Methods, systems, and apparatuses for accurate measurement and real-time feedback of solar ultraviolet exposure

• US 9,798,458 B2
• Filed: 08/25/2016
• Issued: 10/24/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 10/02/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: The Joan and Irwin Jacobs Technion-Cornell Institute
• Original Assignee: The Joan and Irwin Jacobs Technion-Cornell Institute
• Inventors: Dumont, Emmanuel, Banerjee, Shayak, Contreras, Mauricio
• Primary Examiner(s): Porta, David
• Assistant Examiner(s): FEIN, ABRA S
• Application Number:
  US15/247,829
• Publication Number:
  US 20160364131A1
• Time in Patent Office: 425 Days
• Field of Search: 250372
• CPC Class Codes: G01J 1/0271 Housings; Attachments or accessories for photometers
• CPC Class Codes: G01J 1/0403 Mechanical elements; Supports for optical elements; Scanning arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: G01J 1/429 applied to measurement of ultraviolet light using counting tubes G01T
• CPC Class Codes: G01J 2001/4266 for measuring solar light
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04847 Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/02 Alarms for ensuring the safety of persons
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/20 for electronic clinical trials or questionnaires
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/40 relating to mechanical, radiation or invasive therapies, e.g. surgery, laser therapy, dialysis or acupuncture
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/63 for local operation

Abstract

System and methods for accurate measurement and real-time feedback of solar ultraviolet exposure for management of ultraviolet dose. The systems can include a wearable device and a mobile device, the system performing accurate measurement of UV exposure.

Claims

1. A computer executable method for user selection of UV dose thresholds, the computer executable method adapted to be stored on a user device, comprising:

presenting, on a display of the user device, a symptom interface adapted to allow a user to enter information indicative of a user symptom;

presenting, on the display of the user device, a time history of information indicative of the user'"'"'s UV dose;

presenting, on the display of the user device, a time history of information indicative of the user'"'"'s entered information that is indicative of the user symptom; and

presenting on the display of the user device a user-adjustable interface adapted to allow the user to select any UV dose threshold from zero to a maximum past UV dose to which the user has been exposed, based on the presented time history of information indicative of the user'"'"'s UV dose and the presented time history of information indicative of the user'"'"'s entered information.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the presenting steps present the time histories broken up into the same epochs of time.

3. The method of claim 2 wherein the epochs of time are days.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein at least one of the presented time histories are broken up into epochs of time, and wherein at least one of the epochs of time can be selected by the user.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein the user-adjustable interface comprises at least one of a text field, a slider, and a selectable menu.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein the selected UV dose threshold is input to a method that is adapted to indicate how much time the subject can remain in current conditions before reaching the UV threshold.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein the presenting steps occur simultaneously.

8. A user device on which the computer executable method of claim 1 is stored.

9. The computer executable method of claim 1, wherein presenting the time history of information indicative of the user'"'"'s UV dose comprises presenting the time history of information broken up into epochs of time.

10. A computer executable method for user selection of UV dose thresholds, the computer executable method adapted to be stored on a user device, comprising:

presenting, on a display of the user device, a symptom interface adapted to allow a user to enter information indicative of a user symptom;

presenting, on the display of the user device, a time history of information indicative of the user'"'"'s UV dose;

presenting, on the display of the user device, a time history of information indicative of the user'"'"'s entered information that is indicative of the user symptom; and

presenting on the display of the user device a user-adjustable interface that is visually overlapping with the time history of information indicative of the user'"'"'s UV dose, the user-adjustable interface adapted to allow the user to select a UV dose threshold based on the presented time history of information indicative of the user'"'"'s UV dose and the presented time history of information indicative of the user'"'"'s entered information.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the user-adjustable interface is further adapted to allow the user to select any UV dose threshold being visually presented in the time history of information indicative of the user'"'"'s UV dose.

13. The method of claim 10, wherein the user-adjustable interface comprises at least one of a text field, a slider, and a selectable menu.

14. The method of claim 10, wherein the selected UV dose threshold is input to a method that is adapted to indicate how much time the subject can remain in current conditions before reaching the UV threshold.

15. The method of claim 10, wherein the presenting steps occur simultaneously.

12. A computer executable method for user selection of UV dose thresholds, the computer executable method adapted to be stored on a user device, comprising:

presenting, on a display of the user device, a symptom interface adapted to allow a user to enter information indicative of a user symptom;

presenting, on the display of the user device, a time history of information indicative of the user'"'"'s UV dose;

presenting, on the display of the user device, a time history of information indicative of the user'"'"'s entered information that is indicative of the user symptom; and

presenting on the display of the user device a user-adjustable interface adapted to allow the user to select any UV dose threshold being visually presented in the time history of information indicative of the user'"'"'s UV dose.

16. The method of claim 12, wherein the presenting steps present the time histories broken up into the same epochs of time.

17. The method of claim 12, wherein the user-adjustable interface comprises at least one of a text field, a slider, and a selectable menu.

18. The method of claim 12, wherein the selected UV dose threshold is input to a method that is adapted to indicate how much time the subject can remain in current conditions before reaching the UV threshold.

19. The method of claim 12, wherein the presenting steps occur simultaneously.

20. A user device on which the computer executable method of claim 12 is stored.