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Haptic health feedback monitoring

  • US 9,754,078 B2
  • Filed: 06/21/2007
  • Issued: 09/05/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/21/2007
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method of monitoring health of a person comprising:

  • detecting a first health parameter and a second health parameter of the person with a health parameter monitor;

    comparing the first health parameter to a first predetermined level;

    determining a first type of haptic feedback to generate based on the comparing the first health parameter to the first predetermined level,the first type of haptic feedback being vibrotactile haptic feedback,the vibrotactile haptic feedback having a plurality of parameters,the plurality of parameters including a magnitude parameter, a frequency parameter, and a duration parameter, andat least one of the plurality of parameters varying based on the comparing the first health parameter to the first predetermined level;

    generating a first haptic effect, based on the first type of haptic feedback, for a user with a first haptic feedback generator, the user being different from the person with the health parameter monitor;

    comparing the second health parameter to a second predetermined level;

    determining a second type of haptic feedback to generate based on the comparing the second health parameter to the second predetermined level;

    generating a second haptic effect, based on the second type of haptic feedback, with the first haptic feedback generator; and

    guiding the user to the person after the generating the first haptic effect by providing a series of haptic effects to assist in pinpointing a location of the person.

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