Software Application Transmission via Body Interface Using a Wearable Device in Conjunction with Removable Body Sensor Arrays System and Method
A method for communicating data from wearable devices, the method includes sensing data with a wearable sensor worn by an individual and communicating the data from the wearable sensor to an earpiece worn by the individual. The method may further include communicating software instructions for analyzing the data sensed with the wearable sensor from the wearable sensor to the earpiece. An earpiece includes an ear piece housing, a processor disposed within the ear piece housing, a speaker operatively connected to the processor, and a microphone operatively connected to the processor. The earpiece is configured to receive at the processor the software instructions for processing data collected from one or more remotely located sensor devices from the one or more remotely located sensor devices and to process the data according to the software instructions.
1 . A method for communicating data from wearable devices, the method comprising:
sensing data with a wearable sensor worn by an individual;
communicating the data from the wearable sensor to a wearable receptor device worn by the individual;
communicating software instructions for analyzing the data sensed with the wearable sensor from the wearable sensor to the wearable receptor device; and
analyzing the data sensed with the wearable sensor at a processor of the wearable receptor device using the software instructions.
2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the communicating is galvanically communicating.
3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the wearable sensor is in contact with the skin of the individual.
4 . The method of claim 3 , wherein the wearable receptor device comprises a galvanic contact area for positioning against the skin of a user.
5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the communicating is wirelessly communicating.
6 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising receiving authorization from the individual to execute the software instructions on the wearable receptor device prior to analyzing the data sensed with the wearable sensor.
7 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising wireless communicating the data from the wearable receptor device to the computing device.
8 . The method of claim 7 , wherein the computing device is a mobile device.
9 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the mobile device is a mobile phone.
10 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the wearable sensor senses biometric information.
11 . A wearable receptor device comprising:
a housing;
a processor disposed within the housing;
a speaker operatively connected to the processor;
a microphone operatively connected to the processor;
wherein the wearable receptor device is configured to receive at the processor software instructions for processing data collected from one or more remotely located sensor devices from the one or more remotely located sensor devices and to process the data according to the software instructions.
12 . The wearable receptor device of claim 11 , further comprising a wireless transceiver disposed within the housing and wherein the software instructions for processing the data and the data collected form the one or more remotely located sensor devices is received through the wireless transceiver.
13 . The wearable receptor device of claim 11 , wherein the wearable receptor device is configured to communicate with one or more remotely located sensor device through galvanic linkage.
14 . A system comprising:
a first wearable device comprising a sensor and software instructions stored on a machine-readable storage medium for processing data collected by the sensor;
a second wearable device comprising:
a wearable device housing;
a processor disposed within the wearable device housing; and
a computing device in operable communications with the first and second wearable device;
wherein the second wearable device is configured to communicate with the first wearable device to collect data from the first wearable device, to receive the software instructions from the first wearable device and to process the data at the processor of the second wearable device using the software instructions; and
wherein the second wearable device communicates the processed data to the computing device.
15 . The system of claim 14 , wherein the second wearable device is configured to prompt a user to authorize the software instructions from the first wearable device.
16 . The system of claim 14 wherein the second wearable device further comprises a speaker operatively connected to the processor and a microphone operatively connected to the processor.
17 . The system of claim 15 , wherein the second wearable device is an earpiece.
18 . The system of claim 14 , wherein the computing device is a mobile phone.
19 . The system of claim 18 , wherein the computing device and the second wearable device communicate utilizing Bluetooth communications.
20 . The system of claim 19 , wherein the second wearable device further comprises a transceiver operably coupled to the processor for transmitting and receiving data with the computing device.