DETERMINING TREATMENT COMPLIANCE USING COMBINED PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
First Claim
1. A system comprising:
- at least one audio sensor in a communication system for sensing at least one audio signal including patient speech from a patient at a patient location during use of the communication system, the patient having a brain-related disorder and a prescribed treatment regimen for treating at least one aspect of the brain-related disorder;
at least one first activity sensor for sensing at least one first activity signal indicative of a first activity of the patient;
signal processing circuitry configured to process the at least one first activity signal and at least one second activity signal indicative of a second activity of the patient to generate at least one activity data signal, the activity data signal containing activity data indicative of whether the patient has complied with the treatment regimen; and
at least one transmitting device at the patient location for transmitting the at least one activity data signal and at least one audio data signal based on the at least one audio signal 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. Patient activity is detected unobtrusively with an activity sensor at the patient location, and activity data is transmitted to a monitoring location. Patient speech detected during use of a communication system such as a mobile telephone by the patient may also be used as an activity signal. Patient activity and/or speech is processed at the patient location or monitoring location to identify activity parameters or patterns that indicate whether the patient has complied with the prescribed treatment regimen. The activity sensor and other components at the patient location may be incorporated into, or associated with, a cell phone, computing system, game system, or vehicle system, for example. The system may provide a report to an interested party, for example a medical care provider or insurance company, regarding patient compliance with the prescribed treatment regimen.
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206 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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at least one audio sensor in a communication system for sensing at least one audio signal including patient speech from a patient at a patient location during use of the communication system, the patient having a brain-related disorder and a prescribed treatment regimen for treating at least one aspect of the brain-related disorder; at least one first activity sensor for sensing at least one first activity signal indicative of a first activity of the patient; signal processing circuitry configured to process the at least one first activity signal and at least one second activity signal indicative of a second activity of the patient to generate at least one activity data signal, the activity data signal containing activity data indicative of whether the patient has complied with the treatment regimen; and at least one transmitting device at the patient location for transmitting the at least one activity data signal and at least one audio data signal based on the at least one audio signal to a receiving device at a monitoring location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 27, 34, 37, 56, 66, 71, 184, 185, 186, 187, 188, 189, 190)
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72. A method comprising:
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sensing with at least one audio sensor in a communication system at least one audio signal including patient speech from a patient at a patient location during use of the communication system, the patient having a brain-related disorder and a prescribed treatment regimen for treating at least one aspect of the brain-related disorder; sensing with at least one first activity sensor in the communication system at least one first activity signal indicative of a first activity of the patient; processing with signal processing circuitry the at least one first activity signal and at least one second activity signal indicative of a second activity of the patient to generate at least one activity data signal, the activity data signal containing data indicative of whether the patient has complied with the treatment regimen; and transmitting the at least one activity data signal and at least one audio data signal based on the at least one audio signal to a receiving device at a monitoring location with a transmitting device at the patient location. - View Dependent Claims (73, 74, 107, 121, 130, 131, 132, 133, 141, 158, 191, 192, 193, 194, 195, 196, 197, 198, 199, 200, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206)
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75-106. -106. (canceled)
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159. A system comprising:
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a computing device; and instructions that when executed on the computing device cause the computing device to; control sensing with at least one audio sensor of at least one audio signal including patient speech from 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; control sensing with at least one first activity sensor in an unobtrusive activity-detection system of at least one first activity signal indicative of a first activity of the patient; process with signal processing circuitry the at least one first activity signal and at least one second activity signal indicative of a second activity of the patient to generate at least one activity data signal, the activity data signal containing data indicative of whether the patient has complied with the treatment regimen; and control transmitting with a transmitting device at the patient location of the at least one activity data signal and at least one audio data signal based on the at least one audio signal to a receiving device at a monitoring location.
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160-183. -183. (canceled)
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