Sensory networking device and method of use
AssigneeThe Regents of the University of Michigan
InventorsRoland Graf, Prabal Dutta, Brad Campbell, Surat Kwanmuang
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Abstract
A sensory networking device is provided that enables a sensory effect to be implemented across a sensory network. The sensory networking device includes a processor, a sensory output unit, a motion sensor and a transceiver that permits the device to detect a trigger movement and transmit a trigger signal that causes a sensory effect to be implemented on neighboring sensory networking devices and to re-transmit the trigger signal in order to propagate a sensory effect across a sensory network.
Claims20
A method comprising:
- implementing, by a processor, a sensory effect on a sensory networking device;
- detecting, by a motion sensor in the sensory networking device, a trigger movement of the sensory networking device;
- in response to detecting the trigger movement, transmitting, by a transceiver in the sensory networking device, a trigger signal to one or more neighboring sensory networking devices via a wireless communication link, the trigger signal configured to cause the sensory effect to be implemented on the one or more neighboring sensory networking devices and further configured to cause the trigger signal to be re-transmitted by the one or more neighboring sensory networking devices.
A sensory networking device comprising:
- a processor;
- a sensory output unit connected to the processor and configured to emit a sensory effect;
- a motion sensor connected to the processor and configured to detect movement and generate trigger movement data in response thereto;
- a transceiver connected to the processor and configured to transmit a trigger signal;
- and
- non-transitory memory connected to the processor, the non-transitory memory having instructions stored thereon that when executed by the processor cause the processor to:
- receive the trigger movement data;
- analyze the trigger movement data;
- and
- transmit the trigger signal to one or more neighboring sensory networking devices when the trigger movement data meets one or more predetermined trigger characteristics;
- wherein the trigger signal is configured to cause the sensory effect to be implemented on the one or more neighboring sensory networking devices and further configured to cause the trigger signal to be re-transmitted by the one or more neighboring sensory networking devices.
A light-emitting shoelace device comprising:
- a processor;
- an elongated flexible light fiber connected to an LED module configured to emit one color of light corresponding to a first state and a different color of light in a second state;
- a motion sensor connected to the processor and configured to detect movement and generate trigger movement data in response thereto;
- a transceiver connected to the processor and configured to transmit a trigger signal;
- and
- non-transitory memory connected to the processor, the non-transitory memory having instructions stored thereon that when executed by the processor cause the processor to:
- receive the trigger movement data;
- analyze the trigger movement data;
- and
- transmit the trigger signal to one or more neighboring light-emitting shoelace devices when the trigger movement data meets one or more predetermined trigger characteristics;
- wherein the trigger signal is configured to cause the LED module of the one or more neighboring light-emitting shoelace devices to change from the first state to the second state and further configured to cause the trigger signal to be re-transmitted by the one or more light-emitting shoelace devices.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.