Intelligent sensor platforms

Abstract

The invention in suitable embodiments is directed to self-adapting, scalable, and communicating sensor platforms that are further capable of autonomous and/or cognitive action. In one aspect, the invention relates to a multifunction sensor platform, such as a biomedical sensor platform, bio-molecular sensor platform, electronics sensor platform, communications sensor platform, information processing sensor platform, and the like. In another invention embodiment, one or more sensors improve the efficacy of a healthcare element and/or its usage in treating and/or preventing a disease, condition, or disorder.

In view of the foregoing, what is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An intelligent sensor platform comprising: (a) more than one sensor element capable of executing or following a self-adaptive algorithm and including a capability for an autonomous and/or a cognitive action, (b) a selected sensor function, (c) a bi-directional communications link and data and/or instructions to or from the sensor element are communicated over the link, wherein a scalable, distributed and intelligent platform comprising more than one interconnected sensor is enabled. 
     
     
         2 . The intelligent sensor platform of  claim 1 , wherein the self-adaptive algorithm includes one or more algorithms including, but not limited to, biological control law, graph, Lie algebra, Clifford algebra algorithms, or a combination thereof. 
     
     
         3 . The intelligent sensor platform of  claim 1 , wherein the autonomous and/or cognitive action includes one or more actions including, but not limited to, self-adapting, self-directing, self-insight, self-reasoning, self-repairing, self-regulating, self-regenerating action, self-replicating, perceiving, knowledge acquisition actions, or a combination thereof. 
     
     
         4 . The intelligent sensor platform of  claim 1 , wherein the sensor function is selected from an activation, adjustment, command, control, classifying, cybernetic, storage, deactivation, diagnosing, directing, identifying, processing, monitoring, programmable, prosthetic, receiving, sensing, targeting, transmitting function. 
     
     
         5 . The intelligent sensor platform of  claim 1 , wherein the sensor element is further capable of following and/or executing non-self adaptive algorithms. 
     
     
         6 . The intelligent sensor platform of  claim 1 , wherein the sensor element is one or more sensor element type suitable for executing or following an algorithm. 
     
     
         7 . The intelligent sensor platform of  claim 1 , wherein the sensor element and/or the link is physically linked to a local or remote element, device, user, operator. 
     
     
         8 . The intelligent sensor platform of  claim 1 , wherein the sensor element and/or the link is functionally or logically linked to a local or remote element, device, user, operator. 
     
     
         9 . The intelligent sensor platform of  claim 1 , wherein the link is a biochemical, biological, chemical, electrical, electromagnetic, wired network, Internet, intra-molecular, kinetic, mechanical, metabolic, wireless network, optical, photonic, physiological, or a quantum mechanical link, or a combination thereof. 
     
     
         10 . The intelligent sensor platform of  claim 1 , wherein the sensor is further capable of being incorporated into an agent, device, material, mechanism, organism, substance, or a system of one or more type. 
     
     
         11 . The intelligent sensor platform of  claim 1 , wherein the sensor element is further capable of sensing and/or responding to an internal or external stimulus. 
     
     
         12 . The intelligent sensor platform of  claim 11 , wherein the stimulus includes one or more stimuli including, but not limited to, an acoustical, chemical, biochemical, biological, fluidic, metabolic, covalent, non-covalent, ionic, disorder, disease, electrical, electromagnetic, genotype, magnetic, mechanical, phenotype, photonic, toxin, temperature, pH, pathogen, pathology, quantum mechanical, radioactive, radiological, sonic stimuli, or a combination thereof. 
     
     
         13 . The intelligent sensor platform of  claim 1 , wherein the sensor element is further capable of absorbing energy, receiving energy, storing energy, emitting energy, controlling energy, transforming energy, or transmitting energy, or a combination thereof. 
     
     
         14 . The intelligent sensor platform of  claim 13 , wherein the energy is acoustical, biochemical, bioluminescent, biological, Casimir, chemical, Coulomb blockade, laser, electron, electrical, electrical field, electromagnetic, enzyme, ESR, light emitting diode, luminescent, magnetic field, mechanical, metabolic, NMR, pH, ordinary light, photoisomerisable species, OCT, optoelectronic, PET, photodetector, photoelectric, photonic, photosensitive, photovoltaic, quantum dot, quantum mechanical, radio transmission, sonic, SPECT, spin-electron, or thermal energy, or a combination thereof. 
     
     
         15 . The intelligent sensor platform of  claim 13 , wherein the energy further enables in whole or in part the sensor to perform an action. 
     
     
         16 . The intelligent sensor platform of  claim 1 , wherein the sensor platform comprises multiple sensor elements, selected functions, communication links. 
     
     
         17 . The intelligent sensor platform of  claim 1 , wherein the sensor is further capable of being formulated for in vivo or in vitro use in human or animals. 
     
     
         18 . The intelligent sensor platform of  claim 17 , wherein the sensor is capable of improving the efficacy of a healthcare element and/or usage thereof in treating or preventing a disease, condition, or disorder. 
     
     
         19 . The intelligent sensor platform of  claim 17 , wherein a formulation comprised of purified or synthetic clathrin coatomer or non-clathrin coatomer protein molecules is further capable of comprising the intelligent sensor for in vivo or in vitro use. 
     
     
         20 . A method for an intelligent sensor platform comprising: (a) forming more than one sensor element capable of executing or following a self-adaptive algorithm and including a capability for an autonomous and/or a cognitive action, (b) a selected sensor function, (c) a bi-directional communications link and data and/or instructions to or from the sensor element are communicated over the link, wherein a scalable, distributed and intelligent platform comprising more than one interconnected sensor is enabled.