INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEM

• US 20110109439A1
• Filed: 05/06/2009
• Published: 05/12/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 05/07/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Paolo Borlenghi
• Original Assignee: Paolo Borlenghi
• Inventors: Borlenghi, Paolo
• Application Number:
  US12/991,583
• Publication Number:
  US 20110109439A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/10.1
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 15/004 using portable personal devices hand-held or body-worn self-defence devices using repellent gases or chemicals F41H9/10
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 2001/085 Partner search devices
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/06 indicating a condition of sleep, e.g. anti-dozing alarms
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/016 Personal emergency signalling and security systems emergency non-personal manually actuated alarm activators G08B25/12
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/12 specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/535 Tracking the activity of the user network monitoring arrangements H04L43/00; recording of computer activity G06F11/34

Abstract

An interpersonal communication system (1) includes a portable personal item (2) (such as an item of clothing, a clothing accessory or a portable device) fitted with a recognition device (3); a server (4); and network communication means (5). The recognition device (3) has a sensor (6) for detecting a physical, physiological or body parameter (e.g. heartbeat) of the person wearing the item (2); a microcontroller (7) connected to the sensor (6) and containing a unique code; and a wireless communication device (8) for transmitting to the server (4), upon the sensor (6) detecting a variation in the parameter, an identification signal identifying the unique code. Upon the server (4) receiving the signal, the network communication means (5) send a message to one or more users selected by the server (4).

Claims

1. An interpersonal communication system comprising a portable personal item, such as an item of clothing, a clothing accessory or a portable device or any other object in contact with a person, fitted with a recognition device which is associated with a unique code and comprises at least one sensor for detecting a parameter of the person wearing the item, and a communication device for transmitting to a server, upon the sensor detecting a variation in the parameter, an identification signal identifying the unique code;

and network communication means which, upon the server receiving the signal, send a message to one or more users selected by the server.

2. A system as claimed in claim 1, and comprising a wireless communication network connected to the server, in particular a wireless sensor network (WSN) comprising a number of distributed nodes defined by respective recognition devices, and/or a cellular telephone network.

3. A system as claimed in claim 2, wherein the communication device is activated when the item with the recognition device is in a predetermined area or environment covered by the network.

4. A system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the recognition device comprises one or more sensors, a microcontroller, and a wireless communication device.

5. A system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the sensor is associated with a radiofrequency identification RFID chip containing the unique code and which communicates with the server.

6. A system as claimed in claim 1, and comprising a database of registered users;

and wherein, upon the server receiving the signal, the network communication means send a message to one or more registered users selected by the server in a predetermined area or environment.

7. A system as claimed in claim 6, wherein the predetermined area or environment is defined in the vicinity of the recognition device sending the signal.

8. A system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the unique code is combined with information relating to the owner of the item and/or with a relay communication address, such as an e-mail box, an internet community personal page, a telephone number, etc.

9. A system as claimed in claim 8, wherein the message sent to users contains at least some of the information combined with the unique code and/or ways of accessing the address combined with the unique code.

10. A system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the item comprises one or more sensors for detecting one or more physical parameters selected from a group comprising:

heartbeat, body temperature, perspiration.

11. A system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the sensor is fitted to the item so as to contact the skin of the person wearing the item.

12. A system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the item is an item of clothing, or a clothing accessory, or a portable device, or any other personal item worn in contact with the skin, or part of a complex device, such as a car, a vehicle, etc., that is normally used in contact with the user'"'"'s skin, such as a vehicle steering wheel, a bicycle or motorcycle handlebar, etc.

13. A system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the item comprises or is connected to signalling means, e.g. vibratory, acoustic, or visual, connected to the sensor to emit a warning signal upon the sensor detecting a variation in the physical parameter.

14. A system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the server sends a message, e.g. an advertising or commercial or service message, to the wearer of the personal item.

15. A system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the sensor detects parameters indicating the onset of drowsiness and/or an altered state due to alcohol or drug abuse;

and if the sensor detects a parameter variation that, on the basis of memorized data possibly calibrated on the wearer of the item, it interprets as a danger situation, the communication device sends out a danger message and/or activates appropriate alarms.

16. A system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the item is connected to a portable communication device, such as a cellular telephone, a palm-top, a satellite navigation system, etc.