, basketball, swimming, gymnastics, or any other team activity may each be provided with a wearable device  100 . The coach or coordinator of the group activity may then use data received from the wearable devices  100  to view movements of the individuals during the group activity. For example, a football coach may determine that players are not in the right positions, or move too early or too late, by reviewing position data received from player wearable devices  100 . 
         [0189]    Additionally, data from wearable devices  100  of a group of people may be used to reconstruct and accident scene. For example, if victims of an accident, such as a vehicle crash, are wearing devices  100 , the movement and position data collected by the devices may be used to determine a cause of the accident. The devices may detect a sudden deceleration (or acceleration) above a predetermined amount and determine that the device is in a crash or accident mode. The device may then increase the sample rate of the sensors to collect and store position and other sensor data more frequently. The device  100  may also determine that the data collected in the crash mode should be stored for longer, or have priority over, other data if memory is limited. Thus, the device may erase other stored data to store as much of the data collected during the accident as possible. Additionally, upon detection of a force (a deceleration or an acceleration) above a predetermined amount, the device  100  may send an alert to another device over a network. Optionally, the alert may be repeated periodically and may provide a location of the device  100 . Thus, the device  100  may serve as a beacon to help locate the device  100  and an associated user. 
         [0190]    An embodiment of a method  900  for pairing a body  104  and a shell  108  of a wearable device  100  is shown in  FIG. 9 . Generally, the method  900  starts with a start operation  904  and ends with an end operation  940 . While a general order for the steps of the method  900  is shown in  FIG. 9 , the method  900  can include more or fewer steps or can arrange the order of the steps differently than those shown in  FIG. 9 . Additionally, although the operations of the method  900  may be described sequentially, many of the operations may in fact be performed in parallel or concurrently. The method  900  can be executed as a set of computer-executable instructions executed by a computer system and encoded or stored on a computer readable medium. Hereinafter, the method  900  shall be explained with reference to the systems, components, modules, software, data structures, user interfaces, etc. described in conjunction with  FIGS. 1-8 . 
         [0191]    The body  104  or the shell  108  may perceive the presence of the other of the shell  108  and the body  104 , in step  908 . The presence may be determined by alignment features  140  of the body  104  interacting with corresponding alignment feature  144  of the shell  108 . For instance, a contact signal may be detected by an interconnection sensor  180  associated with the alignment features  140 ,  144 . The contact signal may be transmitted by the bus  220 ,  220 A to the device state module  374  and/or the event module  384 . Additionally or alternatively, a wireless communication module  232  or induction coils  284  of the body  104  may detect signals from the communication module  232  or induction coils  284  of the shell  108 . A signal or electrical/magnetic field may be detected by the communication module  232  or coils  284  or other sensor/receiver. In one embodiment, one or more other sensors, e.g., proximity sensors, sensors associated with port interfaces  152 , etc., can determine the presence or proximity of the shell  108  to the body  104  and provide that information to the device state module  374 . 
         [0192]    The device state module  374  of one or both of the body  104  and the shell  108  may determine that the shell  108  is proximate to the body  104  and/or has been interconnected to the body  104 . The change of state may be communicated to the processors  204  of the body  104  and the shell  108  and to the event module  384 . Further information may then be communicated to the processors to determine if the body  104  and the shell  108  have been previously paired. More specifically, an identifier of the body  104  may be received by the shell  108 . Additionally or alternatively, an identifier of the shell  108  may be received by the body  104 . The event module  384  of the body  104  may determine if the identifier of the shell  108  matches a list of identifiers stored in memory of shells that have been paired to the body  104 . Additionally or alternatively, the event module  384  of the shell  108  may similarly determine if the identifier of the shell  108  matches a list of identifiers stored in memory of bodies that have been paired to the shell  108 . 
         [0193]    The event modules  384  of the body  104  and the shell  108  may determine whether the body  104  and the shell  108  have been previously paired, in step  912 . Prior pairing may be required for automatic re-pairing of the body  104  and the shell  108 . If the body  104  and shell  108  have been previously paired, the method  900  can proceed YES to step  920 . However, when the body  104  and shell  108  have not previously paired, the method  900  can proceed NO to step  916 . 
         [0194]    In step  916 , the event module  384  can review rules stored in memory to determine if pairing of the body  104  and shell  108  is authorized. For example, the event module  384  of the body  104  and check a list of pre-authorized shells that have been approved for pairing with the body  104 . Similarly, the shell event module  384  may also check a list of pre-authorized bodies that are approved for pairing with the shell  108 . Additionally or alternatively, the event module  384  of the body  104  and shell  108  may also check black lists, or lists of bodies and shells that are not authorized to pair with the corresponding shell  108  and body  104 . 
         [0195]    In another example, the event module  384  may determine that pairing is authorized based on a rule saved in memory. The rule may authorize pairing of a body  104  and shell  108  that are within a predetermined proximity. For example, in one embodiment, a body  104  and shell  108  may be authorized to automatically pair when they are in contact with each other. Another rule may authorize a body  104  and a shell  108  to automatically pair when the body  104  and shell  108  are located in a predetermined geographic location. For example, a user may authorize automatic pairing of shells and bodies within the user&#39;s home, work, or any other user-defined location. Alternatively, the user may authorize automatic pairing between a body  104  and certain types of shells, or shells with certain features. Still further, the rule may authorize automatic pairing of any shell  108  and body  104  that are both on a charging station, such as exemplary station  416  illustrated in  FIG. 4 . 
         [0196]    Additionally, the user of the body  104  and the shell  108  may be queried to provide instructions to permit or prohibit the pairing of the body  104  and shell  108 . For example, the user of the body  104  and/or the shell  108  can provide an input to authorize the pairing of the body  104  and the shell  108 . Accordingly, when a body  104  detects a proximity of a shell  108  that has not previously paired with the body  104 , the shell  108  may provide an indication of the shell  108  to the user. The indication may be provided on a user-interface or may be an audio or other message. The user may then provide an input to authorize or prohibit the pairing. 
         [0197]    If the pairing of the body  104  and shell  108  is authorized, the method  900  can proceed YES to step  920 . Otherwise, if one of the event module of the body  104  or the shell  108  determines pairing is not authorized, the method  900  can proceed NO to step  928 . 
         [0198]    In step  920 , the body  104  and the shell  108  can optionally exchange authorization credentials. Here, the shell  108  may provide a key or other security credentials to the DM Module  324  of the body  104 . Each of the body and the shell  108  may store security credentials in memory. Once received, the DM Module  324  of the body  104  can compare the received credentials to credentials stored in memory. Likewise, the shell  108  may receive and check credentials provided by the body  104 . Either or both the body  104  and/or the shell  108  can determine if the received (exchanged) credentials match the credentials stored in memory in step  924 . The determination is made by determining if the received key or credentials compare favorably to a stored key or credentials. If the credentials match, the method  900  proceeds YES to step  932 . If the credentials do not match, the method  900  proceeds NO to step  928 . 
         [0199]    The body  104  or shell  108  can prohibit pairing in step  928 . An indication may be given to the user that the sharing is not allowed (or has been prohibited). Then, body  104  or shell  108  may prevent any access to systems, memory, data, or other components of the other of the shell  108  and the body  104 . Thus, data transfers may be prohibited by disabling the data transfer mechanisms of either the body  104  or the shell  108 . Method  900  may then proceed to End  940 . 
         [0200]    In step  932 , the DM module  324  of the body  104  may determine a level of access to provide to the shell  108 . The shell DM module may also determine a level of access to provide to the body  104 . Here, the DM module  324  of the body  104  (and the shell  108 ) can use the key or credentials used or determine some other form of identification for the shell  108  (and the body  104 ). Based on the information, the DM module  324  can access rules about what the shell (or the body  104 ) is allowed to access. The access information may be stored in the memory of each of the body  104  and the shell  108 . This access information may be different for each shell  108  paired to the body  104  (and for each body  104  paired with the shell  108 ). Thus, some shells  108  may have full access to all hardware, data, modules, etc of a body  104 . Similarly, some bodies  104  may have full access to all hardware, data, modules, etc of a shell  108 . For example, the user may allow the user&#39;s shells to access all data of the user&#39;s bodies. However, the user may limit the amount of data (or other hardware, modules, etc) that a shell  108  the user does not own may access when the shell  108  is paired with a body  104  of the user. Other shells  108  may only access hardware but not access any stored data of the body  104 . Similarly, some bodies may be authorized to access some hardware but not any data of a shell  108 . In another embodiment, one of the body  104  or the shell  108  may authorize only the transfer of power to the other one of the shell  108  and the body  104 . The configurations of what may be accessed by each body  104  and shell  108  that are paired are numerous and are understood by those skilled in the art. 
         [0201]    After determining the level of access, the body  104  and the shell  108  can provide the access to the hardware, data, systems, components, modules, power transfer mechanisms, etc., in step  936 . Thus, the body  104  and the shell  108  of the wearable device  100  may then communicate through the data wireless communication modules  232 , induction coils  284 , and/or the port interfaces  152  of the body  104  and the shell  108 . Further, power may then be transferred between the body  104  and the shell  108  through the induction coils  284  or the port interface  152 . 
         [0202]    Another embodiment of a method  1000  for pairing a body  104  with a shell  108  to form a wearable device  100  is shown in  FIG. 10 . Generally, the method  1000  starts with a start operation  1004  and ends with an end operation  1036 . While a general order for the steps of the method  1000  is shown in  FIG. 10 , the method  1000  can include more or fewer steps or can arrange the order of the steps differently than those shown in  FIG. 10 . Additionally, although the operations of the method may be described sequentially, many of the operations may in fact be performed in parallel or concurrently. The method  1000  can be executed as a set of computer-executable instructions executed by a computer system and encoded or stored on a computer readable medium. Hereinafter, the method  1000  shall be explained with reference to the systems, components, modules, software, data structures, user interfaces, etc. described in conjunction with  FIGS. 1-9 . 
         [0203]    A body  104  and a shell  108  may be provided, in step  1008 . In embodiments, the body  104  may display one or more user interfaces one a display  110  before docking occurs. Alternatively, the body  104  may be devoid of a display  110 . The shell  108  can include a display  114  that is operable to present a user interface. The user interface can include any window or other display element, such as a desktop. The device  104  and the shell  108  may be paired, as described above in method  900  of  FIG. 9 , in step  1012 . 
         [0204]    Pairing the body  104  and the shell  108  may include electrically connecting the shell with the body  104 . The electrical connection may be made with a port interface  152 , wireless communication module  232 , or inductive coils  284 . Accordingly, the electrical connection between the body  104  and the shell  108  may be by a wired or a wireless interface, or by other device or connection. Once paired, the shell  108  may be controlled or managed by the body  104 . For example, in one embodiment, the shell  108  includes only limited processing capability, or no processing capability, and the components of the shell  108  rely on the body  104  for full capability and control. In another embodiment, the body  104  may control the shell  108  using the software and modules described in conjunctions with  FIGS. 3C and 3D . Thus, the hardware, sensors, memory, and modules of the shell  108  may be managed, accessed, and controlled by the body  104 . Alternatively, the shell  108  may control or manage the body  104  after the docking. In this embodiment, the body  104  has limited or no processing capability and the components of the body  104  rely on the processor of the shell  108  for full capability and exploitation. Thus, the body  104  and the shell  108  are paired to form the wearable device  100 . 
         [0205]    The behavior of the wearable device  100  after the pairing may be governed by a set of pairing rules. The device state module  374  of the body  104  can determined the capabilities of the shell  108  in step  1016 . This may include determining the hardware, modules, and other features accessible in the shell  108 . Additionally or alternatively, the shell device state module  374  may determine the capabilities of the body  104 . 
         [0206]    After pairing, the DM Module  324  may determine if a mode of the wearable device  100  should change as a result of the pairing, in step  1020 . The determination may include the DM Module  324  receiving information on the capabilities of the shell  108  and the body  104  from the device state module. For example, if the body  104  may determine that the shell  108  is decorative and has no additional capabilities. In this example, no mode change is indicated. Alternatively, the decorative shell  108  may cause the wearable device  100  to enter a quiet mode. For example, the user may pair a decorative shell  108  to the body  104  to hide the capabilities of the body  104 . Thus, in one embodiment, in the quiet mode the wearable device  100  may turn off wireless communication modules  228 ,  232  of the body  104  to prevent transmission of signals to or from the body  104 . 
         [0207]    Alternatively, the body  104  may determine that the shell  108  is associated with a fitness activity. Accordingly, the wearable device  100  may change to a fitness mode. This may include collecting biometric information of the wearer at a different frequency. Thus, sensors of the body  104  and the shell  108  may collect information more frequently. Additionally or alternatively, in the fitness mode, the device  100  may share sensor data with peripheral devices automatically. 
         [0208]    In another example, the shell  108  may be associated with a sport and the wearable device  100  may change to a sports mode. The sports mode may include recording a location of the wearable device  100  more frequently so that movement of the wearable device  100  may be tracked over time to more accurately determine the position of the wearable device  100 . 
         [0209]    Another mode is a coordinated movement mode activated by a shell  108 . The coordinated movement mode may include the wearable device  100  measuring a proximity to other wearable devices. The coordinated movement mode may also include allowing the wearable device  100  to be controlled by a master portable device. Accordingly, the master portable device may limit or prohibit use by the user of certain functions of the wearable device  100 . Other modes are contemplated. 
         [0210]    If a device mode change is indicated by the pairing, the method  1000  may proceed YES to step  1024 . If no mode change is indicated by the pairing, the method  1000  may proceed NO to step  1028 . In step  1024 , the change of mode is implemented. This may include activating or deactivating one or more modules or hardware elements of the body  104  or the shell  108 . For example, one mode change may include changing sensor sample rates. Another mode change may include storing new data and erasing older data. Still another mode change may include preventing or enabling wireless communication with the wearable device  100 . 
         [0211]    The pairing of the device  104  and the shell  108  may also include a display mode change, in step  1028 . For example, a body  104  that does not include a display may be paired with a shell  108  that includes a display  114 . Alternatively, the body  104  may include a display  110  and the shell  108  may be devoid of a display. Additionally or alternatively, each of the body  104  and the shell  108  may include a display. Accordingly, after the pairing, the DM module  324  can determine the capabilities of each of the body  104  and the shell  108  and determine if a display mode change is indicated by the pairing. If the display mode should change as part of the pairing, the method  1000  may proceed YES to step  1030 . If the display mode does not change, the method  1000  may proceed NO to step  1032 . 
         [0212]    In step  1030 , the DM module  324  can change the display mode as indicated by the capabilities of each of the body  104  and shell  108  paired to form the wearable device  100 . If the body  104  does not include a display and the shell  108  includes a display  114 , the DM module  324  may generate a user interface on the shell display  114 . In one embodiment, this comprises a display controller  216 B of the body  104  generating the user interface. Alternatively, in another embodiment in which the shell  108  includes a display controller  216 C, the shell display controller may generate a user interface for the shell display  114 . The method  1000  may then proceed to step  1032 . 
         [0213]    In another embodiment in which each of the body  104  and the shell  108  include displays  110 ,  114 , changing the display mode may include determining if the body display  110  was presenting a display (e.g., a window or other user interface on display  110 ) before the pairing. If display  110  was presenting a display, the display may be migrated from the body display  110  to the shell display  114 . Migrating the display may include changing the size, orientation, or resolution of the window or UI displayed by display  110  for presentation on display  114 . In one embodiment, a display buffer is simply changed to reflect the migration. Optionally, in one embodiment, the display controller  216 B of the body  104  may control the display of the window or UI on display  114  of the shell  108 . Alternatively, the display controller  216 C of the shell  108  may control the display of the window or UI on display  114 . In still another embodiment, if the body  104  includes a display  110  and the shell  108  does not include a display, changing the display mode may include ceasing display of a UI or window displayed on display  110 . 
         [0214]    In step  1032 , method  1000  may determine if a second shell should be added to the paired body  104  and shell  108  of the wearable device  100 . Alternatively, in step  1032 , the body  104  may determine whether the shell  108  has been removed from the body  104  and that a second shell  108  is available for pairing with the body  104 . If a second shell  108 , or a different shell  108 , should be paired with the body  104 , the method  1000  loops YES to operation  1008 . Otherwise, method  1000  proceeds NO to end  1036 . 
         [0215]    An embodiment of a method  1100  for interconnecting a body  104  and a shell  108  to form a wearable device  100  is shown in  FIG. 11 . Generally, the method  1100  starts with a start operation  1104  and ends with an end operation  1136 . While a general order for the steps of the method  1000  is shown in  FIG. 11 , the method  1100  can include more or fewer steps or can arrange the order of the steps differently than those shown in  FIG. 11 . Additionally, although the operations of the method may be described sequentially, many of the operations may in fact be performed in parallel or concurrently. The method  1100  can be executed as a set of computer-executable instructions executed by a computer system and encoded or stored on a computer readable medium. Hereinafter, the method  1100  shall be explained with reference to the systems, components, modules, software, data structures, user interfaces, etc. described in conjunction with  FIGS. 1-10 . 
         [0216]    A body  104  and a shell  108  are provided, in step  1108 . The body  104  generally comprises a housing  106 , a retention element  120 , and an alignment feature  140 . In one embodiment, the body  104  further comprises a processor  204 , memory  208 , and a sensor  180 . The body  104  may further optionally include any of the components illustrated in  FIG. 2A . Optionally, in an embodiment, the processor, memory, and the sensor are encapsulated within a portion of the body  104  such that body  104  does not include any external openings or apertures. In one embodiment, the sensor is positioned proximate to an interior surface  136  of the body  104 . Additionally or alternatively, at least a portion of the material of the body  104  proximate to the sensor is electrically conductive. In another embodiment, an electrically conductive material is encapsulated within the body  104  and transmits signals from the skin of a wearer to the sensor  180 . The body  104  may further include an induction coil  284 . In one embodiment, the alignment feature  140  protrudes at least partially from an exterior surface of the body  104 . In another embodiment, the alignment feature is formed on the housing  106  of the body  104 . 
         [0217]    The shell  108  generally includes housing  118 , a display  114 , a retention element  122 , and an alignment feature  144 . The shell  108  may optionally include a processor  204 A, memory  208 A, and a wireless communication module  232 A. Additionally, the shell  108  may include any of the components illustrated in  FIG. 2B . In one embodiment, the alignment feature  144  is a void formed on a portion of the interior surface  154  of the shell  108 . In one embodiment, the alignment feature  144  has substantially the same shape and dimension as the body alignment feature  140 . In another embodiment, the alignment feature is a slot formed transverse to a longitudinal axis of the shell  108  as illustrated, for example, in  FIG. 1F . Optionally, the alignment feature  144  is formed on the housing  118  of the shell  108 . In another embodiment, a slot  148  is formed on an interior surface  154  of the shell  108 . The slot  148  may optionally have a width substantially equal to, or slightly greater than, the width of the retention element  120  of the body  104 . Additionally or alternatively, the slot may have a depth substantially equal to, or slightly greater than, a thickness of the retention element  120 . Optionally, the slot  148  is formed on each of the retention element  122  and the housing  118  of the body  104 . In yet another embodiment, the shell  108  includes an end piece  112 . The end piece  112  is removably interconnectable to the shell  108 . In one embodiment, the end piece  112  is keyed to the body  104 . 
         [0218]    The shell  108  is aligned with the body  104 , in step  1112 . This may include positioning the interior surface  154  of the shell  108  in contact with the exterior surface  116  of the body  104 . Optionally, the alignment feature  140  of the body  104  may be positioned within at least a portion of the alignment feature  144  of the shell  108 . In one embodiment, the retention element  120  of the body  104  is positioned at least partially within the slot  148  of the shell  108 . In another embodiment, the housing  106  of the body  104  is positioned at least partially within a portion of the slot  148  formed in the shell housing  118 . In one embodiment, the body  104  includes a display  110  that is hidden from view by the shell  108  during the alignment. 
         [0219]    The body  104  is then releasably retained to the shell  108 , in step  1116 . In one embodiment, this comprises a friction fit formed between the body alignment feature  140  and the shell alignment feature  144 . The frictional engagement of the alignment features  140 ,  144  is configured to prevent inadvertent or unintended release of the shell from the body  104 . Additionally or alternatively, one or more of the body  104  and the shell  108  may include a snap or a fastener that may be engaged to retain the body  104  to the shell  108 . In another embodiment, the end piece  112  is interconnected to the shell  108  to retain the body  104  to the shell  108 . Optionally, a mechanical catch may be engaged to releasably interconnect the shell  108  to the body  104 . In yet another example, the body  104  and the shell  108  may include detents that are engaged to form the releasable interconnection. In another embodiment, the body  104  includes a lock and a key or a code is required to disengage the lock before the shell  108  may be removed from the body  104 . 
         [0220]    Optionally, in step  1120 , communication may be established between the body  104  and the shell  108 . In one embodiment, this comprises pairing the body  104  and the device as describe in conjunction with  FIG. 9 . In another embodiment, the wireless communication module  232  of the body  104  establishes a communication link with the wireless communication module  232 A of the shell  108 . In yet another embodiment, the inductive coils  284 ,  284 A of the body  104  and the shell  108  are used to transfer information between the body  104  and the shell  108 . Optionally, in one embodiment, each of the body  104  and the shell  108  include a port interface  152 ,  152 A. Accordingly, the alignment of the shell  108  and the body  104  may further include aligning the port interface  152 A of the shell  108  with a corresponding port interface  152  of the body  104 . Thereafter, the port interfaces may be used to establish communication between the body  104  and the shell  108 . After the communication is established, data may be transferred between the body  104  and the shell  108 . 
         [0221]    Additionally or alternatively, the body  104  may control the shell display  114 . Optionally, a user interface displayed by the body display  110  before the body  104  is releasably retained to the shell  108  is displayed by the shell display  114  after the body  104  is releasably retained to the shell  108 . In one embodiment, the body  104  includes a display controller  216 B that is operable to generate user interfaces for display on the shell display  114 . In another embodiment, the shell  108  is devoid of a processor. In yet another embodiment, the body  104  is operable to control the hardware components of the shell  108  when the body  104  is retained by the shell  108 . In one embodiment, the shell display  114  presents a user interface including sensor data collected by the sensor  180  of the body  104 . For example, after the body  104  and the shell  108  are interconnected, one or more display portions  115  of the shell display may present biometric data collected by the body  104 . Optionally, the sensor data may include the pulse rate and body temperature of a user wearing the device  100 . 
         [0222]    Additionally or alternatively, power may be transferred from one of the body  104  and the shell  108  to the other one of the shell  108  and the body  104  in step  1128 . For example, in one embodiment, the induction coils  284  of the body  104  and the shell  108  may be used to transfer power between the body  104  and the shell  108 . Optionally, in another embodiment, the port interfaces  152  may be used to transfer the power. In one embodiment, the shell  108  transfers power to the body  104 . Alternatively, in another embodiment, the body  104  transfers power to the shell  108 . 
         [0223]    Optionally, in step  1128 , the wearable device  100  comprising the paired body  104  and shell  108  may establish communication with another device. The other device may comprise one or more peripheral devices  404  or a different wearable device  100 . In one embodiment, a communication module  228 A,  232 A of the shell  108  establishes a wireless communication link with the other device  100 ,  404 . In one embodiment, the other device  100 ,  404  is worn by a user of the wearable device  100 . In another embodiment, the other device  100 ,  404  is associated with an article of clothing worn by the user. In still another embodiment, the other device  100 ,  404  is associated with an object. In yet another embodiment, the other device  100 ,  404  is associated with another person. In still another embodiment, the other device is a server  408  or a smart device, such as a smart phone. 
         [0224]    Optionally, the wearable device  100  may provide an alert to the user of the wearable device  100  if the communication link to the other device  100 ,  404  is severed. Additionally or alternatively, the wearable device may provide an alert to the user if a distance between the wearable device  100  and the other device  100 ,  404  exceeds a predetermined amount. In another embodiment, the wearable device  100  may provide the alert to the user if the other device  100 ,  404  moves out of a predetermined geographic area. Additionally or alternatively, in another embodiment, the wearable device  100  may provide an alert to the user of the wearable device if the other device  100 ,  404  moves into a predetermined geographic area. In still another embodiment, the wearable device may provide an alert to the user of the wearable device  100  if the other device  100 ,  404  is located in a predetermined class of locations. The predetermined class of locations may comprise approved locations and disapproved locations. For example, a school, a friend&#39;s house, a park, and certain businesses may be approved locations. Similarly, certain businesses, certain houses, and certain locations may be disapproved locations. 
         [0225]    In step  1132 , method  1100  may include determining if a second shell should be added to the paired body  104  and shell  108  of the wearable device  100 . Alternatively, in step  1132 , method  1100  may include determining if the shell  108  has been removed from the body  104  and that a second shell  108  is available for pairing with the body  104 . The second shell  108  (or different shell) may have different capabilities and sensors than the first shell  108 . If a second shell  108 , or a different shell  108 , should be paired with the body  104 , the method  1100  loops YES to operation  1008 . Otherwise, method  1100  proceeds NO to end  1136 . 
         [0226]    Another embodiment of a method  1200  of a wearable device  100  providing alerts to a user of the wearable device  100  is shown in  FIG. 12 . Generally, the method  1200  starts with a start operation  1204  and ends with an end operation  1228 . While a general order for the steps of the method  1200  is shown in  FIG. 12 , the method  1200  can include more or fewer steps or can arrange the order of the steps differently than those shown in  FIG. 12 . Additionally, although the operations of the method may be described sequentially, many of the operations may in fact be performed in parallel or concurrently. The method  1200  can be executed as a set of computer-executable instructions executed by a computer system and encoded or stored on a computer readable medium. Hereinafter, the method  1200  shall be explained with reference to the systems, components, modules, software, data structures, user interfaces, etc. described in conjunction with  FIGS. 1-11 . 
         [0227]    A wearable device  100  is provided in step  1208 . The wearable device may comprise a body  104  paired to a shell  108 . Optionally, the wearable device  100  may comprise a second shell  108  paired with the body  104  and the shell  108 , for example, as illustrated in  FIG. 1K . 
         [0228]    The wearable device  100  establishes communication with a second device in step  1212 . The second device may comprise one or more of a peripheral device  400 , a server  408 , and another wearable device  100 . In one embodiment, the second device comprises a smart phone. The peripheral device  400  may be associated with a broach, a ring, earrings, buttons, a tie tack or tie clip, an item worn in the user&#39;s hair, a necklace, a belt buckle, a pins, glasses, clothing (including a shirt or shoes), or an object, such as a package, luggage, a box, or any other item. The peripheral device  400  or the other wearable device  100  may be associated with the user or another person. For example, in one embodiment, the second device is a peripheral device  400  worn by a child. In another embodiment, the second device is another wearable device  100  carried by a co-worker of the user. In still another embodiment, the second device is associated with an object. 
         [0229]    In one embodiment, a communications module  228 A,  232 A of the shell  108  establishes the communication link with the second device. Alternatively, in another embodiment, a communications module  232  of the body  104  establishes the communication link with the second device. 
         [0230]    Optionally, rules are set in step  1216 . Alternatively, the rules may be pre-set in memory  208 ,  208 A of the wearable device. More specifically, in one embodiment, the user of the communication device  100  may establish one or more rules associated with the communication link to the second device. The rules are stored in memory  208 ,  208 A of the wearable device  100 . The rules may include, but are not limited to, alerts associated with predetermined events, alerts when predetermined events do not occur, alerts associated with a position of the second device, alerts related to a distance between the wearable device  100  and the second device, and alerts associated with changes, or loss, of the communication link. 
         [0231]    In one embodiment, a rule may require an alert to the user of the wearable device  100  if the communication link to the second device is severed. Additionally or alternatively, another rule may require an alert to the user of the wearable device  100  if a distance between the wearable device  100  and the second device changes by a predetermined amount or exceeds a predetermined amount. In another embodiment, a rule may require an alert to the user of the wearable device  100  if the second device moves out of a predetermined geographic area. In still another embodiment, a rule may require an alert to the user if the second device moves. In one embodiment, a rule may require an alert to the user of the wearable device  100  if the second device moves into a predetermined geographic area. In still another embodiment, another rule may require an alert to the user of the wearable device  100  if the second device is located in a predetermined class of locations. The predetermined class of locations may comprise approved locations and disapproved locations. For example, a school, a friend&#39;s house, a park, and certain businesses may be approved locations. Similarly, certain businesses, certain houses, and certain locations may be disapproved locations. 
         [0232]    The wearable device  100  may then monitor the second device and determine if an alert is required by the rules, in step  1220 . If an alert is required by the rules, method  1200  may proceed YES to step  1224 . If no alert is required, method  1200  may proceed NO to step  1228 . 
         [0233]    In step  1224 , the wearable device  100  provides the alert to the user. The alert may comprise a vibration, an audible noise produced by an audio I/O interface  244 ,  244 A, or visual indication on display  110 ,  114  of the wearable device  100 . 
         [0234]    After providing the alert, the method  1200  may optionally loop if the user enters a new rule. Additionally or alternatively, the method  1200  may wait and continue monitoring the second device to determine if another alert is required by the rules. Otherwise, method  1200  may proceed to end  1228 . 
         [0235]    The exemplary systems and methods of this disclosure have been described in relation to an ecosystem for wearables. However, to avoid unnecessarily obscuring the present disclosure, the preceding description omits a number of known structures and devices. This omission is not to be construed as a limitation of the scope of the claims. Specific details are set forth to provide an understanding of the present disclosure. It should however be appreciated that the present disclosure may be practiced in a variety of ways beyond the specific detail set forth herein 
         [0236]    Furthermore, while the exemplary aspects, embodiments, options, and/or configurations illustrated herein show the various components of the system collocated, certain components of the system can be located remotely, at distant portions of a distributed network, such as a LAN and/or the Internet, or within a dedicated system. Thus, it should be appreciated, that the components of the system can be combined in to one or more devices, such as a Personal Computer (PC), laptop, netbook, smart phone, Personal Digital Assistant (PDA), tablet, etc., or collocated on a particular node of a distributed network, such as an analog and/or digital telecommunications network, a packet-switch network, or a circuit-switched network. It will be appreciated from the preceding description, and for reasons of computational efficiency, that the components of the system can be arranged at any location within a distributed network of components without affecting the operation of the system. For example, the various components can be located in a switch such as a PBX and media server, gateway, in one or more communications devices, at one or more users&#39; premises, or some combination thereof. Similarly, one or more functional portions of the system could be distributed between a telecommunications device(s) and an associated computing device. 
         [0237]    Furthermore, it should be appreciated that the various links connecting the elements can be wired or wireless links, or any combination thereof, or any other known or later developed element(s) that is capable of supplying and/or communicating data to and from the connected elements. These wired or wireless links can also be secure links and may be capable of communicating encrypted information. Transmission media used as links, for example, can be any suitable carrier for electrical signals, including coaxial cables, copper wire and fiber optics, and may take the form of acoustic or light waves, such as those generated during radio-wave and infra-red data communications. 
         [0238]    Also, while the flowcharts have been discussed and illustrated in relation to a particular sequence of events, it should be appreciated that changes, additions, and omissions to this sequence can occur without materially affecting the operation of the disclosed embodiments, configuration, and aspects. 
         [0239]    A number of variations and modifications of the disclosure can be used. It would be possible to provide for some features of the disclosure without providing others. 
         [0240]    It should be appreciated that the various processing modules (e.g., processors, modules, etc.), for example, can perform, monitor, and/or control critical and non-critical tasks, functions, and operations, such as interaction with and/or monitoring and/or control of sensors and device operation. 
         [0241]    Optionally, the systems and methods of this disclosure can be implemented in conjunction with a special purpose computer, a programmed microprocessor or microcontroller and peripheral integrated circuit element(s), an ASIC or other integrated circuit, a digital signal processor, a hard-wired electronic or logic circuit such as discrete element circuit, a programmable logic device or gate array such as PLD, PLA, FPGA, PAL, special purpose computer, any comparable means, or the like. In general, any device(s) or means capable of implementing the methodology illustrated herein can be used to implement the various aspects of this disclosure. Exemplary hardware that can be used for the disclosed embodiments, configurations and aspects includes computers, handheld devices, telephones (e.g., cellular, Internet enabled, digital, analog, hybrids, and others), and other hardware known in the art. Some of these devices include processors (e.g., a single or multiple microprocessors), memory, nonvolatile storage, input devices, and output devices. Furthermore, alternative software implementations including, but not limited to, distributed processing or component/object distributed processing, parallel processing, or virtual machine processing can also be constructed to implement the methods described herein. 
         [0242]    In yet another embodiment, the disclosed methods may be readily implemented in conjunction with software using object or object-oriented software development environments that provide portable source code that can be used on a variety of computer or workstation platforms. Alternatively, the disclosed system may be implemented partially or fully in hardware using standard logic circuits or VLSI design. Whether software or hardware is used to implement the systems in accordance with this disclosure is dependent on the speed and/or efficiency requirements of the system, the particular function, and the particular software or hardware systems or microprocessor or microcomputer systems being utilized. 
         [0243]    In yet another embodiment, the disclosed methods may be partially implemented in software that can be stored on a storage medium, executed on programmed general-purpose computer with the cooperation of a controller and memory, a special purpose computer, a microprocessor, or the like. In these instances, the systems and methods of this disclosure can be implemented as program embedded on personal computer such as an applet, JAVA® or CGI script, as a resource residing on a server or computer workstation, as a routine embedded in a dedicated measurement system, system component, or the like. The system can also be implemented by physically incorporating the system and/or method into a software and/or hardware system. 
         [0244]    Examples of the processors as described herein may include, but are not limited to, at least one of Qualcomm® Snapdragon® 800 and 801, Qualcomm® Snapdragon® 610 and 615 with 4G LTE Integration and 64-bit computing, Apple® A7 processor with 64-bit architecture, Apple® M7 motion coprocessors, Samsung® Exynos® series, the Intel® Core™ family of processors, the Intel® Xeon® family of processors, the Intel® Atom™ family of processors, the Intel Itanium® family of processors, Intel® Core® i5-4670K and i7-4770K 22 nm Haswell, Intel® Core® i5-3570K 22 nm Ivy Bridge, the AMD® FX™ family of processors, AMD® FX-4300, FX-6300, and FX-8350 32 nm Vishera, AMD® Kaveri processors, Texas Instruments® Jacinto C6000™ automotive infotainment processors, Texas Instruments® OMAP™ automotive-grade mobile processors, ARM® Cortex™-M processors, ARM® Cortex-A and ARM926EJ-S™ processors, other industry-equivalent processors, and may perform computational functions using any known or future-developed standard, instruction set, libraries, and/or architecture. 
         [0245]    Although the present disclosure describes components and functions implemented in the aspects, embodiments, and/or configurations with reference to particular standards and protocols, the aspects, embodiments, and/or configurations are not limited to such standards and protocols. Other similar standards and protocols not mentioned herein are in existence and are considered to be included in the present disclosure. Moreover, the standards and protocols mentioned herein and other similar standards and protocols not mentioned herein are periodically superseded by faster or more effective equivalents having essentially the same functions. Such replacement standards and protocols having the same functions are considered equivalents included in the present disclosure. 
         [0246]    The present disclosure, in various aspects, embodiments, and/or configurations, includes components, methods, processes, systems and/or apparatus substantially as depicted and described herein, including various aspects, embodiments, configurations embodiments, subcombinations, and/or subsets thereof. Those of skill in the art will understand how to make and use the disclosed aspects, embodiments, and/or configurations after understanding the present disclosure. The present disclosure, in various aspects, embodiments, and/or configurations, includes providing devices and processes in the absence of items not depicted and/or described herein or in various aspects, embodiments, and/or configurations hereof, including in the absence of such items as may have been used in previous devices or processes, e.g., for improving performance, achieving ease and\or reducing cost of implementation. 
         [0247]    The foregoing discussion has been presented for purposes of illustration and description. The foregoing is not intended to limit the disclosure to the form or forms disclosed herein. In the foregoing Detailed Description for example, various features of the disclosure are grouped together in one or more aspects, embodiments, and/or configurations for the purpose of streamlining the disclosure. The features of the aspects, embodiments, and/or configurations of the disclosure may be combined in alternate aspects, embodiments, and/or configurations other than those discussed above. This method of disclosure is not to be interpreted as reflecting an intention that the claims require more features than are expressly recited in each claim. Rather, as the following claims reflect, inventive aspects lie in less than all features of a single foregoing disclosed aspect, embodiment, and/or configuration. Thus, the following claims are hereby incorporated into this Detailed Description, with each claim standing on its own as a separate preferred embodiment of the disclosure. 
         [0248]    Moreover, though the description has included description of one or more aspects, embodiments, and/or configurations and certain variations and modifications, other variations, combinations, and modifications are within the scope of the disclosure, e.g., as may be within the skill and knowledge of those in the art, after understanding the present disclosure. It is intended to obtain rights which include alternative aspects, embodiments, and/or configurations to the extent permitted, including alternate, interchangeable and/or equivalent structures, functions, ranges or steps to those claimed, whether or not such alternate, interchangeable and/or equivalent structures, functions, ranges or steps are disclosed herein, and without intending to publicly dedicate any patentable subject matter.