Methods, Systems, and Products for Measuring Health

• US 20140163898A1
• Filed: 02/13/2014
• Published: 06/12/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 07/27/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Ji, Lusheng, Miller, Robert R. II, Worstell, Harry R.
• Granted Patent: US 9,700,207 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 702/19
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0015 characterised by features of the telemetry system
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/60 for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records

Abstract

Methods, systems, and products measure health data related to a user. A time-stamped device identifier is received that uniquely identifies a communications device. A time-stamped sensor measurement is separately received. A difference in time between the time-stamped device identifier and the time-stamped sensor measurement is determined. When the difference in time is within a window of time, then the sensor measurement is associated with the device identifier.

Claims

1. A method of measuring health, comprising:

receiving, at a server, a time-stamped device identifier that uniquely identifies a mobile communications device;

receiving, at the server, a time-stamped physiological measurement sent from a medical measurement device;

determining a difference in time between the time-stamped device identifier and the time-stamped physiological measurement;

comparing the difference in time to a window of time; and

binding the time-stamped device identifier to the time-stamped physiological measurement in a database in response to determining the difference in time is within the window of time.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising retrieving a group of user identifiers associated with the medical measurement device.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising retrieving a group of device identifiers associated with the medical measurement device.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving a sensor identifier associated with the medical measurement device.

5. The method of claim 4, further comprising querying for the sensor identifier.

6. The method of claim 5, further comprising retrieving a group of user identifiers associated with the sensor identifier.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising retrieving a device multiplier associated with the time-stamped device identifier that expands the window of time.

8. A system, comprising:

a processor; and

a memory storing code that when executed causes the processor to perform operations, the operations comprising;

receiving a time-stamped device identifier that uniquely identifies a mobile communications device;

receiving a time-stamped physiological measurement sent from a medical measurement device;

determining a difference in time between the time-stamped device identifier and the time-stamped physiological measurement;

comparing the difference in time to a window of time; and

binding the time-stamped device identifier to the time-stamped physiological measurement in a database in response to determining the difference in time is within the window of time.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the operations further comprise retrieving a group of user identifiers associated with the medical measurement device.

10. The system of claim 8, wherein the operations further comprise retrieving a group of device identifiers associated with the medical measurement device.

11. The system of claim 8, wherein the operations further comprise receiving a sensor identifier associated with the medical measurement device.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the operations further comprise querying for the sensor identifier.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein the operations further comprise retrieving a group of user identifiers associated with the sensor identifier.

14. The system of claim 8, wherein the operations further comprise retrieving a device multiplier associated with the time-stamped device identifier that expands the window of time.

15. A memory storing code that when executed causes a processor to perform operations, the operations comprising:

receiving a time-stamped device identifier that uniquely identifies a mobile communications device;

receiving a time-stamped physiological measurement sent from a medical measurement device;

determining a difference in time between the time-stamped device identifier and the time-stamped physiological measurement;

comparing the difference in time to a window of time; and

binding the time-stamped device identifier to the time-stamped physiological measurement in a database in response to determining the difference in time is within the window of time.

16. The memory of claim 15, wherein the operations further comprise retrieving a group of user identifiers associated with the medical measurement device.

17. The memory of claim 15, wherein the operations further comprise retrieving a group of device identifiers associated with the medical measurement device.

18. The memory of claim 15, wherein the operations further comprise receiving a sensor identifier associated with the medical measurement device.

19. The memory of claim 18, wherein the operations further comprise querying for the sensor identifier.

20. The memory of claim 19, wherein the operations further comprise retrieving a group of user identifiers associated with the sensor identifier.