Computer Mouse System and Associated Computer Medium for Monitoring and Improving Health and Productivity of Employees

• US 20140019165A1
• Filed: 09/24/2013
• Published: 01/16/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 07/05/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Government of Saudi Arabia)
• Original Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Government of Saudi Arabia)
• Inventors: Horseman, Samantha J.
• Granted Patent: US 9,830,577 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/3
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2562/0271 Thermal or temperature sensors
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 3/113 for determining or recording eye movement
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/01 Measuring temperature of body parts ; Diagnostic temperature sensing, e.g. for malignant or inflamed tissue clinical contact thermometers G01K13/20
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/02055 Simultaneously evaluating both cardiovascular condition and temperature
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/02141 Details of apparatus construction, e.g. pump units or housings therefor, cuff pressurising systems, arrangements of fluid conduits or circuits A61B5/02233, A61B5/0235 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0537 Measuring body composition by impedance, e.g. tissue hydration or fat content
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0816 Measuring devices for examining respiratory frequency measuring frequency of electric signals G01R23/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/14552 Details of sensors specially adapted therefor
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/163 by tracking eye movement, gaze, or pupil change
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/165 Evaluating the state of mind, e.g. depression, anxiety
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/369 Electroencephalography [EEG] devices for psychotechnics A61B5/16
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/372 Analysis of electroencephalograms
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/386 Accessories or supplementary instruments therefor
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/4561 Evaluating static posture, e.g. undesirable back curvature A61B5/1116 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/4872 Body fat
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6891 Furniture
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6897 Computer input devices, e.g. mice or keyboards
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7275 Determining trends in physiological measurement data; Predicting development of a medical condition based on physiological measurements, e.g. determining a risk factor
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/744 Displaying an avatar, e.g. an animated cartoon character
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/105 Human resources
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/20 : for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities, e.g. managing hospital staff or surgery rooms
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 : for remote operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 50/30 : for calculating health indices; for individual health risk assessment

Abstract

Provided are embodiments of systems, computer medium and computer-implemented methods for sensing health characteristics of a user using a computer mouse including, a computer medium including program instructions executable by a to cause the steps of: activating set of health sensors integrated within a computer mouse, collecting health sensor data output by the set of health sensors, determining an updated health profile for an employee using the collected health sensor data, updating health information for the employee to reflect the updated health profile for the employee, and displaying the updated health profile for the employee.

Claims

1. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium comprising program instructions for use in monitoring an employee'"'"'s health while the employee is working at a workstation, the workstation including a computer workstation, the computer program instructions being executable by a computer processor to cause the steps of:

activating set of health sensors integrated with a computer mouse in communication with a communication network via the computer workstation, the set of health sensors integrated therewith for detecting biometric characteristics of the employee'"'"'s health, the set of health sensors comprising one or more temperature sensors, one or more blood pressure sensors, and one or more blood condition sensors, the set of health sensors configured to output health sensor data comprising of temperature data output by one or more of the temperature sensors that is indicative of a body temperature of the employee, blood pressure data output by one or more of the blood pressure sensors that is indicative of a blood pressure of the employee, and blood condition data output by one or more of the blood condition sensors that is indicative of a blood oxygenation of the employee; and

collecting, via the communications network, the health sensor data output by the set of health sensors of the computer mouse;

determining an updated health profile for the employee using the health sensor data collected, the updated health profile comprising;

health characteristics for the employee including one or more of a body temperature, a blood pressure, and a blood oxygenation for the employee determined using the health sensor data collected; and

a health plan for the employee based on one or more of the health characteristics determined using the health sensor data collected;

updating health information for the employee stored in a database to reflect the updated health profile for the employee; and

serving, for display to the employee via the computer workstation, the updated health profile for the employee.

2. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium according to claim 1, wherein collecting the health sensor data output by the set of health sensors of the computer mouse comprises:

identifying a need to initiate a health test using a predetermined test schedule that specifies times at which the health sensor data needs to be collected from the health sensors;

in response to identifying a need to initiate a health test using a predetermined test schedule that specifies times at which the health sensor data needs to be collected from the health sensors, querying the computer workstation for the health sensor data corresponding to the health test, the computer workstation being configured to collect the health sensor data from the set of health sensors of the computer mouse; and

receiving, from the computer workstation and via the communications network, the health sensor data corresponding to the health test.

3. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium according to claim 1, wherein the computer mouse comprises a computer mouse controller configured to:

receive the temperature data output by one or more of the temperature sensors, the blood pressure data output by one or more of the blood pressure sensors, and the blood condition data output by one or more of the blood condition sensors; and

transmit, to the computer workstation, health data corresponding to the received temperature data, blood pressure data, and blood condition data,

wherein the computer workstation is configured to transmit health data corresponding to the health data received to a computer server.

4. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium comprising program instructions for use in monitoring an employee'"'"'s health while the employee is working at a workstation, the workstation including a computer workstation, the computer program instructions being executable by a computer processor to cause the steps of:

activating set of health sensors integrated with a computer mouse in communication with a communication network via the computer workstation, the set of health sensors integrated therewith for detecting biometric characteristics of the employee'"'"'s health, the set of health sensors comprising one or more temperature sensors, one or more blood pressure sensors, and one or more blood condition sensors, the set of health sensors configured to output health sensor data comprising of temperature data output by one or more of the temperature sensors that is indicative of a body temperature of the employee, blood pressure data output by one or more of the blood pressure sensors that is indicative of a blood pressure of the employee, and blood condition data output by one or more of the blood condition sensors that is indicative of a blood oxygenation of the employee;

receive the temperature data output by one or more of the temperature sensors, the blood pressure data output by one or more of the blood pressure sensors, and the blood condition data output by one or more of the blood condition sensors; and

transmit, to the computer workstation, health data corresponding to the received temperature data, blood pressure data, and blood condition data,

the computer workstation being configured to transmit health sensor data corresponding to the health data received to a computer server that is configured to;

collect the health sensor data output by the set of health sensors of the computer mouse;

determine an updated health profile for the employee using the health sensor data collected, the updated health profile comprising;

health characteristics for the employee including one or more of a body temperature, a blood pressure, and a blood oxygenation for the employee determined using the health sensor data collected; and

a health plan for the employee based on one or more of the health characteristics determined using the health sensor data collected;

update health information for the employee stored in a database to reflect the updated health profile for the employee; and

serve, for display to the employee via the computer workstation, the updated health profile for the employee.

5. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium according to claim 4, wherein the steps further comprise:

identifying a need to initiate a health test using a predetermined test schedule that specifies times at which the health sensor data needs to be collected from the health sensors, and

activating the set of health sensors in response to identifying a need to initiate a health test.

6. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium comprising program instructions for use in monitoring an employee'"'"'s health while the employee is working at a workstation, the workstation including a computer workstation, the computer program instructions being executable by a computer processor to cause the steps of:

identifying a need to initiate a health test using a predetermined test schedule that specifies times at which the health sensor data needs to be collected from the health sensors;

in response to identifying a need to initiate a health test, activating set of health sensors integrated with a computer mouse in communication with a communication network via the computer workstation, the set of health sensors integrated therewith for detecting biometric characteristics of the employee'"'"'s health, the set of health sensors comprising one or more temperature sensors, one or more blood pressure sensors, and one or more blood condition sensors, the set of health sensors configured to output health sensor data comprising of temperature data output by one or more of the temperature sensors that is indicative of a body temperature of the employee, blood pressure data output by one or more of the blood pressure sensors that is indicative of a blood pressure of the employee, and blood condition data output by one or more of the blood condition sensors that is indicative of a blood oxygenation of the employee;

collecting health data corresponding to the received temperature data, blood pressure data, and blood condition data; and

determining an updated health profile for the employee using the health data collected; and

providing, for display to the employee via the computer workstation, the updated health profile for the employee.

7. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium according to claim 6, wherein the updated health profile comprises:

health characteristics for the employee including one or more of a body temperature, a blood pressure, and a blood oxygenation for the employee determined using the health sensor data collected; and

a health plan for the employee based on one or more of the health characteristics determined using the health sensor data collected;

8. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium according to claim 6, wherein the steps further comprise updating health information for the employee stored in a database to reflect the updated health profile for the employee.