Methods, Systems, and Products for Interfacing with Neurological and Biological Networks

• US 20140101084A1
• Filed: 10/09/2012
• Published: 04/10/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 10/09/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Li, Kevin A., Meuninck, Troy C., Miller, Robert Raymond II, Pratt, James H., Schroeter, Horst J., Shahraray, Behzad
• Granted Patent: US 9,015,087 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 706/15
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/015 Input arrangements based on nervous system activity detection, e.g. brain waves [EEG] detection, electromyograms [EMG] detection, electrodermal response detection
• CPC Class Codes: G06N 3/061 using biological neurons, e.g. biological neurons connected to an integrated circuit

Abstract

Methods, systems, and products provide interfaces between intrahost networks and interhost networks within biological hosts. Neuroregional translations are performed to route communications to and from the biological hosts. Bioregional translations may also be performed to route communications to and from the biological hosts.

Claims

1. A system, comprising:

a processor; and

memory for storing code that when executed causes the processor to perform operations, the operations comprising;

receiving a neurological signal from a neurological area network in a biological host;

performing a neuroregional translation to determine a destination for the neurological signal; and

routing the neurological signal to the destination.

2. The system according to claim 1, wherein the code further causes the processor to map regions within the neurological area network to network destinations in a communications network.

3. The system according to claim 2, wherein the code further causes the processor to select one of the network destinations based on a region in the neurological area network from which the neurological signal was received.

4. The system according to claim 2, wherein the code further causes the processor to select one of the network destinations based on a region in the neurological area network associated with the neurological signal.

5. The system according to claim 1, wherein the code further causes the processor to perform a reverse neuroregional translation.

6. The system according to claim 1, wherein the code further causes the processor to wirelessly send the neurological signal to the destination in a wireless communications network.

7. The system according to claim 1, wherein the code further causes the processor to route the neurological signal to an address associated with a different biological host.

8. A method, comprising:

assigning a neurological address to a neurological destination in a neurological area network of a biological host;

storing in memory an association between the neurological address and an identity of the biological host;

receiving a communication associated with the identity of the biological host;

querying the memory for the identity of the biological host;

retrieving the neurological address; and

routing the communication to the neurological address associated with the identity of the biological host.

9. The method according to claim 8, further comprising storing associations between biological addresses and biological destinations in the biological host.

10. The method according to claim 9, further comprising routing the communication to one of the biological addresses associated with the identity of the biological host.

11. The method according to claim 10, further comprising assigning a bio-subnet to the neurological area network.

12. The method according to claim 8, further comprising performing a reverse neuroregional translation.

13. The method according to claim 8, further comprising routing the communication to addresses associated with a different biological host.

14. The method according to claim 8, further comprising routing a neurological signal from the neurological address to a destination address in a wireless network.

15. A computer readable medium storing processor executable instructions for performing a method, the method comprising:

assigning a neurological address to a neurological destination in a neurological area network of a biological host;

storing in memory an association between the neurological address and an identity of the biological host;

receiving a communication associated with the identity of the biological host;

querying the memory for the identity of the biological host;

retrieving the neurological address; and

routing the communication to the neurological address associated with the identity of the biological host.

16. The computer readable medium according to claim 15, further comprising instructions for storing associations between biological addresses and biological destinations in the biological host.

17. The computer readable medium according to claim 16, further comprising instructions for routing the communication to one of the biological addresses associated with the identity of the biological host.

18. The computer readable medium according to claim 17, further comprising instructions for performing a reverse neuroregional translation.

19. The computer readable medium according to claim 15, further comprising instructions for assigning a bio-subnet to the neurological area network.

20. The computer readable medium according to claim 15, further comprising instructions for routing a neurological signal from the neurological address to a destination address in a wireless network.