Device for health monitoring and response

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10653369-B2
Application number	US-201414581443-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 23, 2014
Priority date	Dec 23, 2014
Publication date	May 19, 2020
Grant date	May 19, 2020

Abstract

An apparatus, method, and machine-readable medium for health monitoring and response are described herein. The apparatus includes a processor and a number of sensors configured to collect data corresponding to a user of the device. The apparatus also includes a health monitoring and response application, at least partially including hardware logic. The hardware logic of the health monitoring and response application is to test the data collected by any of the sensors to match the collected data with a predetermined health condition, determine a current health condition of the user based on the predetermined health condition that matches the collected data, and automatically perform an action based on the current health condition of the user.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An apparatus for health monitoring and response, comprising:
a processor;
a plurality of sensors configured to collect data corresponding to a user of the apparatus; and
a health monitoring and response application, at least partially comprising hardware logic, wherein the health monitoring and response application is configured to:
test the data collected by any of the plurality of sensors to match the collected data with one or more predetermined health condition;
determine one or more current health condition of the user based at least in part on the one or more predetermined health condition that matches the collected data, wherein determining the one or more current health condition of the user includes determining that the user has fallen; and
automatically perform one or more action based at least in part on the determined one or more current health condition of the user, wherein the one or more action includes in response to determining that the user has fallen, controlling one or more locks.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of sensors comprises a heart rate sensor, an accelerometer, a gyroscope, a thermal sensor, a galvanic skin response (GSR) sensor, or an electrocardiogram (ECG) sensor, or any combinations thereof.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the one or more predetermined health condition comprises a normal condition, an active condition, a fallen condition, an abnormal heart rate condition, a high blood pressure condition, a fever condition, an allergic reaction condition, a seizure condition, a stroke condition, a heart attack condition, or an abnormal blood sugar level condition, or any combinations thereof.

4. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the health monitoring and response application automatically sends the collected data, or information, or both corresponding to the one or more current health condition of the user to a remote computing device via the network.

5. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the health monitoring and response application automatically sends the collected data, or information, or both corresponding to the one or more current health condition of the user to a cloud server via the network.

6. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the one or more action performed by the health monitoring and response application comprises automatically controlling a feature of a home.

7. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the one or more action performed by the health monitoring and response application comprises automatically placing a telephone call to an emergency dispatch center, or an emergency contact, or both.

8. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the one or more action performed by the health monitoring and response application comprises raising an alarm on the apparatus and waiting a predetermined amount of time for the user to press an override button before performing other actions.

9. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the health monitoring and response application is to prompt the user to complete a general set up procedure prior to first use.

10. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the apparatus is enclosed in a band to be worn around a waist, arm, or leg of the user.

11. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the one or more action comprises one or more of controlling one or more lights, controlling one or more fans, controlling one or more air conditioners, controlling one or more windows, or controlling one or more features of a vehicle.

12. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the health monitoring and response application is configured to:
receive, via a network, feedback based, at least in part, on feedback entered into a web interface available to a remote caregiver; and
adjust a setting of the apparatus based at least in part on the feedback.

13. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein controlling the one or more locks allows emergency responder access to the user.

14. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the determining that the user has fallen includes detecting a sudden peak in acceleration followed by a period of no activity.

15. A method for sensing and responding to health conditions of a user of an apparatus, comprising:
collecting, via any of a plurality of sensors residing within the apparatus, data corresponding to the user of the apparatus;
testing the collected data via a health monitoring and response application running on the apparatus to match the collected data with one or more predetermined health condition;
determining one or more current health condition of the user based at least in part on the one or more predetermined health condition that matches the collected data, wherein determining the one or more current health condition of the user includes determining that the user has fallen; and
automatically performing one or more action based at least in part on the one or more determined current health condition of the user, wherein the one or more action includes in response to determining that the user has fallen, controlling one or more locks.

16. The method of claim 15 , wherein collecting data via any of a plurality of sensors comprises collecting data via a heart rate sensor, an accelerometer, a gyroscope, a thermal sensor, a galvanic skin response (GSR) sensor, or an electrocardiogram (ECG) sensor, or any combinations thereof.

17. The method of claim 15 , wherein testing the collected data to match the collected data with the one or more predetermined health condition comprises testing the collected data to determine whether the collected data matches a normal condition, an active condition, a fallen condition, an abnormal heart rate condition, a high blood pressure condition, a fever condition, an allergic reaction condition, a seizure condition, a stroke condition, a heart attack condition, or an abnormal blood sugar level condition, or any combinations thereof.

18. The method of claim 15 , comprising automatically sending the collected data, or information, or both corresponding to the one or more current health condition of the user to a remote computing device via the network.

19. The method of claim 15 , comprising automatically sending the collected data, or information, or both corresponding to the one or more current health condition of the user to a cloud server via the network.

20. The method of claim 15 , wherein automatically performing the one or more action comprises automatically controlling a feature of a home.

21. The method of claim 15 , wherein automatically performing the one or more action comprises automatically placing a telephone call to an emergency dispatch center, or an emergency contact, or both.

22. The method of claim 15 , wherein automatically performing the one or more action comprises raising an alarm on the apparatus and waiting a predetermined amount of time for the user to press an override button before performing another action.

23. The method of claim 15 , wherein the one or more action comprises one or more of controlling one or more lights, controlling one or more fans, controlling one or more air conditioners, controlling one or more windows, or controlling one or more features of a vehicle.

24. The method of claim 15 , comprising:
receiving, via a network, feedback based, at least in part, on feedback entered into a web interface available to a remote caregiver; and
adjusting a setting of the apparatus based at least in part on the feedback.

25. The method of c

Assignees

• Intel Corp

Inventors

• Somanath Gowri
• Natarajan Karthik

Classifications

• A61B5/1117

  Fall detection · CPC title

• A61B5/746

  Alarms related to a physiological condition, e.g. details of setting alarm thresholds or avoiding false alarms · CPC title

• A61B5/01

  Measuring temperature of body parts {; Diagnostic temperature sensing, e.g. for malignant or inflamed tissue} (clinical contact thermometers G01K13/20) · CPC title

• A61B5/7282

  Event detection, e.g. detecting unique waveforms indicative of a medical condition (cough events A61B5/0823; seizures A61B5/4094; sleep apnoea A61B5/4818) · CPC title

• G05B1/01

  electric · CPC title