Systems and Methods for Wearable Health Alerts

• US 20160361032A1
• Filed: 03/10/2016
• Published: 12/15/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 05/14/2015
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Abraham Carter, David Scott, Ehsan Azarnasab
• Original Assignee: Abraham Carter, David Scott, Ehsan Azarnasab
• Inventors: Carter, Abraham, Scott, David, Azarnasab, Ehsan
• Application Number:
  US15/066,180
• Publication Number:
  US 20160361032A1
• 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 5/02438 with portable devices, e.g. worn by the patient
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1118 Determining activity level
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/14551 for measuring blood gases
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/4809 Sleep detection, i.e. determining whether a subject is asleep or not
• 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 5/7465 Arrangements for interactive communication between patient and care services, e.g. by using a telephone network telemetry of measured physiological signal A61B5/0002
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/0446 worn on the body to detect changes of posture, e.g. a fall, inclination, acceleration, gait
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/0453 worn on the body to detect health condition by physiological monitoring, e.g. electrocardiogram, temperature, breathing detecting, measuring or recording for diagnostic purposes A61B5/00
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 80/00 ICT specially adapted for facilitating communication between medical practitioners or patients, e.g. for collaborative diagnosis, therapy or health monitoring
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/00 Services specially adapted for wireless communication networks; Facilities therefor
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/027 using movement velocity, acceleration information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services

Abstract

Aspects of the present invention relate to analysis of physiological data sequences and activity data recorded while a user participates in various activities. Some aspects relate to alert or messaging system and methods whereby messages are automatically generated when a condition in the physiological or activity data is satisfied. Messages may be automatically formatted with physiological and/or activity data as well as other fields and content. Each message condition may be related to a unique recipient list and message content template.

Claims

1. A method for automated alert messaging, said method comprising:

measuring a physiological characteristic of a wearer with a wearable component comprising,

a physiological sensor for measuring said physiological characteristic of a wearer,

an accelerometer for measuring wearer activity,

a battery, and

a wearable component wireless transceiver;

measuring wearer activity data with said accelerometer;

sending said physiological characteristic data and said wearer activity data to a mobile device using said wearable component wireless transceiver, said computing device comprising,

a processor and a memory,

a display, and

a transceiver;

analyzing said physiological characteristic data and said wearer activity data at said computing device to determine whether a messaging condition has been satisfied; and

sending a message to a designated recipient if said messaging condition has been satisfied.

2. A method for automated alert messaging, said method comprising:

measuring a physiological characteristic of a wearer with a wearable component comprising,

a physiological sensor for measuring said physiological characteristic of a wearer,

an accelerometer for measuring wearer activity,

a battery, and

a wearable component wireless transceiver;

measuring wearer activity data with said accelerometer;

sending said physiological characteristic data and said wearer activity data to a mobile device using said wearable component wireless transceiver, said mobile device comprising,

a processor and a memory,

a display, and

a mobile device wireless transceiver;

analyzing said physiological characteristic data and said wearer activity data at said mobile device to determine whether a messaging condition has been satisfied;

composing a message if said messaging condition has been satisfied,

said composing comprising,

retrieving a message template;

inserting stored message content into said template;

inserting physiological data into physiological data fields in said template;

inserting activity data into activity data fields in said template;

inserting a recipient address into said template; and

sending said composed message to said recipient address if said messaging condition has been satisfied.

3. A method for automated alert messaging, said method comprising:

measuring a physiological characteristic of a wearer with a wearable component comprising,

a physiological sensor for measuring said physiological characteristic of a wearer,

an accelerometer for measuring wearer activity,

a battery, and

a wearable component wireless transceiver;

measuring wearer activity data with said accelerometer;

sending said physiological characteristic data and said wearer activity data to a mobile device using said wearable component wireless transceiver, said mobile device comprising,

a processor and a memory,

a display, and

a mobile device wireless transceiver;

analyzing said physiological characteristic data and said wearer activity data at said mobile device to determine whether a messaging condition has been satisfied;

composing a message if said messaging condition has been satisfied,

said composing comprising,

retrieving a message template;

inserting stored message content into said template;

inserting physiological data into physiological data fields in said template;

inserting activity data into activity data fields in said template;

inserting a recipient address into said template;

inserting recipient-specific content into said template; and

sending said composed message to said recipient address if said messaging condition has been satisfied.

4. The method of claim 3 wherein said recipient is a doctor, said messaging condition is a physiological condition indicating a health hazard and said message identifies the physiological condition and the severity of the condition based on physiological data and activity data acquired from one or more wearable components.

5. The method of claim 3 wherein said recipient is a health professional, said messaging condition is the performance of a specified physical therapy activity and said message identifies the activity performed and the performance level of the activity based on physiological data and activity data acquired from one or more wearable components.