Computer mouse system and associated computer medium for monitoring and improving health and productivity of employees
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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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Provided are embodiments of systems, computer medium and computer-implemented methods for sensing health characteristics of a user using a computer mouse including, a computer medium including program instructions executable by a to cause the steps of: activating set of health sensors integrated within a computer mouse, collecting health sensor data output by the set of health sensors, determining an updated health profile for an employee using the collected health sensor data, updating health information for the employee to reflect the updated health profile for the employee, and displaying the updated health profile for the employee.
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1. A system comprising:
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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, and wherein, 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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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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 of computer mouse temperature data output by the one or more computer mouse temperature sensors that is indicative of a first 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 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; receive, by the computer mouse, the computer mouse temperature data output by the one or more computer mouse temperature sensors, the computer mouse blood pressure data output by the one or more computer mouse blood pressure sensors, and the computer mouse blood condition data output by the one or more computer mouse blood condition sensors; and transmit, by the computer mouse to the computer workstation, computer mouse health data corresponding to the computer mouse temperature data, the computer mouse blood pressure data, and the computer mouse blood condition data received, transmit, by the computer workstation to a computer server, health sensor data corresponding to the computer mouse health data and the chair health sensor data, the computer server being configured to; collect, via the communication network, the health sensor data; determine 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; and a health plan for the employee based on the health characteristics; update health information stored in a database to reflect the health profile for the employee; serve, to the computer workstation for display to the employee via the computer workstation, the health profile for the employee; determine 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, and wherein the first group health report is determined based in part on the health profile for the employee; and determine 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, serve, 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, 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.
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a first set of sensors integrated in a first computer mouse and a first chair located in a first employee workstation, wherein the first computer mouse is configured to be used by a first employee to interact with a first computer located in the first employee workstation, wherein the first employee is a member of a first group of employees working in a first employer facility, region, division, or team, and wherein the first set of sensors comprises; a first computer mouse temperature sensor integrated with the first computer mouse; a first computer mouse blood pressure sensor integrated with the first computer mouse; a first computer mouse blood condition sensor integrated with the first computer mouse; and a first chair temperature sensor integrated with the first chair, wherein the first set of sensors is configured to generate first health data comprising; first computer mouse temperature data output by the first computer mouse temperature sensor that is indicative of a first body temperature of the first employee; first computer mouse blood pressure data output by the first computer mouse blood pressure sensor that is indicative of a blood pressure of the first employee; first computer mouse blood condition data output by the first computer mouse blood condition sensor that is indicative of a blood oxygenation of the first employee; and first chair temperature data output by the first chair temperature sensor that is indicative of the body temperature of the first employee, wherein the first computer mouse blood pressure sensor comprises a first blood pressure cuff comprising a first pneumatic tube extending between a body of the first computer mouse and a bladder of the first blood pressure cuff, wherein a first air pump is located in the body of the first computer mouse and is configured to supply air via the first pneumatic tube to inflate the bladder of the first blood pressure cuff, wherein a first pressure transducer is located in the body of the first computer mouse and is configured to sense air pressure within the first pneumatic tube that is indicative of the air pressure within the bladder of the first blood pressure cuff, and wherein the first computer mouse blood pressure data corresponds to the air pressure sensed within the first pneumatic tube;
a second set of sensors integrated in a second computer mouse and a second chair located in a second employee workstation, wherein the second computer mouse is configured to be used by a second employee to interact with a second computer located in the second employee workstation, wherein the second employee is a member of a second group of employees working in a second employer facility, region, division, or team, and wherein the second set of sensors comprises;a second computer mouse temperature sensor integrated with the second computer mouse; a second computer mouse blood pressure sensor integrated with the second computer mouse; a second computer mouse blood condition sensor integrated with the second computer mouse; and a second chair temperature sensor integrated with the second chair, wherein the second set of sensors is configured to generate second health data comprising; second computer mouse temperature data output by the second computer mouse temperature sensor that is indicative of a body temperature of the second employee; second computer mouse blood pressure data output by the second computer mouse blood pressure sensor that is indicative of a blood pressure of the second employee; second computer mouse blood condition data output by the second computer mouse blood condition sensor that is indicative of a blood oxygenation of the second employee; and second chair temperature data output by the second chair temperature sensor that is indicative of the body temperature of the second employee, wherein the second computer mouse blood pressure sensor comprises a second blood pressure cuff comprising a second pneumatic tube extending between a body of the second computer mouse and a bladder of the second blood pressure cuff, wherein a second air pump is located in the body of the second computer mouse and is configured to supply air via the second pneumatic tube to inflate the bladder of the second blood pressure cuff, wherein a second pressure transducer is located in the body of the second computer mouse and is configured to sense air pressure within the second pneumatic tube that is indicative of the air pressure within the bladder of the second blood pressure cuff, and wherein the second computer mouse blood pressure data corresponds to the air pressure sensed within the second pneumatic tube; and non-transitory computer readable storage medium comprising program instructions stored thereon, the program instructions being executable by a processor to cause the following operations; receiving the first health data and the second health data; determining, based on the first health data, a first group health report for the first group of employees working in the first employer facility, region, division, or team; determining, based on the second health data, a second group health report for the second group of employees working in the second employer facility, region, division, or team; determining that a user associated with an employer computer is an employer having permission to review health information; and in response to determining that the employer has permission to review the health information, providing, 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 such that the employer can determine whether the first group of employees is experiencing abnormal health conditions via the interactive reviewer interface; and wherein 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 such that the employer can determine whether the second group of employees is experiencing abnormal health conditions via the interactive reviewer interface. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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a plurality of employee workstations that are each associated with a different employee of an employer, wherein each employee workstation comprises a set of health sensors integrated with a computer mouse located in the employee workstation and a chair located in the employee workstation, the computer mouse of each employee workstation configured to be used by the employee associated with the employee workstation to interact with a computer located in the employee workstation, wherein the set of health sensors for each employee workstation comprises; a computer mouse temperature sensor integrated with the computer mouse of the employee workstation; a computer mouse blood pressure sensor integrated with the computer mouse of the employee workstation; and a computer mouse blood condition sensor integrated with the computer mouse of the employee workstation; a chair temperature sensor integrated with the chair of the employee workstation, wherein the set of health sensors for the employee workstation is configured to output health data comprising temperature data output by the computer mouse temperature sensor that is indicative of a body temperature of the employee, computer mouse blood pressure data output by the computer mouse blood pressure sensor that is indicative of a blood pressure of the employee, computer mouse blood condition data output by the blood condition sensor that is indicative of a blood oxygenation of the employee, and chair temperature data output by the chair temperature sensor that is indicative of the body temperature of the employee, wherein the computer mouse blood pressure sensor comprises 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 a second 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 of the blood pressure cuff, and wherein the computer mouse blood pressure data corresponds to the air pressure sensed within the pneumatic tube, wherein a first group of the employees work in a first facility, region, division or team and wherein a second group of the employees work in a second facility, region, division or team; and non-transitory computer readable storage medium comprising program instructions stored thereon, the program instructions being executable by a processor to cause the following operations; for each employee workstation of the plurality of employee workstations associated with an employee; receiving, from the employee workstation, the health data for the employee; determining an employee health profile for the employee based on the health data for the employee; and displaying, via the computer workstation, the employee health profile; determining a first group health report for the first group of employees working in the first facility, region, division or team, wherein the first group health report is determined based on the employee health profiles determined for each of the employees in the first group of employees; determining a second group health report for the second group of employees working in the second facility, region, division or team, wherein the second group health report is determined based on the employee health profiles for each of the employees in the second group of employees; determining that a user associated with an employer computer is an employer having permission to review health information; and in response to determining that the employer has permission to review the health information, providing, to the employer computer for display via the employer computer, an interactive reviewer interface comprising an employee group selection element to enable selection of; 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 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.
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