Recording and Analyzing Data on a 3D Avatar

• US 20120127157A1
• Filed: 11/24/2010
• Published: 05/24/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 11/24/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Original Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Inventors: ADLER, B. Thomas, MARVIT, David, JAIN, Jawahar
• Granted Patent: US 8,928,671 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/419
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2562/0219 Inertial sensors, e.g. accelerometers, gyroscopes, tilt switches
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0022 Monitoring a patient using a global network, e.g. telephone networks, internet
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0024 for multiple sensor units attached to the patient, e.g. using a body or personal area network
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/08 Detecting, measuring or recording devices for evaluating the respiratory organs A61B5/0205 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0816 Measuring devices for examining respiratory frequency measuring frequency of electric signals G01R23/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/091 Measuring volume of inspired or expired gases, e.g. to determine lung capacity
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1118 Determining activity level
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1121 Determining geometric values, e.g. centre of rotation or angular range of movement
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/14551 for measuring blood gases
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/165 Evaluating the state of mind, e.g. depression, anxiety
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/4803 Speech analysis specially adapted for diagnostic purposes
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/744 Displaying an avatar, e.g. an animated cartoon character
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/00 Administration; Management
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/20 for electronic clinical trials or questionnaires
• 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 30/20 for handling medical images, e.g. DICOM, HL7 or PACS
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 50/20 for computer-aided diagnosis, e.g. based on medical expert systems
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 50/50 for simulation or modelling of medical disorders
• CPC Class Codes: G16Z 99/00 : Subject matter not provided for in other main groups of this subclass

Abstract

In particular embodiments, a method includes generating a 3D display of an avatar of a person, where the avatar can receive inputs identifying a type of a physiological event, a location of the physiological event in or on a person'"'"'s body in three spatial dimensions, a time range of the physiological event, a quality of the physiological event, and rendering the physiological event on the avatar based on the inputs.

Claims

1. A method comprising, by one or more computing devices:

generating a display for presentation to a user, the display comprising an avatar of a person'"'"'s body in three spatial dimensions, the avatar being configured to receive one or more inputs from the user;

receiving a first input from the user identifying a type of a physiological event;

receiving a second input from the user identifying a location of the physiological event in or on a person'"'"'s body in three spatial dimensions;

receiving a third input from the user identifying a time range of the physiological event;

receiving a fourth input from the user identifying a quality of the physiological event; and

rendering the physiological event on the avatar based on the first, second, third, and fourth inputs.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving a fifth input from the user identifying a configuration of the person'"'"'s body during the physiological event.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving a fifth input from the user identifying an action associated with the physiological event.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the action associated with the physiological event is an action performed by the person.

5. The method of claim 3, wherein the action associated with the physiological event is an action done to the person.

6. The method of claim 3, wherein the action associated with the physiological event is the administration of a medical treatment to the person.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the quality of the physiological event comprises one or more of a nature of the physiological event or an intensity of the physiological event.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the time range is a single point in time.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the time range is a series of points in time.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the physiological event is a somatic sensation of the person.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the somatic sensation is pain.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein rendering the physiological event on the avatar comprises generating a modified display for presentation to the user, the modified display comprising a modified avatar of the person'"'"'s body in three spatial dimensions based on the first input, the second input, the third input, and the fourth input that illustrates the physiological event.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein rendering the physiological event on the avatar comprises generating and transmitting a data stream based on the first input, the second input, the third input, and the fourth input.

14. One or more computer-readable non-transitory storage media embodying instructions that are operable when executed to:

generate a display for presentation to a user, the display comprising an avatar of a person'"'"'s body in three spatial dimensions, the avatar being configured to receive one or more inputs from the user;

receive a first input from the user identifying a type of a physiological event;

receive a second input from the user identifying a location of the physiological event in or on a person'"'"'s body in three spatial dimensions;

receive a third input from the user identifying a time range of the physiological event;

receive a fourth input from the user identifying a quality of the physiological event; and

render the physiological event on the avatar based on the first, second, third, and fourth inputs.

15. The media of claim 14, the media embodying instructions that are further operable when executed to receive a fifth input from the user identifying a configuration of the person'"'"'s body during the physiological event.

16. The media of claim 14, the media embodying instructions that are further operable when executed to receive a fifth input from the user identifying an action associated with the physiological event.

17. The media of claim 16, wherein the action associated with the physiological event is an action performed by the person.

18. The media of claim 16, wherein the action associated with the physiological event is an action done to the person.

19. The media of claim 16, wherein the action associated with the physiological event is the administration of a medical treatment to the person.

20. The media of claim 14, wherein the quality of the physiological event comprises one or more of a nature of the physiological event or an intensity of the physiological event.

21. The media of claim 14, wherein the time range is a single point in time.

22. The media of claim 14, wherein the time range is a series of points in time.

23. The media of claim 14, wherein the physiological event is a somatic sensation of the person.

24. The media of claim 23, wherein the somatic sensation is pain.

25. The media of claim 14, wherein rendering the physiological event on the avatar comprises generating a modified display for presentation to the user, the modified display comprising a modified avatar of the person'"'"'s body in three spatial dimensions based on the first input, the second input, the third input, and the fourth input that illustrates the physiological event.

26. The media of claim 14, wherein rendering the physiological event on the avatar comprises generating and transmitting a data stream based on the first input, the second input, the third input, and the fourth input.

27. An apparatus comprising:

a memory comprising instructions executable by one or more processors; and

one or more processors coupled to the memory and operable to execute the instructions, the one or more processors being operable when executing the instructions to;

generate a display for presentation to a user, the display comprising an avatar of a person'"'"'s body in three spatial dimensions, the avatar being configured to receive one or more inputs from the user;

receive a first input from the user identifying a type of a physiological event;

receive a second input from the user identifying a location of the physiological event in or on a person'"'"'s body in three spatial dimensions;

receive a third input from the user identifying a time range of the physiological event;

receive a fourth input from the user identifying a quality of the physiological event; and

render the physiological event on the avatar based on the first, second, third, and fourth inputs.

28. The apparatus of claim 27, the apparatus further operable when executing instructions to receive a fifth input from the user identifying a configuration of the person'"'"'s body during the physiological event.

29. The apparatus of claim 27, the apparatus further operable when executing instructions to receive a fifth input from the user identifying an action associated with the physiological event.

30. The apparatus of claim 29, wherein the action associated with the physiological event is an action performed by the person.

31. The apparatus of claim 29, wherein the action associated with the physiological event is an action done to the person.

32. The apparatus of claim 29, wherein the action associated with the physiological event is the administration of a medical treatment to the person.

33. The apparatus of claim 27, wherein the quality of the physiological event comprises one or more of a nature of the physiological event or an intensity of the physiological event.

34. The apparatus of claim 27, wherein the time range is a single point in time.

35. The apparatus of claim 27, wherein the time range is a series of points in time.

36. The apparatus of claim 27, wherein the physiological event is a somatic sensation of the person.

37. The apparatus of claim 36, wherein the somatic sensation is pain.

38. The apparatus of claim 27, wherein rendering the physiological event on the avatar comprises generating a modified display for presentation to the user, the modified display comprising a modified avatar of the person'"'"'s body in three spatial dimensions based on the first input, the second input, the third input, and the fourth input that illustrates the physiological event.

39. The apparatus of claim 27, wherein rendering the physiological event on the avatar comprises generating and transmitting a data stream based on the first input, the second input, the third input, and the fourth input.

40. A system comprising:

means for generating a display for presentation to a user, the display comprising an avatar of a person'"'"'s body in three spatial dimensions, the avatar being configured to receive one or more inputs from the user;

means for receiving a first input from the user identifying a type of a physiological event;

means for receiving a second input from the user identifying a location of the physiological event in or on a person'"'"'s body in three spatial dimensions;

means for receiving a third input from the user identifying a time range of the physiological event;

means for receiving a fourth input from the user identifying a quality of the physiological event; and

means for rendering the physiological event on the avatar based on the first, second, third, and fourth inputs.

41. The system of claim 40, further comprising means for receiving a fifth input from the user identifying a configuration of the person'"'"'s body during the physiological event.

42. The system of claim 40, further comprising means for receiving a fifth input from the user identifying an action associated with the physiological event.

43. The system of claim 42, wherein the action associated with the physiological event is an action performed by the person.

44. The system of claim 42, wherein the action associated with the physiological event is an action done to the person.

45. The system of claim 42, wherein the action associated with the physiological event is the administration of a medical treatment to the person.

46. The system of claim 40, wherein the quality of the physiological event comprises one or more of a nature of the physiological event or an intensity of the physiological event.

47. The system of claim 40, wherein the time range is a single point in time.

48. The system of claim 40, wherein the time range is a series of points in time.

49. The system of claim 40, wherein the physiological event is a somatic sensation of the person.

50. The system of claim 49, wherein the somatic sensation is pain.

51. The system of claim 40, wherein the means for rendering the physiological event on the avatar comprises means for generating a modified display for presentation to the user, the modified display comprising a modified avatar of the person'"'"'s body in three spatial dimensions based on the first input, the second input, the third input, and the fourth input that illustrates the physiological event.

52. The system of claim 40, wherein the means for rendering the physiological event on the avatar comprises means for generating and means for transmitting a data stream based on the first input, the second input, the third input, and the fourth input.