Methods, systems, and products for measuring health

• US 8,666,768 B2
• Filed: 07/27/2010
• Issued: 03/04/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 07/27/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Worstell, Harry R., Ji, Lusheng, Miller, II, Robert R.
• Primary Examiner(s): Phongsvirajati, Sind
• Assistant Examiner(s): GO, JOHN P
• Application Number:
  US12/844,262
• Publication Number:
  US 20120030229A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,316 Days
• Field of Search: 705/2, 705/3, 600/300
• US Class Current: 705/2
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0015 characterised by features of the telemetry system
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/60 for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records

Abstract

Methods, systems, and products measure health data related to a user. A time-stamped device identifier is received that uniquely identifies a communications device. A time-stamped sensor measurement is separately-received. A difference in time between the time-stamped device identifier and the time-stamped sensor measurement is determined. When the difference in time is within a window of time, then the sensor measurement is associated with the device identifier.

Claims

1. A method of measuring health, comprising:

receiving, at a server, a time-stamped device identifier that uniquely identifies a key fob;

receiving, at the server, a time-stamped physiological measurement sent from a medical measurement device, wherein the time-stamped physiological measurement represents data selected from a group consisting of weight, blood pressure, temperature, pulse rate, glucose level, height, cholesterol level, and respiratory rate;

determining, by a processor, a difference in time between the time-stamped device identifier and the time-stamped physiological measurement;

comparing, by a processor, the difference in time to a window of time; and

binding, by a processor, the time-stamped device identifier to the time-stamped physiological measurement in a database in response to determining the difference in time is within the window of time.

2. The method according to claim 1, further comprising querying for the time-stamped device identifier.

3. The method according to claim 2, further comprising retrieving the window of time that is associated with the time-stamped device identifier.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the time-stamped device identifier is selected from a telephone number, an Internet Protocol address, and an assigned alphanumeric string.

5. The method according to claim 1, further comprising receiving a sensor identifier associated with the medical measurement device.

6. The method according to claim 5, further comprising querying for the sensor identifier.

7. The method according to claim 6, further comprising retrieving a group of user identifiers associated with the sensor identifier.

8. A system, comprising:

a processor; and

memory storing code that when executed causes the processor to perform operations, the operations comprising;

receiving a time-stamped device identifier that uniquely identifies a key fob;

determining a vehicle associated with the key fob;

receiving a time-stamped physiological measurement sent from a weight scale;

querying the memory for a user identifier of a user associated with the vehicle;

determining a difference in time between the time-stamped device identifier and the time-stamped physiological measurement;

comparing the difference in time to a window of time; and

binding the user to the time-stamped physiological measurement in a database in response to determining the difference in time is within the window of time.

9. The system according to claim 8, wherein the operations further comprise querying the memory for the time-stamped device identifier.

10. The system according to claim 9, wherein the operations further comprise retrieving the window of time from the memory.

11. The system according to claim 8, wherein the time-stamped device identifier is selected from a telephone number, an Internet Protocol address, and an assigned alphanumeric string.

12. The system according to claim 8, wherein the operations further comprise receiving a sensor identifier associated with the medical measurement device.

13. The system according to claim 12, wherein the operations further comprise querying the memory for the time-stamped sensor identifier.

14. The system according to claim 13, wherein the operations further comprise retrieving a group of user identifiers associated with the time-stamped sensor identifier.

15. A hardware memory storing instructions that when executed cause a processor to perform operations, the operations comprising:

receiving a time-stamped weight reading obtained by a weight scale;

querying a database that associates weight readings to a group of users of the weight scale;

determining the time-stamped weight reading matches one of the weight readings in the database;

retrieving one user identifier of the group of users associated with the one of the weight readings;

retrieving a communications address associated with the one user identifier;

sending a binding command message to the communications address that commands a key fob to bind;

receiving a time-stamped device identifier from the communications address in response to the binding command message;

determining a difference in time between the time-stamped device identifier and the time-stamped weight reading;

comparing the difference in time to a window of time; and

binding the one user identifier to the time-stamped weight reading in a database in response to determining the difference in time is within the window of time.

16. The memory according to claim 15, wherein the operations further comprise retrieving device settings associated with the one user.

17. The memory according to claim 15, wherein the operations further comprise retrieving the window of time that is associated with the time-stamped device identifier.

18. The memory according to claim 15, wherein the time-stamped device identifier is selected from a telephone number, an Internet Protocol address, and an assigned alphanumeric string.

19. The memory according to claim 15, wherein the operations further comprise receiving a sensor identifier associated with the weight scale that measured the weight reading.

20. The memory according to claim 15, wherein the operations further comprise retrieving a seating position of a car seat, the seating position associated with the one user.