SYSTEM, AN OBJECT AND A METHOD FOR GROUPING OF OBJECTS IN A BODY AREA NETWORK

• US 20160029422A1
• Filed: 08/27/2014
• Published: 01/28/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 07/23/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Thrn, Ola, Midholt, Magnus
• Granted Patent: US 9,674,883 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 13/005 Transmission systems in which the medium consists of the human body
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/11 Allocation or use of connection identifiers
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/14 Direct-mode setup
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/18 Self-organising networks, e.g. ad-hoc networks or sensor networks

Abstract

A method, performed in a Body Area Network (BAN) enabled communication device, for grouping of at least one BAN enabled object. A connection between at least one BAN enabled object and the BAN enabled communication device is created by using BAN and grouping of the at least one BAN enabled object and the BAN enabled communication device is initiated by creating a group of the at least one BAN enabled object.

Claims

1. A method, performed in a Body Area Network (BAN) enabled communication device, for grouping of at least one BAN enabled object, the method comprising the steps of:

establishing a connection between said at least one BAN enabled object and said BAN enabled communication device by using BAN;

receiving requested objectID of said at least one BAN enabled object by using BAN;

initiating grouping of said at least one BAN enabled object by creating group identification data, groupID, based on said received objectID of said at least one BAN enabled object.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the method further comprising the step of:

sending a request for identification data, objectID, of said at least one object by using BAN.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the method further comprising the step of:

confirming said grouping of said at least one object by sending said created groupID data to said at least one BAN enabled object.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the method further comprising the step of:

storing said groupID within said communication device.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the step of receiving said objectID further comprising the step of:

receiving and adding further data of said at least one object.

6. The method according to claim 5, wherein the further data comprises position data of said at least one object.

7. The method according to claim 5, wherein the further data comprises property data of said at least one object.

8. The method according to claim 1, wherein the method further comprises the step of:

tracing said at least one object by using said groupID.

9. A method performed in a Body Area Network (BAN) enabled object, associated with a BAN enabled communication device, for grouping of said object, the method comprising the steps of:

establishing a connection between said BAN enabled object and said BAN enabled communication device by using BAN;

sending identification data, objectID, of said object to said communication device by using a communication interface of said object by using BAN; and

receiving groupID from said communication device confirming grouping of said object and said communication device by using BAN.

10. The method according to claim 9, wherein the method further comprising the step of:

storing said received groupID in a storing unit of said object.

11. The method according to claim 9, wherein the step of sending said objectID further comprising the step of:

sending further data of said object.

12. The method according to claim 11, wherein said further data comprises position data of said object.

13. The method according to claim 11, wherein said further data comprises property data of said object.

14. A Body Area Network (BAN) enabled object configured for being grouped with at least one further BAN enabled object, wherein said BAN enabled object comprising:

a detector unit configured for detecting the presence of a human body;

a radio communication interface configured to communicate with said BAN enabled communication device;

a processing circuitry configured to;

i. broadcast a signal, indicating an ability to group, when said detector unit detects the presence of a human body;

ii. transmit identification data, objectID, associated with the BAN enabled object to the BAN enabled communication device, when a request for objectID is received;

iii. receive, using the radio communication interface, groupID from said communication device, when a groupID is created;

iv. store, in a data storage, the received groupID.

15. The object according to claim 14, wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to transmit position data to the communication device.

16. The object according to claim 14, wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to transmit property data to the communication device.

17. The object according to claim 14, wherein said object comprises an electronic module.

18. The object according to claim 17, wherein said electronic module comprises said detector unit, said radio communication unit, said processing circuitry and said data storage.

19. The object according to claim 17, wherein said electronic module further comprises a battery.

20. A system comprising at least one Body Area Network (BAN) enabled object and a Body Area Network (BAN) enabled communication device, wherein said system is configured for grouping of said at least one BAN enabled object with said BAN enabled communication device, wherein said BAN enabled object comprises:

a detector unit configured for detecting the presence of a human body;

a radio communication interface configured to communicate with said BAN enabled communication device;

a processing circuitry configured to;

i. send a signal, indicating an ability to group, when said detector unit detects the presence of a human body;

ii. transmit identification data, objectID, associated with the BAN enabled object to the BAN enabled communication device, when a request for objectID is received;

iii. receive, using the radio communication interface, groupID from said BAN enabled communication device, when a groupID is created;

iv. store, in a data storage, the received groupID.