US 10,321,406 B2 · Contextually switching from a wireless communication to human body near-field communication for power savings

Abstract

Embodiments include techniques for contextual switch from a wireless communication to human body near-field communication for power savings, the technique includes determining, via a processor, a configuration of devices for a user, the devices include wearable devices and mobile devices. The techniques include identifying a cluster of the devices, and determining a current activity and location of the user based on an indication from at least one of the devices. The techniques also include determining a proximity of the devices to the user, and based on the current activity, the location, and the proximity of devices, switching one or more connections to of the devices from a wireless communication technology to a human body near-field communication. The techniques include storing the configuration and the activity of the user.

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Dependent claims

A computer-implemented method for contextually switching from a wireless communication to human body near-field communication for power savings, the method comprising:

determining, via a processor, a configuration of devices for a user, the devices include wearable devices and mobile devices;
identifying a cluster of the devices, wherein the cluster of the devices are paired to each other and have active applications, wherein the cluster of the devices include three or more devices;
determining a current activity and a location of the user based on an indication from at least one of the devices;
determining a proximity of the devices to the user;
switching one or more connections of the wearable devices and the mobile devices from a wireless communication technology to a human body near-field communication based on the current activity, the location of the user, and the proximity of the devices, wherein each of the one or more connections of the cluster of devices is switched selectively and independently of the other devices of the cluster to the human body near-field communication;
and
storing the configuration and the activity of the user.

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A system for contextually switching from a wireless communication to human body near-field communication for power savings, the system comprising:

a storage medium, the storage medium being coupled to a processor;
the processor configured to:
determine a configuration of devices for a user, the devices include wearable devices and mobile devices;
identify a cluster of the devices, wherein the cluster of the devices are paired to each other and have active applications, wherein the clusters of the devices include three or more devices;
determine a current activity and a location of the user based on an indication from at least one of the devices;
determine a proximity of the devices to the user;
switch one or more connections of the wearable devices and the mobile devices from a wireless communication technology to a human body near-field communication based on the current activity, the location of the user, and the proximity of the devices, wherein each of the one or more connections of the cluster of the devices is switched selectively and independently of the other devices of the cluster to the human body near-field communication;
and
store the configuration and the activity of the user.

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A computer program product for contextually switching from a wireless communication to human body near-field communication for power savings, the computer program product comprising:

a computer readable storage medium having stored thereon first program instructions executable by a processor to cause the processor to:
determine a configuration of devices for a user, the devices include wearable devices and mobile devices;
identify a cluster of the devices, wherein the cluster of the devices are paired to each other and have active applications, wherein the clusters of the devices include three or more devices;
determine a current activity and a location of the user based on an indication from at least one of the devices;
determine a proximity of the devices to the user;
switch one or more connections of the wearable devices and the mobile devices from a wireless communication technology to a human body near-field communication based on the current activity, the location of the user, and the proximity of the devices, wherein each of the one or more connections of the cluster of the devices is switched selectively and independently of the other devices of the cluster to the human body near-field communication;
and
store the configuration and the activity of the user.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Contextually switching from a wireless communication to human body near-field communication for power savings

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Contextually switching from a wireless communication to human body near-field communication for power savings

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