US 2010/0160744 A1 · BIOLOGICAL SIGNAL SENSOR APPARATUS, WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORK, AND USER INTERFACE SYSTEM USING BIOLOGICAL SIGNAL SENSOR APPARATUS

Abstract

A biological signal sensor apparatus worn on a user's body includes: a sensor unit for sensing physical states or movements of a user to generate biological signal data; a wireless communications unit for performing wireless data communications with a wireless sensor network to transmit the biological signal data; a sensor network protocol processing unit for processing protocols for end-to-end communications between the wireless communications unit and the wireless sensor network and for performing a mobility support procedure for the biological signal sensor apparatus; a processor for controlling the wireless data communications, the end-to-end communications, and the mobility support procedure to allow the biological signal sensor apparatus to serve as a mobile wireless sensor node; and a connection unit for connecting the sensor unit and the processor. The biological signal sensor apparatus serves as a mobile wireless sensor node in the wireless sensor network.

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Dependent claims

A biological signal sensor apparatus worn on a user's body, comprising:

a sensor unit for sensing physical states or movements of a user to generate biological signal data;
a wireless communications unit for performing wireless data communications with a wireless sensor network to transmit the biological signal data;
a sensor network protocol processing unit for processing protocols for end-to-end communications between the wireless communications unit and the wireless sensor network and for performing a mobility support procedure for the biological signal sensor apparatus;
a processor for controlling the wireless data communications, the end-to-end communications, and the mobility support procedure to allow the biological signal sensor apparatus to serve as a mobile wireless sensor node;
and
a connection unit for connecting the sensor unit and the processor.

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A user interface system, comprising:

a biological signal sensor apparatus, worn on a user's body and serving as a mobile wireless sensor node in a wireless sensor network, for sensing biological signals of a user to generate biological signal data;
a plurality of stationary wireless sensor nodes, installed in living spaces of the user, for performing wireless communications with the biological signal sensor apparatus;
a plurality of wireless sink nodes wirelessly connected with the stationary wireless sensor nodes to form the wireless sensor network;
and
a service unit for processing the biological signal data transmitted via the wireless sink nodes to provide to the user application services based on location information of the user who stays in any one of the living spaces in the wireless sensor network.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Biological signal sensor apparatus, wireless sensor network, and user interface system using biological signal sensor apparatus

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Biological signal sensor apparatus, wireless sensor network, and user interface system using biological signal sensor apparatus

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Abstract

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