Systems and methods for making non-smart objects smart for internet of things

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10555153-B2
Application number	US-201715446736-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 1, 2017
Priority date	Mar 1, 2016
Publication date	Feb 4, 2020
Grant date	Feb 4, 2020

Abstract

This disclosure relates to systems and methods for simulating an internet of things capability in an object. Storage media may store reactions executable by a wireless communication device. The wireless communication device may include one or more sensors and one or more feedback capabilities. Individual reactions may be characterized by reaction criteria detectable by the one or more sensors and reaction effects executable through the one or more feedback capabilities. One or more processors may be configured by machine readable instructions to receive input indicating an object association between the wireless communication device and the object, and, responsive to reception of the input, activate a set of reactions for the wireless communication device.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A system that simulates an internet of things capability in an object, the system comprising:
storage media storing sets of reactions executable by a wireless communication device, individual sets of reactions being specific to individual object types and/or individual object roles of objects, the wireless communication device including one or more sensors and one or more feedback capabilities, wherein individual reactions are characterized by reaction criteria detectable by the one or more sensors and reaction effects executable through the one or more feedback capabilities, the sets of reactions including a first set of reactions and a second set of reactions, the first set of reactions being specific to a first object type and/or a first object role, and the second set of reactions being specific to a second object type and/or a second object role, the first set of reactions including a first reaction characterized by first reaction criteria and a first reaction effect, the second set of reactions including a second reaction characterized by second reaction criteria and a second reaction effect; and
one or more processors configured by machine readable instructions to:
receive input indicating an object association between the wireless communication device and the object, the object association indicating the individual object type and/or the individual object role for the object; and
activate, based on the input, an individual set of reactions included the sets of reactions, such that:
responsive to reception of the input indicating the first object type and/or the first object role for the object, activate the first set of reactions for the wireless communication device, the first set of reactions including the first reaction which causes the wireless communication device to execute the first reaction effect through the one or more feedback capabilities in response to detection of the first reaction criteria so that the object appears to be executing the first reaction effect; and
responsive to reception of the input indicating the second object type and/or the second object role for the object, activate the second set of reactions for the wireless communication device, the second set of reactions including the second reaction which causes the wireless communication device to execute the second reaction effect through the one or more feedback capabilities in response to detection of the second reaction criteria so that the object appears to be executing the second reaction effect.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the wireless communication device is attachable to the object.

3. The system of claim 2 , wherein the wireless communication device is attachable to the object via one or more of an adhesive, a hook, a clip, a magnet, and/or a pin.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more feedback capabilities includes one or more capabilities to generate of a haptic feedback, a visual feedback, and/or an audio feedback.

5. The system of claim 4 , wherein the wireless communication device includes one or more of a haptic generator, a display, and/or a speaker.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or sensors include one or more of an image sensor, an audio sensor, a temperature sensor, a humidity sensor, a proximity sensor, a pressure sensor, an accelerometer, an angular rate sensor, a gyroscope, a geolocation sensor, a magnetometer, a vibration sensor, a light detection sensor, and/or a physiological sensor.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more sensors include one or more of a radio communication device, a Bluetooth communication device, a Wi-Fi communication device, a cellular communication device, and/or an infrared communication device.

8. The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors are located in the wireless communication device.

9. The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors are located remotely from the wireless communication device.

10. A method that simulates an internet of things capability in an object, the method comprising:
storing sets of reactions executable by a wireless communication device, individual sets of reactions being specific to individual object types and/or individual object roles of objects, the wireless communication device including one or more sensors and one or more feedback capabilities, wherein individual reactions are characterized by reaction criteria detectable by the one or more sensors and reaction effects executable through the one or more feedback capabilities, the sets of reactions including a first set of reactions and a second set of reactions, the first set of reactions being specific to a first object type and/or a first object role, and the second set of reactions being specific to a second object type and/or a second object role, the first set of reactions including a first reaction characterized by first reaction criteria and a first reaction effect, the second set of reactions including a second reaction characterized by second reaction criteria and a second reaction effect;
receiving input indicating an object association between the wireless communication device and the object, the object association indicating the individual object type and/or the individual object role for the object; and
activating, based on the input, an individual set of reactions included the sets of reactions, including:
responsive to reception of the input indicating the first object type and/or the first object role for the object, activating the first set of reactions for the wireless communication device, the first set of reactions including the first reaction which causes the wireless communication device to execute the first reaction effect through the one or more feedback capabilities in response to detection of the first reaction criteria so that the object appears to be executing the first reaction effect; and
responsive to reception of the input indicating the second object type and/or the second object role for the object, activating the second set of reactions for the wireless communication device, the second set of reactions including the second reaction which causes the wireless communication device to execute the second reaction effect through the one or more feedback capabilities in response to detection of the second reaction criteria so that the object appears to be executing the second reaction effect.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the wireless communication device is attachable to the object.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the wireless communication device is attachable to the object via one or more of an adhesive, a hook, a clip, a magnet, and/or a pin.

13. The method of claim 10 , wherein the one or more feedback capabilities includes one or more capabilities to generate of a haptic feedback, a visual feedback, and/or an audio feedback.

14. The method of claim 13 , wherein the wireless communication device includes one or more of a haptic generator, a display, and/or a speaker.

15. The method of claim 10 , wherein the one or sensors include one or more of an image sensor, an audio sensor, a temperature sensor, a humidity sensor, a proximity sensor, a pressure sensor, an accelerometer, an angular rate sensor, a gyroscope, a geolocation sensor, a magnetometer, a vibration sensor, a light detection sensor, and/or a physiological sensor.

16. The method of claim 10 , wherein the one or more sensors include one or more of a radio communication device, a Bluetooth communication device, a Wi-Fi communication device, a cellular communication device, and/or an infrared

Assignees

• Disney Entpr Inc

Inventors

• Goslin Michael P
• Olson Blade
• Panec Timothy
• Bassett Katherine M
• Mcwilliams Thomas

Classifications

• H04W8/22

  Processing or transfer of terminal data, e.g. status or physical capabilities · CPC title

• H04W4/80 Primary

  Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication · CPC title

• H04L67/34

  involving the movement of software or configuration parameters  (network booting or remote initial program loading [RIPL] G06F9/4416) · CPC title

• H04L67/125

  involving control of end-device applications over a network · CPC title