Collaborative transmission management for smart devices

• US 9,838,970 B2
• Filed: 04/01/2016
• Issued: 12/05/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 04/01/2016
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Original Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Inventors: Jepson, Daniel, Jernigan, Charles Carter, Khosravy, Nicholas Moe, Wei, John, Yeung, Fai
• Primary Examiner(s): DOAN, KIET M
• Application Number:
  US15/089,371
• Publication Number:
  US 20170289915A1
• Time in Patent Office: 613 Days
• Field of Search: 455445, 455507, 4555521, 455 631, 4554221, 370329, 370315, 370331, 370252, 370236
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2209/40 using a wireless architecture
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2209/826 where the data is sent periodically
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 9/00 Arrangements in telecontrol or telemetry systems for selectively calling a substation from a main station, in which substation desired apparatus is selected for applying a control signal thereto or for obtaining measured values therefrom
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/80 Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/0261 managing power supply demand, e.g. depending on battery level
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/70 in wireless communication networks

Abstract

One embodiment relates to an apparatus, comprising logic, at least partially incorporated into hardware, to determine whether a first device priority associated with a first smart device is greater than a second device priority associated with a second smart device; and responsive to a determination that the first device priority is greater than the second device priority: send first data associated with the first smart device from the first smart device to a primary communication device; and send a first message from the first smart device, the first message including a first indication that the second smart device is to transmit second data associated with the second smart device to the primary communication device.

Claims

1. An apparatus, comprising logic, at least partially incorporated into hardware, to:

determine whether a first device priority associated with a first smart device is greater than a second device priority associated with a second smart device; and

responsive to a determination that the first device priority is greater than the second device priority;

send first data associated with the first smart device from the first smart device to a primary communication device; and

send a first message from the first smart device, the first message including a first indication that the second smart device is to transmit second data associated with the second smart device to the primary communication device, wherein the first indication includes a time at which the second smart device is to transmit the second data to the primary communication device;

wherein, the second smart device is configured to;

send the second data to the primary communication device responsive to receiving the first message;

determine whether the second device priority associated with the second smart device is greater than a third device priority associated with a third smart device; and

responsive to a determination that the first device priority is greater than the second device priority, send a second message from the second smart device to the third smart device, the second message including a second indication that the third smart device is to transmit third data associated with the third smart device to the primary communication device.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first data and the second data are sent to the primary communication device during a single wake cycle of a processor associated with the primary communication device.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first data associated with the first smart device includes sensor data received from at least one sensor associated with the first smart device.

4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first message is received by the second smart device directly from the first smart device.

5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first message is received by the second smart device via the primary communication device.

6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein at least one of the first data and the second data includes biometric data.

7. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the primary communication device includes one of a smartphone, a tablet computer, a laptop computer, a desktop computer, and a smart watch.

8. At least one non-transitory computer storage medium to store computer code comprising:

computer code to determine whether a first device priority associated with a first smart device is greater than a second device priority associated with a second smart device; and

responsive to a determination that the first device priority is greater than the second device priority;

computer code to send first data associated with the first smart device from the first smart device to a primary communication device; and

computer code to send a first message from the first smart device, the first message including a first indication that the second smart device is to transmit second data associated with the second smart device to the primary communication device, wherein the first indication includes a time at which the second smart device is to transmit the second data to the primary communication device;

wherein, the second smart device is configured to;

send the second data to the primary communication device responsive to receiving the first message;

determine whether the second device priority associated with the second smart device is greater than a third device priority associated with a third smart device; and

responsive to a determination that the first device priority is greater than the second device priority, send a second message from the second smart device to the third smart device, the second message including a second indication that the third smart device is to transmit third data associated with the third smart device to the primary communication device.

9. The at least one non-transitory computer storage medium of claim 8, wherein the first data associated with the first smart device includes sensor data received from at least one sensor associated with the first smart device.

10. The at least one non-transitory computer storage medium of claim 8, wherein the first message is received by the second smart device directly from the first smart device.

11. The at least one non-transitory computer storage medium of claim 8, wherein the first message is received by the second smart device via the primary communication device.

12. The at least one non-transitory computer storage medium of claim 8, wherein at least one of the first data and the second data includes biometric data.

13. A computer-implemented method comprising:

determining whether a first device priority associated with a first smart device is greater than a second device priority associated with a second smart device; and

responsive to a determination that the first device priority is greater than the second device priority;

sending first data associated with the first smart device from the first smart device to a primary communication device;

sending a first message from the first smart device, the first message including a first indication that the second smart device is to transmit second data associated with the second smart device to the primary communication device, wherein the first indication includes a time at which the second smart device is to transmit the second data to the primary communication device;

sending, by the second smart device, the second data to the primary communication device responsive to receiving the first message;

determining, by the second smart device, whether the second device priority associated with the second smart device is greater than a third device priority associated with a third smart device; and

responsive to a determination that the first device priority is greater than the second device priority, sending, by the second smart device, a second message from the second smart device to the third smart device, the second message including a second indication that the third smart device is to transmit third data associated with the third smart device to the primary communication device.