Systems/methods of an auxiliary device functioning in cooperation with a destination device
View Patent ↗Inventive concepts and embodiments associated therewith are provided wherein an auxiliary device, that is attached to a person, is configured to function in cooperation with a destination device that is on the person. In some embodiments, the auxiliary device is uniquely associated with specific information that is to be conveyed to the destination device following reception of a signal by the auxiliary device. Embodiments are disclosed wherein, following reception of the signal by the auxiliary device, the auxiliary device processes the signal and then conveys the specific information that is uniquely associated therewith to the destination device without direct human interaction with the auxiliary device. In some embodiments, the auxiliary device comprises a personal wearable device and the destination device comprises a smartphone.
1. A system comprising an auxiliary device that is attached to a person and is configured to function in cooperation with a destination device that is situated on the person;
wherein the auxiliary device is configured to perform monitoring or measurements and to transmit results of the monitoring or measurements to the destination device;
wherein the auxiliary device is devoid of a multi-line display and is further configured to function as a machine-to-machine device and convey a block of L bits of information to the destination device;
wherein L≥1.
2. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the block of L bits of information is conveyed by the auxiliary device to the destination device following reception of a signal by the auxiliary device.
3. The system according to claim 2 , wherein the auxiliary device is further configured to convey to the destination device a state of said block of L, bits of information that is associated uniquely therewith.
4. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the auxiliary device is configured to wirelessly convey the block of L bits of information to the destination device.
5. The system according to claim 1 ,
wherein over a first interval of time the auxiliary device comprises a first auxiliary device that is configured to communicate with the destination device; and
wherein over a second interval of time, that differs from the first interval of time, the auxiliary device comprises a second auxiliary device that is different from the first auxiliary device and is configured to communicate with the destination device.
6. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the auxiliary device is further configured to perform operations comprising:
augmenting/appending, data that is to be transmitted to the destination device with at least some bits of the block of L bits of information and then, transmitting the augmented/appended data to the destination device.
7. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the auxiliary device is further configured to perform operations comprising:
causing the destination device to augment/append data, that is transmitted thereto by the auxiliary device, with at least some bits of the block of L bits of information.
8. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the auxiliary device comprises processing circuitry, memory, communications circuitry and an antenna.
9. The system according to claim 1 , further comprising the destination device.
10. The system according to claim 9 , wherein the auxiliary device is integrated with the destination device.
11. The system according to claim 10 , wherein said integrated comprises wirelessly connected.
12. The system according to claim 9 , wherein the destination device comprises processing circuitry, memory, communications circuitry, and an antenna.
13. The system according to claim 9 , wherein the destination device comprises a smartphone.
14. The system according to claim 13 , wherein the auxiliary device is configured to convey the information to the destination device using a wireless Bluetooth link.
15. A method comprising:
establishing a wireless link between an auxiliary device that is attached to a person and a destination device that is situated on the person;
performing monitoring or measuring by the auxiliary device and transmitting results of the monitoring or measuring to the destination device;
conveying by the auxiliary device to the destination device information that is associated with the auxiliary device comprising a block of L bits;
wherein L≥1; and
wherein the auxiliary device is devoid of a multi-line display and is configured to function as a machine-to-machine device.
16. The method according to claim 15 , wherein said conveying comprises wirelessly conveying.
17. The method according to claim 15 , wherein said establishing a wireless link between an auxiliary device that is attached to a person and a destination device that is situated on the person comprises:
over a first interval of time, wirelessly communicating between a first auxiliary device that is attached to the person and the destination device; and
over a second interval of time, wirelessly communicating between a second auxiliary device that is attached to the person and the destination device;
wherein the second auxiliary device is different from the first auxiliary device.
18. The method according to claim 16 , wherein said conveying further comprises:
augmenting/appending by the auxiliary device data that is to be conveyed to the destination device with at least some information that is associated with the auxiliary device and then, transmitting the augmented/appended data to the destination device.
19. The method according to claim 16 , wherein said conveying further comprises:
causing the destination device to process data conveyed thereto by the auxiliary device and to augment/append said data conveyed thereto by at least some information that is associated with the auxiliary device.
20. The method of claim 15 , wherein prior to said conveying by the auxiliary device the method further comprises:
receiving a signal by the auxiliary device.
21. The method according to claim 20 , wherein said conveying by the auxiliary device is responsive to said receiving.
22. The system according to claim 1 , wherein said situated on the person comprises being used by the person.
23. The system according to claim 1 , wherein said block of L bits comprises a unique association with the auxiliary device.
24. The system according to claim 1 , wherein said situated on the person comprises being used by the person and wherein said block of L bits comprises a unique association with the auxiliary device.
25. The method according to claim 15 , wherein said situated on the person comprises being used by the person.
26. The method according to claim 15 , wherein said block of I bits comprises a unique association with the auxiliary device.
27. The method according to claim 15 , wherein said situated on the person comprises being used by the person and wherein said block of L bits comprises a unique association with the auxiliary device.