Systems, methods and computer-readable media for identifying an anonymous patient

• US 8,976,032 B2
• Filed: 06/22/2012
• Issued: 03/10/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 03/07/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Infosys Limited
• Original Assignee: Infosys Limited
• Inventors: Mukherjee, Chinmoy, Kuntagod, Nataraj Subbaraya
• Primary Examiner(s): Lim, Steven
• Assistant Examiner(s): Fan, Hongmin
• Application Number:
  US13/530,903
• Publication Number:
  US 20130234854A1
• Time in Patent Office: 991 Days
• Field of Search: 340/573.1, 340/573.7, 340/870.16, 340/517, 340/539.11, 340/539.12, 600/300, 600/301, 600/549, 128/920, 128/903, 702/19
• US Class Current: 340/573.1
• 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: G08B 21/0461 integrated or attached to an item closely associated with the person but not worn by the person, e.g. chair, walking stick, bed sensor

Abstract

The present invention provides a system, a method and a computer program product for, identifying an anonymous patient in a health care location, when the anonymous patient requires medical attention. A health parameter data of the patient is acquired by a sensor unit, and transmitted to a gateway module associated with the patient. In an event the acquired health parameter data transgresses preconfigured limits or preconfigured pattern(s); an alert is generated by the gateway module, and transmitted to a context server. The context server is configured to validate the alert; instruct the gateway module to emit a colored light corresponding to the color code and transmit the gateway identifier, the color code and a location of a nearest connector, to a medical agent for the purpose of locating the patient.

Claims

1. A system for identifying a patient, the system comprising:

one or more sensor units associated with the patient, whereby each sensor unit is configured to acquire a health parameter data of the patient and transmit the acquired health parameter data over a first communication link;

a gateway module associated with the patient, the gateway module comprising a receiver module configured to receive the acquired health parameter data from the first communication link;

an edge intelligence module configured to aggregate a set of the acquired health parameter data periodically within a first time interval and generate an alert when the aggregated set of health parameter data transgresses one of a set of preconfigured limits and patterns;

a transmitter module configured to transmit the aggregated set of acquired health parameter data periodically after the first time interval and

transmit the generated alert, whereby the generated alert comprises a sensor identifier of the sensor unit, a gateway identifier of the gateway module, and a connector identifier of a connector, and the aggregated set of health parameter data of the first time interval, over a second communication link; and

a context server configured to receive the aggregated set of health parameter data periodically and the generated alert from the second communication link, generate a unique patient identifier for the patient, when the sensor identifier and the gateway identifier are received from the gateway module for a first time, validate the received alert, retrieve a location of the connector from a lookup table, assign a color code for the validated alert, transmit the color code, the gateway identifier, and the location of the connector to a medical agent, in an event the received alert is valid, and instruct the gateway module to emit a colored light associated with the color code, in an event the received alert is valid.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the context server is further configured to associate the unique patient identifier with the medical agent.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the set of preconfigured limits is customized for each patient.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the connector is one of the plurality of connectors nearest to the patient at a point of time when the alert is generated.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the context server is further configured to instruct the gateway module to display the gateway identifier, when the received alert is validated.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the color code is assigned based on the received connector identifier and a type of the health parameter of the validated alert.

7. The system of claim 4, wherein the context server configured to validate the generated alert is further configured to:

analyze the received aggregated set of health parameter data over a second time interval; and

determine the alert as valid, when the analyzed set of health parameter data transgress one of the set of preconfigured limits and patterns.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein the second time interval is greater than the first time interval.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the lookup table includes a list of locations of the plurality of connector sand a connector identifier for each of the plurality of connectors.

10. A method for identifying a patient, the method comprising:

acquiring, by a sensor unit, a health parameter data, of a patient;

transmitting, by the sensor unit over a first communication link, the acquired health parameter data to a gateway module;

aggregating, by an edge intelligence module, a set of the acquired health parameter data periodically within a first time interval;

generating, by the edge intelligence module, an alert, when the aggregated set of health parameter data transgresses one of a set of preconfigured limits and patterns;

retransmitting, by a transmitter module over a second communication link, one of the aggregated set of health parameter data and the generated alert, whereby the generated alert comprises a sensor identifier of the sensor unit, a gateway identifier of the gateway module, a connector identifier of a connector and the transgressed set of health parameter data;

receiving, by a context server, the aggregated set of health parameter data periodically, and the generated alert from the second communication link;

validating, by the context server, the received alert;

transmitting a color code, the gateway identifier and a location of the connector to a medical agent, in an event the alert is valid; and

instructing the gateway module to emit a colored light associated with the color code in an event the alert is valid.

11. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

generating, by the context server, a unique patient identifier for the anonymous patient, when the sensor identifier and the gateway identifier are received by the context server for a first time;

assigning, by the context server, the color code for the received alert, when the received alert is valid;

retrieving, by the context server, the location of the connector from a lookup table;

associating the unique patient identifier with the medical agent; and

instructing the gateway module to display the gateway identifier, in an event the alert is valid.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the lookup table includes a list of locations of the plurality of connectors and a connector identifier for each of the plurality of connectors.

13. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

receiving, by a receiver module disposed within the gateway module, the acquired health parameter data from the first communication link.

14. The method of claim 10, wherein the edge intelligence module and the transmitter module are disposed within the gateway module.

15. The method of claim 10, wherein the set of preconfigured limits, is customized for each patient.

16. The method of claim 10, wherein the connector is one of the plurality of connectors nearest to the patient at a point of time when the alert is generated.

17. The method of claim 10, wherein the color code is assigned based on the connector identifier and a type of the health parameter of the validated alert.

18. The method of claim 10, wherein the step of validating the alert further comprises:

analyzing, by the context server, the received aggregated set of health parameter data over a second time interval; and

determining the alert as valid, when the analyzed set of health parameter data transgress one of the set of preconfigured limits and patterns.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein the second time interval is greater than the first time interval.

20. A computer program product consisting of a plurality of program instructions stored on a non-transitory computer-readable medium that, when executed by a computing device, performs a method for identifying a patient, the method comprising:

acquiring, by a sensor unit, a health parameter data, of a patient;

transmitting, by the sensor unit over a first communication link, the acquired health parameter data to a gateway module;

aggregating, by an edge intelligence module, a set of the acquired health parameter data periodically within a first time interval;

generating, by the edge intelligence module, an alert, when the aggregated set of health parameter data transgresses one of a set of preconfigured limits and patterns;

retransmitting, by a transmitter module over a second communication link, one of the aggregated set of health parameter data and the generated alert, whereby the generated alert comprises a sensor identifier of the sensor unit, a gateway identifier of the gateway module, a connector identifier of a connector and the transgressed set of health parameter data;

receiving, by a context server, the aggregated set of health parameter data periodically and the generated alert from the second communication link;

validating, by the context server, the received alert;

transmitting a color code, the gateway identifier and a location of the connector to a medical agent, in an event the alert is valid;

instructing the gateway module to emit a colored light associated with the color code in an event the alert is valid.

21. The computer program product of claim 20, the method further comprising:

generating, by the context server, a unique patient identifier for the anonymous patient, when the sensor identifier and the gateway identifier are received by the context server for a first time;

assigning, by the context server, the color code for the received alert, when the received alert is valid;

retrieving, by the context server, the location of the connector from a lookup table;

associating the unique patient identifier with the medical agent; and

instructing the gateway module to display the gateway identifier, in an event the alert is valid.

22. The computer program product of claim 21, wherein the lookup table includes a list of locations of the plurality of connector and a connector identifier for each of the plurality of connector.

23. The computer program product of claim 20, the method further comprising:

receiving, by a receiver module disposed within the gateway module, the acquired health parameter data from the first communication link.

24. The computer program product of claim 20, wherein the edge intelligence module and the transmitter module are disposed within the gateway module.

25. The computer program product of claim 20, wherein the set of preconfigured limits, is customized for each patient.

26. The computer program product of claim 20, wherein the connector is one of the plurality of connectors nearest to the patient at a point of time when the alert is generated.

27. The computer program product of claim 20, wherein the color code is assigned based on the connector identifier and a type of the health parameter of the validated alert.

28. The computer program product of claim 20, wherein the step of validating the alert further comprises:

analyzing, by the context server, the received aggregated set of health parameter data over a second time interval; and

determining the alert as valid, when the analyzed set of health parameter data transgress one of the set of preconfigured limits and patterns.

29. The computer program product of claim 28, wherein the second time interval is greater than the first time interval.