DEVICE AND METHOD FOR HUMAN BODY COMMUNICATION NETWORK SYSTEM

• US 20120030304A1
• Filed: 01/05/2011
• Published: 02/02/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 07/30/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Pantech Co. Ltd. (Pantech Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Pantech Co. Ltd. (Pantech Incorporated)
• Inventors: Lee, Yun Hee, Cho, Chang Hyun, CHO, Kyoo Hyung, Lee, Don Soo, Kim, Myun Jung, Kim, Yeong Geun, Moon, So Lim, Lim, Seong Ho
• Application Number:
  US12/985,216
• Publication Number:
  US 20120030304A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/208
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 13/005 Transmission systems in which the medium consists of the human body

Abstract

Provided are a device and a method for recognizing a multiplex contact pattern in a human body communication network system, which may analyze a multiplex contact pattern of devices connected via a human body communication, may determine one of meaningful contact patterns as a group pattern, and may provide a communication service between devices in the group pattern or execute a related application.

Claims

1. A master device to recognize a multiplex contact pattern in a human body communication network system, comprising:

a human body communication unit to transmit and/or receive data via a human body;

a connection information collecting unit to receive connection information from each of a plurality of slave devices connected in a human body communication network through the human body communication unit;

a pattern analyzing unit to analyze a type of a connection pattern of the connected slave devices using the connection information; and

a pattern determining unit to determine a group pattern to be managed as a group from the analyzed pattern type based on a selection of a user or a predetermined condition.

2. The master device of claim 1, wherein the connection information comprises at least one of identity information of the connected slave devices, location information of the connected slave devices, and connection type information indicating a type of a connection between one of the connected slave devices and a device connected to the connected slave device.

3. The master device of claim 1, further comprising:

a pattern managing unit to notify slave devices in the group pattern that the slave devices are included in the group.

4. The master device of claim 3, wherein the pattern managing unit assigns a certification code to each of the slave devices in the group pattern, and certifies the slave devices in the group pattern using the certification code if a human body communication is made between the slave devices in the group pattern.

5. The master device of claim 3, further comprising:

a wireless communication unit to wirelessly transmit or receive data,

wherein the pattern managing unit transmits and receives wireless communication connection information to and from the slave devices in the group pattern, and if a human body communication of a slave device among the slave devices in the group pattern is disconnected, the pattern managing unit enables the master device to make a wireless communication with the disconnected slave device through the wireless communication unit using the wireless communication connection information.

6. The master device of claim 1, further comprising:

an application executing unit to execute an application selected by the user or a predetermined application corresponding to a type of the group pattern.

7. The master device of claim 1, further comprising:

a control unit to transfer authority of the master device to manage the group pattern to a slave device selected by the user or a slave device corresponding to a predetermined condition among the slave devices in the group pattern.

8. A slave device to recognize a multiplex contact pattern in a human body communication network system, comprising:

a human body communication unit to transmit and/or receive data via a human body;

a connection type detecting unit to check device information of a device connected to the slave device by a direct contact and to generate connection type information comprising the device information of the connected device; and

a connection information providing unit to transmit connection information comprising identity information of the slave device, location information of the slave device, and the connection type information to a master device of the human body communication network through the human body communication unit.

9. The slave device of claim 8, further comprising:

a location detecting unit to detect a location of the slave device,

wherein the connection information providing unit transmits connection information comprising the identity information of the connected device, the location information of the connected device, and the connection type information to the master device of the human body communication network through the human body communication unit.

10. The slave device of claim 8, wherein the connection detecting unit checks a direction of a connection between the connected device and the slave device by sensing a contact portion, and generates connection type information comprising the device information of the connected device and the connection direction information.

11. The slave device of claim 8, further comprising:

a group managing unit to receive a certification code indicating the slave device is included in the group pattern from the master device, and to certify whether the slave device is a device included in the group pattern using the certification code if the slave device makes a human body communication with devices in the group pattern.

12. The slave device of claim 8, further comprising:

a wireless communication unit to wirelessly transmit and/or receive data, and

a group managing unit to transmit and receive wireless communication connection information to and from the master device if the slave device is included in the group pattern by the master device, and to enable the slave device to make a wireless communication with devices in the group pattern through the wireless communication unit using the wireless communication connection information if a human body communication of the slave device is disconnected.

13. The slave device of claim 8, further comprising:

an application executing unit to execute an application selected by the master device or a predetermined application.

14. A method for recognizing a multiplex contact pattern by a master device in a human body communication network system, comprising:

receiving connection information from each of a plurality of slave devices connected in a human body communication network via a human body communication if the human body communication network is formed by a multiplex contact;

analyzing a type of a connection pattern of the connected slave devices using the connection information; and

determining a group pattern to be managed as a group from the analyzed pattern type based on a selection of a user or a predetermined condition.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the connection information comprises at least one of identity information of the connected slave devices, location information of the connected slave devices, and connection type information indicating a type of a connection between the connected slave devices and devices connected to the connected slave devices.

16. The method of claim 14, further comprising:

notifying slave devices in the group pattern that the slave devices are included in the group if the group pattern is determined.

17. The method of claim 14, further comprising:

assigning a certification code to each of slave devices in the group pattern if the group pattern is determined; and

certifying the slave devices in the group pattern using the certification code if a human body communication is made between the slave devices in the group pattern.

18. The method of claim 14, further comprising:

transmitting and receiving wireless communication connection information to and from slave devices in the group pattern if the group pattern is determined; and

if a human body communication of a slave device among the slave devices in the group pattern is disconnected, enabling the master device to make a wireless communication with the disconnected slave device using the wireless communication connection information.

19. The method of claim 14, further comprising:

executing an application selected by the user or a predetermined application corresponding to a type of the group pattern.

20. The method of claim 14, further comprising:

transferring authority of the master device to manage the group pattern to a slave device selected by the user or a slave device corresponding to a predetermined condition among slave devices in the group pattern.

21. A method for providing recognition of a multiplex contact pattern by a slave device in a human body communication network system, comprising:

checking device information of a device connected by a direct contact if a human body communication network is formed by a multiplex contact;

generating connection type information comprising the device information of the connected device; and

transmitting connection information comprising identity information of the slave device, location information of the slave device, and the connection type information to a master device of the human body communication network via a human body communication.

22. The method of claim 21, further comprising:

detecting a location of the slave device,

wherein the transmitting the connection information comprises transmitting connection information comprising the identity information of the connected device, the location information of the connected device, and the connection type information to the master device of the human body communication network via a human body communication.

23. The method of claim 21, wherein the generating the connection type information comprises:

checking a direction of a connection between the connected device and the slave device by sensing a contact portion; and

generating connection type information comprising the device information of the connected device and the connection direction information.

24. The method of claim 21, further comprising:

receiving a certification code indicating the slave device is included in the group pattern from the master device; and

certifying whether the slave device is a device included in the group pattern using the certification code if the slave device makes a human body communication with a device in the group pattern.

25. The method of claim 21, further comprising:

transmitting and receiving wireless communication connection information to and from the master device via the human body communication if the slave device is included in the group pattern by the master device; and

enabling the slave device to make a wireless communication with devices in the group pattern using the wireless communication connection information if a human body communication of the slave device is disconnected.

26. The method of claim 21, further comprising:

executing an application selected by the master device or a predetermined application.