User monitoring device configured to be in communication with an emergency response system or team

• US 9,159,223 B2
• Filed: 09/11/2013
• Issued: 10/13/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 03/04/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Fitbit, Inc. (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Hello, Inc.
• Inventors: Proud, James
• Primary Examiner(s): Wong, Don
• Assistant Examiner(s): HEBERT, THEODORE E
• Application Number:
  US14/023,876
• Publication Number:
  US 20140247154A1
• Time in Patent Office: 762 Days
• Field of Search: 717/172
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2560/0214 of power generation or supply
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2562/08 Sensors provided with means for identification, e.g. barcodes or memory chips
• 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 5/0205 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 5/1118 Determining activity level
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/681 Wristwatch-type devices
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6831 Straps, bands or harnesses
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7275 Determining trends in physiological measurement data; Predicting development of a medical condition based on physiological measurements, e.g. determining a risk factor
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 17/02 using a radio link
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 2310/23 The load being a medical device, a medical implant, or a life supporting device
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/10 using inductive coupling
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/80 involving the exchange of data, concerning supply or distribution of electric power, between transmitting devices and receiving devices
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/00034 Charger exchanging data with an electronic device, i.e. telephone, whose internal battery is under charge
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/12 specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/535 Tracking the activity of the user network monitoring arrangements H04L43/00; recording of computer activity G06F11/34
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information

Abstract

A user monitoring device has one or more monitoring sensors and a unique user ID. The one or more sensors acquire user information selected from of at least one of, a user'"'"'s activities, behaviors and habit information, and user monitoring. ID circuitry is at the user monitoring device. The ID circuitry includes ID storage, a communication system that reads and transmits the unique ID from an ID storage, a power source and a pathway system to route signals through the circuitry. The monitoring device is configured to be in communication with a telemetry system. The telemetry system includes a database of user ID'"'"'s. The telemetry analyzes telemetry data based on at least one of, user'"'"'s activities, behaviors and habit information. The telemetry system in operation is in communication with and sends a notification to an emergency response team or system when a monitored parameter is of a certain value.

Claims

1. A user monitoring device system, comprising:

a user monitoring device that includes a microphone, an RF transmitter and sensors to determine air quality, sound level/quality, light quality and ambient temperature near the user, the RF transmitter serving as a communication system;

an accelerometer configured to detect a user'"'"'s movement information, the accelerometer and the monitoring system configured to assist to determine user sleep information and sleep behavior information, the microphone configured to record user movement sounds detected by the accelerometer, the accelerometer configured to cause the microphone to stop recording user movement sounds when the movement sounds are not directed to a sleep related parameter;

a unique user ID;

ID circuitry, the ID circuitry including ID storage, a communication system that reads and transmits the unique ID from an ID storage, a power source and a pathway system to route signals through the circuitry; and

a telemetry system in communication with the accelerometer and the monitoring device, the telemetry system including a database of user ID'"'"'s, the telemetry system configured to be in communication with the user monitoring device and the accelerometer, the telemetry system configured to assist to determine user sleep information and sleep behavior information that can be stored in the database.

2. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

a feedback control system or subsystem at the telemetry system.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein the feedback control system or subsystem is at the monitoring device.

4. The system of claim 2, wherein the feedback control system or subsystem is standalone.

5. The system of claim 2, wherein the monitoring device in operate communicates the feedback signal or alert to the user.

6. The system of claim 2, further comprising:

a closed-loop system that provides control data to the monitoring device.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the device is a mobile device.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the telemetry system in operation compares a measured sensor signal from a sensor to a threshold level.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the threshold level is predefined or tailored relative to a monitoring device user or patient.

10. The system of claim 8, wherein the feedback system or subsystem in operation provides that when the measured sensor signal does not equal or exceed the threshold level, the measured sensor signal or is adjusted until the measured sensor signal falls within a desired range of an expected threshold level.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the feedback system or subsystem in operation provides that when the desired feedback signal or alert level is reached, the feedback or alert signal responses are maintained at the current settings to maintain the measured sensor signal within the desired range of the threshold.

12. The system of claim 10, wherein the feedback system or subsystem in operation detects an amplitude or frequency of the measured sensor signal.

13. The system of claim 10, wherein the feedback system or subsystem in operation recognizes an intended alert pattern based on a morphology of the measured sensor signal.

14. The system of claim 10, wherein the feedback system or subsystem in operation analyzes a frequency power band of the measured sensor signal for correspondence to frequency and amplitude.

15. The system of claim 10, wherein the feedback system or subsystem in operation evaluates a measured sensor signal waveform for correspondence to a frequency or amplitude.

16. The system of claim 2, wherein the feedback system or subsystem in operation terminates the feedback signal or alert if a predetermined maximum alert duration has expired.

17. The system of claim 2, wherein when a maximum feedback signal or alert duration is not reached, the feedback signal or alert is held at current signal settings.