Method and System for Incorporating Physiologic Data in a Gaming Environment

1 . A system comprising:

a personal signal receiver to communicate physiologic data;

a hub to receive the physiologic data; and

a gaming module to receive, directly or indirectly, the physiologic data from the hub.

2 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the personal signal receiver comprises one or more sensors.

3 . The system of claim 2 , wherein the one or more sensors are selected from a group consisting essentially of a pressure sensor, a motion sensor, an accelerometer, an electromyography sensor, a biopotential sensor, an electrocardiogram sensor, a temperature sensor, a tactile event marker sensor, and an impedance sensor.

4 . The system of claim 2 , wherein the personal signal receiver further comprises:

a housing;

a power source secured to the housing;

an operation unit secured to the housing to analyze a data transmission, the operation unit comprising:

at least one biocompatible electrode to detect at least one physiologic parameter associated with the data transmission.

5 . The system of claim 4 , wherein the operation unit further comprises a current detection module to detect current flow.

6 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the personal signal receiver is rechargeable.

7 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the physiologic data are selected from a group consisting essentially of Galvanic skin response, heart rate, heart rate variability, respiration rate, body temperature, temperature of local environment, three-axis measurement of activity and torso angle, optical, pressure, sound, biochemical/biological, weight, position, derived electromyography, and electroencephalography.

8 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the hub comprises at least one element selected from a group consisting essentially of a base station, a personal communication device, and a mobile telephone.

9 . The system of claim 8 , wherein the base station comprises at least one element selected from a group consisting essentially of a desktop computer, a laptop computer, and an intelligent device/appliance.

10 . The system of claim 8 , wherein the personal communication device comprises a mobile computer.

11 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the gaming module comprises at least one element selected from a group consisting essentially of pure physiologic data and refined physiologic data.

12 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the gaming module further comprises gaming software.

13 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the gaming software is used in conjunction with at least one element selected from a group consisting essentially of software games; interactive games; device games; and online games.

14 . A method comprising:

communicating, via a personal signal receiver, physiologic data;

receiving, via a hub, the physiologic data; and

receiving directly or indirectly, via a physiologic gaming module, the physiologic data from the hub.

15 . An apparatus comprising:

a storage medium having instructions, that when executed by a computing platform, result in execution of a method of utilizing physiologic data in conjunction with a gaming environment, comprising:

communicating, via a personal signal receiver, the physiologic data;

receiving, via a hub, the physiologic data; and

receiving directly or indirectly, via a physiologic gaming module, the physiologic data from the hub.