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Apparatus and method for recognition of patient activities when obtaining protocol adherence data

  • US 9,293,060 B2
  • Filed: 06/14/2010
  • Issued: 03/22/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/06/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A medication administration confirmation apparatus, comprising:

  • a memory for storing on a local device a predetermined video sequence corresponding to a particular predetermined prescription regimen, the predetermined video sequence further comprising a plurality of predetermined video steps;

    a display associated with the local device for displaying one or more instruction prompts associated with each of the plurality of predetermined video steps of the stored predetermined video sequence, and for displaying one or more graphical guidance indicators directing movement in accordance with each of the plurality of predetermined video steps of the stored predetermined video sequence;

    a video capture device associated with the local device for sequentially capturing one or more video sequences of a user administering medication following the one or more instruction prompts and one or more guidance indicators to a video capture memory associated with the local device; and

    a processor associated with the local device, wherein the processor is operable to;

    a) output to the display at least one instruction prompt instructing the user to perform one or more actions and at least one graphical guidance indicator guiding a user'"'"'s movement relative to the display and/or the video capture device, wherein the at least one instruction prompt and the at least one graphical guidance indicator direct the user to perform motions depicted in a corresponding predetermined video step of the predetermined video sequence,b) receive from the video capture device the sequentially captured one or more video sequences following the output of the at least one instruction prompt and the at least one guidance indicator to the display,c) in response to receiving the sequentially captured one or more video sequences, compare, in accordance with one or more of facial recognition, activity recognition or gesture recognition, at least one of the sequentially captured video sequences to a corresponding predetermined video sequence of the predetermined video sequence,d) determine, from the comparison, whether the user incorrectly followed a step in the predetermined prescription regimen,e) in response to determining that the user incorrectly followed the step in the predetermined prescription regimen, output feedback to the display in real time and execute b)-d) again, the feedback comprising a prompt to perform the sequence of actions for following the predetermined prescription regimen again, andf) in response to determining that the user correctly followed the step in the predetermined prescription regimen, output to the display at least one other instruction prompt and at least one other guidance indicator, wherein each of the at least one other instruction prompt and the at least one other guidance indicator direct the user to perform motions depicted on the display and associated with a next predetermined video step of the predetermined video sequence.

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