# US 2017/0289738 A1 · Sensor data management for muliple smart devices > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2017/0289738 A1 - Document ID: US20170289738A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 15/089,411 - Filed: 2016-04-01 - Published: 2017-10-05 - Earliest claimed: 2016-04-01 - Assignees: Intel Corporation - Applicants: Intel Corporation - Inventors: Daniel Jepson; Charles Carter Jernigan; Nicholas Moe Khosravy; John Wei; Fai Yeung - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20170289738A1 ## CPC - A61B 5/1118: {Determining activity level} - A61B 5/0024: {for multiple sensor units attached to the patient, e.g. using a body or personal area network} - A61B 5/684: {Indicating the position of the sensor on the body} - A61B 5/6898: {Portable consumer electronic devices, e.g. music players, telephones, tablet computers} - A61B 5/7221: {Determining signal validity, reliability or quality (preventing, reducing or removing noise induced by motion artefacts A61B5/7207; noise originating from a therapeutic or surgical apparatus A61B5/7217)} - H04W 4/80: Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication - A61B: DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION (usefulness limited to only animals A61D) - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) ## Abstract One embodiment relates to an apparatus, comprising logic, at least partially incorporated into hardware, to: receive first sensor data associated with a first sensor of a first smart device; determine a first reliability factor associated with the first sensor data; receive second sensor data associated with a second sensor of a second smart device; and determine a second reliability factor associated with the second sensor data. The logic is further to determine a sensor data reporting plan based upon the first reliability factor and the second reliability factor, the sensor data reporting plan indicating whether each of the first sensor and the second sensor are to subsequently send their respective sensor data to a primary communication device. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An apparatus, comprising logic, at least partially incorporated into hardware, to: receive first sensor data associated with a first sensor of a first smart device; determine a first reliability factor associated with the first sensor data; receive second sensor data associated with a second sensor of a second smart device; determine a second reliability factor associated with the second sensor data; and determine a sensor data reporting plan based upon the first reliability factor and the second reliability factor, the sensor data reporting plan indicating whether each of the first sensor and the second sensor are to subsequently send their respective sensor data to a primary communication device. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the logic is further to: responsive to determining that the first sensor is not to subsequently send the first sensor data to the primary communication device, send a first message to the first smart device indicating that reporting of the first sensor data associated with the first sensor of first smart device is to be disabled. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the first smart device is configured to disable reporting of the first sensor data to the primary communication device responsive to receiving the first message. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the logic is further to: receive accuracy information from the first smart device indicative of the accuracy of the first sensor. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the logic is further to: designate one of the first smart device and a second smart device as a master reporting device, wherein the master reporting device is configured to aggregate the first sensor data and the second sensor data as aggregate sensor data. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The apparatus of claim 5, wherein the master reporting device is further configured to send the aggregate sensor data to the primary communication device. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the determining of the sensor data reporting plan is performed by the primary communication device. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first reliability factor includes at least one of a context of a user associated with the primary communication device, an accuracy of the first sensor, a reporting periodicity of the first smart device, operating conditions of the first smart device, a battery power level of the first smart device, a sensory type, physical activity of the user, body position of the sensor, and a connection reliability between the first smart device and the primary communication device. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein at least one of the first sensor data and the second sensor data includes biometric data. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the primary communication device includes one of a smartphone, a tablet computer, a laptop computer, a desktop computer, and a smart watch. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein at least one of the first smart device and the second smart device includes a wearable device. ### Claim 12 At least one non-transitory computer storage medium to store computer code comprising: computer code to receive first sensor data associated with a first sensor of a first smart device; computer code to determine a first reliability factor associated with the first sensor data; computer code to receive second sensor data associated with a second sensor of a second smart device; computer code to determine a second reliability factor associated with the second sensor data; and computer code to determine a sensor data reporting plan based upon the first reliability factor and the second reliability factor, the sensor data reporting plan indicating whether each of the first sensor and the second sensor are to subsequently send their respective sensor data to a primary communication device. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The at least one non-transitory computer storage medium of claim 12, further comprising: computer code to responsive to determining that the first sensor is not to subsequently send the first sensor data to the primary communication device, send a first message to the first smart device indicating that reporting of the first sensor data associated with the first sensor of first smart device is to be disabled. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The at least one non-transitory computer storage medium of claim 13, wherein the first smart device is configured to disable reporting of the first sensor data to the primary communication device responsive to receiving the first message. ### Claim 15 (depends on 12) The at least one non-transitory computer storage medium of claim 12, further comprising computer code to designate one of the first smart device and a second smart device as a master reporting device, wherein the master reporting device is configured to aggregate the first sensor data and the second sensor data as aggregate sensor data. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The at least one non-transitory computer storage medium of claim 15, wherein the master reporting device is further configured to send the aggregate sensor data to the primary communication device. ### Claim 17 (depends on 12) The at least one non-transitory computer storage medium of claim 12, wherein the determining of the sensor data reporting plan is performed by the primary communication device. ### Claim 18 A computer-implemented method comprising: receiving first sensor data associated with a first sensor of a first smart device; determining a first reliability factor associated with the first sensor data; receiving second sensor data associated with a second sensor of a second smart device; determining a second reliability factor associated with the second sensor data; and determining a sensor data reporting plan based upon the first reliability factor and the second reliability factor, the sensor data reporting plan indicating whether each of the first sensor and the second sensor are to subsequently send their respective sensor data to a primary communication device. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The computer-implemented method of claim 18, further comprising responsive to determining that the first sensor is not to subsequently send the first sensor data to the primary communication device, send a first message to the first smart device indicating that reporting of the first sensor data associated with the first sensor of first smart device is to be disabled. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The computer-implemented method of claim 19, wherein the first smart device is configured to disable reporting of the first sensor data to the primary communication device responsive to receiving the first message. ### Claim 21 (depends on 18) The computer-implemented method of claim 18, further comprising designating one of the first smart device and a second smart device as a master reporting device, wherein the master reporting device is configured to aggregate the first sensor data and the second sensor data as aggregate sensor data. ### Claim 22 (depends on 21) The computer-implemented method of claim 21, wherein the master reporting device is further configured to send the aggregate sensor data to the primary communication device.