Information processing using a population of data acquisition devices
First Claim
1. A system comprising:
- a device among a plurality of devices distributed in an environment, wherein the device has a communication capability for interchanging information with others among the plurality of devices as part of a mobile ad hoc network, a communication system, or a combination thereof, andwherein the device has a sensor for acquiring sensor data related to the environment proximate to the device including at least one microphone used for detecting keywords or used for detecting non-speech acoustic events;
wherein one or more of the devices among the plurality including the device is configured as a controller on an ad hoc basis, wherein the controller performs operations comprising;
selecting a subset of devices from among the plurality of devices for collection of the sensor data,receiving information based on the acquired sensor data of the selected subset of devices using the mobile ad hoc network and a location of the one or more devices, andaggregating the received information including audio information from the at least one microphone for detecting keywords or non-speech acoustic events and at least sensor data from at least one non-acoustic sensor from the selected subset of devices to determine a characteristic of the environment proximate to the one or more of the devices;
adjusting a manner in which the subset of devices operate based on the characteristic of the environment and the information aggregated from the at least one microphone and the at least one non-acoustic sensor; and
wherein the system adaptively enables or configures the selected subset of devices according to triggering events detected at one or more of the plurality of devices using the at least one microphone, and at least a biometric sensor among a heart rate sensor, a blood pressure sensor, a toxin detection sensor, a nutrient detection sensor or a pheromone detection sensor or at least one among a location sensor, a light detection sensor, a proximity sensor, a gravity detection sensor, a magnetic field detection sensor, an electrical field detection sensor, a vibration sensor, a pressure sensor, a humidity sensor, or a moisture sensor.
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Abstract
Distributed systems, controllers and methods for processing information from a plurality of devices are provided. A distributed system includes a plurality of devices distributed in an environment. Each device has at least a communication capability for interchanging information with others of the devices and/or with a communication system. Each of at least some of the devices has one or more sensors for acquiring sensor data related to the environment proximate to the device. At least one of the communication system or one or more of the devices is configured as a controller configured to: select a subset of devices from among the plurality of devices, receive information based on the acquired sensor data of the selected subset, and combine the received information from the selected subset to determine a characteristic of the environment proximate to one or more of the devices.
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39 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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a device among a plurality of devices distributed in an environment, wherein the device has a communication capability for interchanging information with others among the plurality of devices as part of a mobile ad hoc network, a communication system, or a combination thereof, and wherein the device has a sensor for acquiring sensor data related to the environment proximate to the device including at least one microphone used for detecting keywords or used for detecting non-speech acoustic events; wherein one or more of the devices among the plurality including the device is configured as a controller on an ad hoc basis, wherein the controller performs operations comprising; selecting a subset of devices from among the plurality of devices for collection of the sensor data, receiving information based on the acquired sensor data of the selected subset of devices using the mobile ad hoc network and a location of the one or more devices, and aggregating the received information including audio information from the at least one microphone for detecting keywords or non-speech acoustic events and at least sensor data from at least one non-acoustic sensor from the selected subset of devices to determine a characteristic of the environment proximate to the one or more of the devices; adjusting a manner in which the subset of devices operate based on the characteristic of the environment and the information aggregated from the at least one microphone and the at least one non-acoustic sensor; and wherein the system adaptively enables or configures the selected subset of devices according to triggering events detected at one or more of the plurality of devices using the at least one microphone, and at least a biometric sensor among a heart rate sensor, a blood pressure sensor, a toxin detection sensor, a nutrient detection sensor or a pheromone detection sensor or at least one among a location sensor, a light detection sensor, a proximity sensor, a gravity detection sensor, a magnetic field detection sensor, an electrical field detection sensor, a vibration sensor, a pressure sensor, a humidity sensor, or a moisture sensor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. An ad hoc controller for interacting with a plurality of devices distributed in an environment, wherein each device has a communication capability for interchanging information with others of the devices as part of a mobile ad hoc network, the ad hoc controller, with a communication system, or a combination thereof, wherein each of at least some of the devices has a sensor for acquiring sensor data related to the environment proximate to the device, wherein the ad hoc controller comprises:
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a selection/acquisition module configured on an ad hoc basis to select a subset of devices from among the plurality of devices using the mobile ad hoc network and the sensor and to receive information based on the acquired sensor data of the selected subset of devices, the acquired sensor data being acquired from at least one or more microphones used for detecting at least keywords, and from at least a biometric sensor among a heart rate sensor or a blood pressure sensor; and a scene analysis module configured to combine the information received from the selected subset of devices to determine a characteristic of the environment proximate to one or more of the devices and configured to adjust a manner in which the subset of devices operate based on the characteristic of the environment and the information combined from the at least one or more microphones and the biometric sensor. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A method at an ad hoc controller for processing information from a plurality of devices in a mobile ad hoc network distributed in an environment, the method comprising:
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selecting a subset of devices from among the plurality of devices by the ad hoc controller on an ad hoc basis using the mobile ad hoc network and based on sensor data collected, wherein the ad hoc controller includes a communication system, a device, or a combination thereof, wherein each device has a communication capability for interchanging information with others among the devices the communication system, or a combination thereof, wherein each of at least some of the devices has a sensor for acquiring sensor data related to the environment proximate to the device including at least one microphone used for detecting keywords and used for detecting non-speech acoustic events, and at least a biometric sensor; acquiring sensor data by the selected subset of devices; receiving information based on the acquired sensor data of the selected subset of devices using the mobile ad hoc network; combining, by the ad hoc controller, the received information from the selected subset of devices to determine a characteristic of the environment proximate to one or more of the devices; and adjusting a manner in which the selected subset of devices operate based on the characteristic of the environment, an aggregation of the acquired sensor data from the at least one microphone used for detecting keywords and used for detecting non-speech acoustic events, and the biometric sensor. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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