WEARABLE DEVICE DATA SECURITY

• US 20120317024A1
• Filed: 07/12/2011
• Published: 12/13/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 06/10/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: JB IP Acquisitions LLC
• Original Assignee: AliphCom, Inc. (AliphCom Corp.)
• Inventors: Rahman, Hosain Sadequr, Drysdale, Richard Lee, Luna, Michael Edward Smith, Fullam, Scott, Bogard, Travis Austin, Robison, Jeremiah, Utter, Max Everett II, Donaldson, Thomas Alan, Martino, Raymond A.
• Application Number:
  US13/181,500
• Publication Number:
  US 20120317024A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/42
• CPC Class Codes: G01K 13/20 Clinical contact thermometers for use with humans or animals
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation

Abstract

Techniques for wearable device data security are described, including receiving input from one or more sensors coupled to a wearable device, each of the one or more sensors being configured to measure one or more parameters, processing the input to determine a pattern, referencing a pattern library using the pattern to identify a signature, and transforming the signature into data to be transmitted to a device in data communication with the wearable device and configured to perform a function if the data is authenticated.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

receiving input from one or more sensors coupled to a wearable device, each of the one or more sensors being configured to measure one or more parameters;

processing the input to determine a pattern;

referencing a pattern library using the pattern to identify a signature; and

transforming the signature into data to be sent to a device in data communication with the wearable device and configured to perform a function if the data is authenticated.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein at least one of the one or more sensors is coupled to the wearable device remotely using a data communication link.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising using a data communication link to send the data from the wearable device to the device.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the signature is configured to identify a user based on evaluating the one or more parameters.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein processing the input further comprises generating a signature based on evaluating the input, the input comprising a motion detected at a location.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein at least one of the one or more parameters is gait.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein at least one of the one or more parameters is a physiological condition.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein at least one of the one or more parameters is associated with electrical conductance of skin.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein at least one of the one or more sensors is configured to measure temperature.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein at least one or more of the sensors is configured to measure one or more parameters associated with a voice.

11. The method of claim 1 wherein at least one of more of the sensors is configured to measure a heart rate.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein the function further comprises performing a transaction based on authenticating the data.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein the function further comprises performing a financial transaction.

14. The method of claim 1, wherein the input comprises detecting a proximity of the wearable device to the device.

15. The method of claim 1, wherein the input comprises detecting a proximity of the wearable device to the device, the wearable device being a data-capable strapband and the device being configured to pair with the wearable device when the data is authenticated.

16. The method of claim 1, wherein the input is a motion that is configured to initiate a pairing between the wearable device and the device.

17. A system, comprising:

a memory configured to store data associated with a wearable device; and

a processor configured to receive input from one or more sensors coupled to a wearable device, each of the one or more sensors being configured to measure one or more parameters, to process the input to determine a pattern, to reference a pattern library using the pattern to identify a signature, and to transform the signature into data to be sent to a device in data communication with the wearable device and configured to perform a function if the data is authenticated.

18. The system of claim 17, wherein at least one of the one or more sensors is coupled to the wearable device remotely using a data communication link.

19. The system of claim 17, wherein the wearable device is a data-capable strapband.

20. The system of claim 17, wherein the function comprises sending an award to an account associated with the wearable device.

21. The system of claim 17, wherein the function comprises disabling a physical security device.

22. The system of claim 17, wherein the function comprises enabling a physical security device.

23. The system of claim 17, wherein the wearable device is in near field communication with the device.

24. A computer program product embodied in a computer readable medium and comprising computer instructions for:

receiving input from one or more sensors coupled to a wearable device, each of the one or more sensors being configured to measure one or more parameters;

processing the input to determine a pattern;

referencing a pattern library using the pattern to identify a signature; and

transforming the signature into data to be sent to a device in data communication with the wearable device and configured to perform a function if the data is authenticated.

25. The computer program product of claim 24, wherein at least one of the one or more sensors is coupled to the wearable device remotely using a data communication link.

26. The computer program product of claim 24, further comprising using a data communication link to transmit the data from the wearable device to the device.