# US 9,521,202 B2 · Method for matching multiple devices, and device and server system for enabling matching > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 9,521,202 B2 - Document ID: US9521202B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 14/807,583 - Filed: 2015-07-23 - Published: 2015-11-19 - Granted: 2016-12-13 - Earliest claimed: 2013-05-16 - Assignees: FuturePlay Inc. - Applicants: FuturePlay Inc. - Inventors: Sung Jae Hwang - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US9521202B2 ## CPC - H04L 67/125: involving control of end-device applications over a network - A61B 5/0205: Simultaneously evaluating both cardiovascular conditions and different types of body conditions, e.g. heart and respiratory condition - A61B 5/7246: {using correlation, e.g. template matching or determination of similarity} - G06F 3/015: {Input arrangements based on nervous system activity detection, e.g. brain waves [EEG] detection, electromyograms [EMG] detection, electrodermal response detection} - G06F 3/017: {Gesture based interaction, e.g. based on a set of recognized hand gestures (interaction based on gestures traced on a digitiser G06F3/04883)} - G06F 16/951: Indexing; Web crawling techniques - G16H 40/63: for local operation - H04L 12/2807: {Exchanging configuration information on appliance services in a home automation network (arrangements for maintenance or administration involving network analysis for automatically determining the actual topology of a network H04L41/12; hardware or software tools for network management using graphical user interfaces H04L41/22; address allocation H04L61/50)} - H04L 67/12: specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks - H04L 67/141: Setup of application sessions (admission control or resource allocation in data switching networks H04L47/70) - H04W 4/21: for social networking applications - H04W 4/70: Services for machine-to-machine communication [M2M] or machine type communication [MTC] - A61B 5/6891: {Furniture} - A61B 5/6898: {Portable consumer electronic devices, e.g. music players, telephones, tablet computers} - H04L 67/06: specially adapted for file transfer, e.g. file transfer protocol [FTP] - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) - A61B: DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION (usefulness limited to only animals A61D) - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) - G16H: HEALTHCARE INFORMATICS, i.e. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR THE HANDLING OR PROCESSING OF MEDICAL OR HEALTHCARE DATA - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) ## Abstract The present invention relates to a method for matching multiple devices, and a device and a server system for enabling the matching thereof. According to one aspect of the invention, provided is a matching method comprising the steps of: determining, from a perspective of a first device, characteristic information on a biological state of a user, and independently determining, from a perspective of a second device, characteristic information associated with or generated according to the biological state of the user; and matching the first device and the second device on the basis of the characteristic information determined from the perspective of the first device and the characteristic information determined from the perspective of the second device. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A matching method comprising the steps of: receiving, by a matching system, first characteristic information on a biological state of a user from a first device, wherein the first characteristic information is determined by the first device based on a pattern of values related to the biological state of the user, and the values are obtained by a sensing element of the first device; receiving, by the matching system, second characteristic information associated with or generated according to the biological state of the user from a second device, wherein the second characteristic information determined by the second device based on data related to the biological state of the user, and the data is obtained by a sensing element of the second device; and matching, by the matching system, the first device with the second device on the basis of the first characteristic information and the second characteristic information, wherein matching the first device with the second device comprises at least one of indicating that the first device and the second device belong to the user, indicating that the first device and the second device function for the sake of the user, indicating that the first device and the second device are located substantially close to each other, or indicating that one of the first device and the second device is competent to authenticate or permit the other of the first device and the second device. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the sensing element of first device includes at least one of a brainwave sensor, a respiration sensor, a pulsation sensor, an electrocardiogram sensor, an electromyogram sensor, and a camera, and the first characteristic information is internally determined in the first device. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the second characteristic information is information on a pattern of the data obtained by the sensing element of the second device by photographing or optically sensing the biological state of the user. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the second characteristic information is information on an input to the second device according to a gesture of the user. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the second characteristic information is information on an operation on the second device according to a gesture of the user. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the second characteristic information is information on the biological state of the user. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the matching is temporary. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the matching the first device with the second device comprises generating a notice indicating the matching by the first device or the second device. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the matching step comprises consulting biological information identified with respect to the user. ### Claim 10 A device comprising: a sensing element; a memory; a processor; and program circuitry including computer readable instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the program circuitry to determine, on the basis of a value regarding biological information of a user of the device, first characteristic information on a biological state of the user, wherein the value is obtained by the sensing element, and the device is matched with an external device on the basis of the first characteristic information and second characteristic information, which is independently determined by the external device based on data related to the biological state of the user, associated with or generated according to the biological state of the user, wherein matching the device with the external device comprises at least one of indicating that the device and the external device belong to the user, indicating that the device and the external device function for the sake of the user, indicating that the device and the external device are located substantially close to each other, or indicating that one of the device and the external device is competent to authenticate or permit the other of the device and the external device. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The device of claim 10, wherein the sensing element comprises at least one of a brainwave sensor, a respiration sensor, a pulsation sensor, an electrocardiogram sensor, an electromyogram sensor, and a camera, and wherein the value regarding the biological information of the user is calculated by means of at least one of the brainwave sensor, the respiration sensor, the pulsation sensor, the electrocardiogram sensor, the electromyogram sensor, and the camera. ### Claim 12 A server system for matching, comprising: a processor; a communication unit configured to communicate with a first device and a second device; a matching unit including computer readable instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the matching unit to match the first device with the second device on the basis of first characteristic information on a biological state of a user from the first device and second characteristic information associated with or generated according to the biological state of the user from the second device; and a storage for storing information provided from at least one of the first device and the second device, wherein the first characteristic information is determined by the first device based on a pattern of values related to the biological state of the user, and the values are obtained by a sensing element of the first device, and wherein the second characteristic information determined by the second device based on data related to the biological state of the user, and the data is obtained by a sensing element of the second device, wherein matching the first device with the second device comprises at least one of indicating that the first device and the second device belong to the user, indicating that the first device and the second device function for the sake of the user, indicating that the first device and the second device are located substantially close to each other, or indicating that one of the first device and the second device is competent to authenticate or permit the other of the first device and the second device. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The server system of claim 12, wherein the sensing element of the first device includes at least one of a brainwave sensor, a respiration sensor, a pulsation sensor, an electrocardiogram sensor, an electromyogram sensor, and a camera, and the first characteristic information is internally determined in the first device. ### Claim 14 (depends on 12) The server system of claim 12, wherein the second characteristic information is information on a pattern of the data obtained by the sensing element of the second device by photographing or optically sensing the biological state of the user. ### Claim 15 (depends on 12) The server system of claim 12, wherein the second characteristic information is information on an input to the second device according to a gesture of the user. ### Claim 16 (depends on 12) The server system of claim 12, wherein the second characteristic information is information on an operation on the second device according to a gesture of the user. ### Claim 17 (depends on 12) The server system of claim 12, wherein the second characteristic information is information on the biological state of the user.