SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HEALTHCARE ADVISORY SYSTEM

• US 20110282694A1
• Filed: 07/29/2011
• Published: 11/17/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 04/02/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Incorporated (Verizon Communications Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Incorporated (Verizon Communications Inc.)
• Inventors: KANAAN, Muzaffer
• Granted Patent: US 8,577,694 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/3
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9537 Spatial or temporal dependent retrieval, e.g. spatiotemporal queries
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation

Abstract

A system includes a Healthcare Advisory System (HAS) module and a server. The HAS module may send user location information to the server. Based on user information and environment information stored on the server, an alert may be generated and sent to a user via the HAS module.

Claims

1-20. -20. (canceled)

21. A method performed by a server device in communication with a mobile device, the method comprising:

populating a first database with health-related information associated with a user of the mobile device;

populating a second database with information relating to building structures in different geographic locations;

receiving, by a processor of the server device and from the mobile device, information identifying a geographic location of the user;

accessing, by the processor of the server device and in response to receiving the information identifying the geographic location of the user, the first database to identify the health-related information associated with the user;

accessing, by the processor of the server device and in response to receiving the information identifying the geographic location of the user, the second database to identify information relating to one or more building structures in a vicinity of the geographic location of the user;

determining, by the processor of the server device, that a health-related condition exists based on the health-related information and the identified information relating to one or more building structures;

generating, by the processor of the server device, an alert relating to the health-related condition; and

transmitting, by the processor of the server device, the alert to the mobile device associated with the user.

22. The method of claim 21, where receiving information identifying the geographic location of the user includes periodically receiving information identifying a current geographic location of the user.

23. The method of claim 21, where receiving information identifying the geographic location of the user includes receiving the information identifying the geographic location of the user in response to the user sending the information identifying the geographic location of the user.

24. The method of claim 21, where determining that the health-related condition exists includes determining that the health-related condition exists based on a time of day.

25. The method of claim 21, where transmitting the alert includes transmitting the alert to a mobile terminal associated with a user that is different than the user.

26. The method of claim 21, where the information relating to the building structures includes a map.

27. The method of claim 21, where the information relating to the building structures includes directions to a building structure.

28. A system comprising:

a first database, stored on a server device, populated with health-related information associated with a user of a mobile device;

a second database, stored on the server device, populated with information relating to building structures in different geographic locations;

the server device to;

receive information identifying a geographic location of the user;

access, in response to receiving the information identifying the geographic location of the user, the first database to identify the health-related information associated with the user;

access, in response to receiving the information identifying the geographic location of the user, the second database to identify information relating to one or more building structures in a vicinity of the geographic location of the user;

determine that a health-related condition exists based on the health-related information and the identified information relating to the one or more building structures;

generate an alert relating to the health-related condition; and

transmit the alert to the mobile device associated with the user.

29. The system of claim 28, where, when receiving information identifying the geographical location of the user, the server device is to:

periodically receive a information identifying a current geographical location of the user.

30. The system of claim 28, where, when receiving information identifying the geographical location of the user, the server device is to:

receive the information identifying the geographical location of the user in response to the user sending the information identifying the geographic location of the user.

31. The system of claim 28, where the server device is further to:

send an alert to a second user responsible for care of the user.

32. The system of claim 31, where the second user includes a doctor.

33. The system of claim 28, where the information relating to the building structures includes a map.

34. The system of claim 28, where the information relating to the building structures includes directions to a building structure.

35. A method performed by a server device, the method comprising:

receiving, by a processor of the server device and from a mobile device, information identifying a geographic location of the mobile device;

accessing, by the processor of the server device and in response to receiving the information identifying the geographic location of the mobile device, a first database to identify health-related information associated with a user of the mobile device;

accessing, by the processor of the server device and in response to receiving the information identifying the geographic location of the mobile device, a second database to identify information relating to one or more buildings near the mobile device;

generating, by the processor of the server device, an alert based on the health-related information and the information relating to the one more buildings; and

transmitting, by the processor of the server device, the alert to the mobile device.

36. The method of claim 35, where receiving the information identifying the geographic location of the mobile device includes receiving the information identifying the geographic location of the mobile device in response to the user sending the information identifying the geographic location of the mobile device.

37. The method of claim 35, where the information relating to the one or more buildings includes a map.

38. The method of claim 35, where the information relating to the one more buildings includes directions to one or more of the one or more buildings.

39. The method of claim 35, where transmitting the alert includes transmitting the alert to a mobile terminal associated with a second user that is different than the user.

40. The method of claim 39, where the second user includes a user responsible for care of the user.