US 2017/0302478 A1 · WEARABLE INTELLIGENT COMMUNICATION HUB

Abstract

A communication hub that manages communication signals and sensor signals is provided. Communication signal gateways receive and transmit the communication signals with a plurality of different communication signal formats. Sensor signal gateways in turn receive the sensor signals with a plurality of different sensor signal formats. The controller dynamically interfaces the different communication signal formats of the received communication signals with a communication hub signal format to establish communication links with the communication systems associated with the received communication signals. The controller further dynamically interfaces the different sensor signal formats of the received sensor signals into the communication hub signal format used by the communication hub to gather sensor information. The controller further establishes at least one routing path to a destination hub using at least one of the established communication links. The controller further yet communicates the sensor information through the at least one established routing path.

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Dependent claims

A communication hub that manages communication signals between said communication hub and a plurality of communication systems that use a plurality of different communication signal formats to form a communication network, said communication hub also manages sensor signals between said communication hub and a plurality of sensors that use a plurality of different sensor signal formats, the communication hub comprising:

communication signal gateways configured to receive and transmit said communication signals with said plurality of different communication signal formats;
sensor signal gateways configured to receive said sensor signals with said plurality of different sensor signal formats;
a controller configured to dynamically interface said different communication signal formats of said received communication signals at said communication signal gateways with a communication hub signal format used by said communication hub to establish communication links with said communication systems associated with said received communication signals, said controller further configured to dynamically interface said different sensor signal formats of said received sensor signals at said sensor signal gateways into said communication hub signal format to gather sensor information, said controller further configured to establish at least one routing path to a destination hub using at least one of said established communication links, said controller further yet configured to communicate said sensor information through said at least one established routing path;
a storage medium in communication with said controller, said storage medium configured to store operating functions of said controller;
and
a power source selectively coupled to provide power for said communication hub.

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A method of operating a communication hub managing communication signals between said communication hub and a plurality of communication systems using a plurality of different communication signal formats to form a communication network, said communication hub also managing sensor signals between said communication hub and a plurality of sensors using a plurality of different sensor signal formats, the method comprising:

monitoring for said communication signals from said plurality of communication systems;
upon detection of at least one communication signal from one of said plurality of communication systems, automatically interfacing a communication signal format of said at least one detected communication signal with a communication hub signal format used by said communication hub to establish a communication link with said one of said plurality of communication systems;
upon receiving at least one sensor signal from said plurality of sensors, automatically interfacing a sensor signal format of said at least one received sensor signal to gather sensor information with said communication hub;
and
communicating said sensor information through said established communication link using said communication signal format of said detected at least one communication signal.

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A method of operating a communication network having at least one communication hub, said at least one communication hub managing communication signals between said at least one communication hub and a plurality of communication systems using a plurality of different communication signal formats, said at least one communication hub also managing sensor signals between said at least one communication hub and a plurality of sensors using a plurality of different sensor signal formats, the method comprising:

receiving said sensor signals from said plurality of different types of sensors at sensor signal gateways of said at least one communication hub;
dynamically interfacing said sensor signal formats of said sensor signals from said plurality of sensors into a communication hub signal format used by said at least one communication hub to gather sensor information used by said least one communication hub;
detecting said communication signals received by communication signal gateways of said at least one communication hub;
dynamically interfacing said sensor signal formats of said detected communication signals with said communication hub signal format of said at least one communication hub to establish at least one communication link between said at least one communication hub and said communication systems associated with said detected communication signals;
determining at least one routing path from said at least one communication hub to a destination hub using at least one of said at least one established communication link;
and
communicating said sensor information and routing information through said at least one routing path.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Wearable intelligent communication hub

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