ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD

• US 20150342524A1
• Filed: 08/11/2015
• Published: 12/03/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 05/14/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Toshiba Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Toshiba Corporation)
• Inventors: SUDO, Takashi
• Granted Patent: US 9,986,948 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2562/0219 Inertial sensors, e.g. accelerometers, gyroscopes, tilt switches
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0015 characterised by features of the telemetry system
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/01 Measuring temperature of body parts ; Diagnostic temperature sensing, e.g. for malignant or inflamed tissue clinical contact thermometers G01K13/20
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/02438 with portable devices, e.g. worn by the patient
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/318 Heart-related electrical modalities, e.g. electrocardiography [ECG]
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6802 Sensor mounted on worn items
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/35 communicating wirelessly
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/62 Protecting access to data via a platform, e.g. using keys or access control rules
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/60 for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 15/00 ICT specially adapted for medical reports, e.g. generation or transmission thereof
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/63 for local operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 50/30 for calculating health indices; for individual health risk assessment
• CPC Class Codes: G16Z 99/00 Subject matter not provided for in other main groups of this subclass
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/083 using passwords cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication using a predetermined code H04L9/3226
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/10 in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46

Abstract

According to one embodiment, a wearable electronic device includes communication circuitry configured to communicate with an external device, and transmit access right information to the external device, the access right information for a write access right to first data stored in a server, the first data corresponding to a user of the electronic device.

Claims

1. A wearable electronic device comprising:

communication circuitry configured to;

communicate with an external device; and

transmit access right information to the external device, the access right information for a write access right to first data stored in a server, the first data corresponding to a user of the wearable electronic device.

2. The electronic device of claim 1, further comprising a vital sensor, wherein the communication circuitry is further configured to analyze an output of the vital sensor in order to measure a vital sign of the user.

3. The electronic device of claim 2, wherein the communication circuitry is further configured to transmit second data comprising the vital sign to the server.

4. The electronic device of claim 2, wherein

the vital sensor comprises at least one of an electrocardiographic sensor, a body temperature sensor, an acceleration sensor and a pulse wave sensor.

5. The electronic device of claim 2, wherein the communication circuitry is further configured to determine whether the electronic device is worn by the user based on the vital sign.

6. The electronic device of claim 2, wherein the communication circuitry is further configured to identify the user based on the vital sign.

7. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the communication circuitry is further configured to determine whether the write access right may be given to the external device.

8. The electronic device of claim 7, wherein the communication circuitry is further configured to transmit the access right information to the external device when it is determined whether the write access right is permitted to the external device.

9. A method for a wearable electronic device, the method comprising:

transmitting access right information to an external device, wherein the access right information is for a write access right to data stored in a server, the data corresponding to a user of the wearable electronic device.

10. The method of claim 9, further comprising analyzing an output of a vital sensor in order to measure a vital sign of the user.

11. The method of claim 10, further comprising transmitting second data comprising the vital sign to the server.

12. The method of claim 10, wherein

the vital sensor comprises at least one of an electrocardiographic sensor, a body temperature sensor, an acceleration sensor and a pulse wave sensor.

13. The method of claim 10, further comprising determining whether the electronic device is worn by the user based on the vital sign.

14. The method of claim 10, further comprising identifying the user based on the vital sign.

15. The method of claim 9, further comprising determining whether the write access right may be given to the external device.

16. The method of claim 15, further comprising transmitting the access right information to the external device when it is determined whether the write access right is permitted to the external device.

17. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a computer program executable by a computer, the computer program controlling the computer to execute functions of:

transmitting access right information to an external device, wherein the access right information is for a write access right to data stored in a server, the data corresponding to a user of the wearable electronic device.