Health monitoring system

• US 8,684,922 B2
• Filed: 12/07/2012
• Issued: 04/01/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 12/07/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.
• Original Assignee: Bao Tran
• Inventors: Tran, Bao
• Primary Examiner(s): Gedeon, Brian T
• Application Number:
  US13/707,682
• Publication Number:
  US 20130095459A1
• Time in Patent Office: 480 Days
• Field of Search: 600/300, 600/301, 600/595, 705/2, 705/4
• US Class Current: 600/300
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2560/0233 Optical standards
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2560/0412 Low-profile patch shaped housings
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0022 Monitoring a patient using a global network, e.g. telephone networks, internet
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/02055 Simultaneously evaluating both cardiovascular condition and temperature
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/021 Measuring pressure in heart or blood vessels A61B5/0205 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0265 using electromagnetic means, e.g. electromagnetic flowmeter
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/029 Measuring or recording blood output from the heart, e.g. minute volume A61B8/065 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1117 Fall detection
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/112 Gait analysis
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1455 using optical sensors, e.g. spectral photometrical oximeters
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/25 Bioelectric electrodes therefor
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/377 using evoked responses
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/681 Wristwatch-type devices
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6816 Ear lobe
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6887 mounted on external non-worn devices, e.g. non-medical devices
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7257 using Fourier transforms
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/726 using Wavelet transforms
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7267 involving training the classification device
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7465 Arrangements for interactive communication between patient and care services, e.g. by using a telephone network telemetry of measured physiological signal A61B5/0002
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 7/00 Instruments for auscultation
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 8/06 : Measuring blood flow measuring volume flow in general G01F, e.g. G01F1/66, G01F1/72; measuring speed of fluids in general G01P5/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 8/4472 : Wireless probes
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 8/56 : Details of data transmission or power supply
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 8/565 : involving data transmission via a network
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/0453 : worn on the body to detect health condition by physiological monitoring, e.g. electrocardiogram, temperature, breathing detecting, measuring or recording for diagnostic purposes A61B5/00
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 19/00 : Teaching not covered by other main groups of this subclass teaching or practice apparatus for gun-aiming or gun-laying F41G3/26
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/60 : relating to nutrition control, e.g. diets
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/70 : relating to mental therapies, e.g. psychological therapy or autogenous training
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 : for remote operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 50/20 : for computer-aided diagnosis, e.g. based on medical expert systems
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 50/70 : for mining of medical data, e.g. analysing previous cases of other patients

Abstract

A monitoring system for a person includes a processor coupled to one or more wireless nodes; a wearable mobile appliance in communication with the client and one or more wireless nodes; and one or more computer implemented agents with rules executed by the processor, the rules being selected to respond to a client communication relating to a predetermined health condition, each agent communicating with another computer implemented agent, the client or the treatment professional, and upon receiving a communication from the client, the processor selecting one or more computer implemented agents to reply with an instruction on healthy client behavior.

Claims

1. A system to provide automatic messaging to a client on behalf of a healthcare treatment professional, comprising:

one or more wireless nodes;

a processor coupled to one of the wireless nodes;

a wearable mobile appliance in communication with the client and one or more wireless nodes; and

one or more computer implemented agents each specializing in a disease state with rules executed by the processor, the rules being selected to respond to a client communication relating to a predetermined health condition, each agent communicating with another computer implemented agent, the client or the treatment professional, wherein upon receiving a communication from the client, the processor selects one or more computer implemented agents to interact with the client and send an instruction promoting healthy client behavior.

2. The system of claim 1, comprising computer readable code to:

collect information on client;

select a treatment template based on treatment plan for people with characteristics similar to the client;

generate a treatment plan from the treatment template and customize the treatment plan; and

obtain approval from the treatment professional.

3. The system of claim 1, comprising

a camera to collect through an image a calorie content of an item to be consumed and

calorie detection code to automatically process the image to determine the calorie of the item.

4. The system of claim 3, comprising code to automatically identify volume and content of the item.

5. The system of claim 3, comprising code to automatically determine if the item is part of a recommended nutritional guideline and to send messages suggesting alternatives that replace or supplement the item to at least meet the recommended nutritional guideline.

6. The system of claim 1, comprising at least one Micro-Electro-Mechanical System (MEMS) device to collect client condition.

7. The system of claim 1, comprising code to model patient movements and convert the patient movements into energy consumption.

8. The system of claim 1, comprising code to model calorie usage from exercises and adapt client diet in response to the exercises.

9. The system of claim 1, comprising code to accumulate reward points for the client to encourage healthy activities.

10. The system of claim 1, comprising code to compare client progress with similarly situated people and send normative messages to improve client progress.

17. The method of claim 1, comprising generating a diet plan personalized to the client and meeting a predetermined dietary guideline.

18. The method of claim 17, comprising modeling calorie usage from client exercises and adapting a client diet plan in response to the exercises.

11. A method to provide automatic messaging to a client on behalf of a healthcare treatment professional, comprising:

setting up one or more computer implemented agents each specializing in a disease state with rules to respond to a client condition, wherein each agent communicates with another computer implemented agent, the client or the treatment professional;

during run-time, receiving a communication from the client and in response selecting one or more computer implemented agents to respond to the communication; and

automatically formatting a response to be rendered on a client mobile device to encourage healthy behavior.

12. The method of claim 11, comprising:

collecting information on client;

selecting a treatment template based on treatment plan for people with characteristics similar to the client;

generating treatment plan from the treatment template and customizing the treatment plan; and

obtaining approval from the treatment professional.

13. The method of claim 11, comprising automatically collecting calorie content of an item to be consumed with a processor controlled camera and calorie detection code to automatically process the image to determine the calorie of the item.

14. The method of claim 13, comprising automatically identifying volume and content of the item.

15. The method of claim 13, comprising automatically determining if the item is in a recommended nutritional guideline and sending messages suggesting alternatives that replace or supplement the item to at least meet the nutritional guideline.

16. The method of claim 11, comprising automatically collecting data on treatment plan compliance using at least one Micro-Electro-Mechanical System (MEMS) device.

19. The method of claim 11, comprising accumulating reward points for the client to encourage healthy activities.

20. The method of claim 11, comprising comparing client progress with similarly situated people;

and improving client progress through normative messaging.

21. A system, comprising:

a camera to capture an image of an item to be consumed; and

calorie detection code to process the image and automatically determine the calorie content of the item.

22. The system of claim 21, comprising a cellular transceiver coupled to the camera.

23. The system of claim 21, comprising computer readable code to:

collect information on a client;

select a treatment template based on treatment plan for people with characteristics similar to the client; and

generate a treatment plan from the treatment template and customize the treatment plan for the client.

24. The system of claim 21, comprising code to accumulate reward points for the client to encourage healthy activities.

25. The system of claim 21, comprising code to compare client progress with people with characteristics similar to the client;

and code to improve client progress through normative messaging.

26. The system of claim 21, comprising code to determine calorie usage from client exercises and modify a client diet plan in response to the exercises.