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Granted Patent B2
US 10,742,930 · App. 16/557,617 · Granted Aug 11, 2020

System for biosensor-triggered collaboration

Inventors: Joseph R. Mazzarella (Tolland, CT); Michael S. Wengrovitz (Concord, MA)
Assignee: Mutualink, Inc.
H04N7/147H04L65/102H04L65/403H04L67/12H04N5/772H04N7/185H04N7/188H04W76/50
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Patent No.
US 10,742,930
App. No.
16/557,617
Granted
Aug 11, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

Embodiments include a computer program product for using a biosensor worn by a user to trigger an event and activate a camera worn by the user to begin streaming and/or recording video data. The biosensor trigger also initiates a real time multimedia collaboration session with the user wearing the biosensor and one or more designated parties. Through an interoperability gateway device, a voice communications device of the user is bridged with voice communications devices of the designated parties, and the video data is electronically transmitted to the designated parties. Thus, the designated parties may have real time voice communications among each other and with the user, and the designated parties may also view the video data in real time. Embodiments also determine when an event has ended and deactivates the camera worn by the user.

Claims (39)

1. A system comprising:

a personal wearable micro-server;

one or more processors coupled to the personal wearable micro-server, wherein the one or more processors are configured to:

electronically receive a first biometric signal from a first biosensor worn by a user, wherein the first biosensor is associated with a processing device;

based on the first biometric signal received, electronically transmit an activation message to a first camera device worn by the user to begin recording and transmitting first video data;

electronically transmit via the personal wearable micro-server, a first event alert to the processing device, wherein based on rules of the processing device, the processing device establishes a first biosensor-triggered multimedia collaboration session including the first video data transmitted;

electronically receive a second biometric signal from the first biosensor indicating that a first event has ceased; and

based on the second biometric signal received, transmit an event-ended message to the processing device.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the personal wearable micro-server is configured to perform interoperability gateway functions.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the personal wearable micro-server is configured to establish a local area ad hoc network.

4. The system of claim 3 , wherein the personal wearable micro-server is configured to serve as a relay gateway for a mobile ad-hoc radio-based linked extensible (MARBLE) coupled to the local area ad hoc network.

5. The system of claim 4 , wherein prior to the serving as the relay gateway, the personal wearable micro-server is configured to dynamically determine whether to perform relay gateway functions based on at least one of: a signal strength, a processor speed, a bandwidth throughput, a relative number of transmission links to peers, or a battery power.

6. The system of claim 3 , wherein the personal wearable micro-server comprises a mobile ad-hoc radio-based linked extensible (MARBLE), configured to: electronically update an exterior image according to image data received from a first camera sensor of the MARBLE, wherein the image data is received periodically, intermittently, or on request.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein one or more resources under control of the processing device comprise Very High Frequency (VHF) and Ultra High Frequency (UHF) radios.

8. The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:

electronically receive via the personal wearable micro-server, a third biometric signal from a second biosensor, wherein the second biosensor is associated with a different user than that associated with the first biosensor;

electronically determine using the third biometric signal that a second event occurs; and

electronically transmit an activation message to a second camera device in proximity to the second biosensor to begin recording and transmitting second video data.

9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to: electronically transmit a second event alert to the processing device, wherein the processing device establishes a second biosensor-triggered multimedia collaboration that includes the second video data.

10. The system of claim 8 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to: electronically transmit a second event alert to the processing device, wherein the processing device includes the second video data in the first biosensor-triggered multimedia collaboration.

11. The system of claim 8 , wherein the first biosensor-triggered multimedia collaboration comprises a resource of one or more resources that receives the first video data and has voice communications with the user associated with the first biosensor.

12. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by a processor of a first electronic device, cause the processor to perform operations, the operations comprising:

electronically receiving a first biometric signal from a first biosensor worn by a user, wherein the first biosensor is associated with a processing device;

based on the first biometric signal received, electronically transmitting an activation message to a first camera device worn by the user to begin recording and transmitting first video data;

electronically transmitting via a personal wearable micro-server, a first event alert to the processing device, wherein based on rules of the processing device, the processing device establishes a first biosensor-triggered multimedia collaboration session including one or more resources under control of the processing device including the first video data transmitted;

electronically receiving a second biometric signal from the first biosensor; and

based on the second biometric signal received, electronically transmit an event-ended message to the processing device.

13. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 12 , wherein the operations comprise the personal wearable micro-server performing interoperability gateway functions.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 12 , wherein the operations comprise the personal wearable micro-server establishing a local area ad hoc network.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 14 , wherein the operations comprise the personal wearable micro-server serving as a relay gateway for a mobile ad-hoc radio-based linked extensible (MARBLE) coupled to the local area ad hoc network.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein prior to the serving as the relay gateway operation, the operations comprise the personal wearable micro-server dynamically determining whether to perform relay gateway functions based on at least one of: a signal strength, a processor speed, a bandwidth throughput, a relative number of transmission links to peers, or a battery power.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the operations further comprise the personal wearable micro-server performing as a MARBLE, comprising electronically updating an exterior image according to image data received from a first camera sensor of the MARBLE, wherein the image data is received periodically, intermittently, or on request.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 12 , wherein the one or more resources under control of the processing device comprise Very High Frequency (VHF) and Ultra High Frequency (UHF) radios.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 12 , further comprising:

electronically receiving via the personal wearable micro-server, a third biometric signal from a second biosensor, wherein the second biosensor is associated with a different user than that associated with the first biosensor; and

based on the third biometric signal received, electronically transmitting an activation message to a second camera device in proximity to the second biosensor to begin recording and transmitting second video data.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 19 , further comprising:

electronically transmitting a second event alert to the processing device, wherein the processing device establishes a second biosensor-triggered multimedia collaboration that includes the second video data; or

electronically transmitting the second event alert to the processing device, wherein the processing device includes the second video data in the first biosensor-triggered multimedia collaboration.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 8, 2020
From: MAZZARELLA, JOSEPH R.; WENGROVITZ, MICHAEL S.
To: MUTUALINK, INC.
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Continuity (4)
Continuation 16049590 · Jul 30, 2018
Continuation 15242792 · Aug 22, 2016
Continuation 14642325 · Mar 9, 2015
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