Communication and user interface control in user activity monitoring systems

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12239454-B2
Application number	US-202017607233-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 16, 2020
Priority date	May 1, 2019
Publication date	Mar 4, 2025
Grant date	Mar 4, 2025

Abstract

In some aspects, a non-transitory computer readable medium is disclosed that has an application stored thereon that when executed by a processor of an electronic device causes the processor to perform a process. The process can include receiving motion data from a motion sensor, the motion data being indicative of motion by a user while wearing the motion sensor. The process can also include transmitting the motion data to a server, receiving from the server a time that the motion data indicates a foot of the user experienced a loading force which risked adversely impacting an existing foot ulcer or causing a new foot ulcer, determining a geographic location of the motion sensor at the time that the foot experienced the loading force, displaying the time and the geographic location, and requesting that the user identify an activity engaged in by the user at the time and the geographic location.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A non-transitory computer readable medium having an application stored thereon that when executed by a processor of an electronic device causes the processor to perform a process for monitoring movement of a body part for assisting in treatment of the body part, the process comprising:
receiving over a first computer network, by a communication interface, motion data from a motion sensor, the motion data being indicative of motion by a user while wearing the motion sensor;
transmitting over a second computer network, by the communication interface, the motion data to a server;
receiving over the second computer network, by the communication interface, from the server a particular time at which the motion data indicates a foot of the user experienced a loading force which risked adversely impacting an existing ulcer on the foot or risked causing a new ulcer on the foot;
displaying to the user on a display the particular time and a geographic location of the motion sensor at the particular time;
responsive to the foot of the user having experienced the loading force, causing displaying on the display a request that the user identify an activity engaged in by the user at the particular time and the geographic location; and
transmitting over the second computer network the activity to the server for storage to a memory device in association with the particular time and the geographic location.

2. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the motion data is received from the motion sensor when the communication interface is no more than 100 meters from the motion sensor.

3. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the second computer network comprises a cellular network.

4. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the motion sensor comprises an accelerometer and a magnetometer, and the motion data comprises sensor data from the accelerometer and the magnetometer.

5. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the process comprises determining the geographic location from a physical location of the electronic device at the particular time.

6. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 5 , wherein said determining comprises determining the physical location using a global positioning system (GPS) receiver or a communication received via the second computer network.

7. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 1 , wherein said displaying comprises displaying the particular time and the geographic location together on the display.

8. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the particular time indicates when, based at least on the motion data, the foot experienced the loading force which risked adversely impacting the existing ulcer and the user is determined to have not been wearing an offloading device.

9. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the activity comprises a type of transportation, a type of exercise, a type of leisure, a type of home activity, or a type of work.

10. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the request comprises requesting that the user identify the activity from a plurality of different activity types previously indicated by the user to be types of activities commonly engaged in by the user.

11. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the process further comprises:
permitting the display to accept a first type of input from the user during a time interval;
responsive to the foot of the user having experienced the loading force, permitting the display to accept a second type of input from the user outside the time interval, the second type of input identifying the activity engaged in by the user at the particular time and the geographic location, and the second type of input being different from the first type of input; and
locking out the display from accepting the first type of input from the user outside the time interval.

12. A method for gathering motion data from a motion sensor and processing event information associated with the motion data, the method comprising:
receiving over a first computer network, by a communication interface, motion data from a motion sensor, the motion data being indicative of motion by a user while wearing the motion sensor;
transmitting over a second computer network, by the communication interface, the motion data to a server;
receiving over the second computer network, by the communication interface, from the server a particular time at which the motion data indicates a foot of the user experienced a loading force which risked adversely impacting an existing ulcer on the foot or risked causing a new ulcer on the foot;
displaying to the user on a display the particular time and a geographic location of the motion sensor at the particular time;
responsive to the foot of the user having experienced the loading force, causing displaying on the display a request that the user identify an activity engaged in by the user at the particular time and the geographic location; and
transmitting over the second computer network the activity to the server for storage to a memory device in association with the particular time and the geographic location,
wherein the method is performed under control of an electronic computing device.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the motion data is received from the motion sensor when the communication interface is no more than 100 meters from the motion sensor.

14. The method of claim 11 , wherein the second computer network comprises a cellular network.

15. The method of claim 12 , wherein the motion sensor comprises an accelerometer and a magnetometer, and the motion data comprises sensor data from the accelerometer and the magnetometer.

16. The method of claim 12 , further comprising determining the geographic location from a physical location of the electronic computing device at the particular time.

17. The method of claim 16 , wherein said determining comprises determining the physical location using a global positioning system (GPS) receiver or a communication received via the second computer network.

18. The method of claim 12 , wherein the particular time indicates when, based at least on the motion data, the foot experienced the loading force which risked adversely impacting the existing ulcer.

19. The method of claim 12 , further comprising receiving the activity from the user via a user input.

20. The method of claim 12 , wherein the activity comprises a type of transportation, a type of exercise, a type of leisure, a type of hobby, or a type of work.

21. The method of claim 12 , wherein said requesting comprises requesting that the user identify the activity from a plurality of different activity types previously indicated by the user to be types of activities commonly engaged in by the user.

22. An apparatus for gathering motion data from a motion sensor and processing event information associated with the motion data, the apparatus comprising:
a communication interface configured to communicate with a motion sensor and a server; and
a processor configured to:
receive over a first computer network motion data from the motion sensor, the motion data being indicative of motion by a user while wearing the motion sensor,
transmit over a second computer network the motion data to the server,
receive over the second computer network from th

Assignees

• Smith & Nephew
• Smith & Nephew

Inventors

• Belding Jonathan Edward Mika
• Van Rij Johannes Dagevos
• Hunt Allan Kenneth Frazer Grugeon
• Lay Jonathon Simon
• Quist Brian William
• Smith Damian Lawson

Classifications

• G06F3/14

  Digital output to display device {; Cooperation and interconnection of the display device with other functional units} · CPC title

• G06F3/0484

  for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range · CPC title

• G06F3/0482

  Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus · CPC title

• A61B2562/0223

  Magnetic field sensors · CPC title

• A61B2562/0219

  Inertial sensors, e.g. accelerometers, gyroscopes, tilt switches · CPC title