Medical overlay mirror

• US 7,679,581 B2
• Filed: 12/13/2006
• Issued: 03/16/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 08/02/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Ventrk LLC
• Original Assignee: Searete LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Inventors: Allen, Paul G., Levien, Royce A., Jung, Edward K. Y., Malamud, Mark A., Rinaldo, John D. Jr.
• Primary Examiner(s): OSORIO, RICARDO
• Application Number:
  US11/639,366
• Publication Number:
  US 20080143680A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,189 Days
• Field of Search: 345/8, 345/32, 345/156, 132/301, 382/154, 434/371, D28/64.1, D32/75
• US Class Current: 345/32
• CPC Class Codes: A45D 2044/007 Devices for determining the condition of hair or skin or for selecting the appropriate cosmetic or hair treatment
• CPC Class Codes: A45D 44/005 for selecting or displaying personal cosmetic colours or hairstyle
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0013 Medical image data A61B1/00011, A61B6/56, A61B8/56 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/742 using visual displays A61B5/339 takes precedence
• 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: G09G 2340/10 Mixing of images, i.e. displayed pixel being the result of an operation, e.g. adding, on the corresponding input pixels
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/765 Interface circuits between an apparatus for recording and another apparatus

Abstract

Medical overlay mirror methods and related systems.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

a light reflecting structure;

a data presentation device proximate to said light reflecting structure;

a medical overlay engine operably couplable to said data presentation device; and

at least one image capture device operably couplable with said medical overlay engine, wherein said at least one image capture device includes;

at least one image representation capture device configurable to be located to capture a field of view of said light reflecting structure.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein said light reflecting structure further comprises:

a partially silvered mirror.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein said data presentation device proximate to said light reflecting structure further comprises:

said data presentation device integral with said light reflecting structure.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein said data presentation device further comprises:

an image representation presentation device.

5. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

at least one image storage device operably couplable with said data presentation device.

6. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

at least one medical-overlaid engine reception device operably couplable with said data presentation device.

7. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

at least one image transmission device operably couplable with an input capture device.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein said at least one image capture device further comprises:

at least one image representation capture device alignable relative to a field of view of said light reflecting structure.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein said at least one image capture device further comprises:

at least two image representation capture devices alignable relative to a field of view of said light reflecting structure.

10. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

at least one input capture device operably couplable with said data presentation device.

11. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

at least one image registration engine operably couplable with said data presentation device.

12. The system of claim 1, wherein said medical overlay engine operably couplable to said data presentation device comprises:

a medical overlay engine component configured responsive to overlay data.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein said medical overlay engine component configured responsive to overlay data comprises:

a medical overlay engine component configured responsive to at least weight data.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein said medical overlay engine component configured responsive to at least weight data comprises:

a medical overlay engine component configured responsive to at least weight data of a scale.

15. The system of claim 13, wherein said medical overlay engine component configured responsive to at least weight data comprises:

a medical overlay engine component configured responsive to at least a historical record of at least weight data of at least one scale.

16. The system of claim 12, wherein said medical overlay engine component configured responsive to overlay data comprises:

a medical overlay engine component configured responsive to at least body chemistry data.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein said medical overlay engine component configured responsive to at least body chemistry data comprises:

a medical overlay engine component configured responsive to at least blood chemistry data.

18. The system of claim 17, wherein said medical overlay engine component configured responsive to at least blood chemistry data comprises:

a medical overlay engine component configured responsive to at least one of blood sugar data or blood cholesterol data.

19. The system of claim 16, wherein said medical overlay engine component configured responsive to at least body chemistry data comprises:

a medical overlay engine component configured responsive to at least urine protein data.

20. The system of claim 12, wherein said medical overlay engine component configured responsive to overlay data comprises:

a medical overlay engine component configured responsive to at least overlay data of a diagnostic toilet.

21. The system of claim 12, wherein said medical overlay engine component configured responsive to overlay data comprises:

a medical overlay engine component configured responsive to at least overlay data of at least one of a blood pressure or heart rate monitor.

22. The system of claim 12, wherein said medical overlay engine component configured responsive to overlay data comprises:

a medical overlay engine component configured responsive to at least overlay data of at least one of a diagnostic blood kit.

23. The system of claim 12, wherein said medical overlay engine component configured responsive to overlay data comprises:

a medical overlay engine component configured responsive to at least medication compliance data of a medication compliance module, the medication compliance data including but not limited to at least one of a historical medication consumption or a medication reminder.

24. The system of claim 12, wherein said medical overlay engine component configured responsive to overlay data comprises:

a medical overlay engine component configured responsive to at least rehabilitation compliance data of a rehabilitation compliance module, the rehabilitation compliance data including but not limited to at least one of a suggested physical exercise, a suggested mental exercise, or a therapy appointment reminder.

25. The system of claim 12, wherein said medical overlay engine component configured responsive to overlay data comprises:

a medical overlay engine component configured responsive to at least physical fitness data of a physical fitness module, the physical fitness data including but not limited to at least one of a suggested physical exercise, a remark upon a physique of a user, or a historical retrospective on a physique of a user.

26. The system of claim 12, wherein said medical overlay engine component configured responsive to overlay data comprises:

a medical overlay engine component configured to present data in a visual form including but not limited to at least one of a graphical form, a tabular form, a textual form, a picture form, or a drawing form.

27. The system of claim 12, wherein said medical overlay engine component configured responsive to overlay data comprises:

a medical overlay engine component configured to present data in an audible form including but not limited to at least one of a music form, a speech form, or a sound form.

28. The system of claim 12, wherein said medical overlay engine component configured responsive to overlay data comprises:

a medical overlay engine component configured to present data in store-and-forward formats including but not limited to at least one of an email format, a voicemail format, a simple message system format, a digest format, or a database format.

29. A system comprising:

a light reflecting structure;

a data presentation device proximate to said light reflecting structure;

at least one image capture device operably couplable with said medical overlay engine, wherein said at least one image capture device includes;

at least one image representation capture device configurable to be located to capture a field of view of said light reflecting structure; and

said medical overlay engine operably couplable to said data presentation device, said medical overlay engine adapted to present at least one of;

data from a bathroom scale;

data from a diagnostic toilet;

data from a blood pressure monitor;

data from a diagnostic blood kit;

data related to a diagnostic reading including but not limited to at least one of

a blood pressure reading,

a heartrate reading,

a blood sugar level reading,

a height reading,

a weight reading, or

a cholesterol level reading;

data related to a historical diagnostic reading including but not limited to at least one of

an average heart rate over time reading,

an average blood sugar level reading, or

a trend in a reading;

an automatic warning about a diagnostic assessment including but not limited to at least one of

a low blood sugar assessment,

a high blood sugar assessment, or

a protein analysis assessment;

or

a tracking reminder including but not limited to at least one of

a medication as taken reminder,

a historical medical maintenance assessment reminder,

a medical reminder about injury rehabilitation, or

a workout program suggestion.