Methods, systems, and products for monitoring health

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9333048-B2
Application number	US-201213647426-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 9, 2012
Priority date	Oct 9, 2012
Publication date	May 10, 2016
Grant date	May 10, 2016

Abstract

Methods, systems, and products monitor a person's regimen for medicinal and dietary restrictions. When the person's regimen requires a liquid medication or supplement, an oral instrument is commanded to dispense a dosage of fluid. The oral instrument stores a reservoir of the fluid. If the oral instrument is a spoon, for example, the spoon may automatically dispense cough syrup or other medicine. A toothbrush, likewise, may automatically dispense mouthwash. A sensor may confirm presence of the oral instrument in the person's mouth, thus ensuring the dosage of fluid is ingested.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A system, comprising:
a processor; and
a memory storing code that when executed causes the processor to perform operations, the operations comprising:
sending, via a communications network, a message addressed to a network address, the message identifying an oral instrument;
receiving a dosage command associated with the network address, the dosage command specifying a dosage of fluid to be dispensed from the oral instrument;
determining a presence of the oral instrument in an oral cavity; and
authorizing dispensation of the dosage of fluid from the oral instrument in response to the presence.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the operations further comprise:
detecting saliva in the oral cavity; and
determining the presence in response to detection of the saliva.

3. The system of claim 2 , wherein the operations further comprise denying the dispensation of the dosage of fluid if the saliva is undetected.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the operations further comprise:
receiving a temperature associated with the oral instrument;
comparing the temperature to a threshold; and
determining the presence in response to the temperature satisfying the threshold.

5. The system of claim 4 , wherein the operations further comprise denying the dispensation of the dosage of fluid if the temperature fails to satisfy the threshold.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the operations further comprise:
receiving a motion associated with the oral instrument;
comparing the motion to a threshold indicating acceptable movement associated with the oral instrument; and
determining the presence in response to the motion satisfying the threshold.

7. The system of claim 6 , wherein the operations further comprise activating an alarm when the dispensation is due.

8. The system of claim 6 , wherein the operations further comprise denying the dispensation of the dosage of fluid if the motion fails the threshold.

9. The system of claim 1 , wherein the operations further comprise maintaining a journal of dispensations from the oral instrument.

10. The system of claim 1 , wherein the operations further comprise sending a notification of the dispensation to the network address.

11. The system of claim 10 , wherein the operations further comprise logging the notification in a journal.

12. The system of claim 1 , wherein the operations further comprise denying the dispensation of the dosage of fluid if the presence is undetermined.

13. The system of claim 1 , wherein the operations further comprise activating an injector in response to the dosage command.

Assignees

• Li Kevin A
• Meuninck Troy C
• Miller Ii Robert Raymond
• Pratt James H
• Schroeter Horst J
• Shahraray Behzad
• At & T Ip I Lp

Inventors

• Li Kevin A
• Meuninck Troy C
• Miller Ii Robert Raymond
• Pratt James H
• Schroeter Horst J
• Shahraray Behzad

Classifications

• A46B11/001

  with integral reservoirs (A46B11/0003, A46B11/0006 take precedence) · CPC title

• G06F19/3475

  Physics · mapped topic

• A61C1/0015 Primary

  Electrical systems · CPC title

• G06F19/3462

  Physics · mapped topic

• A61C17/227 Primary

  with reservoirs, e.g. for toothpaste · CPC title