Patent US10022086

Extended band system
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US10022086

1. An extended band system comprising: (7) (6)

a body-worn device including at least one sensor and a communication mechanism;

a host device paired with the body-worn device, the host device and the body-worn device maintaining a continuous low-bandwidth connection;

a plurality of sensors, implemented in the body-worn device and/or the host device;

the extended band system providing an improved monitoring of the user's states and a rich feedback mechanism;

each of the host device and the body-worn device provide for a plurality of user input, processing of the user's states, and user output; and

the extended band selecting one or both of the host device and the body-worn device to provide the user input, the processing, and the user output, based on status factors of the host device and the body-worn device, the status factors consisting of at least two of sensor data volume, connection cost, connection quality, richness of output, and power level.

2. The extended band system of claim 1 further comprising: (1) (2)

a pairing system to pair the body-worn device and the host device; and

a communication logic to establish a low-power connection between the body-worn device and the host device to enable sharing of data between the host device and the body-worn device.

3. The extended band system of claim 2, wherein the communication logic is further to determine one or more types of connections supported by both the body-worn device and the host device, select a lowest power consumption connection type, and identify a lowest power consumption connection pattern, based on the connection type chosen; (0) (1)

4. The extended band system of claim 1, further comprising: (0) (2)

5. The extended band of claim 1, further comprising: (1) (2)

a communication logic to determine when the continuous low-bandwidth connection between the body-worn device and the host device is dropped; and

a band power control system temporarily turning off the communication mechanism of the band when the connection is dropped, to save power.

6. The extended band of claim 5, further comprising: (0) (2)

7. The extended band of claim 1, further comprising: (0) (1)

8. The extended band of claim 1, further comprising: (0) (1)

9. The extended band of claim 1, further comprising: (0) (1)

10. The extended band system of claim 1, wherein the status factors consist of all of: sensor data volume, connection cost, connection quality, richness of output, and power level. (0)

11. A method of providing an extended band comprising: (6) (7)

pairing a body-worn device and a host device;

establishing a low-power connection between the body-worn device and the host device;

monitoring a user's status with a plurality of sensors;

determining that data should be presented to the user, based on the user's status;

determining one or both of the body-worn device and the host device to use to output the data to the user;

providing for a plurality of user input, processing of the user's states, and user output through each of the host device and the body-worn device; and

selecting one or both of the host device and the body-worn device to provide the user input, the processing, and the user output, based on status factors of the host device and the body-worn device, the status factors consisting of at least two of sensor data volume, connection cost, connection quality, richness of output, and power level.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the plurality of sensors are located in the body-worn device, the method further comprising: (0) (2)

13. The method of claim 11, further comprising: (0) (4)

determining one or more types of connections supported by both the body-worn device and the host device; and

selecting a lowest power consumption connection type; and

identifying a lowest power consumption connection pattern, based on the connection type chosen;

wherein the connection between the body-worn device and the host device uses the lowest power consumption connection type and the lowest power consumption connection pattern.

14. The method of claim 11, further comprising: (1) (2)

determining when a connection between the body-worn device and the host device is dropped; and

temporarily turning off the communication system of the band when the connection is dropped, to save power.

15. The method of claim 14, further comprising: (0) (2)

16. The method of claim 11, further comprising: (0) (1)

17. The method of claim 11, further comprising: (0) (1)

18. The method of claim 11, further comprising: (0) (1)

19. A system comprising: (0) (7)

a communication logic, to link a body-worn device and a host device to create an extended band including the body-worn device and the host device;

a plurality of sensors in the extended band to monitor a user's state;

a sensor data processing logic to process the data from the plurality of sensors, the sensor data processing implemented in a processor;

user interface elements in the extended band to provide information to the user;

the extended band enabling the sensors, the data processing, and the user interface elements to be located in the body-worn device and/or the host device,

each of the host device and the body-worn device providing for a plurality of the data processing and the user output elements;

and selecting an appropriate portion of the extended band for user input, processing, and user output, based on status factors of the body-worn device and the host device, the status factors consisting of at least two of sensor data volume, connection cost, connection quality, richness of output, and power level.

20. An extended band comprising: (1) (5)

a body-worn device including a communication logic;

a host device including a communication logic, such that the host device is linked to the body-worn device using a low-power connection forming the extended band;

the host device and the body-worn device together providing capability to monitor a user's state, alert a user to relevant data, share data with third parties;

the extended band selecting one or both of the host device and the body-worn device to monitor the user's state, alert the user to relevant data, share data with third parties, based on status factors of the host device and the body-worn device; and

the host device configured to control settings of the body-worn device, and the body-worn device configured to control settings of the host device, the status factors consisting of at least two of sensor data volume, connection cost, connection quality, richness of output, and power level.

21. The extended band of claim 20, further comprising: (0) (1)

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