DETERMINING TREATMENT COMPLIANCE USING SPEECH PATTERNS CAPTURED DURING USE OF A COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A communication system comprising:
- at least one audio sensor for sensing at least one audio signal including patient speech during use of the communication system by a patient at a patient location, the patient having a brain-related disorder and a prescribed treatment regimen for treating at least one aspect of the brain-related disorder;
patient identification circuitry configured to determine a presence of the patient from at least one identity signal sensed at the patient location;
speech detection circuitry in the communication system for processing the at least one audio signal to identify at least one section of the at least one audio signal containing speech of the patient, wherein the speech detection circuitry is configured to identify the at least one section of the at least one audio signal containing speech of the patient based at least in part on the determination of the presence of the patient by the patient identification circuitry;
speech analysis circuitry in the communication system for analyzing the at least one section of the at least one audio signal to generate speech data including data indicative of whether the patient has complied with the prescribed treatment regimen; and
at least one transmitting device at the patient location for transmitting a speech data signal containing the speech data including data indicative of whether the patient has complied with the prescribed treatment regimen from the patient location to a receiving device at a monitoring location.
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Abstract
Methods and systems for monitoring compliance of a patient with a prescribed treatment regimen are described. Compliance is determined based upon analysis of the patient'"'"'s speech detected during use of a communication system such as a mobile telephone by the patient. Methods and systems as described herein can be used for monitoring patient compliance with a treatment for a brain-related disorder, for example. Identity of the patient as user of the communication system is determined through the use of e.g., biometric or authentication techniques. Speech data indicative of whether the patient has complied with the prescribed treatment regimen is transmitted from a circuitry-based system at the patient location to a monitoring location, where it may be reviewed by a medical caregiver or other party, for example. Patient speech may be analyzed at the patient location and/or subjected to analysis at the monitoring location.
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127 Claims
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1. A communication system comprising:
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at least one audio sensor for sensing at least one audio signal including patient speech during use of the communication system by a patient at a patient location, the patient having a brain-related disorder and a prescribed treatment regimen for treating at least one aspect of the brain-related disorder; patient identification circuitry configured to determine a presence of the patient from at least one identity signal sensed at the patient location; speech detection circuitry in the communication system for processing the at least one audio signal to identify at least one section of the at least one audio signal containing speech of the patient, wherein the speech detection circuitry is configured to identify the at least one section of the at least one audio signal containing speech of the patient based at least in part on the determination of the presence of the patient by the patient identification circuitry; speech analysis circuitry in the communication system for analyzing the at least one section of the at least one audio signal to generate speech data including data indicative of whether the patient has complied with the prescribed treatment regimen; and at least one transmitting device at the patient location for transmitting a speech data signal containing the speech data including data indicative of whether the patient has complied with the prescribed treatment regimen from the patient location to a receiving device at a monitoring location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 24, 26, 28, 29, 37, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114)
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41. A method comprising:
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sensing at least one audio signal including patient speech from a patient with at least one audio sensor of a communication system at a patient location during use of the communication system by the patient, the patient having a brain-related disorder and a prescribed treatment regimen for treating at least one aspect of the brain-related disorder; determining a presence of the patient with patient identification circuitry from at least one identity signal sensed at the patient location; processing the at least one audio signal with a speech detection circuitry in the communication system to identify at least one section of the at least one audio signal containing speech of the patient, including identifying speech from the patient based at least in part on the determination of the presence of the patient by the patient identification circuitry; analyzing the at least one section of the at least one audio signal with speech analysis circuitry in the communication system to generate speech data including data indicative of whether the patient has complied with the prescribed treatment regimen; and transmitting a speech data signal containing the speech data including data indicative of whether the patient has complied with the prescribed treatment regimen to a receiving device at a monitoring location with at least one transmitting device at the patient location. - View Dependent Claims (45, 55, 57, 58, 59, 60, 67, 72, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123)
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79. A computer program product comprising:
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a non-transitory signal-bearing medium bearing; one or more instructions for sensing at least one audio signal including patient speech from a patient with at least one audio sensor of a communication system at a patient location during use of the communication system by the patient, the patient having a brain-related disorder and a prescribed treatment regimen for treating at least one aspect of the brain-related disorder; one or more instructions for determining a presence of the patient with patient identification circuitry from at least one identity signal sensed at the patient location; one or more instructions for processing the at least one audio signal with a speech detection circuitry in the communication system to identify at least one section of the at least one audio signal containing speech of a patient, including identifying speech from the patient based at least in part on the determination of the presence of the patient by the patient identification circuitry; one or more instructions for analyzing the at least one section of the at least one audio signal with speech analysis circuitry in the communication system to generate speech data including data indicative of whether the patient has complied with the prescribed treatment regimen; and one or more instructions for transmitting a speech data signal containing the speech data including data indicative of whether the patient has complied with the prescribed treatment regimen to a receiving device at a monitoring location with at least one transmitting device at the patient location. - View Dependent Claims (83, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 105, 124, 125, 126, 127)
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