SOCIAL CONTACT SENSING

• US 20140203797A1
• Filed: 11/18/2013
• Published: 07/24/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 08/22/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: JB IP Acquisitions LLC
• Original Assignee: BodyMedia Incorporated (AliphCom Corp.)
• Inventors: Stivoric, John M., Andre, David, Teller, Eric, Boehmke, Scott K., Gasbarro, James A., Farringdon, Jonathan, Pacione, Christopher, Menke, Steve, Handel, Mark, Vishnubhatla, Suresh, Hsiung, Eric, Hanlon, James, Kasabach, Christopher D.
• Application Number:
  US14/083,382
• Publication Number:
  US 20140203797A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 324/76.11
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 10/0012 Ovulation-period determination for animals A61D17/002
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2010/0019 based on measurement of temperature
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2560/0209 adapted for power saving
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2560/0214 of power generation or supply
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2560/0412 Low-profile patch shaped housings
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2560/045 with a separable interface unit, e.g. for communication
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0006 ECG or EEG signals
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0008 Temperature signals
• 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 5/0537 Measuring body composition by impedance, e.g. tissue hydration or fat content
• 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 5/14532 for measuring glucose, e.g. by tissue impedance measurement
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/318 Heart-related electrical modalities, e.g. electrocardiography [ECG]
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6804 Garments; Clothes
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6833 Adhesive patches
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/211 using inertial sensors, e.g. accelerometers or gyroscopes
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/1012 involving biosensors worn by the player, e.g. for measuring heart beat, limb activity
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 11/30 for purposes related to the operation of the system, e.g. for safety or monitoring
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 2120/10 Occupancy
• CPC Class Codes: G01K 1/02 : Means for indicating or recording specially adapted for thermometers
• CPC Class Codes: G01K 1/022 : for recording
• CPC Class Codes: G01K 1/024 : for remote indication
• CPC Class Codes: G01R 29/0814 : Field measurements related to measuring influence on or from apparatus, components or humans EMC, EMI and similar testing in general G01R31/001, e.g. in ESD, EMI, EMC, EMP testing, measuring radiation leakage; detecting presence of micro- or radiowave emitters; dosimetry; testing shielding; measurements related to lightning
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 1/01 : electric
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/63 : for local operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 : for remote operation

Abstract

A monitoring system comprises a module having at least one sensor which could be an electric-field sensor within a housing. The device may be durable or disposable. A receiver may be provided to obtain and display data from the module. The module may also display the output data. The output data comprises both detected and derived data relating to physiological and contextual parameters of the wearer and may be transmitted directly to a local recipient or remotely over a communications network. The system is capable of deriving and predicting the occurrence of a number of physiological and conditional states and events and reporting the same as output data.

Claims

1-3. -3. (canceled)

4. A system for determining parameters indicative of social contact of an individual, the system comprising:

a. a wearable sensor adapted to generate data indicative of the electric field proximate to the individual; and

b. a processor in electronic communication with the sensor, the processor generating data indicative of the individual'"'"'s proximity to at least one other individual based on the data indicative of the electric field proximate to the individual.

5. The system of claim 4, wherein the processor is programmed to determine the nature of social contact the individual has experienced with the at least one other individual based on the data indicative of the individual'"'"'s proximity to the at least one other individual.

6. The system of claim 5, wherein the nature of the social contact is whether the individual hugged the at least one other individual.

7. The system of claim 5 further comprising an output device in communication with the processor and displaying data indicative of the social contact the individual experienced.

5-1. The system of claim 4 wherein the wearable sensor contains at east one other physiological sensor.