Systems and methods for assisted transportation for medical care

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11798692-B2
Application number	US-201816213247-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 7, 2018
Priority date	Dec 7, 2018
Publication date	Oct 24, 2023
Grant date	Oct 24, 2023

Abstract

Exemplary implementations may: obtain passenger information related to a passenger that is relevant to an upcoming medical appointment; store such passenger information; and transmit such passenger information wirelessly to a caregiver with which the upcoming medical appointment is scheduled. Exemplary implementation also may: generate output signals conveying passenger information; provide one or more automated robotic assistants; determine the passenger information; determine necessity of deployment of the one or more automated robotic assistants; and deploy, based on the necessity of deployment, the one or more automated robotic assistants.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An autonomous automotive vehicle, comprising:
a passenger information unit configured to obtain passenger information related to a passenger that is relevant to an upcoming medical appointment, wherein the passenger information unit is further configured to obtain such passenger information while conveying the passenger to the upcoming medical appointment;
electronic storage configured to store such passenger information; and
a transmitter configured to transmit such passenger information wirelessly to a caregiver with which the upcoming medical appointment is scheduled.

2. The autonomous automotive vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the vehicle further comprises:
a user interface configured to provide an interface between the passenger and the caregiver;
one or more processors configured by machine-readable instructions to:
obtain a passenger information request, via the transmitter, for the passenger information of the passenger that will be relevant to the upcoming medical appointment;
control the user interface to communicate the passenger information request to the passenger; and
control the passenger information unit to obtain the passenger information of the passenger in accordance with the passenger information request.

3. The autonomous automotive vehicle of claim 2 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured by machine readable instructions to:
assess such passenger information; and
responsive to detecting a passenger information anomaly, effectuate one or more of (i) expedition of the conveyance to the upcoming medical appointment; (ii) effectuate notification of the passenger information anomaly to the caregiver; (iii) effectuate notification of the passenger information anomaly to a secondary caregiver; and/or (iv) initiate an autonomous onboard response system.

4. The autonomous automotive vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the passenger information unit includes a keyboard, a touchscreen, a microphone, an optical code reader, a radio frequency identification reader (RFID), an electronic port, a fingerprint reader, a wireless receiver, a blood pressure machine, a blood glucose meter, a thermometer, a portable electrocardiogram (ECG) machine, and/or a scale.

5. The autonomous automotive vehicle of claim 4 , wherein the passenger information unit is further configured to obtain identification information of the passenger to verify identity of the passenger, upcoming appointment information, and/or biometric information, wherein the identification information includes the passenger's name, fingerprint, address, phone number, medical identification, and/or social security number, wherein the upcoming appointment information includes insurance information and/or health history information, wherein the biometric information includes blood pressure, blood sugar, heart rhythm, body temperature, and/or weight.

6. A method, comprising:
obtaining passenger information related to a passenger that is relevant to an upcoming medical appointment, wherein obtaining such passenger information is done while conveying the passenger to the upcoming medical appointment in an autonomous automotive vehicle;
storing such passenger information; and
transmitting such passenger information wirelessly to a caregiver with which the upcoming medical appointment is scheduled.

7. The method of claim 6 , further comprising:
providing, by a user interface, an interface between the passenger and the caregiver;
obtaining a passenger information request for the passenger information of the passenger that will be relevant to the upcoming medical appointment;
controlling the user interface to communicate the passenger information request to the passenger; and
controlling obtainment of the passenger information of the passenger in accordance with the passenger information request.

8. The method of claim 7 , further comprising:
assessing such passenger information; and
responsive to detecting a passenger information anomaly, effectuating one or more of (i) expedition of the conveyance to the upcoming medical appointment; (ii) effectuating notification of the passenger information anomaly to the caregiver; (iii) effectuating notification of the passenger information anomaly to a secondary caregiver; and/or (iv) initiating an autonomous onboard response system.

9. The method of claim 6 , wherein the obtaining the passenger information includes utilizing a keyboard, a touchscreen, a microphone, an optical code reader, radio frequency identification reader (RFID), electronic port, a fingerprint reader, a wireless receiver, a blood pressure machine, a blood glucose meter, a thermometer, a portable electrocardiogram (ECG) machine, and/or scale.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the obtaining the passenger information includes obtaining identification information of the passenger to verify identity of the passenger, upcoming appointment information, and/or biometric information, wherein identification information includes the passenger's name, fingerprint, address, phone number, medical identification, and/or social security number, wherein the upcoming appointment information includes insurance information and/or health history information, wherein the biometric information includes blood pressure, blood sugar, heart rhythm, body temperature, and/or weight.

Assignees

• Toyota Res Inst Inc

Inventors

• Aso Makoto
• Shiohara Kazuyoshi

Classifications

• G06Q10/1093 Primary

  Calendar-based scheduling for persons or groups · CPC title

• G16H80/00 Primary

  ICT specially adapted for facilitating communication between medical practitioners or patients, e.g. for collaborative diagnosis, therapy or health monitoring · CPC title

• A61B5/0006

  ECG or EEG signals · CPC title

• A61B5/0008

  Temperature signals · CPC title

• A61B5/0013

  Medical image data (A61B1/00011, A61B6/56, A61B8/56 take precedence) · CPC title