Senior living engagement and care support platforms

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11923086-B2
Application number	US-202217844479-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 20, 2022
Priority date	Aug 19, 2019
Publication date	Mar 5, 2024
Grant date	Mar 5, 2024

Abstract

Provided herein is a digital care circle platform for electronic communication between a senior and virtual care circle members. The digital care circle platform may include a chatbot and an application associated with the senior, a mobile application associated with the plurality of virtual care circle members, at least one processor in communication with at least one memory device, and one or more servers, sensors, wearables, and transceivers. The at least one processor may be configured to: (i) accept event posts from the senior via the chatbot and application and from each virtual care circle member of the plurality of virtual care circle members via the mobile application, (ii) detect pro-active check-ins from the senior, and (iii) generate, once a pro-active check-in is detected, an electronic communication detailing the pro-active check-in as a pro-active check-in event, and transmit the pro-active check-in event to the virtual care circle members.

First claim

We claim:

1. A digital care circle platform for electronic communication between a senior and a plurality of virtual care circle members, the digital care circle platform comprising a chatbot and an application associated with the senior, a mobile application associated with the plurality of virtual care circle members, at least one processor in communication with at least one memory device, the at least one processor programmed to:
receive audible commands from the senior via the chatbot regarding details of an item to add to at least one of a task list, a grocery list, or a calendar of the senior;
add the item to the at least one of the task list, the grocery list, or the calendar of the senior, respectively;
receive audible commands from the senior via the chatbot regarding identification of a virtual care circle member to assign handling the item to; and
generate and post an electronic notification detailing that the virtual care circle member has been assigned to handle the item to the plurality of virtual care circle members.

2. The digital care circle platform of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is further programmed to generate and post an electronic notification detailing the item to the plurality of virtual care circle members to facilitate coordinating the items among the virtual care circle members via the application.

3. The digital care circle platform of claim 1 , wherein the item includes at least one of a task, a grocery item to be purchased, and an event.

4. The digital care circle platform of claim 1 further comprising (i) a first computer device associated with the senior, and (ii) at least one second computer device associated with at least one care circle member of the plurality of virtual care circle members.

5. The digital care circle platform of claim 4 , wherein the at least one processor is further programmed to direct the chatbot to audibly interact with the senior using plain language, wherein the chatbot receives an input signal captured by a first microphone of the first computer device, interprets the input signal, generates an audio plain language response to the interpreted input signal, and responds with the audio plain language response via a first speaker of the first computer device.

6. The digital care circle platform of claim 4 , wherein the audible commands are directed by the first computer device associated with the senior and detected by a first microphone of the first computer device.

7. The digital care circle platform of claim 6 , wherein the first computer device is in communication with at least one sensor and receives real-time sensor data from the at least one sensor.

8. The digital care circle platform of claim 7 , wherein the at least one sensor includes at least one of smart home device sensors, wearable device sensors, smart device sensors, mobile device sensors, or non-audio sensors.

9. The digital care circle platform of claim 7 , wherein the at least one processor is further programmed to monitor the real-time sensor data received from the at least one sensor.

10. The digital care circle platform of claim 9 , wherein the at least one processor is further programmed to detect an input indicative of the audible commands based upon the real-time sensor data.

11. The digital care circle platform of claim 4 , wherein the at least one processor is further programmed to:
access stored senior registration information for the senior; and
access stored caregiver registration information for a caregiver associated with the senior, wherein the caregiver registration information includes data for identifying at least one second computer device, wherein the stored senior registration information is editable by the at least one second computer device.

12. The digital care circle platform of claim 11 , wherein the stored senior registration information includes at least one of a name of the senior, a birthdate of the senior, a height of the senior, a weight of the senior, one of more task lists, one or more activities of the senior, one or more interests of the senior, one or more appointments, or one or more alert preferences.

13. The digital care circle platform of claim 4 , wherein the first computer device further comprises a first display device, and the at least one processor is further programmed to render a graphical user interface on the first display device, wherein the graphical user interface is configured to display at least one of the task list, the grocery list, or the calendar associated with the senior.

14. The digital care circle platform of claim 13 , wherein the at least one processor is further programmed to in response to detecting an input to a first microphone indicative of the audible commands comprising a command to be carried out by the first computer device, render the graphical user interface on the first display device indicating that the first computer device has carried out the command.

15. The digital care circle platform of claim 14 , wherein the at least one processor is further programmed to:
in response to detecting the input to the first microphone indicative of the audible commands comprising a command to be carried out by the first computer device, render the graphical user interface on the first display device prompting the senior to confirm the command by clicking on a virtual button on the graphical user interface.

16. The digital care circle platform of claim 4 , wherein the at least one processor is further programmed to transmit task list information associated with the senior to the at least one second computer device.

17. The digital care circle platform of claim 4 , wherein the at least one processor is further programmed to transmit grocery list information associated with the senior to the at least one second computer device.

18. The digital care circle platform of claim 4 , wherein the at least one processor is further programmed to transmit calendar information associated with the senior to the at least one second computer device.

19. The digital care circle platform of claim 4 , wherein the at least one second computer device includes a second display screen, and the at least one processor is further programmed to provide content to the second computer device, wherein the provided content is configured to facilitate rendering a graphical user interface on the second display device including at least one of the task list, the grocery list, or the calendar associated with the senior.

20. The digital care circle platform of claim 4 , wherein the at least one second computer device includes a second display screen, and the at least one processor of the first computer device is further programmed to provide content to the second computer device, wherein the provided content is configured to facilitate rendering a graphical user interface on the second display device including an activity feed indicating one or more senior interactions with the first computer device.

21. The digital care circle platform of claim 4 , wherein the at least one second computer device includes a second display screen, and the at least one processor further programmed to provide content to the second computer device, wherein the provided content is configured to facilitate rendering a graphical user interface on the second display device including a status of one or more of tasks, grocery items, or calendar events included on a task list, a grocery list, or a calendar associated with the senior.

Assignees

• State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co

Inventors

• Dunstan Stephen
• Lavallier Kami
• Matesevac Edward P
• Mueller Mary Kay
• Clardy Vallory
• Morrison Matthew
• Patel Nirav
• Radicati Francesco
• Snell Beth Ann
• Quigley Cara Lawlor
• Mead Caroline
• Schachter Kelsey
• Dutt Brea
• Meyer Lindsay
• Santana Leny
• Coleman Marta
• Pizzo Christine

Classifications

• G16H40/67 Primary

  for remote operation · CPC title

• G06F3/167

  Audio in a user interface, e.g. using voice commands for navigating, audio feedback · CPC title

• G16H10/60

  for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records · CPC title

• G16H80/00

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

• H04L51/02

  using automatic reactions or user delegation, e.g. automatic replies or chatbot-generated messages · CPC title