PERSONALIZED BODY IMAGE

• US 20070168226A1
• Filed: 12/13/2006
• Published: 07/19/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 01/16/1997
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Health Hero Network Incorporated (Robert Bosch GmbH)
• Original Assignee: Health Hero Network Incorporated (Robert Bosch GmbH)
• Inventors: Brown, Stephen
• Granted Patent: US 7,613,621 B2
• 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 method of displaying a personalized image of health conditions of an individual, comprising the steps of:

(A) generating a health model of said individual as a function of a data set of said health conditions related to said individual;

(B) generating a display model by adjusting a generalized model based on said health model, said display model defining (i) an image corresponding to said individual and (ii) at least one icon related to health information of said individual; and

(C) generating said personalized image on a display corresponding to said display model.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein said display model further defines a feedback mechanism comprising a plurality of buttons corresponding to a plurality of behaviors of said individual.

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

generating a pop-up window on said display in response to a user selection of said icon.

4. The method according to claim 3, wherein said icon comprises a log book icon.

5. The method according to claim 4, wherein said pop-up window associated with said log book icon comprises one or more buttons corresponding to one or more of (i) medication, (ii) events, (iii) lab tests, (iv) appointments and (v) checkup schedules.

6. The method according to claim 3, wherein said icon comprises one or more parameter icons.

7. The method according to claim 6, wherein said parameter icons correspond to one or more of (i) a blood glucose level, (ii) a respiratory flow, (iii) a blood pressure, (iv) a cholesterol level, (v) a patient weight, (vi) a T-cell count, (vii) a frequency of episodes, (viii) a compliance with treatment, (ix) a compliance with monitoring and (x) one or more body part conditions.

8. The method according to claim 3, wherein said icon comprises a mail icon.

9. The method according to claim 8, wherein said pop-up window corresponding to said mail icon contains one or more buttons corresponding to one or more of (i) sending email, (ii) receiving email, (iii) downloading treatment directions and (iv) transferring a log book to a service provider.

10. The method according to claim 3, wherein said pop-up window illustrates a portion of said data set in a graphical form.

11. The method according to claim 1, wherein said image comprises a plurality of appearances illustrating a plurality of conditions of said individual based on said health model.

12. The method according to claim 1, wherein said display model further defines one or more highlight regions corresponding to one or more body parts.

13. The method according to claim 12, wherein said display model further defines one or more pop-up windows associated with said highlight regions.

14. The method according to claim 13, wherein each of said pop-up windows comprises a plurality of user selectable buttons, each of said buttons corresponding to a particular aspect of said health information.

15. The method according to claim 1, wherein said image comprises one or more of (i) a schematic figure representation, (ii) a reproduction of an appearance of said individual, (iii) a representation of a cartoon, (iv) a representation of a fictional character and (v) a representation of a character in a field of interest of said individual.

16. A system comprising:

a processor configured to (i) generate a health model of an individual as a function of a data set of health conditions related to said individual and (ii) generate a display model by adjusting a generalized model based on said health model, said display model defining (i) an image corresponding to said individual and (ii) at least one icon related to health information of said individual; and

a display configured to generate a personalized image of said health condition of an individual corresponding to said display model.

17. The system according to claim 16, further comprising an aggregator configured to generate said data set.

18. The system according to claim 17, wherein said aggregator generates said data set based on one or more of (i) customization data of said display, (ii) medical records, (iii) formularies, (iv) standards of care, (v) prescribed treatment, (vi) a health profile and (vii) simulation data.

19. The system according to claim 18, wherein said display is remotely located from said aggregator.

20. A system comprising:

means for generating a health model of an individual as a function of a data set of health conditions related to said individual;

means for generating a display model by adjusting a generalized model based on said health model, said display model defining (i) an image corresponding to said individual and (ii) at least one icon related to health information of said individual; and

means for generating a personalized image of a health condition of an individual corresponding to said display model.