Monitoring treatment compliance using speech patterns passively captured from a patient environment
First Claim
1. A system comprising:
- at least one receiving device for use at a monitoring location for receiving a speech data signal transmitted to the monitoring location from a patient location, the speech data signal containing speech data, the speech data including patient speech data representing spontaneous speech sensed from a patient with at least one audio sensor at the patient location, and the patient having a brain-related disorder and a prescribed treatment regimen for treating at least one aspect of the brain-related disorder;
speech identification circuitry configured to identify the patient speech data corresponding to speech from the patient in the speech data, the patient speech data including data indicative of at least one patient speech pattern;
compliance determination circuitry configured to determine compliance of the patient with the prescribed treatment regimen based on whether the patient speech data includes data indicative of the at least one patient speech pattern matching at least one characteristic speech pattern; and
reporting circuitry configured to report a conclusion based on the determination of whether the patient has complied with the prescribed treatment regimen.
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Abstract
Methods and systems are described for monitoring patient speech to determine compliance of the patient with a prescribed regimen for treating for a brain-related disorder. Patient speech is detected with an audio sensor at the patient location, and speech data is transmitted to a monitoring location. Patient speech is processed at the patient location and/or monitoring location to identify speech parameters and/or patterns that indicate whether the patient has complied with the prescribed treatment regimen. Patient identity may be determined through biometric identification or other authentication techniques. The system may provide a report to an interested party, for example a medical care provider, based on whether (and/or the extent to which) the patient has complied with the prescribed treatment regimen. The monitoring system may transmit a report to a wireless device such as a pager or cell phone, generate an alarm or notification, and/or store information for later use.
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51 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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at least one receiving device for use at a monitoring location for receiving a speech data signal transmitted to the monitoring location from a patient location, the speech data signal containing speech data, the speech data including patient speech data representing spontaneous speech sensed from a patient with at least one audio sensor at the patient location, and the patient having a brain-related disorder and a prescribed treatment regimen for treating at least one aspect of the brain-related disorder; speech identification circuitry configured to identify the patient speech data corresponding to speech from the patient in the speech data, the patient speech data including data indicative of at least one patient speech pattern; compliance determination circuitry configured to determine compliance of the patient with the prescribed treatment regimen based on whether the patient speech data includes data indicative of the at least one patient speech pattern matching at least one characteristic speech pattern; and reporting circuitry configured to report a conclusion based on the determination of whether the patient has complied with the prescribed treatment regimen. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of monitoring compliance of a patient with a treatment regimen, comprising:
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receiving a speech data signal with a receiving device at a monitoring location, the speech data signal transmitted to the monitoring location from a patient location, the speech data signal containing speech data, the speech data including patient speech data representing spontaneous speech sensed from a patient by at least one audio sensor at the patient location, and the patient having a brain-related disorder and a prescribed treatment regimen for treating at least one aspect of the brain-related disorder; identifying with speech identification circuitry patient speech data corresponding to speech from the patient in the speech data, the patient speech data including data indicative of at least one patient speech pattern; determining with compliance determination circuitry whether the patient has complied with the prescribed treatment regimen based on whether the patient speech data includes data indicative of the at least one patient speech pattern matching at least one characteristic speech pattern; and reporting with reporting circuitry a conclusion based on the determination of whether the patient has complied with the prescribed treatment regimen. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A computer program product comprising:
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a non-transitory machine-readable data storage medium bearing; one or more instructions for receiving a speech data signal with a receiving device at a monitoring location, the speech data signal transmitted to the monitoring location from a patient location, the speech data signal containing speech data, the speech data including patient speech data representing spontaneous speech sensed from a patient by at least one audio sensor at a patient location, and the patient having a brain-related disorder and a prescribed treatment regimen for treating at least one aspect of the brain-related disorder; one or more instructions for identifying with speech identification circuitry patient speech data corresponding to speech from the patient in the speech data, the patient speech data including data indicative of at least one patient speech pattern; one or more instructions for determining with compliance determination circuitry whether the patient has complied with the prescribed treatment regimen based on whether the patient speech data includes data indicative of the at least one patient speech pattern matching at least one characteristic speech pattern; and one or more instructions for reporting with reporting circuitry a conclusion based on the determination of whether the patient has complied with the prescribed treatment regimen. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50)
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51. A system comprising:
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a computing device; and instructions that when executed on the computing device cause the computing device to; receive a speech data signal with a receiving device at a monitoring location, the speech data signal transmitted to the monitoring location from a patient location, the speech data signal containing speech data, the speech data including patient speech data representing spontaneous speech sensed from a patient by at least one audio sensor at a patient location, and the patient having a brain-related disorder and a prescribed treatment regimen for treating at least one aspect of the brain-related disorder; identify with speech identification circuitry patient speech data corresponding to speech from the patient in the speech data, the patient speech data including data indicative of at least one patient speech pattern; determine with compliance determination circuitry whether the patient has complied with the prescribed treatment regimen based on whether the patient speech data includes data indicative of the at least one patient speech pattern matching at least one characteristic speech pattern; and report with reporting circuitry a conclusion based on the determination of whether the patient has complied with the prescribed treatment regimen.
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