Long-Term Data Storage Service for Wearable Device Data

• US 20160078061A1
• Filed: 09/12/2014
• Published: 03/17/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 09/12/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Google Inc. (Alphabet Inc.)
• Inventors: Gibson, David Andrew, Park, Brian Taewon, Hilsdale, Erik
• Granted Patent: US 9,953,041 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/21 Design, administration or maintenance of databases
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/2365 Ensuring data consistency and integrity
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/60 for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/20 for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities, e.g. managing hospital staff or surgery rooms
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/63 for local operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation

Abstract

Methods and apparatus for storing data about biological entities are provided. A computing device can receive a plurality of data items about a biological entity from a plurality of sources. The computing device can verify each data item of the plurality of data items using the computing device by at least: determining a source of the data item from among the plurality of sources, determining a provenance for the data item associated with the source of the data item, and verifying that the data item is associated with the biological entity based at least on the provenance for the data item associated with the source of the data item. After verifying that a particular data item is associated with the biological entity, the computing device can store the particular data item in a data log associated with the biological entity.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

receiving, at a computing device, a plurality of data items about a biological entity from a plurality of sources, wherein the plurality of sources comprises a wearable device being worn by the biological entity and the plurality of data items comprises a data item that includes physiological data obtained by one or more sensors of the wearable device;

verifying each data item of the plurality of data items using the computing device by at least;

determining a source of the data item from among the plurality of sources,

determining a provenance for the data item associated with the source of the data item, and

verifying that the data item is associated with the biological entity based at least on the provenance for the data item; and

after verifying that a particular data item is associated with the biological entity, storing the particular data item in a data log associated with the biological entity using the computing device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the physiological data comprises at least one of cardiac data, pulmonary data, or analyte data.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein verifying that the data item is associated with the biological entity comprises:

determining whether the wearable device is being worn by the biological entity based on the provenance for the data item.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein storing the particular data item comprises storing the particular data item in two or more physical locations.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of data items further comprises at least one of a data item about an environment of the biological entity, a data item about a mood of the biological entity, or a data item related to demographical information related to the biological entity.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein storing the particular data item in the data log comprises:

storing a data record for the particular data item in the data log, wherein the data record comprises;

data about an entity providing the particular data item, data about a time associated with the particular data item, and data about a type of the particular data item.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the type of the particular data item comprises a type of activity associated with the particular data item.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

requesting a portion of data stored in the data log, wherein the request is configured to indicate whether to include identifying information about biological entities associated with the requested portion of data; and

after determining that the request is configured to indicate not to include identifying information about biological entities associated with the requested portion of data, providing the requested portion of data stored in the data log without the identifying information about the associated biological entities.

9. A computing device, comprising:

a processor; and

a non-transitory computer readable medium configured to store at least a data log associated with a biological entity and executable instructions, wherein the executable instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the computing device to perform functions comprising;

receiving a plurality of data items about the biological entity from a plurality of sources, wherein the plurality of sources comprises a wearable device being worn by the biological entity and the plurality of data items comprises a data item that includes physiological data obtained by one or more sensors of the wearable device,

verifying each data item of the plurality of data items by at least;

determining a source of the data item from among the plurality of sources,

determining a provenance of the data item associated with the source, and

verifying that the data item is associated with the biological entity based at least on the provenance of the data item associated with the source, and

after verifying that a particular data item is associated with the biological entity, storing the particular data item in the data log associated with the biological entity.

10. The computing device of claim 9, wherein the physiological data comprises at least one of cardiac data, pulmonary data, or analyte data.

11. The computing device of claim 10, wherein verifying that the data item is associated with the biological entity comprises:

determining whether the wearable device is being worn by the biological entity based on the provenance of the data item.

12. The computing device of claim 9, wherein storing the particular data item comprises storing the particular data item in two or more physical locations.

13. The computing device of claim 9, wherein the plurality of data items further comprises at least one of a data item about an environment of the biological entity, a data item about a mood of the biological entity, or a data item related to demographical information related to the biological entity.

14. The computing device of claim 9, wherein storing the particular data item in the data log comprises:

storing a data record for the particular data item in the data log, wherein the data record comprises;

data about an entity providing the particular data item, data about a time associated with the particular data item, and data about a type of the particular data item.

15. The computing device of claim 14, wherein the type of the particular data item comprises a type of activity associated with the particular data item.

16. The computing device of claim 9, wherein the functions further comprise:

requesting a portion of data stored in the data log, wherein the request is configured to indicate whether to include identifying information about biological entities associated with the requested portion of data; and

after determining that the request is configured to indicate not to include identifying information about biological entities associated with the requested portion of data, providing the requested portion of data stored in the data log without the identifying information about the associated biological entities.

17. A non-transitory computer readable medium configured to store at least executable instructions, wherein the executable instructions, when executed by a processor of a computing device, cause the computing device to perform functions comprising:

receiving a plurality of data items about a biological entity from a plurality of sources, wherein the plurality of sources comprises a wearable device being worn by the biological entity and the plurality of data items comprises a data item that includes physiological data obtained by one or more sensors of the wearable device;

verifying each data item of the plurality of data items by at least;

determining a source of the data item from among the plurality of sources,

determining a provenance for the data item associated with the source of the data item, and

verifying that the data item is associated with the biological entity based at least on the provenance for the data item associated with the source of the data item; and

after verifying that a particular data item is associated with the biological entity, storing the particular data item in a data log associated with the biological entity.

18. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 17, wherein the physiological data comprises at least one of cardiac data, pulmonary data, or analyte data.

19. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 18, wherein verifying that the data item is associated with the biological entity comprises:

determining whether the wearable device is being worn by the biological entity based on the provenance of the data item.

20. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 17, wherein the plurality of data items further comprises at least one of a data item about an environment of the biological entity, a data item about a mood of the biological entity, or a data item related to demographical information related to the biological entity.