Caretaking Communication Bracelet

• US 20150145674A1
• Filed: 08/25/2014
• Published: 05/28/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 08/28/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Jan Rydfors, Rebecca Padnos Altamirano
• Original Assignee: Jan Rydfors, Rebecca Padnos Altamirano
• Inventors: Rydfors, Jan, Altamirano, Rebecca Padnos
• Application Number:
  US14/468,289
• Publication Number:
  US 20150145674A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/539.12
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation

Abstract

A caretaker'"'"'s communication bracelet that can record and asynchronously transmit a message to another similar bracelet, a smartphone or mobile phone, or a computer, via a cloud server.

Claims

1. A communication system for caretaking, comprising:

at least one secondary bracelet for use by a person in need of care, said secondary bracelet comprising;

a communication module, said communication module capable of sending and receiving messages;

a bracelet housing capable of securely attaching around a user'"'"'s wrist;

a microphone;

a speaker;

a power source;

a processor and memory;

an accelerometer;

a location module for detecting location data;

at least one mobile device, said mobile device being one of the group comprising;

smartphone, cellular phone, tablet, computer;

a server capable of communicating with the at least one secondary bracelet and the at least one mobile device;

wherein the server can be configured to receive messages from the at least one secondary bracelet and transmit them to at least one mobile device;

wherein the server can be configured to receive messages from the at least one mobile device and transmit them to the at least one secondary bracelet.

2. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

at least one primary bracelet for use by a caretaker, said primary bracelet comprising;

a communication module, said communication module capable of sending and receiving messages;

a bracelet housing capable of securely attaching around a user'"'"'s wrist;

a microphone;

a speaker;

a power source;

a processor and memory;

an accelerometer;

a location module for detecting location data;

wherein the server can be configured to receive messages from a secondary bracelet and transmit them to at least one primary bracelet and at least one mobile device;

wherein the server can be configured to receive messages from at least one primary bracelet and transmit them to at least one secondary bracelet.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein the mobile device is one of the following:

a cell phone, a smartphone, a tablet, a laptop, a computer.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the server transmits messages by at least one of the following communication methods:

email, text message, voice cellular call, app notification.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one secondary bracelet communicates with a monitoring device and sends a message to the server based on the data received from the monitoring device.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one primary bracelet can record an audio message and transmit the audio message to the server.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the server is configured to link at least one secondary bracelet with at least one of the following group:

at least one primary bracelet, at least one electronic device.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein a caretaker can configure the server by means of at least one of the following group:

a website, a mobile app.

13. The method of claim 7, further comprising:

providing a primary bracelet to be worn by a caretaker, said primary bracelet comprising a communication module capable of communicating with a server, a speaker, a microphone, and a memory;

configuring a server to indicate at least one of the following preselected contact addresses to reach at least one caretaker of a patient wearing a secondary bracelet;

email address, phone number, secondary bracelet ID, SMS number, smartphone app ID.

transmitting a message from the secondary bracelet to the server;

transmitting the message from the server to the preselected contact addresses.

14. The method of claim 7, further comprising:

configuring a bracelet to serve as a primary bracelet;

configuring a bracelet to serve as a secondary bracelet.

15. The method of claim 13, further comprising:

recording a message by means of the microphone of one of the following;

the primary bracelet, a mobile device;

transmitting the message to the server;

transmitting the message from the server to the secondary bracelet.

16. The method of claim 13, further comprising:

preselecting a time to play the message;

playing the message at the preselected time.

17. The method of claim 13, further comprising:

sending an alert to the preselected contact addresses if the bracelet is removed.

18. The method of claim 13, further comprising:

initiating a live voice call between a secondary bracelet and a mobile device.

19. The method of claim 13, further comprising:

receiving a response from one of the preselected contact addresses;

sending an alert to all the other preselected contact addresses to indicate that a response was received from one of the preselected contact addresses.

9. A method for providing patient care, comprising:

providing a secondary bracelet to be worn by a patient, said secondary bracelet comprising a communication module capable of communicating with a server, a speaker, a microphone, an accelerometer, a location module, and a memory;

configuring a server to indicate at least one of the following preselected contact addresses to reach at least one caretaker of a person wearing a secondary bracelet;

email address, phone number, SMS number, smartphone app ID.

transmitting a message from the secondary bracelet to the server;

transmitting the message from the server to the preselected contact addresses.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the message is recorded by the microphone of the secondary bracelet.

11. The method of claim 9, wherein the message is automatically generated by the secondary bracelet.

12. The method of claim 11, comprising:

communicating with a monitoring device worn by a person by means of the secondary bracelet;

automatically generating a message by the secondary bracelet based on the data received from the monitoring device;

transmitting the message from the secondary bracelet to the server;

transmitting the message from the server to the preselected contact addresses.