Personal health management device, method and system

• US 20050071197A1
• Filed: 08/06/2004
• Published: 03/31/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 08/07/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Ideal Life, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Ideal Life, Inc.
• Inventors: Goldberg, Jason
• Granted Patent: US 8,571,880 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/2
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0022 Monitoring a patient using a global network, e.g. telephone networks, internet
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0537 Measuring body composition by impedance, e.g. tissue hydration or fat content
• CPC Class Codes: G01G 19/4146 for controlling caloric intake, e.g. diet control
• CPC Class Codes: G01G 19/50 having additional measuring devices, e.g. for height
• CPC Class Codes: G01G 23/3728 with wireless means
• CPC Class Codes: G01G 23/3735 using a digital network
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/30 relating to physical therapies or activities, e.g. physiotherapy, acupressure or exercising
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/60 relating to nutrition control, e.g. diets
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 80/00 ICT specially adapted for facilitating communication between medical practitioners or patients, e.g. for collaborative diagnosis, therapy or health monitoring

Abstract

The present invention generally provides personal health management devices, and corresponding systems and methods. The personal health management device generally include an electronic controller and at least one memory device which cooperate to store at least temporarily weight management data for managing the weight of at least one user, such as a user'"'"'s weight, a user'"'"'s body fat percentage, exercise data, food consumption data, or a combination thereof, obtained from at least one component for obtaining such data, such as a keypad, a body fat percentage sensor for measuring a user'"'"'s body fat percentage, a scale for measuring a user'"'"'s weight, an exercise machine, a food scale, etc, and a communications unit for communicating the data obtained to a healthcare provider for monitoring progress with respect to a weight management program over a communications network.

Claims

1. A first personal health management device comprising:

an electronic controller and at least one memory device which cooperate to store at least temporarily weight management data for use in managing weight of at least one user obtained from at least one component for obtaining such data; and

a communications unit for communicating the weight management data obtained to a healthcare provider for monitoring progress with respect to a weight management program over a network.

2. The personal health management device of claim 1, wherein the weight management data comprises at least one of a user'"'"'s weight and a user'"'"'s body fat percentage.

3. The personal health management device of claim 1, comprising at least one component for obtaining weight management data integrated within the device.

4. The personal health management device of claim 3, wherein the at least one component for obtaining weight management data comprises a keypad for the user to input data therewith.

5. The personal health management device of claim 3, wherein the at least one component for obtaining weight management data comprises a body fat percentage sensor for measuring a user'"'"'s body fat percentage.

6. The personal health management device of claim 3, wherein the at least one component for obtaining weight management data comprises a scale for measuring a user'"'"'s weight.

7. The personal health management device of claim 1, wherein personal health data is obtained from a second device comprising the at least one component for obtaining weight management data, which component comprises a body fat percentage sensor for measuring a user'"'"'s body fat percentage, and wherein the second device is communicatively enabled to communicate measured data to the communications unit of the first device.

8. The personal health management device of claim 1, wherein personal health data is obtained from a second device comprising the at least one component for obtaining weight management data, which component comprises a scale for measuring a user'"'"'s weight, and wherein the second device is communicatively enabled to communicate measured data to the communications unit of the first device.

9. The personal health management device of claim 1, wherein the electronic controller and at least one memory device cooperate to store at least temporarily weight management data comprising exercise data obtained from at least one component for obtaining such data, and wherein the communications unit communicates the exercise data to the healthcare provider.

10. The personal health management device of claim 9, wherein the exercise data is obtained from an exercise device capable of obtaining exercise data and communicatively enabled to communicate the exercise data obtained therewith to the communications unit of the first device.

11. The personal health management device of claim 1, wherein the electronic controller and at least one a memory device cooperate to store at least temporarily weight management data comprising exercise data obtained from at least one component for obtaining such data, and wherein the communications unit communicates the exercise data to the healthcare provider.

12. The personal health management device of claim 1, wherein the electronic controller and at least one memory device cooperate to store at least temporarily weight management data comprising data regarding a user'"'"'s food consumption obtained from at least one component for obtaining such data, and wherein the communications unit communicates the food intake data to the healthcare provider.

13. The personal health management device of claim 1, comprising a display device for displaying messages communicated to the device from the healthcare provider in response to weight management data communicated thereto.

14. The personal health management device of claim 13, wherein device allows the user to interactively respond to messages communicated thereto from the healthcare provider.

15. A first personal health management device comprising:

an electronic controller and at least one memory device which cooperate to store at least temporarily weight management data for use in managing weight of at least one user obtained from at least one component for obtaining such data;

a communications unit for communicating the weight management data obtained to a healthcare provider for monitoring progress with respect to a weight management program over a network; and

a display device for displaying messages communicated to the device from the healthcare provider in response to weight management data communicated thereto.

16. A personal health management system comprising:

at least one computer which can communicate with at least one personal health management device over a network, the personal health management device capable of obtaining weight management data for use in managing weight of at least one user obtained from at least one component for obtaining such data and communicating the data obtained to the at least one computer for monitoring progress with respect to a weight management program.

17. The personal health management system of claim 16, wherein the weight management data comprises at least one of a user'"'"'s weight, a user'"'"'s body fat percentage, exercise data, and a user'"'"'s food consumption data.

18. A personal health management system comprising:

at least one computer which can communicate with at least one personal health management device over a network, the personal health management device capable of obtaining weight management data for use in managing weight of at least one user obtained from at least one component for obtaining such data and communicating the data obtained to the at least one computer for monitoring progress with respect to a weight management program, wherein the at least one computer communicates a message to the personal health management device in response to weight management received therefrom.

19. The system of claim 18, wherein the responsive message comprises words of encouragement.

20. The system of claim 18, wherein the responsive message comprises information regarding at least one of a menu or exercise program adjusted based on the weight management data received.

21. A method for managing personal health comprising:

receiving weight management data for managing weight of at least one user over a network, the data obtained with a personal health management device from at least one user; and

monitoring the user'"'"'s progress with respect to a weight management program.

22. The method of claim 21, wherein the weight management data comprises at least one of a user'"'"'s weight, a user'"'"'s body fat percentage, exercise data, and a user'"'"'s food consumption data.

23. A method for managing personal health comprising:

receiving weight management data for managing weight of at least one user over a network, the data obtained with a personal health management device from at least one user;

monitoring the user'"'"'s progress with respect to a weight management program; and

communicating a message to the personal health management device in response to data received therefrom.

24. The method of claim 23, wherein the responsive message comprises information regarding at least one of a menu or exercise program adjusted based on the weight management data received.