INFORMATION MANAGEMENT IN DEVICES WORN BY A USER
First Claim
1. A device adapted for physical connection to a body of a user, said device comprising:
- an information manager that images information associated with at least one of said user and said device;
a that senses whether said device is physically connected to said body and that generates a signal representative of whether said device is physically connected to said body;
said information manager being connected to said sensor and being responsive to said signal to manage said information based on said signal.
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Abstract
An implantable medical device that is physically connectable to the body of a user has an information manager that manages sensitive information associated with the user or the device. A sensor is connected to the device that senses whether the device is physically connected to the body of the user, and generates a signal indicating whether the device is actually connected to the body of the user. The information manager is connected to the sensor, and is responsive to the sensor signal so as to perform information managing functions based on the signal. Among other things, fraudulent retrieval of sensitive data from the device is prevented if the device is not connected to or implanted in the body of the user.
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35 Claims
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1. A device adapted for physical connection to a body of a user, said device comprising:
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an information manager that images information associated with at least one of said user and said device; a that senses whether said device is physically connected to said body and that generates a signal representative of whether said device is physically connected to said body; said information manager being connected to said sensor and being responsive to said signal to manage said information based on said signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 18)
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9. A device adapted for physical connection to a body of a user, said device comprising:
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an information manager that manages information associated with at least one of said user and said device a signal input connected to said information manager and responsive to a signal representative of whether said device is physically connected to said body, said information manager managing said information based on said signal input receiving said signal. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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19. An information management system comprising:
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a device adapted for physical connection to a body of a user and comprising an information manager that provides information associated with at least one of said user and said device; and a communication unit comprising a transmitter that transmits an information request to said device and a receiver that receives, from said device, requested information associated with at least one of said user and said device, said device further comprising a sensor that senses whether said device is physically connected to said body and that generates an access signal if said device is physically connected to said body, and said information manager being connected to said sensor and providing said information to said communication unit in response to said access signal.
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20. An information management method in a device adapted for physical connection to a body of a user, said method is comprising the steps of:
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sensing whether said device is physically connected to said body; generating a signal representative of whether said device is physically connected to said body; and managing information associated with at least one of said user and said device in said device based on said signal. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. An information management method comprising the steps of:
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from a communication unit, transmitting an information request to a device adapted for physical connection to a body of a user; through said device, sensing whether said device is physically connected to said body; in said device, (100) generating an access signal only if said device is physically connected to said body; in said device, providing, in response to said access signal, information associated with at least one of said user and said device; and from said device, transmitting said information to said communication unit.
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