Patent ID: 9716964
Date: 2017-07-25
CPC Classifications: H04W

Claim:
1. A method for modifying operation of computing devices to mitigate short-term impaired judgment using wearable devices, the method comprising: detecting, by a short-range frequency reader coupled to a target device, a wearable device in proximity to the reader, the wearable device comprising a short-range frequency antenna; identifying, by the reader, a user wearing the wearable device; receiving, by the reader, current biometric information of the user from the wearable device; determining, by the reader, a current emotional state of the user based upon the current biometric information, including comparing the current biometric information to baseline biometric information of the user previously collected by the wearable device, wherein the baseline biometric information is indicative of a non-impaired emotional state of the user; determining, by the reader, a level of operational impairment of the user by analyzing the current emotional state of the user; selecting, by the reader, one or more rules corresponding to a combination of the wearable device, the target device, and the level of operational impairment of the user; identifying, by the reader, a plurality of actions associated with the selected one or more rules, including at least one mandatory action, at least one optional action, and at least one suggestive action; and executing, by the reader, the identified plurality of actions to modify one or more operational functions of the target device and to issue a notification relating to the level of operational impairment to a remote device.