PHYSICAL PROPERTIES CONVERTER

• US 20160015328A1
• Filed: 07/18/2014
• Published: 01/21/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 07/18/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Sony Mobile Communications Incorporated (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Dahlberg, Staffan, Permo, Fredrik
• Application Number:
  US14/335,183
• Publication Number:
  US 20160015328A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2560/0475 Special features of memory means, e.g. removable memory cards
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0002 Remote monitoring of patients using telemetry, e.g. transmission of vital signals via a communication network A61B5/07 takes precedence; transmission systems for measured values G08C; transmission H04B; transmission of digital information H04L; wireless communication networks H04W
• 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 5/0205 Simultaneously evaluating both cardiovascular conditions and different types of body conditions, e.g. heart and respiratory condition
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/02055 Simultaneously evaluating both cardiovascular condition and temperature
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/024 Detecting, measuring or recording pulse rate or heart rate A61B5/0205, A61B5/021 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0533 Measuring galvanic skin response
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1113 Local tracking of patients, e.g. in a hospital or private home
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/14532 for measuring glucose, e.g. by tissue impedance measurement
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/14542 for measuring blood gases A61B5/14551 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/14546 for measuring analytes not otherwise provided for, e.g. ions, cytochromes
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/4872 Body fat
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6801 specially adapted to be attached to or worn on the body surface
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6898 Portable consumer electronic devices, e.g. music players, telephones, tablet computers
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/72 Signal processing specially adapted for physiological signals or for diagnostic purposes character recognition, recognising digital ink, document-oriented image-based pattern recognition G06V30/00; recognition or understanding of postal images G06V30/424
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/744 Displaying an avatar, e.g. an animated cartoon character
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 50/50 for simulation or modelling of medical disorders

Abstract

Aspects described herein relate to translation of physiological properties of a user'"'"'s body to digital properties of a virtual object. The proposed technology also relates to a method and device for handling the translation. According to one aspect, the disclosure relates to a method, performed in an electronic device including communication circuitry and processing circuitry for translating the properties. The method includes the steps of receiving information representing physiological properties of the user'"'"'s body, the information being collected using at least one sensor, calculating digital properties associated with a virtual object, wherein the virtual object is a virtual representation of the user, based on the physiological properties of the user'"'"'s body and providing the digital properties to the virtual object in a virtual environment. Aspects described herein further relate to an electronic device for implementing the method and a corresponding computer program.

Claims

1. A method of visualizing physiological properties of a user'"'"'s body, wherein the method is configured to be performed in an electronic device, the electronic device comprising communication circuitry and processing circuitry, the method comprising:

receiving information representing physiological properties of the user'"'"'s body, the information being collected using at least one sensor;

calculating digital properties associated with a virtual object, wherein the virtual object is a virtual representation of the user, based on the physiological properties of the user'"'"'s body; and

providing the digital properties to the virtual object in a virtual environment.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the digital properties are provided to the virtual object as physical attributes of the virtual object.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the virtual object is an object or a structure in a computer program.

4. The method according to claim 3, wherein the virtual object in the virtual environment is a character in an interactive virtual environment.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the digital properties comprise points associated with the physiological properties of the user'"'"'s body and wherein providing the digital properties to the virtual object in the virtual environment further comprises that the user assigns the points to at least two different physical attributes of the virtual object.

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein the at least one sensor comprises at least one of:

a pulse sensor, a galvanic skin response sensor, a blood sugar sensor, a blood lipids sensor, a body temperature sensor, an oxygen level sensor, a fluid level sensor, an electrolyte sensor, a motion sensor, a location sensor and/or a body fat sensor.

7. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

storing the calculated digital properties in a memory of the electronic device.

8. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

requesting physiological properties of the user'"'"'s body from a second electronic device comprising the at least one sensor,

wherein the physiological properties of the user'"'"'s body are the physiological properties of a user of the second electronic device.

9. The method according to claim 8, wherein the second electronic device is a wearable device.

10. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

requesting physiological properties of the user'"'"'s body from a database.

11. The method according to claim 10, wherein the physiological properties of a user'"'"'s body are the physiological properties of a user of a third electronic device comprising the at least one sensor, wherein the third electronic device is configured to transmit the physiological properties of the user'"'"'s body to the database.

12. The method according to claim 1, wherein the at least one sensor is located in the electronic device.

13. The method according to claim 1, wherein providing the digital properties to the virtual object in the virtual environment further comprises sending the digital properties to a fourth electronic device.

14. The method according to claim 1, wherein providing the digital properties to the virtual object in the virtual environment further comprises updating an object, structure and/or variable in a computer program defined by the processing circuitry.

29. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a computer program comprising computer readable code which, when run on an electronic device, causes the electronic device to perform the method as claimed in claim 1.

15. An electronic device, for visualizing physiological properties of a user'"'"'s body, comprising:

communication circuitry for wireless communication;

processing circuitry configured to;

receive, using the communication circuitry or from at least one sensor of the electronic device, information representing physiological properties of the user'"'"'s body, the information being collected using at least one sensor;

calculate digital properties associated with a virtual object, wherein the virtual object is a virtual representation of the user, based on the physiological properties of the user'"'"'s body; and

provide the digital properties to the virtual object in a virtual environment.

16. The electronic device according to claim 15, wherein the digital properties are provided to the virtual object as physical attributes of the virtual object.

17. The electronic device according to claim 15, wherein the virtual object is an object or a structure in a computer program.

18. The electronic device according to claim 17, wherein the virtual object in the virtual environment is a character in an interactive virtual environment.

19. The electronic device according to claim 15, wherein the digital properties comprise points associated with the physiological properties of the user'"'"'s body and wherein to provide the digital properties to the virtual object in the virtual environment further comprises that the user assigns the points to at least two different physical attributes of the virtual object.

20. The electronic device according to claim 15, wherein the at least one sensor comprises at least one of:

a pulse sensor, a galvanic skin response sensor, a blood sugar sensor, a blood lipids sensor, a body temperature sensor, an oxygen level sensor, a fluid level sensor, an electrolyte sensor, a motion sensor, a location sensor and/or a body fat sensor.

21. The electronic device according to claim 15, wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to:

store the calculated digital properties in a memory of the electronic device.

22. The electronic device according to claim 15, wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to:

request physiological properties of the user'"'"'s body from a second electronic device comprising the at least one sensor,

wherein the physiological properties of the user'"'"'s body are the physiological properties of a user of the second electronic device.

23. The electronic device according to claim 22, wherein the second electronic device is a wearable device.

24. The electronic device according to claim 15, wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to:

request physiological properties of the user'"'"'s body from a database.

26. The electronic device according to claim 15, wherein the at least one sensor is located in the electronic device.

27. The electronic device according to claim 15, wherein to provide the digital properties to the virtual object in the virtual environment further comprises to send the digital properties to a fourth electronic device.

28. The electronic device according to claim 15, wherein to provide the digital properties to the virtual object in the virtual environment further comprises to update an object, structure and/or variable in a computer program defined by the processing circuitry.

25. The method according to claim 25, wherein the physiological properties of a user'"'"'s body are the physiological properties of a user of a third electronic device comprising at least one sensor, wherein the third electronic device is configured to transmit the physiological properties of the user'"'"'s body to the database.