Body-worn monitor

• US 10,463,300 B2
• Filed: 09/18/2012
• Issued: 11/05/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 09/19/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: DP Technologies, Inc.
• Original Assignee: DP Technologies, Inc.
• Inventors: Kahn, Philippe, Kinsolving, Arthur
• Primary Examiner(s): Nganga, Boniface N
• Application Number:
  US13/622,325
• Publication Number:
  US 20130072765A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,604 Days
• Field of Search: 600300, 600301, 600483, 3405731
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2560/0209 adapted for power saving
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0002 Remote monitoring of patients using telemetry, e.g. transmission of vital signals via a communication network A61B5/07 takes precedence; transmission systems for measured values G08C; transmission H04B; transmission of digital information H04L; wireless communication networks H04W
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/01 Measuring temperature of body parts ; Diagnostic temperature sensing, e.g. for malignant or inflamed tissue clinical contact thermometers G01K13/20
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/11 Measuring movement of the entire body or parts thereof, e.g. head or hand tremor, mobility of a limb for measuring pulse A61B5/02 ;A61B5/1038 takes precedence; motion detection to correct for motion artifacts in physiological signals A61B5/721
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/4815 Sleep quality
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/4839 combined with drug delivery
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/681 Wristwatch-type devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/3206 Monitoring of events, devices or parameters that trigger a change in power modality
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/30 relating to physical therapies or activities, e.g. physiotherapy, acupressure or exercising
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/63 for local operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 50/20 for computer-aided diagnosis, e.g. based on medical expert systems

Abstract

In one embodiment, the system is a body-worn device comprising an accelerometer and a temperature sensor. The system in one embodiment includes a power management system to move the body-worn device into a low power state when the body-worn device is not being worn, the power management system determining when the body-worn device is worn based on a combination of sensor data.

Claims

1. A system comprising a wristband and a computer system, the wristband comprising:

an accelerometer;

a temperature sensor;

a power management system configured to move the wristband into a low power state reducing a testing frequency when the wristband is not being worn, and to move the wristband into a high power state when the wristband is being worn, the power management system determining when the wristband is worn based on a combination of detected motion from the accelerometer and detected temperature from the temperature sensor indicating that the wristband is being worn;

a communication logic configured to provide data from the accelerometer and the temperature sensor to the computer system;

the computer system including a data merge system configured to merge data to create a unified data set for a user from the wristband and one or more other devices of the user, the data merge system configured to identify conflicting data, indicating two sets of incompatible data covering an overlapping time period, the data merge system configured to identify a correct data set between the two sets by identifying the wristband worn by the user during the time period.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the temperature sensor comprises a body thermometer configured to be in contact with the user when the wristband is worn, to determine a body temperature.

3. The system of claim 2, the temperature sensor further comprises a second thermometer, and the wristband further comprising a data integration logic configured to calculate a differential between the body temperature measured by the body thermometer and an ambient temperature measured by the second thermometer.

4. The system of claim 1, the wristband further comprising:

a band user interface configured to send a notification to the user instructing the user to correct a problem with the temperature sensor when the power management system overrides the temperature sensor.

5. The system of claim 1, the wristband further comprising:

a health analysis system configured to determine a recommendation for the user based on the data from the accelerometer and the temperature sensor.

6. The system of claim 5, wherein the health analysis system is further configured to determine an ovulation cycle of a female user based on the detected temperature.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the communication logic is further configured to receive additional data from one or more additional sensors;

and

the wristband further comprising a data integration logic configured to integrate the additional data with prior data.

8. The system of claim 1, the wristband further comprising:

a sleep analysis logic configured to determine a user'"'"'s quality of sleep, including receiving temperature data to monitor a user'"'"'s body temperature and ambient temperature, the sleep analysis logic configured to provide recommendations based on the determination of a user'"'"'s quality of sleep.

9. The system of claim 8, the communication logic further configured to send a command to an external device to control a user environment, when the sleep analysis logic determines that adjusting the user environment would improve the sleep quality,

wherein adjusting the user environment comprises one or more of:

increasing or decreasing a temperature, increasing or decreasing noise level, adding white noise, and adjusting an alarm setting.

10. The system of claim 1, the wristband further comprising:

a user interface configured to receive an alert of abnormal behavior of the user'"'"'s body system, wherein the alert comprises a description of the abnormal behavior and a level of probability.

11. The system of claim 1, the wristband further comprising:

a user interface to send a notification to the user when the temperature sensor error is identified, wherein the notification requests that the user confirm that the wristband is being worn correctly, the user indicate that the wristband is not being worn, and requesting that the user take the wristband for repairs.

12. A system including a body-worn device, the body-worn device comprising:

a processor;

an accelerometer;

a temperature sensor;

a power management system implemented by the processor configured to move the body-worn device into a low power state when the body-worn device is not being worn by reducing testing frequency and move the body-worn device into a high power state when the body-worn device is being worn, the power management system determining when the body-worn device is worn based on a combination of detected motion from the accelerometer and detected temperature from the temperature sensor indicating that the body-worn device is being worn,

the power management system further configured to identify a temperature sensor error when a plurality of measurements of the accelerometer all indicate that the body-worn device is being worn and the temperature sensor indicates that the body-worn device is not being worn, and move the wristband into the high power state;

the body-worn device further comprising a communication logic configured to provide the sensor data to the computer system, from the body-worn device;

a computer system coupled to the body-worn device, the computer system including a data merge system configured to merge data to create a unified data set for a user from the body-worn device and another body-worn device of the user, the data merge system configured to identify conflicting data, indicating two sets of incompatible data covering an overlapping time period, the data merge system configured to identify a correct data set between the two sets by identifying the body-worn device worn by the user during the time period.

13. The system of claim 12, further comprising:

a data integration logic configured to integrate data from a plurality of sensors, the plurality of sensors including the accelerometer and the temperature sensor;

a health analysis system configured to determine a recommendation for a user based on the sensor data, the sensor data including data from the accelerometer and the temperature sensor.

14. The system of claim 12, the body-worn device further comprising:

sleep analysis logic configured to determine a user'"'"'s quality of sleep, including receiving temperature data to monitor a user'"'"'s body temperature and ambient temperature, the sleep analysis logic to provide recommendations based on the determination of a user'"'"'s quality of sleep.

15. The system of claim 14, the communication logic further configured to send a command to an external device configured to control a user environment, when the sleep analysis logic determines that adjusting the user environment would improve the sleep quality, wherein adjusting the user environment comprises one or more of:

increasing or decreasing a temperature, increasing or decreasing noise level, adding white noise, and adjusting an alarm setting.

16. The system of claim 12, wherein the data merge system identifies the correct data set based on temperature data from at least one of:

the body-worn device or the another body-worn device.

17. A method of utilizing a body-worn device comprising:

receiving motion data from a first sensor;

receiving temperature data from a second sensor;

controlling a power state of the body-worn device, by moving the body-worn device into a low power state when the body-worn device is not being worn by reducing testing frequency, wherein a determination whether the body-worn device is being worn is made based on a combination of the motion data from the first sensor and the temperature data from the second sensor indicating that the body-worn device is being worn, and wherein moving the body-worn device into a low power state comprises reducing a testing frequency of the temperature sensor;

providing the motion data and the temperature data to a computer system, from the body-worn device;

merging the data to create a unified data set for a user from the body-worn device and another body-worn device of the user, the data merge system configured to identify conflicting data, indicating two sets of incompatible data covering an overlapping time period, the data merge system configured to identify a correct data set between the two sets by identifying the body-worn device worn by the user during the time period.

18. The method of claim 17, further comprising:

integrating data from a plurality of sensors, the plurality of sensors including the accelerometer and the temperature sensor;

determining a recommendation for a user based on the sensor data, the sensor data including data from the accelerometer and the temperature sensor, the recommendation enabling management of a chronic condition.

19. The method of claim 17, further comprising:

determining a user'"'"'s quality of sleep, including receiving temperature data to monitor a user'"'"'s body temperature and ambient temperature, the sleep analysis logic to provide recommendations based on the determination of a user'"'"'s quality of sleep.

20. The method of claim 19, further comprising:

sending a command to an external device to control a user environment when the sleep analysis logic determines that adjusting the user environment would improve the sleep quality, wherein adjusting the user environment comprises one or more of;

increasing or decreasing a temperature, increasing or decreasing noise level, adding white noise, and adjusting an alarm setting.