Computational systems and methods for monitoring medication events including use of a camera and data comparison

• US 9,035,777 B2
• Filed: 08/24/2012
• Issued: 05/19/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 08/24/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Elwha LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Original Assignee: Elwha LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Inventors: Bangera, Mahalaxmi Gita, Hyde, Roderick A., Kare, Jordin T., Leuthardt, Eric C., Sweeney, Elizabeth A., Wood, Lowell L. Jr.
• Primary Examiner(s): Hofsass, Jeffery
• Application Number:
  US13/593,917
• Publication Number:
  US 20140055589A1
• Time in Patent Office: 998 Days
• Field of Search: 340/573.1, 340/539.12, 340/309.16, 600/300, 368/10, 705/2, 348/77
• US Class Current: 340/573.1
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2562/0204 Acoustic sensors
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2576/00 Medical imaging apparatus involving image processing or analysis A61B1/00009, A61B6/52 and A61B8/52 take precedence; image processing per se G06T; details of algorithms for analysing medical images G06T7/0012
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0022 Monitoring a patient using a global network, e.g. telephone networks, internet
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0077 Devices for viewing the surface of the body, e.g. camera, magnifying lens
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/4833 Assessment of subject's compliance to treatment
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/4848 Monitoring or testing the effects of treatment, e.g. of medication
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6898 Portable consumer electronic devices, e.g. music players, telephones, tablet computers
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/10 relating to drugs or medications, e.g. for ensuring correct administration to patients
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation

Abstract

Computer-based systems and computer-implemented methods are described for monitoring medication events for an individual. Computer-based systems include systems for monitoring medication events relating to an individual, including: circuitry for analyzing data for an identifier of a first medication event for an individual; circuitry for analyzing the data for at least one attribute of an individual; circuitry for analyzing the data for at least one attribute relating to a medication during the first medication event; circuitry for analyzing the data for at least one feature of visual information and at least one feature of non-visual information relating to the individual during the first medication event; circuitry for analyzing the received data for a time associated with the first medication event; circuitry for determining a compliance likelihood for the first medication event based on the analyses of the received data; and circuitry for indicating the determined compliance likelihood.

Claims

1. A system for monitoring medication events, comprising:

circuitry for accepting first data from a camera unit associated with an individual;

circuitry for providing a set of medication intervention parameters for the individual;

circuitry for comparing the accepted first data from the camera unit associated with the individual with the provided set of medication intervention parameters for the individual;

circuitry for determining if the accepted first data is within the provided set of medication intervention parameters;

circuitry for activating at least one indicator in response to the first determination;

circuitry for accepting second data from the camera unit associated with the individual, the second data obtained after the activation of the at least one indicator;

circuitry for analyzing the accepted second data for at least one attribute relating to the medication event;

circuitry for comparing the accepted second data with the provided set of medication intervention parameters for the individual;

circuitry for determining if the accepted second data is within the provided set of medication intervention parameters; and

circuitry for activating the at least one indicator in response to the second determination.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry for accepting first data from the camera unit associated with the individual comprises:

circuitry for accepting visual data and accepting non-visual data.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry for accepting first data from the camera unit associated with the individual comprises:

circuitry for accepting data including audio data.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry for providing the set of medication intervention parameters for the individual comprises:

circuitry for providing the set of medication intervention parameters for the individual including audio parameters.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry for comparing the accepted first data from the camera unit associated with the individual with the provided set of medication intervention parameters for the individual comprises:

circuitry for comparing the accepted first data with at least one minimum sufficiency parameter.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry for accepting second data from the camera unit associated with the individual, the second data obtained after the activation of the at least one indicator, comprises:

circuitry for accepting data including visual data, non-visual data, and at least one time value.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry for analyzing the accepted second data for at least one attribute relating to a medication event comprises:

circuitry for analyzing the accepted second data for at least one non-visual attribute.

8. The system of claim 1, comprising:

circuitry for accepting third data from the camera unit associated with the individual, the third data obtained after the activation of the at least one indicator in response to the second determination;

circuitry for analyzing the accepted third data for the at least one attribute relating to the medication event;

circuitry for comparing the accepted third data with the provided set of medication intervention parameters for the individual;

circuitry for determining if the accepted third data is within the provided set of medication intervention parameters; and

circuitry for activating the at least one indicator in response to the third determination.

9. A computer-readable storage medium including executable instructions for monitoring medication events, the computer-readable storage medium comprising:

instructions for accepting first data from a camera unit associated with an individual;

instructions for providing a set of medication intervention parameters for the individual;

instructions for comparing the accepted first data from the camera unit associated with the individual with the provided set of medication intervention parameters for the individual;

instructions for determining if the accepted first data is within the provided set of medication intervention parameters;

instructions for activating at least one indicator in response to the first determination;

instructions for accepting second data from the camera unit associated with the individual, the second data obtained after the activation of the at least one indicator;

instructions for analyzing the accepted second data for at least one attribute relating to the medication event;

instructions for comparing the accepted second data with the provided set of medication intervention parameters for the individual;

instructions for determining if the accepted second data is within the provided set of medication intervention parameters; and

instructions for activating the at least one indicator in response to the second determination.

10. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 9, wherein the instructions for accepting first data from the camera unit associated with the individual comprises:

instructions for accepting visual data and accepting non-visual data.

11. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 9, wherein the instructions for accepting first data from the camera unit associated with the individual comprises:

instructions for accepting data including audio data.

12. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 9, wherein the instructions for providing the set of medication intervention parameters for the individual comprises:

instructions for providing the set of medication intervention parameters for the individual including audio parameters.

13. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 9, wherein the instructions for comparing the accepted first data from the camera unit associated with the individual with the provided set of medication intervention parameters for the individual comprises:

instructions for comparing the accepted first data with at least one minimum sufficiency parameter.

14. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 9, wherein the instructions for accepting second data from the camera unit associated with the individual, the second data obtained after the activation of the at least one indicator, comprises:

instructions for accepting data including visual data, non-visual data, and at least one time value.

15. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 9, wherein the instructions for analyzing the accepted second data for the at least one attribute relating to the medication event comprises:

instructions for analyzing the accepted second data for at least one non-visual attribute.

16. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 9, comprising:

instructions for accepting third data from the camera unit associated with the individual, the third data obtained after the activation of the at least one indicator in response to the second determination;

instructions for analyzing the accepted third data for the at least one attribute relating to the medication event;

instructions for comparing the accepted third data with the provided set of medication intervention parameters for the individual;

instructions for determining if the accepted third data is within the provided set of medication intervention parameters; and

instructions for activating the at least one indicator in response to the third determination.

17. A system for monitoring medication events, comprising:

circuitry for providing a set of attributes for an individual, the set of attributes identifiable in camera unit data;

circuitry for providing a set of medication condition parameters for the individual, the set of medication condition parameters identifiable in the camera unit data;

circuitry for accepting first data from at least one camera unit;

circuitry for comparing the accepted first data with the provided set of attributes for the individual and with the provided set of medication condition parameters for the individual;

circuitry for determining, from the comparison, if the accepted first data includes attributes of the individual and meets the medication condition parameters;

circuitry for initiating a first medication intervention event, dependent on the determination from the comparison;

circuitry for accepting second data from the at least one camera unit;

circuitry for providing a set of parameters for the first medication intervention event, the set of first medication intervention parameters identifiable in the camera unit data;

circuitry for comparing the accepted second data with the provided set of attributes for the individual and with the provided set of parameters for the first medication intervention event;

circuitry for determining, from the comparison, if the accepted second data includes attributes of the individual and meets the parameters for the first medication intervention event; and

circuitry for activating at least one indicator in response to the second determination.

18. The system of claim 17, wherein the circuitry for providing the set of attributes for the individual, the set of attributes identifiable in the camera unit data, comprises:

circuitry for providing visual attributes; and

circuitry for providing non-visual attributes.

19. The system of claim 17, wherein the circuitry for providing the set of attributes for the individual, the set of attributes identifiable in the camera unit data, comprises:

circuitry for providing a set of attributes identifiable in the camera unit data including video data.

20. The system of claim 17, wherein the circuitry for providing the set of attributes for the individual, the set of attributes identifiable in the camera unit data, comprises:

circuitry for providing a set of attributes identifiable in the camera unit data including audio data.

21. The system of claim 17, wherein the circuitry for providing the set of medication condition parameters for the individual, the set of medication condition parameters identifiable in the camera unit data, comprises:

circuitry for providing a set of parameters including audio parameters.

22. The system of claim 17, wherein the circuitry for accepting the first data from the at least one camera unit comprises:

circuitry for accepting both visual and non-visual data.

23. The system of claim 17, wherein the circuitry for accepting first data from at least one camera unit comprises:

circuitry for accepting audio data.

24. The system of claim 17, wherein the circuitry for comparing the accepted first data with the provided set of attributes for the individual and with the provided set of medication condition parameters for the individual comprises:

circuitry for comparing visual and non-visual components of the accepted first data with the provided set of medication condition parameters for the individual and with the provided set of medication condition parameters for the individual.

25. The system of claim 17, wherein the circuitry for determining, from the comparison, if the accepted first data includes attributes of the individual and meets the medication condition parameters, comprises:

circuitry for determining, from the comparison, if the accepted first data meets both visual and non-visual aspects of the medication condition parameters.

26. The system of claim 17, comprising:

circuitry for processing the at least one accepted first data;

circuitry for processing the at least one accepted second data;

circuitry for integrating the processed at least one accepted first data and the processed at least one accepted second data into a medication record; and

circuitry for saving the medication record in a memory.

27. The system of claim 17, comprising:

circuitry for indicating, to at least one system user, the initiating a first medication intervention event.

28. A computer-readable storage medium including executable instructions for monitoring medication events, the computer-readable storage medium comprising:

instructions for providing a set of attributes for an individual, the set of attributes identifiable in camera unit data;

instructions for providing a set of medication condition parameters for the individual, the set of medication condition parameters identifiable in camera unit data;

instructions for accepting first data from at least one camera unit;

instructions for comparing the accepted first data with the provided set of attributes for the individual and with the provided set of medication condition parameters for the individual;

instructions for determining, from the comparison, if the accepted first data includes attributes of the individual and meets the medication condition parameters;

instructions for initiating a first medication intervention event, dependent on the determination from the comparison;

instructions for accepting second data from the at least one camera unit;

instructions for providing a set of parameters for the first medication intervention event, the set of first medication intervention parameters identifiable in camera unit data;

instructions for comparing the accepted second data with the provided set of attributes for the individual and with the provided set of parameters for the first medication intervention event;

instructions for determining, from the comparison, if the accepted second data includes attributes of the individual and meets the parameters for the first medication intervention event; and

instructions for activating at least one indicator in response to the second determination.

29. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 28, wherein the instructions for providing the set of attributes for the individual, the set of attributes identifiable in the camera unit data, comprises:

instructions for providing visual attributes; and

instructions for providing non-visual attributes.

30. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 28, wherein the instructions for providing the set of attributes for the individual, the set of attributes identifiable in the camera unit data, comprises:

instructions for providing a set of attributes identifiable in camera unit data including video data.

31. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 28, wherein the instructions for providing the set of attributes for an individual, the set of attributes identifiable in the camera unit data, comprises:

instructions for providing a set of attributes identifiable in camera unit data including audio data.

32. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 28, wherein the instructions for providing the set of medication condition parameters for the individual, the set of medication condition parameters identifiable in the camera unit data, comprises:

instructions for providing a set of parameters including audio parameters.

33. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 28, wherein the instructions for accepting the first data from the at least one camera unit comprises:

instructions for accepting audio data.

34. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 28, wherein the instructions for comparing the accepted first data with the provided set of attributes for the individual and with the provided set of medication condition parameters for the individual comprises:

instructions for comparing visual and non-visual components of the accepted first data with the provided set of medication condition parameters for the individual and with the provided set of medication condition parameters for the individual.

35. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 28, wherein the instructions for determining, from the comparison, if the accepted first data includes attributes of the individual and meets the medication condition parameters, comprises:

instructions for determining, from the comparison, if the accepted first data meets both visual and non-visual aspects of the medication condition parameters.

36. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 28, comprising:

instructions for processing the at least one accepted first data;

instructions for processing the at least one accepted second data;

instructions for integrating the processed at least one accepted first data and the processed at least one accepted second data into a medication record; and

instructions for saving the medication record in a memory.

37. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 28, comprising:

instructions for indicating, to at least one system user, the initiating a first medication intervention event.