WEARABLE DEVICE AND METHOD

• US 20170202484A1
• Filed: 03/31/2016
• Published: 07/20/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 01/18/2016
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Umm Al-Qura University
• Original Assignee: Umm Al-Qura University
• Inventors: AL-SHAERY, Ali Mohammed Husain, Shalwala, Raed Abdulrahman Khalil
• Application Number:
  US15/086,741
• Publication Number:
  US 20170202484A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0022 Monitoring a patient using a global network, e.g. telephone networks, internet
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/01 Measuring temperature of body parts ; Diagnostic temperature sensing, e.g. for malignant or inflamed tissue clinical contact thermometers G01K13/20
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0205 Simultaneously evaluating both cardiovascular conditions and different types of body conditions, e.g. heart and respiratory condition
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/02055 Simultaneously evaluating both cardiovascular condition and temperature
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/021 Measuring pressure in heart or blood vessels A61B5/0205 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/024 Detecting, measuring or recording pulse rate or heart rate A61B5/0205, A61B5/021 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/08 Detecting, measuring or recording devices for evaluating the respiratory organs A61B5/0205 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1112 Global tracking of patients, e.g. by using GPS
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/14532 for measuring glucose, e.g. by tissue impedance measurement
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6801 specially adapted to be attached to or worn on the body surface
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/742 using visual displays A61B5/339 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7475 User input or interface means, e.g. keyboard, pointing device, joystick
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/385 Transceivers carried on the body, e.g. in helmets
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/025 using location based information parameters
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/70 Services for machine-to-machine communication [M2M] or machine type communication [MTC]

Abstract

A wearable device, including a fastening device for fastening the wearable device to a user and a housing coupled to the fastening device. The housing includes a graphical display including a tactile user interface, a locationing system, communication circuitry, a sensor and processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is configured to obtain a location of the wearable device, transmit the location to a server, and receive guidance information from the server based on the location. The processing circuitry is also configured to determine a recommendation corresponding to the guidance information and output the recommendation. The processing circuitry is further configured to obtain a measured value of a physiological parameter via the sensor, determine a comparison between the measured value and a predetermined threshold, generate a feedback based upon the comparison, and output the feedback.

Claims

1. A wearable device, comprising:

a fastening device to fasten the wearable device to a user;

a housing coupled to the fastening device, wherein the housing includes a graphical display including a tactile user interface, at least one locationing system, communication circuitry, at least one sensor for measuring at least one physiological parameter of the user, and a processing circuitry,

the processor circuitry being configured to;

obtain, via the at least one locationing system, a location of the wearable device,

transmit, via the communication circuitry, the location of the wearable device to a server,

receive guidance information from the server based on the location of the wearable device,

determine a recommendation corresponding to the guidance information,

output, via the graphical display, the recommendation,

obtain, via the at least one sensor, a measured value of the at least one physiological parameter,

determine a comparison between the measured value and a predetermined threshold of the at least one physiological parameter,

generate a feedback based upon the comparison, and

output, via the graphical display, the feedback.

2. The wearable device according to claim 1, wherein the at least one locationing system includes at least one of Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS), Global Positioning System (GPS), Wi-Fi, GALELIO, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) and Inertial Navigation System (INS).

3. The wearable device according to claim 1, wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to determine at least one of an indoor location and an outdoor location of the wearable device.

4. The wearable device according to claim 1, wherein the at least one sensor includes at least one of a heart rate sensor, a respiration rate sensor, a temperature sensor, a blood sugar sensor and a blood pressure sensor.

5. The wearable device according to claim 1, wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to store the location of the wearable device and the measured value of the at least one physiological parameter.

6. The wearable device according to claim 1, wherein the guidance information includes at least one of navigation to a predetermined location and navigation to a desired location, the desired location corresponding to a location input at the wearable device via the tactile user interface.

7. The wearable device according to claim 1, wherein the recommendation based on the guidance information includes at least one of a warning corresponding to an event at a predetermined location and a warning corresponding to an event at a desired location, the desired location corresponding to a location input at the wearable device via the tactile user interface.

8. The wearable device according to claim 1, wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to transmit a warning to the server based upon the comparison in which the at least one physiological parameter does not satisfy a condition of the predetermined threshold.

9. The wearable device according to claim 1, further comprising:

one or more output devices coupled to the housing.

10. The wearable device according to claim 9, wherein the one or more output devices include at least one of an audio jack, a speaker and a haptic device.

18. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

transmitting a warning to the server based upon the comparison in which the at least one physiological parameter does not satisfy a condition of the predetermined threshold.

11. A method of interacting with a wearable device, comprising:

obtaining, via at least one locationing system of a wearable device, a location of the wearable device;

transmitting, via communication circuitry of the wearable device, the location of the wearable device to a server;

receiving, via the communication circuitry, guidance information from the server based on the location of the wearable device;

determining, via processing circuitry of the wearable device, a recommendation corresponding to the guidance information;

outputting, via a graphical display of the wearable device, the recommendation;

obtaining, via at least one sensor of the wearable device, a measured value of at least one physiological parameter;

determining, via the processing circuitry, a comparison between the measured value and a predetermined threshold of the at least one physiological parameter;

generating, via the processing circuitry, a feedback based upon the comparison; and

outputting, via the graphical display, the feedback.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the at least one locationing system includes at least one of Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS), Global Positioning System (GPS), Wi-Fi, GALELIO, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) and Inertial Navigation System (INS).

13. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

determining at least one of an indoor location and an outdoor location of the wearable device.

14. The method of claim 11, wherein the at least one sensor includes at least one of a heart rate sensor, a respiration rate sensor, a temperature sensor, a blood sugar sensor and a blood pressure sensor.

15. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

storing the location of the wearable device and the measured value of the at least one physiological parameter.

16. The method of claim 11, wherein the guidance information includes at least one of navigation to a predetermined location and navigation to a desired location, the desired location corresponding to a location input at the wearable device via the tactile user interface.

17. The method of claim 11, wherein the recommendation based on the guidance information includes at least one of a warning corresponding to an event at a predetermined location and a warning corresponding to an event at a desired location, the desired location corresponding to a location input at the wearable device via the tactile user interface.

19. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having computer-readable instructions stored therein that when executed by a computer causes the computer to perform a method of interacting with a wearable device, the method comprising:

obtaining a location of the wearable device;

transmitting the location of the wearable device to a server;

receiving guidance information from the server based on the location of the wearable device;

determining a recommendation corresponding to the guidance information;

outputting the recommendation to a graphical display;

obtaining, via at least one sensor of the wearable device, a measured value of at least one physiological parameter;

determining a comparison between the measured value and a predetermined threshold of the at least one physiological parameter;

generating a feedback based upon the comparison; and

outputting, via the graphical display, the feedback.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 19, wherein the recommendation based on the guidance information includes at least one of a warning corresponding to an event at a predetermined location and a warning corresponding to an event at a desired location, the desired location corresponding to a location input at the wearable device via the tactile user interface.