Systems and apparatus for measuring a bioactive agent effect

• US 20090267758A1
• Filed: 07/25/2008
• Published: 10/29/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 04/24/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Harvest Bio LLC, The Invention Science Fund I, L.L.C. (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Original Assignee: Searete LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Inventors: Ishikawa, Muriel Y., Lord, Robert W., Levien, Royce A., Wood, Lowell L. JR., Hyde, Roderick A., Malamud, Mark A., Sweeney, Elizabeth A., Wood, Victoria Y.H., Leuthardt, Eric C.
• Granted Patent: US 9,560,967 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/539.120
• 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 5/0205 Simultaneously evaluating both cardiovascular conditions and different types of body conditions, e.g. heart and respiratory condition
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/024 Detecting, measuring or recording pulse rate or heart rate A61B5/0205, A61B5/021 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0537 Measuring body composition by impedance, e.g. tissue hydration or fat content
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/411 Detecting or monitoring allergy or intolerance reactions to an allergenic agent or substance
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/415 the glands, e.g. tonsils, adenoids or thymus
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/416 the spleen
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/418 lymph vessels, ducts or nodes

Abstract

Apparatus and systems are described that include physical media related to accepting at least one attribute associated with an individual from a licensed health care provider and/or presenting an output of an artificial sensory experience associated with a request to measure at least one effect of a bioactive agent on the attribute associated with individual.

Claims

1. An apparatus comprising:

one or more physical media configured to bear a device-detectable implementation of a method including at least

accepting at least one attribute associated with an individual from a licensed health care provider; and

presenting an output of an artificial sensory experience associated with a request to measure at least one effect of a bioactive agent on the attribute associated with individual.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 in which the one or more physical media comprise:

an antenna-containing semiconductor chip.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 in which a portion of the one or more physical media comprises:

one or more signal-bearing media configured to transmit one or more instructions for presenting an output of an artificial sensory experience associated with a request to measure at least one effect of a bioactive agent on the attribute associated with individual.

4. The apparatus of claim 1 in which the one or more physical media comprise:

a portable module including at least one of a visual display, a printout, or a voice notification configured to be operable while the portable module is held or worn.

5. The apparatus of claim 1 in which a portion of the one or more physical media comprises:

one or more of an image projection module or a touch screen.

6. The apparatus of claim 1 in which the one or more physical media include at least one of a repeater, a communication satellite, or another active module configured to accept first and second portions of the device-detectable implementation sequentially.

7. The apparatus of claim 1 in which a portion of the one or more physical media comprises:

one or more processors configured to perform one or more of optical image scanning or auditory pattern scanning upon the device-detectable implementation.

8. The apparatus of claim 1 in which a portion of the one or more physical media comprises:

one or more processors configured to perform linguistic pattern scanning upon the device-detectable implementation.

9. The apparatus of claim 1 in which a portion of the one or more physical media comprises:

circuitry for using an encoding constraint in at least some of the device-detectable implementation.

10. The apparatus of claim 1 in which at least one of the one or more physical media comprises:

one or more signal-bearing media configured to bear at least one of a special-purpose instruction sequence, a special-purpose-circuit design, or an information-bearing static attribute as a portion of the device-detectable implementation.

11. The apparatus of claim 1 in which at least one of the one or more physical media comprises:

one or more signal-bearing media bearing an implementation access service operated to access a remote server running another implementation as a portion of the device-detectable implementation.

12. The apparatus of claim 1 in which a first portion of the one or more physical media transmits a portion of the device-detectable implementation before a remainder of the one or more physical media transmits a remainder of the device-detectable implementation.

13. The apparatus of claim 1 in which the one or more physical media include at least one of an integrated circuit, a data-holding element, a lens or other light-transmissive medium, a signal-bearing conduit currently bearing at least a portion of the device-detectable implementation, or a bus or other configuration of two or more transmission media in mutual isolation.

14. The apparatus of claim 1 in which a portion of the one or more physical media comprises:

a power line operated to transmit content of the device-detectable implementation between at least two terminals.

15. The apparatus of claim 1 in which a first medium of the one or more physical media bears a first portion of the device-detectable implementation while a second medium of the one or more physical media bears a second portion of the device-detectable implementation.

16. The apparatus of claim 1 in which the one or more physical media are configured at least (a) by causing a communication channel in the one or more physical media to bear a first portion of the device-detectable implementation;

and (b) by causing another channel of the one or more physical media to bear a second portion of the device-detectable implementation.

17. The apparatus of claim 1 in which the one or more physical media have borne the device-detectable implementation.

18. The apparatus of claim 1 in which a portion of the one or more physical media comprises:

one or more static markings indicative of the device-detectable implementation.

19. The apparatus of claim 1 in which a portion of the one or more physical media comprises:

at least one of magnetoresistive random access memory, flash random access memory, or dynamic random access memory configured to receive the device-detectable implementation.

20. The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising at least one of a satellite dish or other signal-reflective element, a transducer, an antenna, or a receiver operated to receive the device-detectable implementation.

21. An apparatus comprising:

one or more physical media bearing a device-detectable output indicating an occurrence of

accepting at least one attribute associated with an individual from a licensed health care provider; and

presenting an output of an artificial sensory experience associated with a request to measure at least one effect of a bioactive agent on the attribute associated with individual.

22. The apparatus of claim 21 in which the one or more physical media comprise:

an antenna-containing semiconductor chip.

23. The apparatus of claim 21 in which at least one of the one or more physical media comprises:

one or more signal-bearing media transmitting a portion of the device-detectable output at least partly responsive to accepting at least one attribute associated with an individual from a licensed health care provider.

24. The apparatus of claim 21 in which the one or more physical media comprise:

a portable module including at least an auditory interface configured to be operated while the portable module is held or worn.

25. The apparatus of claim 21 in which a portion of the one or more physical media comprises:

one or more of an image projection module or a touch screen.

26. The apparatus of claim 21 in which the one or more physical media include at least one of a repeater, a communication satellite, or another active module configured to accept first and second portions of the device-detectable output at first and second respective times.

27. The apparatus of claim 21 in which a portion of the one or more physical media comprises:

one or more processors configured to perform one or more of optical image scanning or auditory pattern scanning upon the device-detectable output.

28. The apparatus of claim 21 in which a portion of the one or more physical media comprises:

one or more processors configured to perform linguistic pattern scanning upon the device-detectable output.

29. The apparatus of claim 21 in which a portion of the one or more physical media comprises:

circuitry for using an encryption constraint in at least some of the device-detectable output.

30. The apparatus of claim 21 in which at least one of the one or more physical media comprises:

one or more signal-bearing media bearing at least one of a special-purpose instruction sequence or an information-bearing static attribute as a portion of the device-detectable output.

31. The apparatus of claim 21 in which at least one of the one or more physical media comprises:

one or more signal-bearing media bearing at least one signal from an implementation having at least circuitry for accepting at least one attribute associated with an individual from a licensed health care provider; and

circuitry for presenting an output of an artificial sensory experience associated with a request to measure at least one effect of a bioactive agent on the attribute associated with individual.

32. The apparatus of claim 21 in which a first portion of the one or more physical media transmits a portion of the device-detectable output before a remainder of the one or more physical media transmits a remainder of the device-detectable output.

33. The apparatus of claim 21 in which the one or more physical media include at least one of an integrated circuit, a data-holding element, a lens or other light-transmissive medium, a signal-bearing conduit currently bearing at least a portion of the device-detectable output, or a bus or other configuration of two or more transmission media in mutual isolation.

34. The apparatus of claim 21 in which a portion of the one or more physical media comprises:

a power line operated for transmitting content of the device-detectable output between at least two terminals.

35. The apparatus of claim 21 in which a first medium of the one or more physical media bears a first portion of the device-detectable output while a second medium of the one or more physical media bears a second portion of the device-detectable output.

36. The apparatus of claim 21 in which the one or more physical media are configured at least (a) by causing a communication channel in the one or more physical media to bear a first portion of the device-detectable output;

and (b) by causing another channel of the one or more physical media to bear a second portion of the device-detectable output.

37. The apparatus of claim 21 in which the one or more physical media have borne the device-detectable output.

38. The apparatus of claim 21 in which a portion of the one or more physical media comprises:

one or more static markings indicative of the device-detectable output.

39. The apparatus of claim 21 in which a portion of the one or more physical media comprises:

a magnetoresistive random access memory configured to receive the device-detectable output.

40. The apparatus of claim 21 further comprising at least one of a satellite dish or other signal-reflective element, a transducer, an antenna, or a receiver operated to receive the device-detectable output.