Personalized display of health information

• US 20010013006A1
• Filed: 01/16/2001
• Published: 08/09/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 01/16/1997
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Stephen J Brown
• Original Assignee: Stephen J Brown
• Inventors: Brown, Stephen J.
• Application Number:
  US09/761,337
• Publication Number:
  US 20010013006A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/2
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06311 Scheduling, planning or task assignment for a person or group
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06316 Sequencing of tasks or work
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 11/00 2D [Two Dimensional] image generation
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/60 for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/65 stored on portable record carriers, e.g. on smartcards, RFID tags or CD
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 15/00 ICT specially adapted for medical reports, e.g. generation or transmission thereof
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/10 relating to drugs or medications, e.g. for ensuring correct administration to patients
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/63 for local operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 50/30 for calculating health indices; for individual health risk assessment
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 50/50 for simulation or modelling of medical disorders

Abstract

Delivery of health information to a patient suffering from a chronic condition is personalized by displaying the health information directly on a customized image of a body. The patient'"'"'s medical record, standards of care for the condition, prescribed treatments, and patient input are applied to a generalized health model of a disease to generate a personalized health model of the patient. The personalized health model comprises an HTML file encoding an image map of a body. The body image illustrates the health condition of the individual patient. Preferably, data is collected from health provider sources and stored in a database on a server at a service provider site. The data is processed at the server, and is displayed in the patient'"'"'s home using a TV connected to a multimedia processor. The multimedia processor connects the television set to a communications network such as the Internet. Applications include preventive care of chronic diseases such as diabetes and asthma.

Claims

1. A system for displaying health information comprising:

a) a set of inputs for generating a set of data {D[j]}, j=1 . . . J, a datum D[j] characterizing a personal health condition of a patient;

b) a processing means in communication with said set of inputs, for generating a personalized health model of said patient from a generalized health model of said patient and from said set of data {D[j]}; and

c) a display means in communication with said processing means, for generating a display comprising a body image, said body image illustrating said personalized health model.

2. The system of

claim 1

wherein said personalized health model comprises a set of parameters {P[k]}, k=1 . . . K.

3. The system of

claim 2

wherein said generalized health model specifies a dependence of said set of parameters {(P[k]} on said set of data {D[j]}.

4. The system of

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wherein said processing means is adapted to assign values to said set of parameters {P[k]} using said set of data {D[j]}.

5. The system of

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wherein said set of parameters {P[k]} comprises a blood glucose level.

6. The system of

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wherein said set of parameters {P[k]} comprises a condition of a part of said patient.

7. The system of

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wherein said set of parameters {P[k]} comprises a parameter selected from the group of respiratory flow, blood pressure, cholesterol level, patient weight, T-cell count, and frequency of health episodes.

8. The system of

claim 1

wherein said set of inputs comprises a medical record of said patient.

9. The system of

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wherein said set of inputs comprises a record of a standard of care for a general health condition of said patient.

10. The system of

claim 1

wherein said set of inputs comprises a record of a prescribed treatment of said patient.

11. The system of

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wherein said set of inputs comprises a record of a display preference.

12. The system of

claim 1

wherein said set of inputs comprises a record of a personal profile of said patient.

13. The system of

claim 1

wherein said set of inputs comprises a patient identification means in communication with said display means, for specifying an identity of said patient.

14. The system of

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wherein said patient identification means is adapted to specify a prescribed treatment of said patient.

15. The system of

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wherein said patient identification means comprises a card.

16. The system of

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wherein said patient identification means is in communication with said display means and is adapted to specify an address of said processing means, for allowing a communication between said display means and said processing means.

17. The system of

claim 1

wherein said set of inputs comprises a patient feedback means in communication with said processing means, for generating a subset of feedback data.

18. The system of

claim 1

wherein said display means comprises a television set.

19. The system of

claim 1

wherein said display means comprises a multimedia processor for connecting said television set to said processing means.

20. The system of

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wherein said data set {D[j]} comprises a subset of simulation data characterizing a simulated personal health condition of said patient.

21. The system of

claim 1

wherein said display comprises a section assigned to a parameter P[k].

22. The system of

claim 1

wherein said body image comprises a section assigned to a parameter P[k].

23. The system of

claim 1

wherein a set of characteristics of said body image match a set of predetermined physical characteristics.

24. The system of

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wherein said set of physical characteristics comprises a characteristic selected from an age, a height, a gender, a weight, a skin color, and a hair color.

25. The system of

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wherein said body image comprises a reproduction of an image of said patient.

26. The system of

claim 1

wherein said body image comprises an image of a fictional character.

27. The system of

claim 1

wherein said processing means is in communication with said display means over a remote network.

28. The system of

claim 1

wherein said processing means is in communication with said set of inputs over a remote network.

29. The system of

claim 1

further comprising a data aggregation means in communication with said set of inputs and with said processing means, for collecting a subset of said set of data {D[j]} from said set of inputs.

30. The system of

claim 29

wherein said data aggregation means is in communication with said display means over a remote network.

31. A method of providing personalized health information to a patient, said method comprising the steps of:

a) generating a set of data {D[j]}, j=1 . . . J, from a set of inputs, a datum D[j] characterizing a personal health condition of a patient;

b) generating a personalized health model of said patient from a generalized health model of said patient and from said set of data {D[j]}; and

c) generating a display comprising a body image, said body image illustrating said personalized health model.