SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRACKING RECORDING AND ANALYZING SPATIAL ACTIVITY OF A SUBJECT FOR MEDICAL AND OTHER APPLICATIONS

• US 20120290217A1
• Filed: 08/09/2010
• Published: 11/15/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 08/09/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Michal Isaacson, Noam Shoval, Yair Brazilay
• Original Assignee: Michal Isaacson, Noam Shoval, Yair Brazilay
• Inventors: Shoval, Noam, Isaacson, Michal, Brazilay, Yair
• Application Number:
  US13/389,594
• Publication Number:
  US 20120290217A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 702/19
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/30 relating to physical therapies or activities, e.g. physiotherapy, acupressure or exercising
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation

Abstract

The present invention is a method, circuit and system for characterizing one or more aspects of a subject'"'"'s physical condition based on data generated by a localization device, such as an accelerometer, an inertial navigation system (INS), a global positioning system (GPS) unit or any combination thereof, carried by or affixed to the subject.

Claims

1. A system for characterizing a subject'"'"'s physical condition comprising:

a localization device adapted to be carried by the subject and to detect positioning information of the subject; and

a data processing unit adapted to derive one or more parameters relating to a subject'"'"'s physical condition based on positioning information received from said localization device.

2. The system according to claim 1, further comprising a first biometric sensor.

3. The system according to claim 1, further comprising a storage device adapted to be carried by the subject and to store said positioning information.

4. The system according to claim 1, wherein said localization unit is adapted to perform said detection periodically.

5. The system according to claim 1, wherein said localization unit is adapted to perform said detection substantially continuously.

6. The system according to claim 1, wherein said data processing unit receives said positioning information from said localization device substantially continuously.

7. The system according to claim 1, wherein said processing unit receives said positioning information from said localization device via wireless communication.

8. The system according to claim 1, further comprising a storage device adapted to receive said positioning information from said localization device and to send said positioning information to said data processing unit.

9. The system according to claim 1, wherein said information received from said localization device includes at least one point the subject was located at;

and wherein said processing unit is further adapted to determine whether at least one of said points is located in a node or on a track.

10. The system according to claim 1, wherein at least one of said derived parameters is a parameter selected from the group of parameters consisting of:

a. distance walked by the subject;

b. walking pace of the subject;

c. frequency of stops by the subject, when moving;

d. frequency of trips made by the subject to a restroom;

e. frequency the subject performs a specific physical activity;

f. physical activity level of the subject correlated to hours of the day;

g. longest time spent by the subject sitting continuously;

h. longest time spent by the subject standing continuously; and

i. locations visited frequently by the subject.

11. The system according to claim 1, wherein said parameters relate to said subject'"'"'s medical condition.

12. The system according to claim 1, wherein said subject is a patient selected from the group of patients consisting of:

a. patients with an Orthopedic condition;

b. patients with a Cardiovascular condition;

c. patients with joint pathologies;

d. patients with a neurodegenerative condition;

e. patients with a traumatic condition; and

f. patients with a metabolic condition.

13. The system according to claim 1, wherein said data processing unit is further adapted to derive parameters relating to said subject according to a medical index.

14. The system according to claim 13, wherein said medical index is the claudication index.

15. A method of characterizing a subject'"'"'s physical condition comprising:

recording positional data related to a subject by use of a localization device adapted to be carried by the subject; and

deriving parameters relating to the subject'"'"'s physical condition from said positional data.

16. The method according to claim 15, further comprising recording biometric data related to said subject.

17. The method according to claim 15, further comprising storing said positional data on a storage device adapted to be carried by the subject.

18. The method according to claim 15, wherein said recording is performed periodically.

19. The method according to claim 15, wherein said recording is performed substantially continuously.

20. The method according to claim 15, further comprising sending said positional data from said localization device to a data processing unit adapted to derive said parameters.

21. The method according to claim 16, wherein said sending of said positioning information from said localization device is performed substantially continuously.

22. The method according to claim 16, wherein said sending of said positioning information from said localization device is performed by wireless means.

23. The method according to claim 15, further comprising receiving said positioning information from said localization device by a storage device;

and

sending said positioning information from said storage device to said data processing unit.

24. The method according to claim 15, further comprising determining at least one point the subject was positioned in is located in a node or on a track.

25. The method according to claim 15, wherein at least one of said derived parameters is a parameter selected from the group of parameters consisting of:

a. distance walked by the subject;

b. walking pace of the subject;

c. frequency of stops by the subject, when moving;

d. frequency of trips made by the subject to a restroom;

e. frequency the subject performs a specific physical activity;

f. physical activity level of the subject correlated to hours of the day;

g. longest time spent by the subject sitting continuously;

h. longest time spent by the subject standing continuously; and

i. locations visited frequently by the subject.

26. The method according to claim 15, wherein said derived parameters relate to the subject'"'"'s medical condition.

27. The method according to claim 15, wherein said subject is a patient selected from the group of patients consisting of:

a. patients with an Orthopedic condition;

b. patients with a Cardiovascular condition;

c. patients with joint pathologies;

d. patients with a neurodegenerative condition;

e. patients with a traumatic condition; and

f. patients with a metabolic condition.

28. The method according to claim 15, further comprising deriving parameters relating to said subject according to a medical index.

29. The method according to claim 28, wherein said medical index is the claudication index.