Generating Recommendations Using Biometric Data Detected by Internet of Things Sensors

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2021011952-A1
Application number	US-201916504903-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jul 8, 2019
Priority date	Jul 8, 2019
Publication date	Jan 14, 2021
Grant date	—

Abstract

A method, apparatus, system, and computer program product for identifying a recommendation for an activity. Biometric data for a set of biometric parameters is received for a user. A set of comparable users having saved biometric data for the set of biometric parameters that are comparable to the biometric data for the set of biometric parameters for a user is identified. The recommendation for the activity is determined based on prior recommendations from the set of comparable users for the activity. The recommendation for the activity is sent to a client device, wherein the client device displays the recommendation for the activity to the user.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A method for identifying a recommendation for an activity, the method comprising:
receiving, by a computer system, biometric data for a set of biometric parameters for a user; identifying, by the computer system, a set of comparable users having saved biometric data for the set of biometric parameters that are comparable to the biometric data for the set of biometric parameters for a user; determining, by the computer system, the recommendation for the activity based on prior recommendations from the set of comparable users for the activity; and sending, by the computer system, the recommendation for the activity to a client device, wherein the client device displays the recommendation for the activity to the user.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein identifying, by the computer system, the set of comparable users having the saved biometric data for the set of biometric parameters that are comparable to the biometric data for the set of biometric parameters for the user comprises:
identifying, by the computer system, the set of comparable users having saved biometric data for the set of biometric parameters for a set of selected activities that are comparable to the biometric data for the set of biometric parameters for the user for the set of selected activities.

3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the set of selected activities comprises at least one of resting, walking, jogging, running, rowing, climbing, swimming, horseback riding, zip lining, snorkeling, scuba diving, rowing, or golfing.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein determining, by the computer system, the recommendation for the activity based on the prior recommendations from the set of comparable users for the activity comprises:
determining, by the computer system, the recommendation for the activity based on the prior recommendations from the set of comparable users for the activity and environmental data for a set of environmental conditions for the activity.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein determining, by the computer system, the recommendation for the activity based on the prior recommendations from the set of comparable users for the activity comprises:
receiving, by the computer system, a selection of the activity that user is interested in participating; identifying, by the computer system, the prior recommendations from comparable users for the activity; and determining, by the computer system, the recommendation for the activity from the prior recommendations from the comparable users for the activity.

6 . The method of claim 1 further comprising:
receiving, by the computer system, saved biometric data for the set of biometric parameters for users for a set of activities; and
grouping, by the computer system, the users into groups of users based on the biometric data for the set of biometric parameters and the set of activities for a set of environmental conditions.

7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the recommendation is selected from at least one of an enjoyment level, an activity level, a rating, or a review.

8 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the set of biometric parameters comprises at least one of a heart rate, a blood pressure, a temperature, a breathing rate, or an oxygen level.

9 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the biometric data is received from at least one of a smart watch, a mobile phone, an activity tracker, a fitness tracker, a smart wristband, a camera, an Internet of Things clothing, or a wearable device.

10 . A recommendation system comprising:
a computer system that: receives biometric data for a set of biometric parameters for a user; identifies a set of comparable users having saved biometric data for the set of biometric parameters that are comparable to the biometric data for the set of biometric parameters for a user; determines a recommendation for an activity based on prior recommendations from the set of comparable users for the activity; and sends the recommendation for the activity to a client device, wherein the client device displays the recommendation for the activity to the user.

11 . The recommendation system of claim 10 , wherein in identifying, by the computer system, the set of comparable users having saved biometric data for the set of biometric parameters that are comparable to the biometric data for the set of biometric parameters for the user, the computer system identifies the set of comparable users having saved biometric data for the set of biometric parameters for a set of selected activities that are comparable to the biometric data for the set of biometric parameters for the user for the set of selected activities.

12 . The recommendation system of claim 11 , wherein the set of selected activities comprises at least one of resting, walking, jogging, running, or swimming.

13 . The recommendation system of claim 10 , wherein in determining the recommendation for the activity based on the prior recommendations from the set of comparable users for the activity, the computer system determines the recommendation for the activity based on the prior recommendations from the set of comparable users for the activity and environmental data for a set of environmental conditions for the activity.

14 . The recommendation system of claim 10 , wherein in determining the recommendation for the activity based on the prior recommendations from the set of comparable users for the activity, the computer system receives a selection of the activity that user is interested in participating; identifies the prior recommendations from comparable users for the activity; and determines the recommendation for the activity from the prior recommendations from the set of comparable users.

15 . The recommendation system of claim 10 , wherein the computer system receives the saved biometric data for users for a plurality of activities and groups the users into groups of users based on the biometric data for the set of biometric parameters.

16 . The recommendation system of claim 10 , wherein the recommendation is selected from at least one of an enjoyment level, an activity level, a rating, or a review.

17 . The recommendation system of claim 10 , wherein the set of biometric parameters comprises at least one of a heart rate, a blood pressure, a temperature, a breathing rate, or an oxygen level.

18 . A computer program product for identifying prior recommendations for an activity, the computer program product comprising:
a computer-readable storage media; first program code, stored on the computer-readable storage media, for receiving biometric data for a set of biometric parameters for a user; second program code, stored on the computer-readable storage media, for identifying a set of comparable users having saved biometric data for the set of biometric parameters that are comparable to the biometric data for the set of biometric parameters for the user; third program code, stored on the computer-readable storage media, for determining a recommendation for the activity based on the prior recommendations from the set of comparable users for the activity; and fourth program code, stored on the computer-readable storage media, for sending the recommendation for the activity to a client device, wherein the client device displays the recommendation for the activity to the user.

19 . The computer program product of claim 18 wherein the second program code comprises:
program code, stored on the computer-readable storage media, for identifying the set of comparable us

Assignees

• IBM

Inventors

• Bender Michael
• Childress Rhonda L
• Eckert Kim A
• Pham Minh Q
• Daley Stan Kevin

Classifications

• G16Y40/20

  Analytics; Diagnosis · CPC title

• G16Y20/40

  relating to personal data, e.g. biometric data, records or preferences · CPC title

• G06F16/9536

  Search customisation based on social or collaborative filtering · CPC title

• G06F9/453

  Help systems · CPC title

• G06F3/015 Primary

  Input arrangements based on nervous system activity detection, e.g. brain waves [EEG] detection, electromyograms [EMG] detection, electrodermal response detection · CPC title