Technologies for bio-chemically controlling operation of a machine

• US 9,983,565 B2
• Filed: 03/27/2015
• Issued: 05/29/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 03/27/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Original Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Inventors: Weast, John C., Johnson, Brian D.
• Primary Examiner(s): Tran, Vincent
• Application Number:
  US14/671,698
• Publication Number:
  US 20160282842A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,159 Days
• Field of Search: 700283
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/117 Identification of persons methods or arrangements for recognising patterns, e.g. fingerprints, G06F18/00, G06V40/00; identification of persons by analysing their voice or speech G10L17/00
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 33/94 involving narcotics or drugs or pharmaceuticals, neurotransmitters or associated receptors
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 19/406 characterised by monitoring or safety G05B19/19 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/24162 Biometric sensor, fingerprint as user access password
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/32 using biometric data, e.g. fingerprints, iris scans or voiceprints
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2139 Recurrent verification

Abstract

Technologies for bio-chemically controlling operation of a machine include applying a bio-chemical agent to an operator of the machine and controlling an operational characteristic of the machine based on the presence of the bio-chemical agent on the operator. The operational characteristic of the machine may be controlled based on the presence or lack of the biochemical agent on the operator. In some embodiments, the bio-chemical agent may be configured to generate a bio-chemical trigger in response to exposure to a biochemical or biological characteristic of the operator. The operation of the machine may be controlled based on such bio-chemical trigger or reaction.

Claims

1. A system for controlling operation of a machine, the system comprising:

a bio-chemical delivery system to apply a bio-chemical agent to an operator of the machine;

a bio-chemical control system to control an operational characteristic of the machine based on the presence of the bio-chemical agent on the operator; and

dispense a reactant bio-chemical agent to the operator in response to a determination that a machine policy associated with the machine has been violated, wherein the reactant bio-chemical agent is to react with the bio-chemical agent to cause irritation to the operator.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein to control the operational characteristic of the machine comprises to:

detect whether the bio-chemical agent is on the operator, and

control an operational characteristic of the machine in response to detection of the bio-chemical agent on the operator.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein to control the operational characteristic of the machine comprises to halt operation of the machine.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein to control the operational characteristic of the machine comprises to:

detect whether the bio-chemical agent is on the operator, and

control an operational characteristic of the machine in response to detection that the bio-chemical agent is not on the operator.

5. The system of claim 4, wherein to the bio-chemical agent comprises a bio-chemical agent that decays over time, and

wherein to control an operational characteristic of the machine comprises to halt operation of a vehicle in response to detection that the bio-chemical agent is not on the operator.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein to control the operational characteristic of the machine comprises to control an operational characteristic of the machine based on the presence of a bio-chemical trigger generated by the bio-chemical agent in response to application of the bio-chemical agent to the operator.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein to control the operational characteristic of the machine comprises to personalize an operation of the machine for the operator based on the presence of the bio-chemical agent.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein the bio-chemical agent comprises a bio-chemical agent configured to generate a bio-chemical agent signature in response to a biological characteristic of the operator, wherein the bio-chemical agent signature uniquely identifies the operator, and

wherein to personalize the operation of the machine for the operator comprises to personalize the operation of the machine for the operator in response to detection of the presence of the bio-chemical agent signature on the operator.

9. One or more non-transitory, computer-readable storage media comprising a plurality of instructions stored thereon that, in response to execution, cause a system to:

apply a bio-chemical agent to an operator of the machine;

control an operational characteristic of the machine based on the presence of the bio-chemical agent on the operator; and

dispense a reactant bio-chemical agent to the operator in response to a determination that a machine policy associated with the machine has been violated, wherein the reactant bio-chemical agent is to react with the bio-chemical agent to cause irritation to the operator.

10. The one or more non-transitory, computer-readable storage media of claim 9, wherein to control the operational characteristic of the machine comprises to:

detect whether the bio-chemical agent is on the operator, and

control, an operational characteristic of the machine in response to detecting that the bio-chemical agent is on the operator.

11. The one or more non-transitory, computer-readable storage media of claim 9, wherein to control the operational characteristic of the machine comprises to:

detect whether the bio-chemical agent is on the operator, and

control an operational characteristic of the machine in response to detecting that the bio-chemical agent is not on the operator.

12. The one or more non-transitory, computer-readable storage media of claim 11, wherein to:

apply the bio-chemical agent comprises to apply a bio-chemical agent that decay over time to the operator, and

control an operational characteristic of the machine comprises to halt operation of a vehicle in response to detecting that the bio-chemical agent is not on the operator.

13. The one or more non-transitory, computer-readable storage media of claim 9, wherein to control the operational characteristic of the machine comprises to control an operational characteristic of the machine based on the presence of a bio-chemical trigger generated by the bio-chemical agent in response to application of the bio-chemical agent to the operator.

14. The one or more non-transitory, computer-readable storage media of claim 9, wherein to control the operational characteristic of the machine comprises to personalize an operation of the machine for the operator based on the presence of the bio-chemical agent.

15. The one or more non-transitory, computer-readable storage media of claim 14, wherein to:

apply the bio-chemical agent comprises to apply a bio-chemical agent configured to generate a bio-chemical agent signature in response to a biological characteristic of the operator, wherein the bio-chemical agent signature uniquely identifies the operator, and

personalize the operation of the machine for the operator comprises to personalize the operation of the machine for the operator in response to detection of the presence of the bio-chemical agent signature on the operator.

16. A method for controlling operation of a machine, the method comprising:

applying, by a bio-chemical control system, a bio-chemical agent to an operator of the machine;

controlling, by the bio-chemical control system, an operational characteristic of the machine based on the presence of the bio-chemical agent on the operator; and

dispensing a reactant bio-chemical agent to the operator in response to a determination that a machine policy associated with the machine has been violated, wherein the reactant bio-chemical agent is to react with the bio-chemical agent to cause irritation to the operator.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein controlling the operational characteristic of the machine comprises:

detecting, by a bio-chemical sensor, whether the bio-chemical agent is on the operator, and

controlling, by the bio-chemical control system, an operational characteristic of the machine in response to detecting that the bio-chemical agent is on the operator.

18. The method of claim 16, wherein controlling the operational characteristic of the machine comprises:

detecting, by a bio-chemical sensor, whether the bio-chemical agent is on the operator, and

controlling, by the bio-chemical control system, an operational characteristic of the machine in response to detecting that the bio-chemical agent is not on the operator.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein:

applying the bio-chemical agent comprises applying a bio-chemical agent that decay over time to the operator, and

controlling an operational characteristic of the machine comprises halting, by the bio-chemical control system, operation of a vehicle in response to detecting that the bio-chemical agent is not on the operator.

20. The method of claim 16, wherein controlling the operational characteristic of the machine comprises controlling, by the bio-chemical control system, an operational characteristic of the machine based on the presence of a bio-chemical trigger generated by the bio-chemical agent in response to application of the bio-chemical agent to the operator.

21. The method of claim 16, wherein controlling the operational characteristic of the machine comprises personalizing an operation of the machine for the operator based on the presence of the bio-chemical agent.

22. The method of claim 21, wherein:

applying the bio-chemical agent comprises applying a bio-chemical agent configured to generate a bio-chemical agent signature in response to a biological characteristic of the operator, wherein the bio-chemical agent signature uniquely identifies the operator, and

personalizing the operation of the machine for the operator comprises personalizing the operation of the machine for the operator in response to detection of the presence of the bio-chemical agent signature on the operator.