Health related location awareness

• US 7,789,828 B2
• Filed: 12/21/2006
• Issued: 09/07/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 08/31/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Health Hero Network Incorporated (Robert Bosch GmbH)
• Original Assignee: Health Hero Network Incorporated (Robert Bosch GmbH)
• Inventors: Clapp, Geoffrey
• Primary Examiner(s): Astorino; Michael C
• Application Number:
  US11/643,491
• Publication Number:
  US 20080076971A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,356 Days
• Field of Search: 600300-301, 128903-905, 128/920, 705 2- 4, 340/539.12, 340/573.1
• US Class Current: 600/301
• 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 5/0205 Simultaneously evaluating both cardiovascular conditions and different types of body conditions, e.g. heart and respiratory condition
• 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: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/60 for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/20 for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities, e.g. managing hospital staff or surgery rooms
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 128/92 Computer assisted medical diagnostics

Abstract

A remote health monitoring system, comprising a device suitable for transmitting and receiving data configured for determining a geographic location of the device, a communication network, and a server. The device is suitable for communicating with the server via the communication network and is suitable for tracking patient compliance with a healthcare program, determining a location of a healthcare facility, and verifying availability of healthcare at the healthcare facility.

Claims

1. A remote health monitoring system, comprising:

a data transmitting and receiving device operated by a patient, said data transmitting and receiving device receives a response to a patient query, and further includes;

a global positioning system, said global positioning system determines a geographic location for said data transmitting and receiving device; and

a measurement apparatus, said measurement apparatus measures a health measurement;

a server, said server communicates with said data transmitting and receiving device over a communication network, the server further receives input patient health related information from the data transmitting and receiving device and generates a healthcare provider visitation priority schedule based on a geographic location determination for the device, the received input patient health related information including a received patient response to a query, the received patient response to a query utilized to determine a level urgency of patient care required, a patient availability indication, and an internet traffic report; and

a workstation operated by a healthcare provider, said workstation displays the healthcare provider visitation priority schedule, receives a user input script program, a healthcare provider input recommended patient activity, and patient input patient health related information transmitted from said server, and communicates at least one of the input script program or the input recommended patient activity, to said server via said communication network, and said server communicates at least one of the input script program or the input recommended patient activity to the data transmitting and receiving device,

wherein said data transmitting and receiving device tracks patient compliance with a healthcare program, determines a location of a healthcare facility, and verifies availability of healthcare at said healthcare facility.

2. The remote health monitoring system claimed in claim 1, wherein said workstation comprises at least of one of a personal computer, a handheld computer or a remote terminal.

3. The remote health monitoring system claimed in claim 1, wherein said healthcare facility comprises at least one of a pharmacy, a diagnostic center, a home healthcare supply outlet, a physician office, or an insurance and governmental assistance location.

4. The remote health monitoring system claimed in claim 1, wherein said healthcare is a medical supply, diagnostic test or medical treatment.

5. The remote health monitoring system claimed in claim 1, wherein said measuring apparatus measures at least one of a blood glucose level, a pulse, a weight, a blood pressure, or a peak flow.

6. The remote health monitoring system claimed in claim 1, wherein said data transmitting and receiving device tracks patient compliance with a healthcare management program via data received from said measuring apparatus.

7. The remote health monitoring system claimed in claim 1, wherein said data transmitting and receiving device receives said query from said server, displays said query on an interactive display of said data transmitting and receiving device, accepts a patient query response, and transmits said patient query response to said server.

8. The remote health monitoring system claimed in claim 1, wherein said data transmitting and receiving device receives input patient availability data and transmits said patient availability data to said server.

9. The remote health monitoring system claimed in claim 1, wherein said geographic location determining device further comprises at least one of a global positioning system, a wireless location area network, a wireless personal area network, or a radio frequency identification system.