Service center system and method as a component of a population diagnostic for sleep disorders
First Claim
1. A method for evaluating sleep disorders in mammals and distributing control information related to the sleep disorders through electronic communication networks, the method comprising:
- acquiring analog information related to physiological signals through a mobile device from a mammal user, the mammal user being at a geographic location outside of a sleep laboratory staffed by trained technicians, the mobile device coupled to one or more sensing devices, the sensing device(s) being coupled to one or more monitoring regions of the mammal;
converting the analog information into a digital format using a signal processing device;
transmitting information related to the physiological signals in the digital format to one or more service computers through an electronic communications network, one or more of the service computers being operably coupled to a health information service facility;
determining if the mammal user has related control information at one of the health information service facilities, the related control information being received through the communication network;
processing the information related to the physiological signals at one or more of the service computers to provide a report associated with the information related to the physiological signals and the mammal user; and
communicating report information in the report associated with the information related to the physiological signals upon indication of receipt of at least control account information of the mammal user based upon the determining the related account information.
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Abstract
A method for evaluating sleep disorders in mammals and distributing control information related to the sleep disorders through electronic communication networks. The method includes acquiring analog information related to physiological signals through a mobile device from a mammal user. The mammal user is at a geographic location outside of a sleep laboratory staffed by trained technicians. The mobile device is coupled to a sensing device, which is coupled to monitoring region(s) of the mammal. The method includes converting the analog information into a digital format using a signal processing device and transmitting information related to the physiological signals in the digital format to one or more service computers through an electronic communications network. Each of the service computers is operably coupled to a health information service facility. The method determines if the mammal user has related control information at one of the health information service facilities. The related control information is received through the communication network. The method processes the information related to the physiological signals at one or more of the service computers to provide a report associated with the information related to the physiological signals and the mammal user. The method communicates report information in the report associated with the information related to the physiological signals upon indication of receipt of at least control account information of the mammal user based upon the determining the related account information.
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67 Claims
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1. A method for evaluating sleep disorders in mammals and distributing control information related to the sleep disorders through electronic communication networks, the method comprising:
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acquiring analog information related to physiological signals through a mobile device from a mammal user, the mammal user being at a geographic location outside of a sleep laboratory staffed by trained technicians, the mobile device coupled to one or more sensing devices, the sensing device(s) being coupled to one or more monitoring regions of the mammal;
converting the analog information into a digital format using a signal processing device;
transmitting information related to the physiological signals in the digital format to one or more service computers through an electronic communications network, one or more of the service computers being operably coupled to a health information service facility;
determining if the mammal user has related control information at one of the health information service facilities, the related control information being received through the communication network;
processing the information related to the physiological signals at one or more of the service computers to provide a report associated with the information related to the physiological signals and the mammal user; and
communicating report information in the report associated with the information related to the physiological signals upon indication of receipt of at least control account information of the mammal user based upon the determining the related account information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A system for evaluating sleep disorders in mammals and distributing control information related to the sleep disorders through electronic communication networks, the system comprising one or more memories, the one or more memories including:
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a code directed to acquiring analog information related to physiological signals through a mobile device from a mammal user, the mammal user being at a geographic location outside of a sleep laboratory staffed by trained technicians, the remote device coupled to one or more sensing devices, the sensing device(s) being coupled to one or more monitoring regions of the mammal;
a code directed to converting the analog information into a digital format using a signal processing device;
a code directed to transmitting information related to the physiological signals in the digital format to one or more service computers through an electronic communications network, each of the service computers being operably coupled to a health information service facility;
a code directed to determining if the mammal user has related control information at one of the health information service facilities, the related control information being received through the communication network;
a code directed to processing the information related to the physiological signals at one or more of the service computers to provide a report associated with the information related to the physiological signals and the mammal user; and
a code directed to communicating report information in the report associated with the information related to the physiological signals upon indication of receipt of at least control account information of the mammal user based upon the determining the related account information. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. A controlled method for evaluating sleep disorders in mammals and distributing information including case data related to the sleep disorders through communication networks, the method comprising:
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capturing analog information related to physiological signals through a remote device from a mammal user outside of a sleep laboratory staffed by trained technicians, the remote device including a receiving device coupled to the mammal;
converting the analog information into a digital format using a signal processing device;
transmitting information related to the physiological signals in the digital format to one or more service computers through an electronic communications network, each of the service computers being geographically located at a service facility;
transferring case data information related to the physiological signals to the service center receiving the physiological signals;
processing the information related to the physiological signals at one or more of the service facilities to form an output associated with the information and the mammal user;
associating a portion of the case data information to signals associated with the output associated with the physiological signals to form a report; and
communicating report information in the report derived from the information related of the physiological signals and case data. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54)
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55. A controlled system for evaluating sleep disorders in mammals and distributing information including case data related to the sleep disorders through communication networks, the system comprising one or more memories, the one or more memories including:
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a code directed to capturing analog information related to physiological signals through a remote device from a mammal user outside of a sleep laboratory staffed by trained technicians, the remote device including a receiving device coupled to the mammal;
a code directed to converting the analog information into a digital format using a signal processing device;
a code directed to transmitting information related to the physiological signals in the digital format to one or more service computers through an electronic communications network, each of the service computers being geographically located at a service facility;
a code directed to transferring case data information related to the physiological signals to the service center receiving the physiological signals;
a code directed to processing the information related to the physiological signals at one or more of the service facilities to form an output associated with the information and the mammal user;
a code directed to associating a portion of the case data information to the output associated with the physiological signals to form a report; and
a code directed to communicating report information in the report derived from the information related of the physiological signals and case data. - View Dependent Claims (56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67)
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