Routing policies for biological hosts

• US 10,163,055 B2
• Filed: 04/19/2015
• Issued: 12/25/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 10/09/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Li, Kevin A., Meuninck, Troy C., Miller, II, Robert Raymond, Pratt, James H., Schroeter, Horst J., Shahraray, Behzad
• Primary Examiner(s): Chen, Alan
• Application Number:
  US14/690,431
• Publication Number:
  US 20150220830A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,346 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/015 Input arrangements based on nervous system activity detection, e.g. brain waves [EEG] detection, electromyograms [EMG] detection, electrodermal response detection
• CPC Class Codes: G06N 3/061 using biological neurons, e.g. biological neurons connected to an integrated circuit

Abstract

Methods, systems, and products provide interfaces between intrahost networks and interhost networks within biological hosts. Neuroregional translations are performed to route communications to and from the biological hosts. Bioregional translations may also be performed to route communications to and from the biological hosts.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving, by a processor of a device, an electronic communication from a communications network, the electronic communication specifying a neurological region in a biological host;

retrieving, by the processor of the device, a routing policy that associates the neurological region to a neurological address; and

routing, by the processor of the device, the electronic communication to the neurological address to cause the electronic communication to be sent into the neurological region of the biological host.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising retrieving a biological subnet address from the electronic communication.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising assigning a biological subnet address to the neurological region.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the routing policy is associated with the biological host.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising querying the routing policy for the neurological region.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the electronic communication is sent into the neurological region of the biological host via an electrode.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving, by the processor of the device, an additional electronic communication from the communications network, the additional electronic communication specifying a biological region in the biological host;

retrieving, by the processor of the device, the routing policy, wherein the routing policy associates the biological region to a biological address; and

routing, by the processor of the device, the additional electronic communication to the biological address to cause the additional electronic communication to be sent into the biological region of the biological host.

8. A system comprising:

a processor; and

a memory storing code that when executed causes the processor to perform operations, the operations comprising;

receiving packets of data containing an electronic communication specifying a neurological region of a brain in a biological host,

retrieving a routing policy associated with the biological host, the routing policy having database associations between different neurological regions of the brain and different neurological addresses,

determining a neurological address of the different neurological addresses of the routing policy that corresponds to the neurological region of the brain specified by the electronic communication, and

routing the electronic communication to the neurological address to cause the electronic communication to be sent into the neurological region of the brain in the biological host.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the operations further comprise:

receiving packets of data containing an additional electronic communication specifying a biological region of a body of the biological host;

retrieving the routing policy, wherein the routing policy associates the biological region of the body of the biological host to a biological address; and

routing the additional electronic communication to the biological address to cause the additional electronic communication to be sent into the biological region of the body of the biological host.

10. The system of claim 8, wherein the electronic communication is sent into the neurological region of the brain of the biological host via an electrode.

11. The system of claim 8, wherein the operations further comprise logging the electronic communication with a time of receipt.

12. The system of claim 8, wherein the operations further comprise logging the electronic communication in a log in association to the neurological region of the brain.

13. The system of claim 8, wherein the operations further comprise logging the electronic communication in a log in association with the biological host.

14. The system of claim 8, wherein the operations further comprise logging the electronic communication in a log in association with the neurological address.

15. A memory device storing instructions that when executed by a processor of a system, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:

receiving packets of data containing an electronic communication specifying a neurological region of a brain in a biological host;

retrieving a routing policy associated with the biological host, the routing policy having database associations between different neurological regions of the brain and different neurological addresses;

determining a neurological address of the different neurological addresses of the routing policy that corresponds to the neurological region of the brain specified by the electronic communication; and

routing the electronic communication to the neurological address to cause the electronic communication to be sent into the neurological region of the brain in the biological host.

16. The memory device of claim 15, wherein the operations further comprise:

receiving packets of data containing an additional electronic communication specifying a biological region of a body of the biological host;

retrieving the routing policy, wherein the routing policy associates the biological region of the body of the biological host to a biological address; and

routing the additional electronic communication to the biological address to cause the additional electronic communication to be sent into the biological region of the body of the biological host.

17. The memory device of claim 15, wherein the electronic communication is sent into the neurological region of the brain of the biological host via an electrode.

18. The memory device of claim 15, wherein the operations further comprise logging the electronic communication with a time of receipt.

19. The memory device of claim 15, wherein the operations further comprise logging the electronic communication in a log in association to the neurological region of the brain.