System and method for healthcare advisory system

• US 8,577,694 B2
• Filed: 07/29/2011
• Issued: 11/05/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 04/02/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Incorporated (Verizon Communications Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Incorporated (Verizon Communications Inc.)
• Inventors: Kanaan, Muzaffer
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen, Ken
• Application Number:
  US13/194,523
• Publication Number:
  US 20110282694A1
• Time in Patent Office: 830 Days
• Field of Search: 705/2
• US Class Current: 705/2
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9537 Spatial or temporal dependent retrieval, e.g. spatiotemporal queries
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation

Abstract

A system includes a Healthcare Advisory System (HAS) module and a server. The HAS module may send user location information to the server. Based on user information and environment information stored on the server, an alert may be generated and sent to a user via the HAS module.

Claims

1. A method performed by a server device in communication with a mobile device, the method comprising:

populating a first database with health-related information associated with a user of the mobile device,

the health-related information including;

information associated with a medical condition of the user, and

treatment information associated with the medical condition of the user;

populating a second database with information relating to building structures in different geographic locations,

the information relating to the building structures including;

information identifying non-medical building structures and the geographic locations of the non-medical building structures;

receiving, by a processor of the server device and from the mobile device, information identifying a geographic location of the user;

accessing, by the processor of the server device and when the information identifying the geographic location of the user is received, the first database to identify the health-related information associated with the user;

accessing, by the processor of the server device and when the information identifying the geographic location of the user is received, the second database to identify the non-medical building structures in a vicinity of the geographic location of the user;

determining, by the processor of the server device, that a health-related condition exists based on the health-related information and the identified non-medical building structures;

generating, by the processor of the server device, an alert relating to the health-related condition; and

transmitting, by the processor of the server device, the alert to the mobile device associated with the user.

2. The method of claim 1, where receiving information identifying the geographic location of the user includes periodically receiving information identifying a current geographic location of the user.

3. The method of claim 1, where receiving information identifying the geographic location of the user includes receiving the information identifying the geographic location of the user based on the user sending the information identifying the geographic location of the user.

4. The method of claim 1, where determining that the health-related condition exists includes determining that the health-related condition exists based on a time of day.

5. The method of claim 1, where transmitting the alert includes transmitting the alert to a mobile terminal associated with a user that is different than the user.

6. The method of claim 1, where the information relating to the building structures further includes a map.

7. The method of claim 1, where the information relating to the building structures further includes directions to a building structure.

8. A system comprising:

a first database, associated with a server device, populated with health-related information associated with a user of a mobile device,

the health-related information including;

information associated with a medical condition of the user, and

treatment information associated with the medical condition of the user;

a second database, associated with the server device, populated with information relating to building structures in different geographic locations,

the information relating to the building structures including;

information identifying non-medical building structures and geographic locations of the non-medical building structures;

the server device to;

receive information identifying a geographic location of the user;

access, when the information identifying the geographic location of the user is received, the first database to identify the health-related information associated with the user;

access, when the information identifying the geographic location of the user is received, the second database to identify non-medical building structures in a vicinity of the geographic location of the user;

determine that a health-related condition exists based on the health-related information and the identified non-medical building structures in the vicinity of the geographic location of the user;

generate an alert relating to the health-related condition; and

transmit the alert to the mobile device associated with the user.

9. The system of claim 8, where the server device is further to:

send an alert to a device of a second user responsible for care of the user.

10. The system of claim 9, where the second user includes a doctor.

11. The system of claim 8, where, when receiving information identifying the geographical location of the user, the server device is to:

periodically receive information identifying a current geographical location of the user.

12. The system of claim 8, where, when receiving information identifying the geographical location of the user, the server device is to:

receive the information identifying the geographical location of the user based on the user sending the information identifying the geographic location of the user.

13. The system of claim 8, where the information relating to the building structures further includes a map.

14. The system of claim 8, where the information relating to the building structures further includes directions to a building structure.

15. A method performed by a server device, the method comprising:

receiving, by a processor of the server device and from a mobile device, information identifying a geographic location of the mobile device;

accessing, by the processor of the server device and when the information identifying the geographic location of the mobile device is received, a first database to identify health-related information associated with a user of the mobile device,

the health-related information including;

information associated with a medical condition of the user, and

treatment information associated with the medical condition of the user;

accessing, by the processor of the server device and when the information identifying the geographic location of the mobile device is received, a second database to identify information relating to one or more buildings near the mobile device,

the information relating to building structures including;

information identifying non-medical building structures and geographic locations of the non-medical building structures;

generating, by the processor of the server device, an alert based on the health-related information and the information identifying the non-medical building structures; and

transmitting, by the processor of the server device, the alert to the mobile device.

16. The method of claim 15, where transmitting the alert includes transmitting the alert to a mobile terminal associated with a second user that is different than the user.

17. The method of claim 16, where the second user includes a user responsible for care of the user.

18. The method of claim 15, where receiving the information identifying the geographic location of the mobile device includes receiving the information identifying the geographic location of the mobile device based on the user sending the information identifying the geographic location of the mobile device.

19. The method of claim 15, where the information relating to the one or more buildings further includes a map.

20. The method of claim 15, where the information relating to the one more buildings further includes directions to one or more of the one or more buildings.