Collaborative transmission management for smart devices

• US 10,200,955 B2
• Filed: 12/05/2017
• Issued: 02/05/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 04/01/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Original Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Inventors: Jepson, Daniel, Jernigan, Charles Carter, Khosravy, Nicholas Moe, Wei, John, Yeung, Fai
• Primary Examiner(s): Akinyemi, Ajibola
• Application Number:
  US15/831,784
• Publication Number:
  US 20180227854A1
• Time in Patent Office: 427 Days
• Field of Search: 455574
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2209/40 using a wireless architecture
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2209/826 where the data is sent periodically
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 9/00 Arrangements in telecontrol or telemetry systems for selectively calling a substation from a main station, in which substation desired apparatus is selected for applying a control signal thereto or for obtaining measured values therefrom
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/80 Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/0261 managing power supply demand, e.g. depending on battery level
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/70 in wireless communication networks

Abstract

One embodiment relates to an apparatus, comprising logic, at least partially incorporated into hardware, to determine whether a first device priority associated with a first smart device is greater than a second device priority associated with a second smart device; and responsive to a determination that the first device priority is greater than the second device priority: send first data associated with the first smart device from the first smart device to a primary communication device; and send a first message from the first smart device, the first message including a first indication that the second smart device is to transmit second data associated with the second smart device to the primary communication device.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method implemented in a low-power networked environment comprising:

determining whether a first device priority associated with a first smart device is greater than a second device priority associated with a second smart device;

responsive to a determination that the first device priority is greater than the second device priority;

sending first data associated with the first smart device from the first smart device to a primary communication device;

then, sending second data associated with the second smart device from the second smart device to a primary communication device;

responsive to a determination that the second device priority is greater than the first device priority;

sending second data associated with the second smart device from the second smart device to a primary communication device;

then, sending first data associated with the first smart device from the first smart device to a primary communication device;

coordinating the sending of first and second data between the first and second smart device; and

, indicating a time at which the sending of first and second data occurs;

wherein, the first data and the second data are sent to the primary communication device during a single wake cycle of a processor associated with the primary communication device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the first data or second data includes biometric data.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the biometric data includes at least one of heartrate, blood pressure, oxygen saturation, and step rate.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein the first data or second data includes Plethysmography data.

5. The method of claim 2, wherein the first data associated with the first smart device includes sensor data received from at least one sensor associated with the first smart device.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein biometric data is provided by the sensor data received from the at least one sensor associated with the first smart device.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the second data associated with the second smart device includes sensor data received from at least one sensor associated with the second smart device.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising transmitting the first and second data over at least one protocol including Bluetooth (BT), Bluetooth low energy (BLE), WiFi, 4G, 3G, and near field communication (NFC).

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the primary communication device includes one of a smartphone, a tablet computer, a laptop computer, a desktop computer, and a smart watch.

10. At least one non-transitory computer storage medium to store computer code comprising:

computer code to determine whether a first device priority associated with a first smart device is greater than a second device priority associated with a second smart device;

responsive to a determination that the first device priority is greater than the second device priority;

computer code to send first data associated with the first smart device from the first smart device to a primary communication device;

then, computer code to send second data associated with the second smart device from the second smart device to a primary communication device;

responsive to a determination that the second device priority is greater than the first device priority;

computer code to send second data associated with the second smart device from the second smart device to a primary communication device;

then, computer code to send first data associated with the first smart device from the first smart device to a primary communication device;

computer code to coordinate the sending of first and second data between the first and second smart device; and

, computer code to indicate a time at which the sending of first and second data occurs.

11. The least one non-transitory computer storage medium of claim 10 wherein, the first data and the second data are sent to the primary communication device during a single wake cycle of a processor associated with the primary communication device.

12. The least one non-transitory computer storage medium of claim 10 wherein the first data or second data includes biometric data.

13. The least one non-transitory computer storage medium of claim 12, wherein the biometric data includes at least one of heartrate, blood pressure, oxygen saturation, and step rate.

14. The least one non-transitory computer storage medium of claim 13, wherein the first data associated with the first smart device includes sensor data received from at least one sensor associated with the first smart device.

15. The least one non-transitory computer storage medium of claim 14, wherein biometric data is provided by the sensor data received from the at least one sensor associated with the first smart device.

16. The least one non-transitory computer storage medium of claim 10, further comprising computer code to transmit the first and second data over at least one protocol including Bluetooth (BT), Bluetooth low energy (BLE), WiFi, 4G, 3G, and near field communication (NFC).