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Computer mouse system and associated computer medium for monitoring and improving health and productivity of employees

  • US 9,830,577 B2
  • Filed: 09/24/2013
  • Issued: 11/28/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/05/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system comprising:

  • a set of computer mouse health sensors integrated with a computer mouse for detecting biometric characteristics of health of an employee, the computer mouse being in communication with a communications network via a computer workstation associated with the employee, the set of computer mouse health sensors comprising one or more computer mouse temperature sensors, one or more computer mouse blood pressure sensors, and one or more computer mouse blood condition sensors, the set of computer mouse health sensors configured to output computer mouse health sensor data comprising computer mouse temperature data output by the one or more computer mouse temperature sensors that is indicative of a body temperature of the employee, computer mouse blood pressure data output by the one or more computer mouse blood pressure sensors that is indicative of a blood pressure of the employee, and computer mouse blood condition data output by the one or more computer mouse blood condition sensors that is indicative of a blood oxygenation of the employee,wherein the one or more computer mouse blood pressure sensors comprise a blood pressure cuff comprising a pneumatic tube extending between a body of the computer mouse and a bladder of the blood pressure cuff, wherein an air pump is located in the body of the computer mouse and is configured to supply air via the pneumatic tube to inflate the bladder of the blood pressure cuff, wherein a pressure transducer is located in the body of the computer mouse and is configured to sense air pressure within the pneumatic tube that is indicative of the air pressure within the bladder, and wherein the computer mouse blood pressure data output by the one or more computer mouse blood pressure sensors corresponds to the air pressure sensed within the pneumatic tube;

    a set of chair health sensors integrated with a chair for detecting biometric characteristics of the health of the employee, the set of chair health sensors comprising a chair temperature sensor configured to sense the body temperature of the employee, the set of chair health sensors configured to output chair health sensor data indicative of the body temperature of the employee; and

    non-transitory computer readable storage medium comprising program instructions stored thereon, the program instructions being executable by a computer processor to cause the steps of;

    activating the set of computer mouse health sensors and the set of chair health sensors to generate the computer mouse health sensor data and the chair health sensor data;

    collecting, via the communications network, health sensor data comprising the computer mouse health sensor data and the chair health sensor data;

    determining a health profile for the employee using the health sensor data collected, the health profile comprising;

    health characteristics for the employee including one or more of the body temperature, the blood pressure, and the blood oxygenation for the employee determined using the health sensor data collected; and

    a health plan for the employee based on the health characteristics determined using the health sensor data collected;

    updating health information stored in a database to reflect the health profile for the employee;

    serving, to the computer workstation for display to the employee via the computer workstation, the health profile for the employee;

    determining a first group health report for a first group of employees working in a first facility, region, division or team, wherein the first group of employees includes the employee, wherein the first group health report is determined based in part on the health profile for the employee;

    determining a second group health report for a second group of employees working in a second facility, region, division or team;

    determining that a user associated with an employer computer is an employer having permission to review the health information; and

    in response to determining that the employer has permission to review the health information, serving, to the employer computer for display to the employer via the employer computer, an interactive reviewer interface, wherein the employer computer is configured to display the interactive reviewer interface, and wherein display of the interactive reviewer interface comprises display of an employee group selection element to enable the employer to select;

    the first group of employees; and

    the second group of employees,wherein, in response to a selection of the first group of employees via the group selection element, the interactive reviewer interface is configured to display the first group health report for the first group of employees, and wherein the first group health report comprises an indication of whether the first group of employees is experiencing abnormal health conditions, andwherein, in response to a selection of the second group of employees via the group selection element, the interactive reviewer interface is configured to display the second group health report for the second group of employees, and wherein the second group health report comprises an indication of whether the second group of employees is experiencing abnormal health conditions.

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