System and method of associating devices based on actuation of input devices and signal strength

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9510383-B2
Application number	US-201414504595-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 2, 2014
Priority date	Apr 14, 2006
Publication date	Nov 29, 2016
Grant date	Nov 29, 2016

Abstract

Various operations may be performed based on a distance-related function associated with two or more devices. For example, an association procedure for two or more devices may be based on one or more determined distances. Similarly, presence management may be based on one or more determined distances. A distance-related function may take various form including, for example, a distance between devices, two or more distances between devices, a rate of change in a relative distance between devices, relative acceleration between devices, or some combination of two or more of the these distance-related functions.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method of associating a mobile device with a medical device, comprising:
actuating a first input device of the medical device;
transmitting at least one signal by the medical device to the mobile device;
actuating a second input device of the mobile device at substantially the same time as, or within a defined time interval after or before, the actuation of the first input device of the medical device;
determining, by the mobile device, a plurality of indications of signal strengths of the at least one signal transmitted by the medical device; and
performing an association procedure between the mobile device and the medical device based on the plurality of indications.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising performing an authentication procedure between the mobile device and the medical device.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the authentication procedure comprises receiving, by the mobile device, credential information associated with the medical device, wherein performing the authentication procedure between the mobile device and the medical device is further based on the credential information.

4. The method of claim 2 , wherein the authentication procedure comprises receiving, by the mobile device, biometric information associated with the medical device, wherein performing the authentication procedure between the mobile device and the medical device is further based on the biometric information.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the association procedure comprises establishing application-level communication between the mobile device and the medical device.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the application-level communication comprises biometric information.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the medical device comprises a biometric sensor.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the medical device is configured to monitor a heart rate of a user.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the medical device is configured to generate electrocardiogram (EKG) information associated with a user.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first input device of the medical device comprises a switch.

11. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second input device of the mobile device comprises a switch.

12. A communication system, comprising:
a medical device, comprising:
a first input device; and
a transmitter configured to transmit at least one signal in response to an actuation of the first input device; and

a mobile device, comprising:
a second input device configured to be actuated at substantially the same time as, or within a defined time interval after or before, the actuation of the first input device of the medical device;
an indication generator configured to generate a plurality of indications of signal strengths of the at least one signal transmitted by the medical device; and
an association processor configured to perform an association procedure of the mobile device with the medical device based on the plurality of indications.

13. The communication system of claim 12 , further comprising an authentication processor configured to perform an authentication procedure between the mobile device and the medical device.

14. The communication system of claim 13 , wherein the authentication processor is configured to perform the authentication procedure by at least receiving credential information associated with the medical device, wherein performing the authentication procedure between the mobile device and the medical device is further based on the credential information.

15. The communication system of claim 13 , wherein the authentication processor is configured to perform the authentication procedure by at least receiving biometric information associated with the medical device, wherein performing the authentication procedure between the mobile device and the medical device is further based on the biometric information.

16. The communication system of claim 12 , wherein the association processor is further configured to perform the association procedure by at least establishing application-level communication between the mobile device and the medical device.

17. The communication system of claim 16 , wherein the application-level communication comprises biometric information.

18. The communication system of claim 12 , wherein the medical device comprises a biometric sensor.

19. The communication system of claim 12 , wherein the medical device comprises a sensor for monitoring a heart rate of a user.

20. The communication system of claim 12 , wherein the medical device comprises a sensor configured to generate electrocardiogram (EKG) information associated with a user.

21. The communication system of claim 12 , wherein the first input device of the medical device comprises a switch.

22. The communication system of claim 12 , wherein the second input device of the mobile device comprises a switch.

23. A communication system for associating a mobile device with a medical device, comprising:
first means for receiving an input from a user of the medical device;
means for transmitting at least one signal from the medical device to the mobile device;
second means for receiving an input from a user of the mobile device at substantially the same time as, or within a defined time interval after or before, the reception of the input by the first input receiving means of the medical device;
means for determining a plurality of indications of signal strengths of the at least one signal transmitted by the transmitting means; and
means for associating the mobile device with the medical device based on the plurality of indications.

24. The communication system of claim 23 , further comprising means for authenticating the medical device by the mobile device.

25. The communication system of claim 24 , wherein the means for authenticating comprises means for receiving credential information associated with the medical device, the authentication of the medical device being based on the credential information.

26. The communication system of claim 24 , wherein the means for authenticating comprises means for receiving biometric information associated with the medical device, the authentication of the medical device being based on the biometric information.

27. The communication system of claim 23 , wherein the means for associating comprises means for establishing application-level communication between the mobile device and the medical device.

28. The communication system of claim 27 , wherein the application-level communication comprises biometric information.

29. The communication system of claim 23 , wherein the medical device comprises means for sensing at least one biometric parameter of a user.

30. The communication system of claim 23 , wherein the medical device comprises means for monitoring a heart rate of a user.

31. The communication system of claim 23 , wherein the medical device comprises means for generating electrocardiogram (EKG) information associated with a user.

32. The communication system of claim 23 , wherein the first input receiving means of the medical device comprises a switch.

33. The communication system of claim 23 , wherein the second input receiving means of the mobile device comprises a switch.

Assignees

• Qualcomm Inc

Inventors

• Agrawal Avneesh
• Lee Chong Uk
• Moallemi Kamran
• Julian David Jonathan
• Jaime Manuel Eduardo
• Douglas Robert Keith
• Xiao Lu
• Rose Gregory Gordon

Classifications

• G01S13/284

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• G01S13/0209

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• A61B5/0404

  Human Necessities · mapped topic

• H04W8/005

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• H04B5/0031

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