AUTO ATTENDANT SYSTEM WITH PORTABLE COMMUNICATION COMPONENT FOR REACTIVE STATUS NOTIFICATIONS

• US 20160140825A1
• Filed: 01/26/2016
• Published: 05/19/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 11/05/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Frazier Watkins
• Original Assignee: Frazier Watkins
• Inventors: WATKINS, FRAZIER
• Application Number:
  US15/007,201
• Publication Number:
  US 20160140825A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2503/08 Elderly
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0002 Remote monitoring of patients using telemetry, e.g. transmission of vital signals via a communication network A61B5/07 takes precedence; transmission systems for measured values G08C; transmission H04B; transmission of digital information H04L; wireless communication networks H04W
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0022 Monitoring a patient using a global network, e.g. telephone networks, internet
• 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 5/7435 Displaying user selection data, e.g. icons in a graphical user interface
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/747 in case of emergency, i.e. alerting emergency services
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/0415 detecting absence of activity per se
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/70 relating to mental therapies, e.g. psychological therapy or autogenous training
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation

Abstract

A portable device that allows for instant communication and notification between two parties is provided. Directed primarily at elderly family members and the like that live or travel on their own, such a device includes a communication component for reactive response to requests for status notifications on demand. Thus, such a device permits a remote user to contact the person with a request for instant verification of the person'"'"'s condition. Failure to respond to such a request leads to automatically sent communications to pre-assigned recipients that attention for the person user may be required, thereby seeking the closest recipient proximally at that specific moment to provide such attention and/or notification to proper authorities that medical or other help is needed. The system also allows the direct user the capability of contacting medical/police/etc. authorities if attention is needed immediately as well.

Claims

1. A communication system for utilization with a remote patient, wherein said system comprises a portable device comprising a communication component comprising at least

i) a communication module to allow for spoken communications to transfer between said remote patient and an authorized outside party,

ii) a status notification request generator with a timer therein, said generator provided to initiate a request for a response from said remote patient regarding his or her current condition status;

iii) a response indicator for said remote patient to provide a response to said status notification request generator;

iv) an alarm and signal generator to notify said authorized outside party of the failure of said remote patient to respond to said status notification request within a time set by said timer; and

v) an override component available to either said at least one authorized outside party or embedded within said system to discontinue said alarm and signal generator upon receipt of a suitable communication from said remote patient subsequent to alarm and signal generator activation.

2. The system of claim 1 wherein said communication component is a portable device selected from the group consisting essentially of a cell phone device, a wristband device, a neck-worn device, and a hand-held computer device.

3. A method of providing status notification system for a remote patient, said method comprising:

providing the system of claim 1;

activating said status notification request generator to send a request to said remote patient for response thereto, said timer being initiated upon said generator activation;

wherein, if said notification status is not timely provided by said remote patient, said system sends a communication of such lack of status notification to at least one authorized outside party;

wherein said outside authorized party has remote control to discontinue said notification step upon receipt of a proper communication with said remote patient.

4. A method of providing status notification system for a remote patient, said method comprising:

providing the system of claim 2;

activating said status notification request generator to send a request to said remote patient for response thereto, said timer being initiated upon said generator activation;

wherein, if said notification status is not timely provided by said remote patient, said system sends a communication of such lack of status notification to at least one authorized outside party;

wherein said outside authorized party has remote control to discontinue said notification step upon receipt of a proper communication with said remote patient.