Systems and methods for vibration-based communication

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11278202-B2
Application number	US-201816226823-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 20, 2018
Priority date	Dec 21, 2017
Publication date	Mar 22, 2022
Grant date	Mar 22, 2022

Abstract

Systems and methods for vibration-based communication disclosed. In one embodiment, a system includes: a motion sensor configured to detect vibrations from a remote device; a processor coupled to the motion sensor and configured to: receive signals from the motion sensor; and activate a network connection based on signals from the motion sensor.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A system embedded in human tissue comprising:
a motion sensor configured to detect vibrations from a remote device;
a processor coupled to the motion sensor and configured to:
receive signals from the motion sensor;
decode data encoded in the vibrations using Frequency Modulation, wherein the data comprises operating information comprising a firmware update, wherein the vibrations are configured to transmit data at a data transfer rate sufficient to transmit the firmware update; and
activate a network connection based on one or more of the signals from the motion sensor.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the remote device comprises a smartphone.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the network connection comprises one or more of: Bluetooth, Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE), Near Field Communication (NFC), or Wi-Fi.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the vibrations comprise encoded data and wherein the processor is configured to control the network connection to transmit stored data based on the encoded data.

5. The system of claim 1 , further comprising a sensor configured to monitor one or more of: heartrate, blood pressure, blood sugar, or brain activity.

6. A system comprising:
a processor configured to:
control an actuator configured to output a vibration configured to be received by a device embedded in human tissue to activate a network connection in the device embedded in human tissue, the vibration comprising data encoded using Frequency Modulation, the encoded data comprising operating information comprising a software update, wherein the vibrations are configured to transmit data at a data transfer rate sufficient to transmit the software update; and
a network interface configured to receive data from the device embedded in human tissue.

7. The system of claim 6 , wherein the system is a smartphone.

8. The system of claim 6 , wherein the network interface comprises one or more of: Bluetooth, Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE), Near Field Communication (NFC), or Wi-Fi.

9. The system of claim 6 , wherein the vibration comprises encoded data and wherein the processor is configured to control the network interface to transmit stored data based on the encoded data.

10. The system of claim 6 , wherein the vibration comprises encoded instructions to activate the device embedded in human tissue.

11. A method comprising:
receiving signals from a motion sensor configured to detect vibrations from a remote device, the motion sensor coupled within a device embedded in human tissue;
decoding data encoded in the vibrations using Frequency Modulation, wherein the data comprises operating information, wherein the vibrations are configured to transmit data at a data transfer rate sufficient to transmit the operating information; and
activating a network connection based on one or more of the signals from the motion sensor.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the remote device comprises a smartphone.

13. The method of claim 11 , wherein the network connection comprises one or more of: Bluetooth, Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE), Near Field Communication (NFC), or Wi-Fi.

14. The method of claim 11 , wherein the vibrations comprise encoded data and further comprising controlling the network connection to transmit stored data based on the encoded data.

15. A method comprising:
controlling an actuator configured to output a vibration configured to be received by a device embedded in human tissue to activate a network connection in the device embedded in human tissue, the vibration comprising data encoded using Frequency Modulation, the data comprising operating information comprising instructions to cause the device embedded in human tissue to transmit data, wherein the vibrations are configured to transmit data at a data transfer rate sufficient to transmit the operating information; and
receiving data from the device embedded in human tissue.

16. The method of claim 15 , wherein the data is received by a smartphone.

17. The method of claim 15 , wherein data from the device is received using a network connection comprising one or more of: Bluetooth, Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE), Near Field Communication (NFC), or Wi-Fi.

18. The method of claim 15 , wherein the vibration comprises encoded data configured to cause the device embedded in human tissue to transmit stored data based on the encoded data.

19. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising program code, which when executed by a processor, is configured to cause the processor to:
control an actuator configured to output a vibration configured to be received by a device embedded in human tissue to activate a network connection in the device embedded in human tissue, wherein the vibrations are configured to transmit data at a data transfer rate sufficient to transmit operating information;
decode data encoded in the vibrations using Frequency Modulation, wherein the data comprises the operating information, the operating information comprising instructions to cause the device embedded in human tissue to activate a network interface to receive data; and
receive data from the device embedded in human tissue.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 19 , wherein the data is received by a smartphone.

21. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 19 , wherein the data from the device embedded in human tissue is received using a network connection comprising one or more of: Bluetooth, Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE), Near Field Communication (NFC), or Wi-Fi.

22. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 19 , wherein the vibration comprises encoded data configured to cause the device embedded in human tissue to transmit stored data based on the encoded data.

23. The system of claim 1 , wherein the data comprises operating information comprising instructions to cause the device embedded in human tissue to activate a network interface to pair with the remote device.

Assignees

• Verily Life Sciences Llc

Inventors

• Cong Peng
• Zou You

Classifications

• G16H40/63 Primary

  for local operation · CPC title

• A61B5/14532

  for measuring glucose, e.g. by tissue impedance measurement · CPC title

• A61B5/0015 Primary

  characterised by features of the telemetry system · CPC title

• A61B5/02444

  Details of sensor (A61B5/02427 takes precedence) · CPC title

• A61B5/0031

  Implanted circuitry · CPC title