Multi-user remote health monitoring system with biometrics support

• US 20060285736A1
• Filed: 08/29/2006
• Published: 12/21/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 11/17/1992
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Health Hero Network Incorporated (Robert Bosch GmbH)
• Original Assignee: Health Hero Network Incorporated (Robert Bosch GmbH)
• Inventors: Brown, Stephen J.
• Application Number:
  US11/511,793
• Publication Number:
  US 20060285736A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 382/128
• 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 5/117 Identification of persons methods or arrangements for recognising patterns, e.g. fingerprints, G06F18/00, G06V40/00; identification of persons by analysing their voice or speech G10L17/00
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 50/70 for mining of medical data, e.g. analysing previous cases of other patients

Abstract

A method for monitoring a condition of a user with a server in a communication network is disclosed. The method generally includes the steps of (A) storing identification information in a database within the server, the identification information being suitable for identifying at least one of (i) one or more individuals and (ii) one or more individual types, (B) receiving biometric data of the user from an apparatus, wherein the apparatus is (i) connectable to the communication network and (ii) located distant from the server and (C) identifying the user as at least one of (i) the individuals and (ii) the individual types in response to matching the biometric data to the identification information.

Claims

1. A method for monitoring a condition of a user with a server in a communication network, comprising the steps of:

(A) storing identification information in a database within said server, said identification information being suitable for identifying at least one of (i) one or more individuals and (ii) one or more individual types;

(B) receiving biometric data of said user from an apparatus, wherein said apparatus is (i) connectable to said communication network and (ii) located distant from said server; and

(C) identifying said user as at least one of (i) said individuals and (ii) said individual types in response to matching said biometric data to said identification information.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein said biometric data is selected from a group of metrics comprising (i) retina metrics, (ii) iris metrics, (iii) voice print metrics, (iv) body measurement metrics, (v) handwriting metrics, (vi) fingerprint metrics, (vii) body odor metrics, (viii) heart beat signature metrics, (ix) blood metrics, (x) urine metrics, (xi) breath metrics, (xii) antigen metrics, (xiii) weight metrics, (xiv) glucose metrics, (xv) optical metrics, (xvi) laser-based metrics and (xvii) ultrasound metrics.

3. The method according to claim 1, further comprising the steps of:

receiving security data of said user from said apparatus, wherein said identifying said user is in further response to said security data matching said identification information.

4. The method according to claim 3, wherein said security data comprises at least one of (i) a personal identification number and (ii) a data card code.

5. The method according to claim 1, further comprising the step of:

receiving a physiological measurement of said user from said apparatus, wherein said identifying said user is in further response to said physiological measurement matching said identification information.

6. The method according to claim 5, wherein said physiological measurement is selected from a group of measurements comprising (i) a blood glucose measurement, (ii) a respiratory measurement, (iii) a blood pressure measurement, (iv) a weight measurement and (v) a pulse rate measurement.

7. The method according to claim 1, further comprising the step of:

receiving a voice print of said user from said apparatus, wherein said identifying said user is in further response to said voice print matching said identification information.

8. The method according to claim 1, further comprising the step of:

receiving pharmacy data of said user from said apparatus, wherein said identifying said user is in further response to said pharmacy data.

9. The method according to claim 1, further comprising the steps of:

receiving pharmacy data of said user from said apparatus; and

sending a particular script program of a plurality of script programs to said apparatus based on said pharmacy data.

10. The method according to claim 1, further comprising the steps of:

customizing a particular script program of a plurality of script programs with one or more variables associated with said user in response to said identifying said user among said individuals; and

sending said particular script program to said apparatus.

11. The method according to claim 1, further comprising the steps of:

receiving pharmacy data of said user from said apparatus;

generating an educational script program of a plurality of script programs in response to said identifying said user among said individual types; and

sending said educational script program to said apparatus.

12. The method according to claim 1, further comprising the step of:

receiving said biometric data from a large number of said individuals respectively, wherein said biometric data is associated with a disease; and

generating an epidemiological report for said disease.

13. The method according to claim 1, wherein said identifying said user is in further response to a security feature of said server being enabled.

14. The method according to claim 13, further comprising the step of:

rejecting said biometric data in response to said biometric data not corresponding to any of (i) said individuals and (ii) said individual types.

15. The method according to claim 1, further comprising the steps of:

selecting one or more of a plurality of script programs in response to said identifying said user; and

sending said one or more script programs to said apparatus.

16. The method according to claim 1, further comprising a storage medium storing a computer program comprising the steps of claim 1.

17. A server comprising:

a database configured to store identification information, said identification information being suitable for identifying at least one of (i) one or more individuals and (ii) one or more individual types; and

a software program configured to (i) receive biometric data of a user from an apparatus and (ii) identify said user as at least one of (a) said individuals and (b) said individual types in response to matching said biometric data to said identification information, wherein said apparatus is (1) in communication with said server via a communication network and (2) located distant from said server.

18. The server according to claim 17, wherein said biometric data is generated by at least one of (i) a camera, (ii) a silicon sensor, (iii) a sound sensor, (iv) an olfactory sensor and (v) a three-dimensional topography sensor.

19. The server according to claim 17, further comprising a merge program configured to (i) retrieve selected data from said database and (ii) insert said selected data into one or more statements in one or more generic script programs.

20. The server according to claim 17, wherein said software program is further configured to receive security data of said user from said apparatus, wherein identification of said user is in further response to said security data matching said identification information.

21. A server comprising:

means for storing identification information, said identification information being suitable for identifying one or more individuals;

means for receiving biometric data of a user from an apparatus, wherein said apparatus is (i) in communication with said server via a communication network and (ii) located distant from said server; and

means for identifying said user among said individuals in response to matching said biometric data to said identification information.