Activity regulation based on biometric data

• US 9,155,460 B2
• Filed: 07/27/2012
• Issued: 10/13/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 07/27/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Barcoding, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Barcoding, Inc.
• Inventors: Steinmetz, Jay
• Primary Examiner(s): Utama, Robert J
• Assistant Examiner(s): Zaman, Sadaruz
• Application Number:
  US13/560,189
• Publication Number:
  US 20140030684A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,173 Days
• Field of Search: 434/247, 482/4, 482/8, 482/92
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2505/07 Home care
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 3/00 Apparatus for testing the eyes; Instruments for examining the eyes eye inspection using ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic waves A61B8/10; devices for treatment of the eyes A61F9/00; exercisers for the eyes A61H5/00; optical systems in general G02B
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 3/10 Objective types, i.e. instruments for examining the eyes independent of the patients' perceptions or reactions
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/002 Monitoring the patient using a local or closed circuit, e.g. in a room or building A61B5/0017 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0022 Monitoring a patient using a global network, e.g. telephone networks, internet
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/01 Measuring temperature of body parts ; Diagnostic temperature sensing, e.g. for malignant or inflamed tissue clinical contact thermometers G01K13/20
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0205 Simultaneously evaluating both cardiovascular conditions and different types of body conditions, e.g. heart and respiratory condition
• 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 5/024 Detecting, measuring or recording pulse rate or heart rate A61B5/0205, A61B5/021 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/02438 with portable devices, e.g. worn by the patient
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/08 Detecting, measuring or recording devices for evaluating the respiratory organs A61B5/0205 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/082 Evaluation by breath analysis, e.g. determination of the chemical composition of exhaled breath A61B5/083, A61B5/091 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1112 Global tracking of patients, e.g. by using GPS
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1113 Local tracking of patients, e.g. in a hospital or private home
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1118 Determining activity level
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/145 Measuring characteristics of blood in vivo, e.g. gas concentration, pH value; Measuring characteristics of body fluids or tissues, e.g. interstitial fluid, cerebral tissuemeasuring of blood pressure or blood flow A61B5/02; non-radiation detecting or locating of foreign bodies in blood A61B5/06
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/14542 for measuring blood gases A61B5/14551 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/18 for vehicle drivers or machine operators
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/486 Bio-feedback A61B5/375 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6803 : Head-worn items, e.g. helmets, masks, headphones or goggles
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7246 : using correlation, e.g. template matching or determination of similarity
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/741 : using synthesised speech
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 7/00 : Instruments for auscultation
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 5/00 : Electrically-operated educational appliances working with questions and answers G09B7/00; simulators G09B9/00; advertising or displaying in general G09F
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 : for remote operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16Z 99/00 : Subject matter not provided for in other main groups of this subclass

Abstract

Disclosed are devices, systems, apparatus, methods, products, and other implementations, including a method that includes obtaining biometric data of a user, and generating instruction data, presentable on a user interface, based on data relating to one or more activities to be completed by the user and based on the biometric data of the user. In some embodiments, obtaining the biometric data may include measuring one or more of, for example, heart rate, blood pressure, blood oxygen level, temperature, speech-related attributes, breath, and/or eye behavior.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

obtaining, by at least one processor-based device, biometric data of a user, at least some of the biometric data obtained via at least one biometric sensor housed in a user audio interface attachable to the user'"'"'s ear;

obtaining location data for the user; and

generating, by the at least one processor-based device, based on the biometric data of the user and the location data for the user, instruction data, comprising audible instruction data presentable on the user audio interface, to regulate a pace to perform, by the user, a pre-determined schedule of one or more physical activities to be completed by the user at multiple locations, the one or more physical activities of the pre-determined schedule for the user selected from a global list of physical activities performable by multiple users;

wherein the pre-determined schedule for the user is adjusted based on subsequent biometric data for the user such that at least one physical activity is removed from the pre-determined schedule for the user and is added to another pre-determined schedule for another user from the multiple users when the subsequent biometric data for the user indicates that physical condition of the user is worsening, and another at least one physical activity previously assigned to at least another user is added to the pre-determined schedule for the user when the subsequent biometric data for the user indicates that the physical condition of the user is normal and another physical condition for the at least other user is worsening.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein generating based on the biometric data of the user and the location data for the user the instruction data to regulate the pace to perform by the user the pre-determined schedule of the one or more physical activities comprises:

revising an initial schedule for collecting and distributing a plurality of items at multiple geographical locations based on the biometric data of the user and the location data for the user.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein revising the initial schedule comprises:

adjusting item collection and distribution goals set for the user based on the biometric data of the user.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein adjusting the item collection and distribution goals set for the user comprises:

reducing the item collection and distribution goals set for the user in response to a determination, based on the biometric data of the user, that the user'"'"'s physical exertion level is high.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein reducing the item collection and distribution goals comprises:

reducing the item collection and distribution goals in response to a determination that measured heart rate of the user exceeds a predetermined heart rate threshold.

6. The method of claim 2, wherein generating the instruction data comprises:

generating location instructions presentable to the user to direct the user to the multiple geographical locations where item collection and distribution operations for the plurality of items are performed.

7. The method of claim 6, further comprising:

measuring motion and orientation of the user;

wherein generating the location instructions to direct the user to the multiple geographical locations comprises;

generating the location instructions based, at least in part, on the measured motion and orientation of the user.

8. The method of claim 6, further comprising:

determining location of the user based on signals received from at least one of;

a wireless access point, a cellular base station, and one or more satellites of a satellite positioning system;

wherein generating the location information to direct the user to the multiple geographical locations comprises;

generating the location instructions based, at least in part, on the determined location of the user.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

presenting the instruction data on the audio interface attachable to at least one of the user'"'"'s ears.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

transmitting to a server located remotely from the user the biometric data; and

receiving from the remotely located server the instruction data, the instruction data generated remotely at the server.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein generating the instruction data comprises:

generating the instruction data at a controller coupled to biometric sensors configured to measure the user'"'"'s biometric attributes.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein obtaining the biometric data comprises:

measuring one or more of;

heart rate, blood pressure, blood oxygen level, temperature, speech-related attributes, breath, and eye behavior.

13. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

disabling at least part of user equipment of the user in response to a determination that at least one of measured biometric attributes represented by the obtained biometric data exceeds a corresponding predetermined health indicator threshold.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein disabling the at least part of the user equipment comprises:

disabling the at least part of the user equipment in response to a determination that measured heart rate of the user exceeds a predetermined heart rate threshold.

15. A system comprising:

one or more biometric sensors to measure one or more biometric attributes of a user, at least some of the biometric data obtained via at least one biometric sensor housed in a user audio interface attachable to the user'"'"'s ear; and

a controller to generate, based on biometric data representative of the one or more biometric attributes of the user measured by the one or more biometric sensors and based on location data for the user, instruction data, comprising audible instruction data presentable on the user audio interface, to regulate a pace to perform, by the user, a pre-determined schedule of one or more physical activities to be completed by the user at multiple locations, the one or more physical activities of the pre-determined schedule for the user selected from a global list of physical activities performable by multiple users;

wherein the pre-determined schedule for the user is adjusted based on subsequent biometric data for the user such that at least one physical activity is removed from the pre-determined schedule for the user and is added to another pre-determined schedule for another user from the multiple users when the subsequent biometric data for the user indicates that physical condition of the user is worsening, and another at least one physical activity previously assigned to at least another user is added to the pre-determined schedule for the user when the subsequent biometric data for the user indicates that the physical condition of the user is normal and another physical condition for the at least other user is worsening.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein the controller configured to generate based on the biometric data of the user and the location data for the user the instruction data to regulate the pace to perform by the user the pre-determined schedule of the one or more physical activities is configured to:

revise an initial schedule for collecting and distributing a plurality of items at multiple geographical locations based on the biometric data of the user and the location data for the user.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein the controller configured to revise the initial schedule is configured to:

adjust item collection and distribution goals set for the user based on the biometric data of the user, including to reduce the item collection and distribution goals set for the user in response to a determination, based on the biometric data of the user, that the user'"'"'s physical exertion level is high.

18. The system of claim 16, further comprising:

one or more motion sensors to measure motion and orientation of the user;

wherein the controller configured to generate the instruction data is configured to;

generate location instructions presentable to user, based at least in part on the measured motion and orientation of the user, to direct the user to the multiple geographical locations where item collection and distribution operations for the plurality of items are performed.

19. The system of claim 16, further comprising:

location determination unit to determine location of the user based on signals received from at least one of;

a wireless access point, a cellular base station, and one or more satellites of a satellite positioning system;

wherein the controller configured to generate the instruction data is configured to;

generate location instructions presentable to user based, at least in part, on the determined location of the user, to direct the user to the multiple geographical locations where item collection and distribution operations for the plurality of items are performed.

20. The system of claim 15, further comprising:

a communication module configured to;

transmit to a server located remotely from the user the biometric data; and

receive from the remotely located server the instruction data, the instruction data generated remotely at the server.

21. The system of claim 15, wherein the one or more biometric sensors comprise one or more of:

a heart rate monitor, a blood pressure monitor, a blood oxygen monitor, a thermometer, a speech sensor, a breath sensor, and an eye sensor.

22. The system of claim 15, wherein the controller is further configured to:

disable at least part of user equipment of the user in response to a determination that biometric data representative of at least one of the one or more biometric attributes exceeds a corresponding predetermined health indicator threshold.

23. A device comprising:

an audio interface attachable to at least one ear of a user;

one or more biometric sensors coupled to the audio interface, the one or more biometric sensors configured to measure one or more biometric attributes of the user, at least some of the biometric data obtained via a biometric sensor housed in the audio interface attachable to the at least one of the user'"'"'s ear; and

a controller to present on the audio interface audible instruction data to regulate a pace to perform, by the user, a pre-determined schedule of one or more physical activities to be completed by the user at multiple locations, the one or more physical activities of the pre-determined schedule for the user selected from a global list of physical activities performable by multiple users, the instruction data generated based on biometric data representative of the measured one or more biometric attributes of the user and based on location data for the user.

wherein the pre-determined schedule for the user is adjusted based on subsequent biometric data for the user such that at least one physical activity is removed from the pre-determined schedule for the user and is added to another pre-determined schedule for another user from the multiple users when the subsequent biometric data for the user indicates that physical condition of the user is worsening, and another at least one physical activity previously assigned to at least another user is added to the pre-determined schedule for the user when the subsequent biometric data for the user indicates that the physical condition of the user is normal and another physical condition for the at least other user is worsening.

24. The device of claim 23, wherein the controller is further configured to:

generate the audible instruction data based on the biometric data of the user, including to revise an initial schedule for collecting and distributing a plurality of items at multiple geographical locations.

25. A non-transitory computer readable media comprising computer instructions executable on a processor that, when executed, cause operations comprising:

obtaining biometric data of a user, at least some of the biometric data obtained via at least one biometric sensor housed in a user audio interface attachable to the user'"'"'s ear;

obtaining location data for the user; and

generating based on the biometric data of the user instruction data, comprising audible instruction data presentable on the user audio interface, to regulate a pace to perform, by the user, a pre-determined schedule of one or more physical activities to be completed by the user at multiple locations, the one or more physical activities of the pre-determined schedule for the user selected from a global list of physical activities performable by multiple users;

wherein the pre-determined schedule for the user is adjusted based on subsequent biometric data for the user such that at least one physical activity is removed from the pre-determined schedule for the user and is added to another pre-determined schedule for another user from the multiple users when the subsequent biometric data for the user indicates that physical condition of the user is worsening, and another at least one physical activity previously assigned to at least another user is added to the pre-determined schedule for the user when the subsequent biometric data for the user indicates that the physical condition of the user is normal and another physical condition for the at least other user is worsening.