Wearable notification

• US 20070087790A1
• Filed: 10/18/2005
• Published: 04/19/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 10/18/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: OIA Intellectuals Incorporated
• Original Assignee: OLA Intellectuals Incorporated
• Inventors: Myer, Warren, Worick, Lovina
• Granted Patent: US 8,983,551 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/567
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 19/041 Encoding the ringing signal, i.e. providing distinctive or selective ringing capability

Abstract

Methods and apparatus for wearable notification are disclosed. In one example embodiment, a method includes communicating a trigger data to a wearable device when processing an incoming signal, automatically generating a response on the wearable devise based on the trigger data, and remotely programming at least one parameter associated with the wearable notification devise. The method may be in a form of a machine-readable medium embodying a set of instructions that, when executed by a machine, cause the machine to perform the method. The wearable device may be physically coupled to a biological external tissue of the human body. The processing of the incoming signal may be performed on a mircroprocessor in a housing detachably attached to a telephone, and may be based on a parameter value of a kitchen appliance having a timer, or a state change of a doorbell.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

communicating a trigger data to a wearable notification device when processing an incoming signal;

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automatically generating a response on the wearable notification device based on the trigger data; and

remotely programming at least one parameter associated with the wearable notification device.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the remotely programming at least one parameter associated with the wearable notification device is based on an input data received in a network enabled application.

3. The method of claim 2 wherein the at least one parameter includes at least one of a source of the trigger data, a delay of the response, and a time of day setting of the response, and a distance threshold of the response.

4. The method of claim 1 further comprising simultaneously generating an alert signal on a two-way mobile communication device and on the wearable notification device based on the incoming signal.

5. The method of claim 4 wherein the alert signal is at least one of a vibration, an auditory sound, and a visual display.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein the wearable notification device is at least one of a ring, a bracelet, and a necklace.

7. The method of claim 6 wherein the processing the incoming signal is performed on a microprocessor in a housing detachably attached to a telephone.

8. The method of claim 6 wherein the incoming signal is processed based on a parameter value of a kitchen appliance having a timer.

9. The method of claim 6 wherein the incoming signal is processed based on a state change of a doorbell.

10. The method of claim 1 wherein the wearable notification device is physically coupled to a biological external tissue of a human body.

11. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

registering an Internet Protocol (IP) address of the wearable notification device on an IP network through a wireless access point;

generating the trigger data through the wireless access point; and

transmitting an acknowledgement of the response to a central database of the IP network.

12. The method of claim 11 further comprising processing the incoming signal based on a receipt of at least one of a markup language document, a facsimile, a phone call, and a calendar reminder appointment.

13. The method of claim 12 wherein the wearable notification device receives the trigger data at least 25 feet away from a source of the processing of the incoming signal.

14. The method of claim 1 further comprising

embedding a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag in the wearable notification device;

and

generating the trigger by a RFID host controller that identifies a presence of the wearable notification device within an operable range of the RFID tag.

15. The method of claim 1 in a form of a machine-readable medium embodying a set of instructions that, when executed by a machine, cause the machine to perform the method of claim 1.

16. A method, comprising:

means for detecting a wearable notification device is registered on a network;

means for generating a parameter setting associated with the wearable notification device; and

means for wirelessly communicating the parameter setting to the wearable notification device.

17. The method of claim 16 wherein the means for detecting a wearable notification device is registered on the network is performed through a radio frequency identification (RFID) method.

18. The method of claim 16 further comprising means for disabling at least one operation of the wearable notification device to conserve battery life in the wearable notification device.

19. An apparatus, comprising:

a notification moduel coupled to a biological external tissue to process a trigger data received wirelessly from a communication device and to generate a response; and

a selection module to allocate a parameter setting to the response based on a Network enabled application setting.

20. The apparatus of claim 19, further comprising a local response module to determine whether the communication device is an intermediate network element or a local transmitter.