# US10320735B2: Integration Of Devices Through A Social Networking Platform

- Kind: Granted patent
- Family: Integration Of Devices Through A Social Networking Platform (https://www.intellectualfrontiers.com/patents/integration-of-devices-through-a-social-networking-platform)
- USPTO status: Patented Case (as of 2019-05-22; record read 2026-09-27)
- Application: 15275463
- Filed: 2016-09-25
- Published: 2017-01-12
- Granted: 2019-06-11
- Estimated expiration: 2035-04-14 (An estimate from Google Patents, read 9 October 2026. Fees, terminal disclaimers and later events can change it, and it is not legal advice.)
- Inventor: Shahid N. Shah
- Rights holder: Intellectual Frontiers LLC
- Classifications (CPC): H04L 51/52, H04W 4/80, H04B 5/20, H04L 41/0663, H04L 63/102, H04L 67/303, H04L 67/306
- Divisional of US9525753B2
- Divided into US11044221B2

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## In plain language

[Integrated Health Management System with Medical Device Relationships and Fault Detection](https://www.intellectualfrontiers.com/patent-summaries/integrated-health-management-system-with-medical-device-relationships-and-fault-detection)

## Abstract

A system and method for providing a social networking service to a plurality of devices. A social networking server for facilitating social information exchange among the plurality of devices through a socially aware network. A social profiles manager is coupled to the social networking server that creates and manages individual centric profiles of the plurality of devices. The individual centric profiles of the plurality of devices are social representation of individual devices within the socially aware network. The plurality of devices are identifiable by other participants and the social networking server through their social profiles.

## Independent claims

1. A system for health management of a plurality of devices interconnected through a social networking platform, said system comprising: a social networking server that provides a social networking-based health service to said plurality of devices and allows said plurality of devices to perform a series of social health tasks by exchange of social content in a socially aware network, wherein said social networking server is programmed to: create and manage individual centric profiles of said plurality of devices that comprise a social representation of individual devices within said socially aware network, wherein said individual devices are identifiable by other devices and said social networking server through social profiles of said individual devices, wherein said social profiles of each of said individual devices comprise a health profile indicative of health disciplines corresponding to each device and a specification profile comprising details corresponding to predefined working parameters of said each device; associate device social relationships in said socially aware network; receive updates pertaining to a health profile and specification profile of a device through a social activity involving social content exchange between a first device and said social networking server; associate a relationship between said specification profile of said device and its health profile, wherein a mismatch between one or more parameters of said health profile and said specification profile represents a fault in said device; and identify a connection device to alternatively perform a function of a faulty device such that said connection device is in an idle state for a time period during which said connection device is required to alternatively perform said function, wherein said first device is communicatively coupled to an intelligent health monitoring device for monitoring updates in said health profile or said specification profile, wherein said first device is communicatively coupled to a database for storing said health profile and said specification profile and various updates corresponding to said specification profile and said health profile, wherein said health profile and said specification profile and said various updates are shared by said intelligent health monitoring device through said social activity involving social content exchange between said health monitoring device and said social networking server, and wherein said intelligent health monitoring device is integrally included within said first device so that said first device is capable of detecting said fault by comparing said health profile and said specification profile itself, wherein said social activity from said first device involves a request to a set of connection devices to alternatively contribute in performing a function healthily when the set of connection devices are in an idle state and when said first device is faulty.

6. A method for health management of a device interconnected with a plurality of devices through a social networking platform, said method comprising: creating and managing individual centric profiles of said plurality of devices that comprise a social representation of individual devices within a socially aware network, wherein said individual devices are identifiable by other devices and a social networking server through a social profile of each individual device, wherein said social profile of each individual device comprises a health profile indicative of health disciplines corresponding to a device and a specification profile comprising details corresponding to predefined working parameters of said device; associating device social relationships in the socially aware network; receiving updates pertaining to a health profile and a specification profile of a device through a social activity involving social content exchange between a first device and the server; associating a relationship between said specification profile of said device and its health profile, wherein a mismatch between one or more parameters of said health profile and said specification profile represents a fault in said device, and identifying a connection device to alternatively perform a function of a faulty device such that said connection device is in an idle state for a time period during which said connection device is required to alternatively perform said function, wherein said first device is communicatively coupled to an intelligent health monitoring device for monitoring updates in said health profile or said specification profile, wherein said first device is communicatively coupled to a database for storing said health profile and said specification profile and various updates corresponding to said specification profile and said health profile, wherein said health profile and said specification profile and said various updates are shared by said intelligent health monitoring device through said social activity involving social content exchange between said health monitoring device and said social networking server, and wherein said intelligent health monitoring device is integrally included within said first device so that said first device is capable of detecting said fault by comparing said health profile and said specification profile itself, wherein said social activity from said first device involves a request to a set of connection devices to alternatively contribute in performing a function healthily when the set of connection devices are in an idle state and when said first device is faulty.

Source: https://www.intellectualfrontiers.com/patents/integration-of-devices-through-a-social-networking-platform/us10320735b2