# US 2014/0195166 A1 · Device control using sensory input > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2014/0195166 A1 - Document ID: US20140195166A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 14/105,173 - Filed: 2013-12-12 - Published: 2014-07-10 - Earliest claimed: 2011-06-10 - Assignees: AliphCom - Inventors: Hosain Sadequr Rahman; Richard Lee Drysdale; Michael Edward Smith Luna; Scott Fullam; Travis Austin Bogard; Jeremiah Robison; Max Everett Utter, II; Thomas Alan Donaldson; Raymond A. Martino - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140195166A1 ## CPC - G16H 40/67: for remote operation - A61B 5/0024: {for multiple sensor units attached to the patient, e.g. using a body or personal area network} - G06F 15/00: Digital computers in general (details G06F1/00 – G06F13/00); Data processing equipment in general - A61B 5/681: {Wristwatch-type devices} - A61B 5/6822: {Neck} - A61B 5/6824: {Arm or wrist} - A61B 5/6828: {Leg} - A61B 5/6829: {Foot or ankle} - G16H 10/65: stored on portable record carriers, e.g. on smartcards, RFID tags or CD - G16H 20/30: relating to physical therapies or activities, e.g. physiotherapy, acupressure or exercising - G16H: HEALTHCARE INFORMATICS, i.e. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR THE HANDLING OR PROCESSING OF MEDICAL OR HEALTHCARE DATA - A61B: DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION (usefulness limited to only animals A61D) - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) ## Abstract Techniques for device control using sensory input are described, including receiving input from one or more sensors coupled to a wearable computing device, processing the input to determine a pattern, the pattern associated with a social network, and generating a control signal based on the input, the control signal configured to initiate execution of a social-related activity on the social network. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method, comprising: receiving input from one or more sensors coupled to a wearable computing device; processing the input to determine a pattern, the pattern associated with a social-related activity; and generating a control signal, the control signal configured to initiate execution of the social-related activity on a social network. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the input from the one or more sensors is generated from a physical activity. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the input from the one or more sensors is associated with a biological state. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the input from the one or more sensors is associated with a physiological state. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the input from the one or more sensors is associated with a psychological state. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the social network is accessed by an intermediary facility. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the social network comprises the wearable computing device and another wearable computing device in direct data communication with each other. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein generating the control signal is performed while the wearable computing device is in use. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the social-related activity comprises uploading data generated from the input to an online destination. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the social-related activity comprises executing an application accessed by the wearable computing device. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the social-related activity comprises generating a social-related notification. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising transmitting the control signal to the social network using a wireless data communication link. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising transmitting the control signal to the social network using a wired data communication link. ### Claim 14 A system, comprising: a memory configured to store data associated with input received from one or more sensors coupled to a wearable computing device; and a logic module configured to process the input to determine a pattern, the pattern associated with a social-related activity, and to initiate execution of the social-related activity on a social network. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The system of claim 14, wherein the social network is accessed by an intermediary facility. ### Claim 16 (depends on 14) The system of claim 14, wherein the logic module is further configured to transmit data generated from the input to the social network. ### Claim 17 (depends on 14) The system of claim 14, wherein the logic module is further configured to upload data generated from the input to an online destination. ### Claim 18 (depends on 14) The system of claim 14, wherein the logic module is further configured to initiate execution of an application accessed by the wearable computing device. ### Claim 19 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the social-related activity comprises generating a vibration providing a social-related notification. ### Claim 20 A computer program product embodied in a computer readable medium and comprising computer instructions for: receiving input from one or more sensors coupled to a wearable computing device; processing the input to determine a pattern, the pattern associated with a social network; and generating a control signal based on the input, the control signal configured to initiate execution of a social-related activity on the social network.