Wearable electronic device for determining user health status

• US 9,826,907 B2
• Filed: 12/28/2013
• Issued: 11/28/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 12/28/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Original Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Inventors: Magi, Aleksander
• Primary Examiner(s): Alizada, Omeed
• Application Number:
  US14/142,777
• Publication Number:
  US 20150182128A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,431 Days
• Field of Search: 34053912, 353912
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0002 Remote monitoring of patients using telemetry, e.g. transmission of vital signals via a communication network A61B5/07 takes precedence; transmission systems for measured values G08C; transmission H04B; transmission of digital information H04L; wireless communication networks H04W
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0022 Monitoring a patient using a global network, e.g. telephone networks, internet
• 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 5/02055 Simultaneously evaluating both cardiovascular condition and temperature
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/021 Measuring pressure in heart or blood vessels A61B5/0205 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/024 Detecting, measuring or recording pulse rate or heart rate A61B5/0205, A61B5/021 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0533 Measuring galvanic skin response
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/14542 for measuring blood gases A61B5/14551 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/441 Skin evaluation, e.g. for skin disorder diagnosis
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/4504 Bones A61B5/4547 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/681 Wristwatch-type devices
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/742 using visual displays A61B5/339 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7445 Display arrangements, e.g. multiple display units
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7475 User input or interface means, e.g. keyboard, pointing device, joystick

Abstract

Particular embodiments described herein provide for a wearable electronic device, such as a bracelet, coupled to a plurality of electronic components (which may include any type of components, elements, circuitry, etc.). One particular implementation of a wearable electronic device may include a plurality of sensors configured to measure at least one health parameter of a first user associated with the wearable electronic device, and a control module in communication with the plurality of sensors. The control module includes a processor configured to receive a plurality of health parameter measurements from at least a subset of the plurality of sensors, and determine a general health state of the first user based upon the received health parameter measurements.

Claims

1. A wearable electronic device, comprising:

a plurality of sensors configured to measure at least one health parameter of a first user associated with the wearable electronic device;

a control module in communication with the plurality of sensors, the control module including a processor configured to;

receive a plurality of different health parameter measurements from at least a subset of the plurality of sensors;

determine an overall value for each of a plurality of particular health parameters by calculating a mean value of each received different health parameter measurement for the particular health parameter;

determine a general health state of the first user based upon a combination of the determined overall values of each of the plurality of particular health parameters;

send a first message including information indicative of the general health state to an electronic device associated with a second user, wherein the electronic device associated with the second user includes another wearable electronic device; and

receive a second message from the electronic device associated with the second user, wherein the second message includes a request for additional information from the first user; and

a display configured to provide feedback indicative of the determined general health state to the first user and the second received message.

2. The wearable electronic device of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to send a third message to the electronic device associated with the second user, wherein the third message includes the requested additional information from the first user.

3. The wearable electronic device of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to determine the general health state of the first user by determining whether the overall value of each health parameter measurement is at an acceptable level.

4. The wearable electronic device of claim 3, wherein the processor is further configured to provide feedback to the first user indicating that the first user has achieved an optimal health state if each of the overall health parameter measurements are determined to be at an acceptable level.

5. The wearable electronic device of claim 1, further comprising a strap portion, wherein the plurality of sensors are disposed upon a portion of a surface of the strap portion.

6. The wearable electronic device of claim 5, wherein the plurality of health measurements are associated with one or more health parameters of the user, wherein each health parameter is configured to be measured at a plurality of locations upon the surface of the strap portion.

7. The wearable electronic device of claim 1, wherein the plurality of sensors comprise a sensor array.

8. The wearable electronic device of claim 1, wherein at least one of the plurality of sensors includes at least one of a skin sensor, a temperature sensor, a pulse sensor and a galvanic skin response sensor.

9. The wearable electronic device of claim 1, wherein the at least one health parameter includes one or more of body temperature, air temperature, pulse, galvanic skin response, skin health, bone health, blood health, heart rate, oxygen level, and blood pressure.

10. A wearable electronic device comprising a plurality of sensors configured to measure at least one health parameter of a first user associated with the wearable electronic device, and a control module in communication with the plurality of sensors with the control module including logic, at least a portion of which is partially implemented in hardware, the logic configured to:

receive a plurality of different health parameter measurements from at least a subset of the plurality of sensors;

determine an overall value for each of a plurality of particular health parameters by calculating a mean value of each received different health parameter measurement for the particular health parameter;

determine a general health state of the first user based upon a combination of the determined overall values of each of the plurality of particular health parameters;

send a first message including information indicative of the general health state to an electronic device associated with a second user, wherein the electronic device associated with the second user includes another wearable electronic device;

receive a second message from the electronic device associated with the second user, wherein the second message includes a request for additional information from the first user; and

provide feedback indicative of the determined general health state to the first user and the received second message.

11. The wearable electronic device of claim 10, wherein the logic further comprises:

at least one processor; and

at least one memory.

12. The wearable electronic device of claim 10, further comprising a display configured to provide the feedback indicative of the determined general health state to the first user.

13. The wearable electronic device of claim 10, wherein the logic is further configured to send a third message to the electronic device associated with the second user, wherein the third message includes the requested additional information from the first user.

14. The wearable electronic device of claim 10, wherein the logic is further configured to determine the general health state of the first user by determining whether the overall value of each health parameter measurement is at an acceptable level.

15. The wearable electronic device of claim 14, wherein the logic is further configured to provide feedback to the first user indicating that the first user has achieved an optimal health state if each of the overall health parameter measurements are determined to be at an acceptable level.

16. At least one non-transitory computer readable storage medium comprising instructions, wherein the instructions when executed by at least one processor cause the at least one processor to:

receive a plurality of different health parameter measurements from at least a subset of a plurality of sensors of a wearable electronic device, wherein each of the plurality of sensors is configured to measure at least one health parameter of a first user associated with the wearable electronic device; and

determine an overall value for each of a plurality of particular health parameters by calculating a mean value of each received different health parameter measurement for the particular health parameter;

determine a general health state of the first user based upon a combination of the determined overall values of each of the plurality of particular health parameters;

send a first message including information indicative of the general health state to an electronic device associated with a second user, wherein the electronic device associated with the second user includes another wearable electronic device;

receive a second message from the electronic device associated with the second user, wherein the second message includes a request for additional information from the first user; and

provide feedback indicative of the determined general health state to the first user and the received second message.