HEALTH MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR PEOPLE AND PETS

• US 20090106044A1
• Filed: 10/23/2007
• Published: 04/23/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 10/23/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Health Hero Network Incorporated (Robert Bosch GmbH)
• Original Assignee: Health Hero Network Incorporated (Robert Bosch GmbH)
• Inventors: Brown, Stephen J., Schweisguth, Diane
• Granted Patent: US 8,015,026 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/2
• CPC Class Codes: A01K 15/02 Training or exercising equipment, e.g. mazes or labyrinths for animals A01K15/04 takes precedence; Electric shock devices circuits therefor H03K3/537; Toys specially adapted for animals
• CPC Class Codes: A01K 29/00 Other apparatus for animal husbandry
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/60 for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/30 relating to physical therapies or activities, e.g. physiotherapy, acupressure or exercising
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation

Abstract

A system, apparatus and method for simultaneously managing health of different individuals and pets over a network are provided. The present invention provides a strategy to motivate an individual to exercise. In one embodiment of the invention, the pet is being used as a means of monitoring the pet-owner'"'"'s compliance with the exercise regimen. A healthcare provider is provided for transmitting health and physical exercise related scripted content into communication devices of the individuals and the pets. Data related to physical activities of the pets and the individuals are collected and are sent to the remote server. The healthcare provider linked with the remote server is accessed by physicians and the veterinarians for analyzing the data related to the physical activities and providing feedback messages accordingly.

Claims

1. A health management system for remotely monitoring the activities of at least one pet and at least one person, the health management system comprising:

a remote server;

at least one remote healthcare provider for transmitting messages to the remote server;

a pet device configured to;

measure physical activities of the pet, and send information on physical activities of the pet to an interactive communication device; and

an interactive user communication device for communicating with the person and configured to;

receive said messages from said remote server, and

receive said measurements of physical activities of the pet from the pet device and send information on physical activities of the pet to the remote server;

wherein, the remote application is configured to communicate with the remote server for accessing the information on physical activities of the pet and to transmit messages to go to the interactive user communication device.

2. The system of claim 1 where the interactive user communication device records various health-related parameters of the person.

3. The system of claim 2 where one of the health-related parameters of the person is physical activity and the physical activity of the person is derived from measurement of the physical activities of the pet.

4. The health management system of claim 1, wherein said remote server maintains a first database for storing information on various physical activities of the pet.

5. The health management system of claim 1, wherein said remote server maintains a second database for storing information on various physical activities of the pet owner.

6. The health management system of claim 1, wherein said pet device is formed within a pet collar.

7. The health management system of claim 1, wherein said interactive user communication device is a personal digital assistant (PDA) device.

8. The health management system of claim 1, wherein said interactive user communication device is a personal computer.

9. The health management system of claim 1, wherein said interactive user communication device is a mobile phone.

10. The health management system of claim 1, wherein said pet device detects the messages that are being received on the interactive user communication device through Bluetooth technology.

11. The health management system of claim 1, wherein said pet device comprises a leash sensor that tracks and records both pet-owner'"'"'s and pet'"'"'s length and time of physical activity.

12. The health management system of claim 1, wherein said messages include medication and treatment reminders, for the pet and the pet owner.

13. The health management system of claim 1, wherein the remote health care provider is a physician.

14. The health management system of claim 1, wherein the remote health care provider is a veterinarian.

15. A method for remotely monitoring the activities of at least one pet and at least one person within a health management system, the method comprising the steps of:

transmitting messages from at least one remote application, to a remote server;

configuring a pet device for;

measuring physical activities of the pet, and sending information on physical activities of the pet to an interactive user communication device;

configuring an interactive user communication device for;

receiving said messages from said remote server and

measuring physical activities of the pet-owner and sending information on physical activities of the pet to the remote server;

configuring said remote application to communicate with the remote server for accessing the information on physical activities of the pet; and

transmitting messages to go to the interactive user communication device.

16. The method of claim 15 where the interactive user communication device also records various health-related parameters of the person

17. The method of claim 16 where one of the health-related parameters of the person is physical activity and the physical activity of the person is derived from the measurement of the physical activities of the pet.

18. The method of claim 15, wherein said remote server maintains a first database for storing information on various physical activities of the pet.

19. The method of claim 15, wherein said remote server maintains a second database for storing information on various physical activities of the pet owner.

20. The method of claim 15, wherein said pet device is formed within a pet collar.

21. The method of claim 15, wherein said interactive user communication device is a personal digital assistant (PDA) device.

22. The method of claim 15, wherein said interactive user communication device is a personal computer.

23. The method of claim 15, wherein said interactive user communication device is a mobile phone.

24. The method of claim 15, wherein said pet device detects the messages that are being received on the interactive user communication device through Bluetooth technology.

25. The method of claim 15, wherein said pet device comprises a leash sensor that track and record both the pet-owner'"'"'s and the pet'"'"'s length and time of physical activity.

26. The method of claim 15, wherein said messages include medication and treatment reminders, for the pet and the pet owner.

27. The method of claim 15, wherein the remote application is a physician application.

28. The method of claim 15, wherein the remote application is a veterinarian application.

29. A pet device comprising:

an accelerometer for detecting the physical activities of a pet;

a leash sensor for detecting proximity of a pet owner to the pet;

a microprocessor configured to process data from the accelerometer and data from said leash sensor;

a radio frequency transmitter configured to transmit said processed data to a remote server;

detecting means to detect the messages being received on an interactive user communication device operably coupled with said pet device; and

;

an indicator for indicating the detection of said messages.

30. The pet device of claim 29 further comprising:

a rechargeable battery;

a shock capacitor;

boundary sensor for sensing a boundary established for the pet;

memory devices for storing data being processed by said microprocessor.

31. The pet device of claim 29, wherein the detecting means is a Bluetooth detector.

32. The pet device of claim 29, wherein the indicator is a Light Emitting Diode (LED).

33. The pet device of claim 29, wherein the indicator is an alarm.