FLOOR MAT SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED, COMPUTER MEDIUM AND COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHODS FOR MONITORING AND IMPROVING HEALTH AND PRODUCTIVITY OF EMPLOYEES

• US 20140163333A1
• Filed: 02/14/2014
• Published: 06/12/2014
• 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 9,949,640 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/301
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0008 Temperature signals
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/002 Monitoring the patient using a local or closed circuit, e.g. in a room or building A61B5/0017 takes precedence
• 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 5/021 Measuring pressure in heart or blood vessels A61B5/0205 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0537 Measuring body composition by impedance, e.g. tissue hydration or fat content
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/08 Detecting, measuring or recording devices for evaluating the respiratory organs A61B5/0205 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1113 Local tracking of patients, e.g. in a hospital or private home
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1114 Tracking parts of the body
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/145 Measuring characteristics of blood in vivo, e.g. gas concentration, pH value; Measuring characteristics of body fluids or tissues, e.g. interstitial fluid, cerebral tissuemeasuring of blood pressure or blood flow A61B5/02; non-radiation detecting or locating of foreign bodies in blood A61B5/06
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/369 Electroencephalography [EEG] devices for psychotechnics A61B5/16
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/40 Detecting, measuring or recording for evaluating the nervous system A61B5/4806, A61B5/4821, A61B5/4824 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/4872 Body fat
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6803 Head-worn items, e.g. helmets, masks, headphones or goggles
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6887 mounted on external non-worn devices, e.g. non-medical devices
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6891 Furniture
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6892 Mats
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6897 Computer input devices, e.g. mice or keyboards
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6898 Portable consumer electronic devices, e.g. music players, telephones, tablet computers
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/72 Signal processing specially adapted for physiological signals or for diagnostic purposes character recognition, recognising digital ink, document-oriented image-based pattern recognition G06V30/00; recognition or understanding of postal images G06V30/424
• 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 5/7282 : Event detection, e.g. detecting unique waveforms indicative of a medical condition A61B5/4094, A61B5/4818, A61B5/349, A61B5/0823 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/742 : using visual displays A61B5/339 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 15/00 : ICT specially adapted for medical reports, e.g. generation or transmission thereof
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 : for remote operation

Abstract

Provided are embodiments of systems, computer medium and computer-implemented methods for sensing health characteristics of a user using a floor mat including a set of health sensors integrated therewith. The set of health sensors including temperature sensors, body position sensors, and body fat sensors. A method including receiving, from the temperature sensors, temperature data corresponding to a sensed body temperature of the user, receiving, from the body position sensors, body position data corresponding to a sensed body position of the user, receiving, from the body fat sensors, body fat data corresponding to a sensed body fat of the user, and transmitting, to a computer workstation, health data corresponding to the temperature data, the body position data, and the body fat data for use in determining the body temperature, the body position, and the body fat of the user.

Claims

1. A floor mat for sensing health characteristics of a user, the floor mat comprising:

a floor mat controller;

a mat configured to be disposed on a floor; and

a set of health sensors integrated within the mat, the set of health sensors comprising;

one or more temperature sensors configured to sense a body temperature of the user, the floor mat controller configured to transmit temperature data corresponding to the sensed body temperature to a computer workstation for use in determining the body temperature of the user;

one or more body position sensors configured to sense a body position of the user, the floor mat controller configured to transmit body position data corresponding to the sensed body position to the computer workstation for use in determining the body position of the user; and

one or more body fat sensors configured to sense body fat of the user, the floor mat controller configured to transmit body fat data corresponding to the sensed body fat to the computer workstation for use in determining the body fat of the user.

2. A floor mat according to claim 1, wherein the one or more temperature sensors comprise one or more temperature transducers located in at least one of a right portion of an upper surface of the floor mat and a left portion of the upper surface of the floor mat such that a temperature of at least one of the user'"'"'s right foot or left foot is sensed while at least one of the user'"'"'s feet are contacting the floor mat.

3. A floor mat according to claim 1, wherein the one or more position sensors comprise one or more forces transducers located in at least one of a right portion of an upper surface of the floor mat and a left portion of the upper surface of the floor mat such that a force of at least one of the user'"'"'s right foot or left foot is sensed while at least one of the user'"'"'s feet are contacting the floor mat.

4. A floor mat according to claim 1, wherein the one or more body fat sensors comprise one or more conductive contacts located in a right portion of an upper surface of the floor mat and a left portion of the upper surface of the floor mat such that body fat between the employee'"'"'s right foot and left foot is sensed while the user'"'"'s right foot and left are contacting the floor mat.

5. A floor mat according to claim 1, wherein the floor mat controller is configured to:

receive a request for health data from the computer workstation; and

in response to receiving a request for health data from the computer workstation;

collect the temperature data from the one or more temperature sensors, the body position data from the one or more body position sensors, and the body fat data from the one or more body fat sensors; and

transmit, to the computer workstation, health data corresponding to the temperature data, the body position data, and the body fat data for use in determining the body temperature, the body position, and the body fat of the user.