USING IPTV AS HEALTH MONITOR
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1. IPTV comprising:
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display on the housing;
network interface;
TV tuner;
processor in the housing controlling the display and TV tuner and communicating with the Internet through the network interface;
input device communicating with the processor;
the processor executing logic including;
presenting a first user interface (UI) on the display enabling a person to log in to a health monitoring feature with a user name and password and/or to create a new account, such that the IPTV maintains health records by user name, so that it may monitor plural people;
presenting a second UI on the display listing multiple parameters from which a person may select one or more to monitor by means of the input device;
presenting a third UI on the display responsive to a person selecting a parameter from the second UI allowing a person to enter by means of the input device numbers associated with a measurement of the parameter;
recording at least a time of receipt of the numbers; and
presenting a fourth UI on the display presenting a history of measurements of the parameter associated with the person.
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Abstract
An IPTV can receive a user name and present a screen enabling a user by means of a remote control to select health information categories, inputting numeric parameters into the selected categories which can be uploaded to an Internet server for analysis and viewed by the user for subsequent monitoring/charting.
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1. IPTV comprising:
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housing; display on the housing; network interface; TV tuner; processor in the housing controlling the display and TV tuner and communicating with the Internet through the network interface; input device communicating with the processor; the processor executing logic including; presenting a first user interface (UI) on the display enabling a person to log in to a health monitoring feature with a user name and password and/or to create a new account, such that the IPTV maintains health records by user name, so that it may monitor plural people; presenting a second UI on the display listing multiple parameters from which a person may select one or more to monitor by means of the input device; presenting a third UI on the display responsive to a person selecting a parameter from the second UI allowing a person to enter by means of the input device numbers associated with a measurement of the parameter; recording at least a time of receipt of the numbers; and presenting a fourth UI on the display presenting a history of measurements of the parameter associated with the person. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. Method, comprising:
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receiving, at a TV, user input indicating an identity of a user; receiving, at the TV, numeric input representing a measurable physical parameter of the user; storing a time associated with the numeric input along with the input; and presenting on the TV a visualization of the user'"'"'s history of the measurable physical parameter. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. Apparatus comprising:
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video display; network interface; TV tuner; processor controlling the display and TV tuner and communicating with the Internet through the network interface; input device communicating with the processor, the processor executing logic including; receiving user input indicating an identity of a user; receiving numeric input representing a measurable physical parameter of the user; storing a time associated with the numeric input along with the input; and presenting on the display a visualization of the user'"'"'s history of the measurable physical parameter. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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