Context setting algorithmic process for care companion device, self sensing and bridging a care pod to the care giver for non intrusive, seamless, continuous care monitoring for improving quality of care experience for care receiver

• US 20180052965A1
• Filed: 03/24/2016
• Published: 02/22/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 04/15/2015
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Magpie 360, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Magpie 360, Inc.
• Inventors: Tumkur, Ramesh, Ramasamy, Kannan
• Application Number:
  US15/079,912
• Publication Number:
  US 20180052965A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0008 Temperature signals
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/002 Monitoring the patient using a local or closed circuit, e.g. in a room or building A61B5/0017 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0022 Monitoring a patient using a global network, e.g. telephone networks, internet
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0024 for multiple sensor units attached to the patient, e.g. using a body or personal area network
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/602 Providing cryptographic facilities or services
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/40 for recovering from a failure of a protocol instance or entity, e.g. service redundancy protocols, protocol state redundancy or protocol service redirection management of faults, events, alarms or notifications in data switching networks H04L41/06
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/02 Protecting privacy or anonymity, e.g. protecting personally identifiable information [PII]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/70 Services for machine-to-machine communication [M2M] or machine type communication [MTC]

Abstract

A “care pod” is a virtual container that encompasses a care receiver and devices such as biosensors and a medical kit that form the sensors ecosystem. The care pod is contextually and algorithmically nested and locked to a “care companion device”. The “care companion device” has the intelligence to self-sense and connects the “care pod” to the “care giver”. The logistics and positioning of the caregiver thus becomes immaterial; be it onsite or remote, the caregiver is continually, on demand, and non-intrusively able to access the current and historical state of the care receiver in a secure manner. Caregivers are able to monitor care receivers in real time through meaningful alerts and collaborate to drive care outcomes.

Claims

1. A system comprising a care companion device including a USB powered credit card sized device and a care pod, wherein the care companion device virtually locks, manages and monitors a care pod, wherein the care pod includes an eco-system of biosensors, medical devices, and bio patch that are radio powered with a care giver focus whose status is known and managed remotely by the care companion device at all times.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the care pod is distinct and known to care companion device and built-in security mechanisms prevent other care receivers or other devices not part of the eco-system from cross talking or interfacing with the care pod environment thereby providing a dedicated and virtual care companion device.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein a plurality of sensors in the care pod comprising a care receiver ecosystem are always locked to the care companion device.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the care companion device has back-up battery power to manage and monitor the care pod.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the care companion device is docked to the care cloud over multiple distinct encrypted communication channels across geographical locations for redundancy to ensure the real-time events are transported to a care cloud.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the care companion device has a built-in mechanism to switch to multiple or back-up transport networks during outages.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the care companion device is provisioned and deployed from a care cloud with no intervention at the point of care and without care receiver interaction, and a care capsule injected from the care cloud gives the care companion device a contextual awareness of the care pod over an automated process void of any point of care involvement.

8. The system of claim 1, further comprising a remote key pairing processes wherein the care companion device by use of a care capsule ascertains its care pod and remote key pairs with the care pod environment and associated devices, whereby the remote key pairing over machine-to-machine communication voids any physical intervention or point of care intervention.