System with user-physiological data updates

• US 9,693,696 B2
• Filed: 03/05/2015
• Issued: 07/04/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 08/07/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Physiowave, Inc. (Omron Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Physiowave, Inc. (Omron Corporation)
• Inventors: Kovacs, Gregory T., Wiard, Richard M.
• Primary Examiner(s): Wieland, Robert N
• Application Number:
  US14/639,924
• Publication Number:
  US 20160038038A1
• Time in Patent Office: 852 Days
• 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 5/02416 using photoplethysmograph signals, e.g. generated by infrared radiation A61B5/14552 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0295 using plethysmography, i.e. measuring the variations in the volume of a body part as modified by the circulation of blood therethrough, e.g. impedance plethysmography
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/053 Measuring electrical impedance or conductance of a portion of the body
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0535 Impedance plethysmography for measuring blood flow A61B5/0295
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0537 Measuring body composition by impedance, e.g. tissue hydration or fat content
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1102 Ballistocardiography
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/318 Heart-related electrical modalities, e.g. electrocardiography [ECG]
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6801 specially adapted to be attached to or worn on the body surface
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6887 mounted on external non-worn devices, e.g. non-medical devices
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/742 using visual displays A61B5/339 takes precedence

Abstract

Certain aspects of the instance disclosure are physiological data updates using a weighing scale and a user wearable device. Specific embodiments concern an arrangement of devices including a user wearable device and a weighing scale. The weighing scale is configured and arranged to monitor a plurality of physiological signals of the user using current-impedance electrodes and select data indicative of a physiological parameter of the user, for display on the user wearable device, based on a threshold value and the plurality of physiological signals.

Claims

1. An apparatus, comprising:

a user wearable device including signal communication circuitry and output circuitry configured and arranged to communicate selected data to a user and to provide monitored selected data indicative of physiological parameters;

a weighing scale comprising;

a platform region configured and arranged with an area for the user to stand;

user-targeted circuitry configured and arranged to communicate user-specific data between the user and the user-targeted circuitry;

a support structure including the platform region and sensor circuitry therein, the sensor circuitry including current-impedance electrodes configured and arranged to contact the user, and the sensor circuitry configured and arranged to obtain a plurality of impedance-measurement signals via the current-impedance electrodes and to determine physiological signals of the user using the plurality of impedance-measurement signals, the platform region configured and arranged to engage the user with the sensor circuitry while the user stands on the platform region, and to collect physiological data from the user via the sensor circuitry, and

a display configured and arranged with the support structure for displaying data through the platform region for view by the user while the user stands on the platform region, configured and arranged with the user-targeted circuitry to;

monitor a plurality of physiological signals of the user while the user is standing on the platform region; and

select data indicative of a physiological parameter of the user, for display on one of the user wearable device and the display of the weighing scale, based on a threshold value and the plurality of physiological signals.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the user wearable device includes a wrist wearable device and the plurality of physiological signals of the user include ballistocardiogram (BCG) signals.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the weighing scale further include communication circuitry configured and arranged with the display, and configured to output a signal that includes the data indicative of the physiological parameter to the user wearable device.

4. The apparatus of claim 3, wherein the wearable device further includes a display to communicate the physiological parameter to the user, and the wearable device further includes circuitry configured and arranged to update physiological data of the user based on the communicated physiological parameter.

5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the current-impedance electrodes are configured and arranged at the platform region to contact feet of the user, and further including current-driving circuitry configured and arranged to pass electrical current, for obtaining the impedance-measurement signals, through one or more of the user'"'"'s feet.

6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the display configured and arranged with the user-targeted circuitry to select data indicative of the physiological parameter of the user based on the threshold value includes disregarding one of the physiological signals in response the one physiological signal having a signal integrity that is below the threshold value.

7. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the display configured and arranged with the user-targeted circuitry to determine a signal integrity of each of the plurality of physiological signals and use the determined signal integrities to select data indicative of the physiological parameter.

8. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the display configured and arranged with the user-targeted circuitry to average a subset of the plurality of physiological signals that have signal integrities above the threshold value and select the average as the data indicative of the physiological parameter.

9. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the signal communication circuitry includes a wireless signal communication configured and arranged to wirelessly communicate selected data with the weighing scale.

10. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the selected data includes data indicative of at least one of exercise habits, dietary habits, and sleeping habits.

11. An apparatus, comprising:

a user wearable device including circuitry configured and arranged to monitor selected data indicative of physiological parameters and signal communication circuitry and output circuitry configured and arranged to communicate the selected data to a weighing scale;

the weighing scale comprising;

a communication circuitry configured and arranged with a display of the weighing scale to receive the data indicative of the physiological parameters from the communication circuitry of the user wearable device;

a platform region configured and arranged with an area for the user to stand;

user-targeted circuitry configured and arranged to communicate user-specific data between the user and the user-targeted circuitry;

a support structure including the platform region and sensor circuitry therein, the sensor circuitry including current-impedance electrodes configured and arranged to contact the user, and the sensor circuitry configured and arranged to obtain a plurality of impedance-measurement signals via the current-impedance electrodes and to determine physiological signals of the user using the plurality of impedance-measurement signals, the platform region configured and arranged to engage the user with the sensor circuitry while the user stands on the platform region, and to collect physiological data from the user via the sensor circuitry, and

a display configured and arranged with the support structure for displaying data through the platform region for view by the user while the user stands on the platform region, configured and arranged with the user-targeted circuitry to;

monitor a plurality of physiological signals of the user while the user is standing on the platform region; and

select data indicative of a physiological parameter of the user, for display on one of the user wearable device and the display of the weighing scale, based on a threshold value and at least one of the plurality of physiological signals and the data indicative of the physiological parameters received from the user wearable device.

12. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the display is further configured and arranged with the user-targeted circuitry to select data indicative of the physiological parameter of the user based on the threshold value includes disregarding one of the physiological signals in response to the one physiological signal having a signal integrity that is below the threshold value.

13. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the display is further configured and arranged with the user-targeted circuitry to determine a signal integrity of each of the plurality of physiological signals and use the determined signal integrities to select data indicative of the physiological parameter.

14. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the display on one of the user wearable device and the display of the weighing scale is further configured and arranged with the user-targeted circuitry to communicate assessed fitness to the user as feedback based on the physiological parameter.

15. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the assessed fitness communicated by the display and the user-targeted circuitry includes feedback for improving or maintaining a level of fitness of the user.

16. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the user wearable device is further configured and arranged to communicate data to the weighing scale, the data selected from the group consisting of:

exercise data, dietary data, GPS and route data, and a combination thereof.

17. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the assessed fitness includes the physiological parameter and recommendations regarding the physiological parameter.

18. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the display on one of the user wearable device and the display of the weighing scale is further configured and arranged with the user-targeted circuitry to communicate coaching data to the user as feedback based on the physiological parameter and data from the user wearable device over time.

19. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the display on one of the user wearable device and the display of the weighing scale is further configured and arranged with the user-targeted circuitry to communicate assessed fitness to the user as feedback by tracking the physiological parameter over time and comparing the tracked physiological parameter to prior-assessed user norms or other population norms.