STATE TRACKING SYSTEM VIA SOCIAL NETWORK INTERFACE AND METHOD THEREOF

• US 20130111017A1
• Filed: 04/05/2012
• Published: 05/02/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 10/26/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: National Taiwan University (Government of The Republic of China)
• Original Assignee: National Taiwan University (Government of The Republic of China)
• Inventors: Huang, Polly, Hsiao, Chun-Chieh, Lin, Yi-Hsien, Tsai, Sung-Hwa
• Granted Patent: US 8,959,207 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/224
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/0833 Tracking
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/01 Social networking
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/0423 detecting deviation from an expected pattern of behaviour or schedule
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/0492 Sensor dual technology, i.e. two or more technologies collaborate to extract unsafe condition, e.g. video tracking and RFID tracking

Abstract

An embodiment of present disclosure provides a state tracking system via a social network interface comprising a detecting module, a state information processing module, and a social network interface. The detecting module can detect at least one tracking target according to a detecting frequency to obtain the state information of the tracking target. The state information processing module can receive the state information and determine whether the present state information of the tracking target is different from the previous state information of the tracking target. If the present state information is different from the previous state information, the state information processing module releases the present state information on the social network interface. If the present state information is the same as the previous state information, the state information processing module does not release the present state information on the social network interface.

Claims

1. A state tracking system for tracking at least one tracking target via a social network interface, the state tracking system comprising:

a detecting module, wherein the detecting module is operable to detect the tracking target to obtain a present state information of the tracking target according to a detecting frequency;

a social network interface; and

a state information processing module, wherein the state information processing module is operable to receive the present state information of the tracking target and to determine whether the present state information of the tracking target is different from previous state information of the tracking target;

wherein if the present state information is different from the previous state information, the state information processing module is operable to release the present state information on the social network interface via a network; and

wherein if the present state information is the same as the previous state information, the state information processing module is operable to not release the present state information on the social network interface.

2. The state tracking system according to claim 1, wherein the tracking target is a person and state information comprises the person'"'"'s physiology condition, position, and behavior.

3. The state tracking system according to claim 1, wherein the tracking target is a good and the state information comprises a position of the good, an orientation of the good, a movement of the good, a temperature of the good, a vibration of the good, a visual image of the good, an audio sound of the good, and an operating mode of the good.

4. The state tracking system according to claim 1, wherein the state information processing module can be set to at least one special user, wherein only the special user is allowed to observe the state information of the tracking target via the social network interface.

5. The state tracking system according to claim 4, wherein when the present state information is different from the previous state information, the state information processing module sends a message to the special user'"'"'s mobile device.

6. A method of state tracking via a social network user interface, the method comprising the steps of:

automatically detecting at least one tracking target to obtain a present state information of the tracking target according to a detecting frequency; and

receiving a previous state information of the tracking target and determining whether the present state information of the tracking target is different from the previous state information of the tracking target;

wherein if the present state information is different from the previous state information, the state information processing module automatically releases the present state information on the social network interface via a network; and

wherein if the present state information is the same as the previous state information, the state information processing module does not release the present state information on the social network interface.

7. The state tracking method according to claim 6, wherein the tracking target is a person and the state information includes the person'"'"'s physiology condition, position, and behavior.

8. The state tracking method according to claim 6, wherein the tracking target is a good and the state information includes a position of the good, an orientation of the good, a movement of the good, a temperature of the good, a vibration of the good, a visual image of the good, an audio sound of the good, and an operating mode of the good.

9. The state tracking method according to claim 6, further comprising setting the detecting frequency.

10. The state tracking method according to claim 6, further comprising setting at least one special user, wherein only the set special user is allowed to observe the state information of the tracking target via the social network interface.

11. The state tracking method according to claim 10, further comprising sending a message to the special user'"'"'s mobile device when the present state information is different from the previous state information.