Triggering User Queries Based on Sensor Inputs

• US 20120289788A1
• Filed: 05/13/2011
• Published: 11/15/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 05/13/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Original Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Inventors: Jain, Jawahar, Marvit, David Loren, Reinhardt, Albert H. M.
• Granted Patent: US 9,173,567 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/301
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2560/0242 adapted to measure environmental factors, e.g. temperature, pollution
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0022 Monitoring a patient using a global network, e.g. telephone networks, internet
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/165 Evaluating the state of mind, e.g. depression, anxiety
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7232 involving compression of the physiological signal, e.g. to extend the signal recording period
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/60 for the operation of medical equipment or devices

Abstract

In particular embodiments, a method includes accessing one or more physiological data streams, analyzing each physiological data stream in reference to a set of control parameters, and, if a data stream deviates from its control parameters, then transmitting a query to a mood sensor or a behavioral sensor.

Claims

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

accessing one or more physiological data streams from one or more physiological sensors, the physiological data streams comprising physiological data of a person;

analyzing each physiological data stream in reference to a corresponding set of control parameters;

if at least one of the physiological data streams deviates from its corresponding set of control parameters, then transmitting a query to one or more of a mood sensor or a behavioral sensor for mood data of the person or behavioral data of the person.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving one or more non-physiological data streams from one or more of the mood sensor or the behavioral sensor in response to the query, the non-physiological data streams comprising one or more of mood data of the person or behavioral data of the person.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

analyzing each physiological data stream to identify an operating range for the sensor; and

generating for each physiological data stream the corresponding set of control parameters based on the operating range of the sensors.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

accessing one or more environmental data streams from one or more environmental sensors, the environmental data streams comprising environmental data;

analyzing each environmental data stream in reference to a corresponding set of control parameters;

if at least one of the environmental data streams deviates from its corresponding set of control parameters, then transmitting a query to one or more of a mood sensor or a behavioral sensor for mood data of the person or behavioral data of the person.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein one or more of the environmental sensors a barometer, a weather sensor, a pollen counter, a location sensor, a seismometer, an altimeter, a hydrometer, a decibel meter, a light meter, a thermometer, a wind sensor, or a traffic sensor.

6. The method of claim 4, wherein one or more of the environmental sensors is a physiological sensor affixed to a second person.

7. The method of claim 4, wherein one or more of the environmental sensors is a data feed.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the data feed is selected from a group consisting of a stock-market ticker, a weather report, a news feed, a traffic-condition update, a public-health notice, an electronic calendar, and a social network news feed.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

transmitting a query to an environment sensor for environmental data.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein one or more of the physiological sensors is affixed to the person'"'"'s body.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the control parameters specify one or more of a set point for the sensor, an operating range for the sensor, an operating threshold for the sensor, a sampling rate for the sensor, or a sample size for the sensor.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein the physiological sensors comprise one or more of a heart-rate monitor, a blood-pressure monitor, a pulse oximeter, or an accelerometer, the physiological data streams comprise one or more of heart-rate data of the person from the heart-rate monitor, blood-pressure data of the person from the blood-pressure monitor, pulse oximetry data of the person from the pulse oximeter, or accelerometer data of the person from the accelerometer.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein:

the physiological sensors further comprise an electrocardiograph; and

the physiological data streams further comprise electrocardiograph data of the person from the electrocardiograph.

14. The method of claim 1, wherein:

the physiological sensors further comprise a glucocorticoid meter; and

the physiological data streams further comprise glucocorticoid data of the person from the glucocorticoid meter.

15. The method of claim 1, wherein:

the physiological sensors further comprise an electromyograph; and

the physiological data streams further comprise electromyograph data of the person from the electromyograph.

16. The method of claim 1, wherein:

the physiological sensors further comprise a respiration sensor; and

the data streams further comprise respiration data of the person from the respiration sensor.

17. The method of claim 1, wherein:

the physiological sensors further comprise a galvanic-skin-response sensor; and

the data streams further comprise galvanic-skin-response data of the person from the galvanic-skin-response sensor.

18. An apparatus comprising:

one or more processors; and

a memory coupled to the processors comprising instructions executable by the processors, the processors operable when executing the instructions to;

access one or more physiological data streams from one or more physiological sensors, the physiological data streams comprising physiological data of a person;

analyze each physiological data stream in reference to a corresponding set of control parameters;

if at least one of the physiological data streams deviates from its corresponding set of control parameters, then transmit a query to one or more of a mood sensor or a behavioral sensor for mood data of the person or behavioral data of the person.

19. The apparatus of claim 18, the apparatus further operable when executing instructions to:

receive one or more non-physiological data streams from one or more of the mood sensor or the behavioral sensor in response to the query, the non-physiological data streams comprising one or more of mood data of the person or behavioral data of the person.

20. The apparatus of claim 18, the apparatus further operable when executing instructions to:

analyze each physiological data stream to identify an operating range for the sensor; and

generate for each physiological data stream the corresponding set of control parameters based on the operating range of the sensors.

21. The apparatus of claim 18, the apparatus further operable when executing instructions to:

access one or more environmental data streams from one or more environmental sensors, the environmental data streams comprising environmental data;

analyze each environmental data stream in reference to a corresponding set of control parameters;

if at least one of the environmental data streams deviates from its corresponding set of control parameters, then transmit a query to one or more of a mood sensor or a behavioral sensor for mood data of the person or behavioral data of the person.

22. The apparatus of claim 21, wherein one or more of the environmental sensors a barometer, a weather sensor, a pollen counter, a location sensor, a seismometer, an altimeter, a hydrometer, a decibel meter, a light meter, a thermometer, a wind sensor, or a traffic sensor.

23. The apparatus of claim 21, wherein one or more of the environmental sensors is a physiological sensor affixed to a second person.

24. The apparatus of claim 21, wherein one or more of the environmental sensors is a data feed.

25. The apparatus of claim 24, wherein the data feed is selected from a group consisting of a stock-market ticker, a weather report, a news feed, a traffic-condition update, a public-health notice, an electronic calendar, and a social network news feed.

26. The apparatus of claim 18, the apparatus further operable when executing instructions to:

transmit a query to an environment sensor for environmental data.

27. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein one or more of the physiological sensors is affixed to the person'"'"'s body.

28. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein the control parameters specify one or more of a set point for the sensor, an operating range for the sensor, an operating threshold for the sensor, a sampling rate for the sensor, or a sample size for the sensor.

29. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein the physiological sensors comprise one or more of a heart-rate monitor, a blood-pressure monitor, a pulse oximeter, or an accelerometer, the physiological data streams comprise one or more of heart-rate data of the person from the heart-rate monitor, blood-pressure data of the person from the blood-pressure monitor, pulse oximetry data of the person from the pulse oximeter, or accelerometer data of the person from the accelerometer.

30. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein:

the physiological sensors further comprise an electrocardiograph; and

the physiological data streams further comprise electrocardiograph data of the person from the electrocardiograph.

31. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein:

the physiological sensors further comprise a glucocorticoid meter; and

the physiological data streams further comprise glucocorticoid data of the person from the glucocorticoid meter.

32. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein:

the physiological sensors further comprise an electromyograph; and

the physiological data streams further comprise electromyograph data of the person from the electromyograph.

33. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein:

the physiological sensors further comprise a respiration sensor; and

the data streams further comprise respiration data of the person from the respiration sensor.

34. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein:

the physiological sensors further comprise a galvanic-skin-response sensor; and

the data streams further comprise galvanic-skin-response data of the person from the galvanic-skin-response sensor.

35. One or more computer-readable non-transitory storage media embodying software that is operable when executed to:

access one or more physiological data streams from one or more physiological sensors, the physiological data streams comprising physiological data of a person;

analyze each physiological data stream in reference to a corresponding set of control parameters;

if at least one of the physiological data streams deviates from its corresponding set of control parameters, then transmit a query to one or more of a mood sensor or a behavioral sensor for mood data of the person or behavioral data of the person.

36. The media of claim 35, the media embodying instructions further operable when executed to:

receive one or more non-physiological data streams from one or more of the mood sensor or the behavioral sensor in response to the query, the non-physiological data streams comprising one or more of mood data of the person or behavioral data of the person.

37. The media of claim 35, the media embodying instructions further operable when executed to:

analyze each physiological data stream to identify an operating range for the sensor; and

generate for each physiological data stream the corresponding set of control parameters based on the operating range of the sensors.

38. The media of claim 35, the media embodying instructions further operable when executed to:

access one or more environmental data streams from one or more environmental sensors, the environmental data streams comprising environmental data;

analyze each environmental data stream in reference to a corresponding set of control parameters;

if at least one of the environmental data streams deviates from its corresponding set of control parameters, then transmit a query to one or more of a mood sensor or a behavioral sensor for mood data of the person or behavioral data of the person.

39. The media of claim 38, wherein one or more of the environmental sensors a barometer, a weather sensor, a pollen counter, a location sensor, a seismometer, an altimeter, a hydrometer, a decibel meter, a light meter, a thermometer, a wind sensor, or a traffic sensor.

40. The media of claim 38, wherein one or more of the environmental sensors is a physiological sensor affixed to a second person.

41. The media of claim 38, wherein one or more of the environmental sensors is a data feed.

42. The media of claim 41, wherein the data feed is selected from a group consisting of a stock-market ticker, a weather report, a news feed, a traffic-condition update, a public-health notice, an electronic calendar, and a social network news feed.

43. The media of claim 35, the media embodying instructions further operable when executed to:

transmit a query to an environment sensor for environmental data.

44. The media of claim 35, wherein one or more of the physiological sensors is affixed to the person'"'"'s body.

45. The media of claim 35, wherein the control parameters specify one or more of a set point for the sensor, an operating range for the sensor, an operating threshold for the sensor, a sampling rate for the sensor, or a sample size for the sensor.

46. The media of claim 35, wherein the physiological sensors comprise one or more of a heart-rate monitor, a blood-pressure monitor, a pulse oximeter, or an accelerometer, the physiological data streams comprise one or more of heart-rate data of the person from the heart-rate monitor, blood-pressure data of the person from the blood-pressure monitor, pulse oximetry data of the person from the pulse oximeter, or accelerometer data of the person from the accelerometer.

47. The media of claim 35, wherein:

the physiological sensors further comprise an electrocardiograph; and

the physiological data streams further comprise electrocardiograph data of the person from the electrocardiograph.

48. The media of claim 35, wherein:

the physiological sensors further comprise a glucocorticoid meter; and

the physiological data streams further comprise glucocorticoid data of the person from the glucocorticoid meter.

49. The media of claim 35, wherein:

the physiological sensors further comprise an electromyograph; and

the physiological data streams further comprise electromyograph data of the person from the electromyograph.

50. The media of claim 35, wherein:

the physiological sensors further comprise a respiration sensor; and

the data streams further comprise respiration data of the person from the respiration sensor.

51. The media of claim 35, wherein:

the physiological sensors further comprise a galvanic-skin-response sensor; and

the data streams further comprise galvanic-skin-response data of the person from the galvanic-skin-response sensor.

52. A system comprising:

means for accessing one or more physiological data streams from one or more physiological sensors, the physiological data streams comprising physiological data of a person;

means for analyzing each physiological data stream in reference to a corresponding set of control parameters;

if at least one of the physiological data streams deviates from its corresponding set of control parameters, then means for transmitting a query to one or more of a mood sensor or a behavioral sensor for mood data of the person or behavioral data of the person.

53. The system of claim 52, further comprising:

means for receiving one or more non-physiological data streams from one or more of the mood sensor or the behavioral sensor in response to the query, the non-physiological data streams comprising one or more of mood data of the person or behavioral data of the person.

54. The system of claim 52, further comprising:

means for analyzing each physiological data stream to identify an operating range for the sensor; and

means for generating for each physiological data stream the corresponding set of control parameters based on the operating range of the sensors.

55. The system of claim 52, further comprising:

means for accessing one or more environmental data streams from one or more environmental sensors, the environmental data streams comprising environmental data;

means for analyzing each environmental data stream in reference to a corresponding set of control parameters;

if at least one of the environmental data streams deviates from its corresponding set of control parameters, then means for transmitting a query to one or more of a mood sensor or a behavioral sensor for mood data of the person or behavioral data of the person.

56. The system of claim 55, wherein one or more of the environmental sensors a barometer, a weather sensor, a pollen counter, a location sensor, a seismometer, an altimeter, a hydrometer, a decibel meter, a light meter, a thermometer, a wind sensor, or a traffic sensor.

57. The system of claim 55, wherein one or more of the environmental sensors is a physiological sensor affixed to a second person.

58. The system of claim 55, wherein one or more of the environmental sensors is a data feed.

59. The system of claim 58, wherein the data feed is selected from a group consisting of a stock-market ticker, a weather report, a news feed, a traffic-condition update, a public-health notice, an electronic calendar, and a social network news feed.

60. The system of claim 52, further comprising:

means for transmitting a query to an environment sensor for environmental data.

61. The system of claim 52, wherein one or more of the physiological sensors is affixed to the person'"'"'s body.

62. The system of claim 52, wherein the control parameters specify one or more of a set point for the sensor, an operating range for the sensor, an operating threshold for the sensor, a sampling rate for the sensor, or a sample size for the sensor.

63. The system of claim 52, wherein the physiological sensors comprise one or more of a heart-rate monitor, a blood-pressure monitor, a pulse oximeter, or an accelerometer, the physiological data streams comprise one or more of heart-rate data of the person from the heart-rate monitor, blood-pressure data of the person from the blood-pressure monitor, pulse oximetry data of the person from the pulse oximeter, or accelerometer data of the person from the accelerometer.

64. The system of claim 52, wherein:

the physiological sensors further comprise an electrocardiograph; and

the physiological data streams further comprise electrocardiograph data of the person from the electrocardiograph.

65. The system of claim 52, wherein:

the physiological sensors further comprise a glucocorticoid meter; and

the physiological data streams further comprise glucocorticoid data of the person from the glucocorticoid meter.

66. The system of claim 52, wherein:

the physiological sensors further comprise an electromyograph; and

the physiological data streams further comprise electromyograph data of the person from the electromyograph.

67. The system of claim 52, wherein:

the physiological sensors further comprise a respiration sensor; and

the data streams further comprise respiration data of the person from the respiration sensor.

68. The system of claim 52, wherein:

the physiological sensors further comprise a galvanic-skin-response sensor; and

the data streams further comprise galvanic-skin-response data of the person from the galvanic-skin-response sensor.