DETERMINING INFORMATION FLOW USING PHYSIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS

• US 20150371516A1
• Filed: 01/03/2014
• Published: 12/24/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 01/03/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Google Inc. (Alphabet Inc.)
• Inventors: Petersen, Morten Just, Gil de Paiva, Joao Paulo, Connolly, Emmet, Jorges, Tim Carlo
• Application Number:
  US14/147,323
• Publication Number:
  US 20150371516A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0022 Monitoring a patient using a global network, e.g. telephone networks, internet
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0205 Simultaneously evaluating both cardiovascular conditions and different types of body conditions, e.g. heart and respiratory condition
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/021 Measuring pressure in heart or blood vessels A61B5/0205 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/02438 with portable devices, e.g. worn by the patient
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0533 Measuring galvanic skin response
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0816 Measuring devices for examining respiratory frequency measuring frequency of electric signals G01R23/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/318 Heart-related electrical modalities, e.g. electrocardiography [ECG]
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/681 Wristwatch-type devices
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/725 using specific filters therefor, e.g. Kalman or adaptive filters A61B5/316 take precedence
• 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 5/7405 using sound
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7425 Displaying combinations of multiple images regardless of image source, e.g. displaying a reference anatomical image with a live image geometric transforms for image registration G06T3/14; enhancement using image fusion G06T5/50; algorithms for registration of images G06T7/30
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7455 characterised by tactile indication, e.g. vibration or electrical stimulation
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/746 Alarms related to a physiological condition, e.g. details of setting alarm thresholds or avoiding false alarms alarms per se G08B
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7475 User input or interface means, e.g. keyboard, pointing device, joystick
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/02 Alarms for ensuring the safety of persons
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation

Abstract

Systems, devices, and processes may be related to determining the flow of information based on received physiological parameters. In one example, a computing device includes at least one processor and at least one module operable by the at least one processor to receive an indication of a physiological parameter representative of a physiological condition of a user and receive a request to output notification information. The at least one module may also be operable by the at least one processor to determine, based on the physiological parameter, whether to output the notification information and selectively output, based on the determination, the notification information.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving, by a notification client module of a wearable computing device and from a sensor, an indication of a first value of a physiological parameter, the physiological parameter being representative of a physiological condition of a user;

receiving, by the notification client module of the wearable computing device and from a notification host module of a mobile computing device associated with the user, a request to output notification information, wherein the wearable computing device is distinct from the mobile computing device;

responsive to determining that the first value of the physiological parameter exceeds a threshold value, withholding, by the notification client module of the wearable computing device, output of the notification information;

subsequent to withholding output of the notification information, receiving, by the notification client module of the wearable computing device and from the sensor, an indication of a second value of the physiological parameter; and

responsive to determining that the second value of the physiological parameter does not exceed the threshold value, outputting, by the notification client module of the wearable computing device, the notification information.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the notification information comprises at least one of a representation of a notification or an indication of the notification, and wherein the indication of the notification comprises at least one of a visual alert for the notification, an audible alert for the notification, or a tactile alert for the notification.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the physiological parameter is at least one of a pulse rate parameter, a breathing rate parameter, or an electrogram parameter.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the physiological parameter is a first physiological parameter, and wherein the method further comprises:

receiving an indication of a second physiological parameter, the second physiological parameter being representative of the physiological condition of the user,

wherein withholding output of the notification information comprises withholding, based on the first physiological parameter and the second physiological parameter, output of the notification information.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein withholding the notification information comprises generating a command that instructs the wearable computing device to output, for display at a display device associated with the wearable computing device, a graphical user interface without the notification information.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the notification information is unrelated to the physiological parameter.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the notification information is indicative of an event related to at least one application executing on at least one of the wearable computing device or the mobile computing device.

24. The method of claim 1, wherein the physiological parameter comprises a galvanic skin response parameter.

25. The method of claim 1, further comprising, prior to receiving the request to output the notification information, receiving, by the wearable computing device, an indication of user input specifying the threshold value.

26. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

subsequent to determining that the second value of the physiological parameter does not exceed the threshold value, determining that the request to output the notification information remains valid; and

responsive to determining that the request to output the notification information remains valid, outputting the notification information.

27. The method of claim 1, wherein withholding output of the notification information comprises generating a command that instructs the wearable computing device to turn off a display.

29. The method of claim 1, wherein the wearable computing device includes the sensor.

30. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving the indication of the first value of the physiological parameter comprises receiving, from the sensor and via wireless communication between the sensor and the wearable computing device, the indication of the first value of the physiological parameter.

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12. A wearable computing device comprising:

at least one processor; and

at least one module operable by the at least one processor to;

receive, from a sensor, an indication of a first value of a physiological parameter, the physiological parameter being representative of a physiological condition of a user;

receive a request to output a notification information;

responsive to determining that the first value of the physiological parameter exceeds a threshold value, withhold output of the notification information;

subsequent to withholding output of the notification information, receive, from the sensor, an indication of a second value of the physiological parameter; and

responsive to determining that the second value does not exceed the threshold value, output the notification information, wherein the at least one module comprises a notification module configured to receive, from a notification host module of a mobile computing device associated with the user, the request to output the notification information, and wherein the wearable computing device is distinct from the mobile computing device.

13. The wearable computing device of claim 12, wherein the notification information comprises at least one of a representation of a notification or an indication of the notification, and wherein the indication of the notification comprises at least one of a visual alert for the notification, an audible alert for the notification, or a tactile alert for the notification.

14. The wearable computing device of claim 12, wherein the physiological parameter comprises a galvanic skin response parameter.

15. The wearable computing device of claim 12, wherein the physiological parameter is a first physiological parameter, and wherein the at least one module is operable by the at least one processor to:

receive an indication of a second physiological parameter, the second physiological parameter being representative of the physiological condition of the user; and

withhold, based on the first physiological parameter and the second physiological parameter, output of the notification information.

18. The wearable computing device of claim 12, wherein the at least one module is operable by the at least one processor to withhold output of the notification information by generating a command that instructs the wearable computing device to output, for display at a display device associated with the wearable computing device, a graphical user interface without the notification information.

19. The wearable computing device of claim 12, wherein the notification information is unrelated to the physiological parameter.

20. The wearable computing device of claim 12, wherein the notification information is indicative of an event related to at least one application executing on at least one of the wearable computing device or the mobile computing device.

21. The wearable computing device of claim 12, further comprising a housing of the wearable computing device that houses the one or more processors.

31. The wearable computing device of claim 12, further comprising the sensor.

32. The wearable computing device of claim 12, further comprising a communication unit, wherein the at least one module is operable by the at least one processor to receive, from the sensor and via wireless communication between the sensor and the communication unit, the indication of the first value of the physiological parameter.

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23. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions that, when executed, cause one or more processors of a wearable computing device to:

receive, by a notification client module of the wearable computing device and from a sensor, an indication of a first value of a physiological parameter, the physiological parameter being representative of a physiological condition of a user;

receive, by the notification client module of the wearable computing device and from a notification host module of a mobile computing device associated with the user, a request to output notification information, wherein the wearable computing device is distinct from the mobile computing device;

responsive to determining that the first value of the physiological parameter exceeds a threshold value, withhold, by the notification client module of the wearable computing device, output of the notification information;

subsequent to withholding output of the notification information, receive, by the notification client module of the wearable computing device and from the sensor, an indication of a second value of the physiological parameter; and

responsive to determining that the second value of the physiological parameter does not exceed the threshold value, output, by the notification client module of the wearable computing device, the notification information.

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