Method, device and system for collecting writing pattern using ban

• US 9,830,001 B2
• Filed: 02/03/2015
• Issued: 11/28/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 02/03/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Mobile Communications Incorporated (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Bolin, Thomas, Bengtsson, Henrik, Bengtsson, Erik, Thorn, Ola, Rodzevski, Aleksandar
• Primary Examiner(s): Watko, Julie Anne
• Application Number:
  US14/612,503
• Publication Number:
  US 20160224137A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,029 Days
• Field of Search: 345179
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/163 Wearable computers, e.g. on a belt
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1684 Constructional details or arrangements related to integrated I/O peripherals not covered by groups G06F1/1635 - G06F1/1675
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1698 the I/O peripheral being a sending/receiving arrangement to establish a cordless communication link, e.g. radio or infrared link, integrated cellular phone details of antennas disposed inside a computer H01Q1/2266
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/0382 Plural input, i.e. interface arrangements in which a plurality of input device of the same type are in communication with a PC
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/0384 Wireless input, i.e. hardware and software details of wireless interface arrangements for pointing devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/011 Arrangements for interaction with the human body, e.g. for user immersion in virtual reality blind teaching G09B21/00
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/014 Hand-worn input/output arrangements, e.g. data gloves
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0346 with detection of the device orientation or free movement in a 3D space, e.g. 3D mice, 6-DOF [six degrees of freedom] pointers using gyroscopes, accelerometers or tilt-sensors
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/03545 Pens or stylus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/038 Control and interface arrangements therefor, e.g. drivers or device-embedded control circuitry
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0383 Signal control means within the pointing device
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 13/005 Transmission systems in which the medium consists of the human body

Abstract

A method, device and system for collecting writing pattern using Body Area Network, BAN, wherein the BAN comprises at least one BAN enabled writing device, e.g. a pen and at least one wearable BAN enabled communication device, e.g. a wristlet, worn by a user, wherein a BAN link is established through the body of the user between the writing device and the communication device, when the user touches the writing device, the writing pattern is created and collected by using the writing device and streamed from the writing device to the wearable device by using the established BAN link.

Claims

1. A method for collecting writing pattern using Body Area Network, BAN, wherein said BAN comprises at least one BAN enabled writing device, a wireless communication device and at least one wearable BAN enabled communication device, worn by a user, wherein said method comprising the steps of:

receiving at least one of a user ID or user credentials in the wearable BAN enabled communication device from the wireless communication device;

storing the at least one of the user ID or user credentials in the wearable BAN enabled communication device;

establishing a BAN link through the body of said user between said BAN enabled writing device and said wearable BAN enabled communication device, when said user touches said writing device;

creating and collecting writing pattern by using said BAN enabled writing device; and

streaming said collected writing pattern by using said established BAN link to said wearable BAN enabled communication device, provided that at least one of a user ID or user credentials is stored in the wearable BAN enabled communication device.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein said method comprises receiving and storing said streamed writing pattern.

3. The method according to claim 2, wherein said method comprising the step of:

adding meta data, wherein said meta data comprising any of personal information of said user or position information of said user, to said collected writing pattern before storing said writing pattern.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein said created writing pattern is collected by means of an optical unit.

5. The method according to claim 4, wherein said optical unit is any of a camera, an optical sensor, a photodiode or a combination thereof.

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein said created writing pattern is collected by means of at least one sensor component configured for tracking the writing pattern when created by said user.

7. The method according to claim 6, wherein said sensor component is any of an accelerometer, gyro or a combination thereof.

8. A Body Area Network, BAN, enabled writing device for collecting writing pattern by using a BAN, wherein said writing pattern is created by a user of said writing device and said writing device comprises:

a processing circuitry configured to;

i. establish a BAN link through the body of said user between said BAN enabled writing device and a wearable BAN enabled communication device, worn by said user, when said user touches said writing device;

a collecting unit configured to collect said created writing pattern; and

a streaming unit configured to stream said collected writing pattern by using said established BAN link, responsive to the user touching the BAN enabled writing device and at least one of a user ID or user credentials being stored in the wearable BAN enabled communication device.

9. The writing device according to claim 8, wherein the collecting unit comprises at least one sensor component configured to tracking said writing pattern when created by the user when using said writing device.

10. The writing device according to claim 9, wherein the sensor component is one of an accelerometer, gyro or a combination thereof.

11. The writing device according to claim 8, wherein the collecting unit comprises an optical unit configured to recording said written pattern when created by the user when using said writing device.

12. The writing device according to claim 11, wherein said optical unit is any of a camera, optical sensor or a photodiode.

13. The writing device according to 11, wherein the writing device is included in a body configured as a stylus or pen.

14. A wearable Body Area Network, BAN enabled communication device, worn by a user, for collecting writing pattern by using BAN, wherein said writing pattern is created by said user of a BAN enabled writing communication device and said wearable communication device comprises:

a processing circuitry configured to;

i. receive and store at least one of a user ID or user credentials from a wireless communication device;

ii. establish a BAN link through the body of said user between said wearable BAN enabled communication device and said BAN enabled writing device, when said user touches said BAN enabled writing device;

iii. receive and store a streamed writing pattern from said BAN enabled writing device, responsive to the user touching the BAN enabled writing device and at least one of a user ID or user credentials being stored in the wearable BAN enabled communication device.

15. The communication device according to claim 14, wherein said processing circuitry is configured to:

add meta data, wherein said meta data comprises any of personal information of said user or position information of said user, to said received writing pattern before storing said writing pattern.

16. A system for collecting writing pattern using a Body Area Network, BAN, wherein said system comprises a BAN enabled writing device, a wireless communication device, and at least one wearable BAN enabled communication device, worn by a user, said writing pattern is created by a user of said writing device and wherein said writing device comprises:

a processing circuitry configured to;

i. establish a BAN link through the body of said user between said BAN enabled writing device and said at least one wearable BAN enabled communication device, worn by said user, when said user touches said BAN enabled writing device;

a collecting unit configured to collect said writing pattern; and

a streaming unit configured to stream said collected writing pattern by using said established BAN link,

wherein said wearable BAN enabled communication device comprises;

a processing circuitry configured to;

i. receive and store at least one of a user ID or user credentials from the wireless communication device;

ii. establish said BAN link between said wearable communication device and said BAN enabled writing device;

iii. receive and store said streamed writing pattern, responsive to the user touching the BAN enabled writing device and at least one of a user ID or user credentials being stored in the wearable BAN enabled communication device.

17. The system according to claim 16, wherein the collecting unit of the writing device comprises at least one sensor component configured to tracking said writing pattern when created by the user with said writing device.

18. The system according to claim 17, wherein the sensor component of the writing device is one of an accelerometer, gyro or a combination thereof.

19. The system according to claim 16, wherein the collecting unit of the writing device comprises at least one optical unit configured to recording said written pattern when created by the user when using said writing device.

20. The system according to claim 16, wherein said processing circuitry of said wearable communication device is configured to:

add metadata, wherein said meta data comprising any of personal information of said user or position information of said user, to said received writing pattern before storing said writing pattern.