System and method for medical diagnosis using geospatial location data integrated with biomedical sensor information
First Claim
1. A device comprising:
- a communications module, said communications module conducts a search of medical databases containing information regarding health alerts, illness information for different geographic locations, and disease information for different geographic locations for information-for a geographic location represented by geospatial data;
a location module connected to said communications module, said location module processes information received by said communications module associated with location of the device to provide geospatial location data;
a monitoring module connected to said communications module, said monitoring module processes information received by said communications module associated with biomedical readings received from at least one external sensor to provide biomedical data;
a memory connected to said location module and said monitoring module, said memory stores said geospatial location and biomedical data outputted by said location module and said monitoring module; and
a processor, said processor reviews the search results for information relevant for time periods in which an individual associated with the stored geospatial location and biomedical data was present in that geographic location; and
a display, said display displays a map showing where the individual traveled recently with each discrete geographic location illustrated having a selection element for displaying information about the individual including a name of that discrete geographic location, time information about the geographic location, at least one biomedical reading received from the at least one external sensor associated with that discrete geographic location, and health organization reports for that discrete geographic location, the health organization reports including known illnesses, diseases, and health issues in the areas traveled to by the individual, the health organization reports being provided by one or more health organizations.
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Abstract
In at least one embodiment, a method and system for accumulating geospatial location data and biomedical data for an individual during his/her travels is provided. In at least one embodiment, a device uses at least one location signal to determine geospatial data and receives a plurality of biomedical signals with both data types being stored for possible later retrieval for providing a diagnosis for the individual if a medical condition arises. An embodiment of the invention provides a method of operation of a device having at least a memory and a communications module where the method includes receiving at least one location signal with the communications module; storing geospatial data obtained at least from the at least one location signal with a time stamp in memory; receiving a plurality of biomedical signals over time from at least one sensor with the communications module; storing biomedical data from the received biomedical signal with a time stamp in memory; and repeating the receiving at least one location signal and storing geospatial data from the at least one location signal in different geographic locations.
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24 Claims
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1. A device comprising:
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a communications module, said communications module conducts a search of medical databases containing information regarding health alerts, illness information for different geographic locations, and disease information for different geographic locations for information-for a geographic location represented by geospatial data; a location module connected to said communications module, said location module processes information received by said communications module associated with location of the device to provide geospatial location data; a monitoring module connected to said communications module, said monitoring module processes information received by said communications module associated with biomedical readings received from at least one external sensor to provide biomedical data; a memory connected to said location module and said monitoring module, said memory stores said geospatial location and biomedical data outputted by said location module and said monitoring module; and a processor, said processor reviews the search results for information relevant for time periods in which an individual associated with the stored geospatial location and biomedical data was present in that geographic location; and a display, said display displays a map showing where the individual traveled recently with each discrete geographic location illustrated having a selection element for displaying information about the individual including a name of that discrete geographic location, time information about the geographic location, at least one biomedical reading received from the at least one external sensor associated with that discrete geographic location, and health organization reports for that discrete geographic location, the health organization reports including known illnesses, diseases, and health issues in the areas traveled to by the individual, the health organization reports being provided by one or more health organizations. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A device comprising:
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a communications module, said communications module conducts a search of medical databases containing information regarding health alerts, illness information for different geographic locations, and disease information for different geographic locations for information-for a geographic location represented by geospatial data; a location module connected to said communications module, said location module processes information received by said communications module associated with location of the device to provide geospatial location data; a monitoring module connected to said communications module, said monitoring module processes information received by said communications module associated with biomedical readings received from at least one external sensor to provide biomedical data; a memory connected to said location module and said monitoring module, said memory stores said geospatial location and biomedical data outputted by said location module and said monitoring module; a clock connected to said monitoring module, wherein said monitoring module determines when to have said communications module request at least one biomedical reading from the at least one external sensor based on time information received from said clock and at least one sampling period stored in said memory; an interface engine connected to a display and said memory, said interface engine retrieves data from said memory including the stored biomedical and geospatial location data representing the geographic location, and associated temporal data to display a map on said display where the individual traveled recently with each discrete geographic location illustrated having a selection element for displaying information about the individual including a name of that discrete geographic location, time information about the geographic location, at least one biomedical reading associated with that discrete geographic location, and supplemental data for that discrete geographic location including the results of said search. - View Dependent Claims (9)
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10. A device comprising:
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a communications module, said communications module conducts a search of medical databases containing information regarding health alerts, illness information for different geographic locations, and disease information for different geographic locations for information-for a geographic location represented by geospatial data; a location module connected to said communications module, said location module processes information received by said communications module associated with location of the device to provide geospatial location data; a monitoring module connected to said communications module, said monitoring module processes information received by said communications module associated with biomedical readings received from at least one external sensor to provide biomedical data; a memory connected to said location module and said monitoring module, said memory stores said geospatial location and biomedical data outputted by said location module and said monitoring module; a clock connected to said monitoring module, wherein said monitoring module determines when to have said communications module request at least one biomedical reading from the at least one external sensor based on time information received from said clock and at least one sampling period stored in said memory; a medical facility detector connected to said memory and said location module, said medical facility detector determines whether the device is present at a medical facility based in part upon the geographic location determined by said location module and when present at the medical facility, said medical facility detector allows access to the biomedical and geospatial data stored in said memory; and a processor, said processor reviews the search results for information relevant for time periods in which an individual associated with the stored geospatial location and biomedical data was present in that geographic location. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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12. A non-transitory computer program product for operating a device having memory and a communications module, said computer program product comprising:
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a computer readable storage medium; first program instructions to receive at least one location signal with the communications module, the communications module conducts a search of medical databases containing information regarding health alerts, illness information for different geographic locations, and disease information for different geographic locations for information for a geographic location represented by geospatial data; second program instructions to store geospatial location data obtained at least from the at least one location signal with a time stamp in memory; third program instructions to receive a plurality of biomedical signals over time from at least one sensor with the communications module; fourth program instructions to store biomedical data from the received biomedical signals with a time stamp in memory; and fifth program instructions to repeat the receiving at least one location signal and storing geospatial location data from the at least one location signal in different geographic locations; and sixth program instructions to review the search results for information relevant for time periods in which an individual associated with the stored geospatial and biomedical was present in that geographic location, wherein said first program instructions, said second program instructions, said third program instructions, said fourth program instructions, and said fifth program instructions, and said sixth program instructions are stored on said computer readable storage medium. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A non-transitory computer program product comprising:
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a computer readable storage medium; first program instructions to receive a data set for an individual having geospatial location data including a time stamp and biomedical readings correlated with at least one time stamp, said geospatial location and biomedical data representative of recent travels of the individual; second program instructions to correlate the biomedical readings with the geospatial location data based on the respective time stamps; third program instructions to retrieve supplemental data for discrete geographic locations corresponding to the geospatial data for time periods that the biomedical readings were gathered from each discrete geographic location, wherein said third program instructions; conduct a search of medical databases containing information regarding at least one of health alerts, illness information for different geographic locations, and disease information for different geographic locations for information for geographic location represented by the geospatial data; and
review the search results for information relevant for the time periods in which the individual associated with the received said correlated geospatial location and biomedical data was present in that discrete geographic location; andfourth program instructions to instruct an interface to display the correlated data and supplemental data including the relevant information to a user, wherein said first program instructions, said second program instructions, said third program instructions, said fourth program instructions, and said fifth program instructions are stored on said computer readable storage medium. - View Dependent Claims (24)
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