SENSOR DATA SHARING

• US 20100156625A1
• Filed: 03/02/2010
• Published: 06/24/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 09/17/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: RUHA, Antti
• Granted Patent: US 8,063,776 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/539.120
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2560/0242 adapted to measure environmental factors, e.g. temperature, pollution
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2560/0462 Apparatus with built-in sensors
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/002 Monitoring the patient using a local or closed circuit, e.g. in a room or building A61B5/0017 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0022 Monitoring a patient using a global network, e.g. telephone networks, internet
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/02055 Simultaneously evaluating both cardiovascular condition and temperature
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/021 Measuring pressure in heart or blood vessels A61B5/0205 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/02438 with portable devices, e.g. worn by the patient
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0816 Measuring devices for examining respiratory frequency measuring frequency of electric signals G01R23/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/11 Measuring movement of the entire body or parts thereof, e.g. head or hand tremor, mobility of a limb for measuring pulse A61B5/02 ;A61B5/1038 takes precedence; motion detection to correct for motion artifacts in physiological signals A61B5/721
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/4261 Evaluating exocrine secretion production A61B3/101 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/131 Protocols for games, networked simulations or virtual reality
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72412 using two-way short-range wireless interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72427 for supporting games or graphical animations
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/7243 with interactive means for internal management of messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/12 including a sensor for measuring a physical value, e.g. temperature or motion telephones including GPS signal receivers H04M2250/10

Abstract

The disclosed embodiments relate to a method for operating two or more mobile terminals in an interactive session. The mobile terminals are provided with one or more sensors. The data captured by the sensors is sent via a wireless connection to the other mobile terminals that participate in the interactive session. The data received from the other mobile communication terminals is communicated to the user of the respective mobile communication terminals via the user interface.

Claims

1. An apparatus comprising:

at least one processor; and

at least one memory including computer program code,

the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following,

receive sensor data from at least one embedded or external sensor,

wirelessly transmit the received sensor data to at least one other apparatus while wirelessly receiving other sensor data from said at least one other apparatus, and

at least visually or audibly present an indication of the received other sensor data.

2. An apparatus of claim 1, wherein the received other sensor data includes an ambient parameter of an environment that the at least one other apparatus is situated, a physical parameter of a body of the user of the at least one other apparatus, or a combination thereof.

3. An apparatus of claim 2, wherein said at least one sensor includes a body temperature sensor, a heart rate sensor, a blood pressure sensor, a heart rate sensor, a breathing rate sensor, a perspiration sensor, a movement sensor, or a combination thereof.

4. An apparatus of claim 2, wherein said at least one sensor includes an air temperature sensor, air humidity sensor, air pressure sensor, altimeter, air speed sensor, or a combination thereof.

5. An apparatus of claim 2, wherein the apparatus is in a gaming session in which gaming data is transmitted between the apparatus and the at least one other apparatus, and the sensor data is corresponded to and included in the gaming data.

6. An apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the apparatus is further caused to:

display the received gaming data corresponding to the received other sensor data.

7. An apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the apparatus is further caused to:

detect a personal excitement level or a reaction to a game event of the user of the at least one other apparatus based on the received other sensor data; and

display the personal excitement level or the reaction to the game event of the user of the at least one other apparatus.

8. An apparatus of claim 2, wherein the apparatus is in a sports training session in which training data is transmitted between the apparatus and the at least one other apparatus, and the sensor data is included in the training data.

9. An apparatus of claim 8, wherein the apparatus is further caused to:

display the received training data corresponding to the received other sensor data.

10. An apparatus of claim 9, wherein the apparatus is further caused to:

derive a personal excitement level of the user of the at least one other apparatus based upon the received other sensor data; and

synchronize the personal excitement level of the user of the at least one other apparatus with a personal excitement level of a user of the apparatus.

11. An apparatus of claim 1, wherein the received other sensor data is received from several sensors and is combined, processed and presented as one or more derived parameters.

12. An apparatus of claim 1, wherein the at least one embedded or external sensor includes an external sensor, and the apparatus is further caused to receive the sensor data from the external sensor via a short-range wireless connection.

13. A method comprising:

causing, at least in part, reception of sensor data at an apparatus from at least one embedded or external sensor;

causing, at least in part, wireless transmission of the received sensor data from the apparatus to at least one other apparatus while wirelessly receiving other sensor data from said at least one other apparatus; and

causing, at least in part, at least one of visual presentation and audible presentation of an indication of the received other sensor data at the apparatus.

14. A method of claim 13, wherein the received other sensor data includes an ambient parameter of an environment that the at least one other apparatus is situated, a physical parameter of a body of the user of the at least one other apparatus, or a combination thereof.

15. A method of claim 14, wherein said at least one sensor includes a body temperature sensor, a heart rate sensor, a blood pressure sensor, a heart rate sensor, a breathing rate sensor, a perspiration sensor, a movement sensor, or a combination thereof.

16. A method of claim 14, further comprising at least one of:

initiating in a gaming session, and causing, at least in part, wireless transmission of gaming data between the apparatus and the at least one other apparatus, the sensor data being corresponded to and included in the gaming data, and

initiating in a sports training session, and causing, at least in part, wireless transmission training data is transmitted between the apparatus and the at least one other apparatus, the sensor data being included in the training data.

17. A computer-readable storage medium carrying one or more sequences of one or more instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, cause an apparatus to at least perform the following steps:

receiving data from at least one embedded or external sensor;

wirelessly transmit the received sensor data to at least one other apparatus while wirelessly receiving other sensor data from said at least one other apparatus; and

at least visually or audibly present an indication of the received other sensor data at the apparatus.

18. A computer-readable storage medium of claim 17, wherein the received other sensor data includes an ambient parameter of an environment that the at least one other apparatus is situated, a physical parameter of a body of the user of the at least one other apparatus, or a combination thereof.

19. A computer-readable storage medium of claim 17, wherein said at least one sensor includes a body temperature sensor, a heart rate sensor, a blood pressure sensor, a heart rate sensor, a breathing rate sensor, a perspiration sensor, a movement sensor, or a combination thereof.

20. A computer-readable storage medium of claim 18, wherein the apparatus is caused to further perform at least one of:

initiating in a gaming session, and causing, at least in part, wireless transmission of gaming data between the apparatus and the at least one other apparatus, the sensor data being corresponded to and included in the gaming data, and

initiating in a sports training session, and causing, at least in part, wireless transmission training data is transmitted between the apparatus and the at least one other apparatus, the sensor data being included in the training data.