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Apparatus and method for recognition of patient activities

  • US 9,875,666 B2
  • Filed: 09/18/2011
  • Issued: 01/23/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/06/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A medication administration confirmation apparatus, comprising:

  • a display associated with a local device for displaying audio-video instructions for instructing a user to properly administer a medication in accordance with a sequence of interactive instruction steps indicative of proper medication administration employing a medication administration apparatus, at least one of the audio-video instructions instructing the user to follow one or more of the sequence of interactive instruction steps to properly position the medication administration apparatus relative to a user of the medication administration apparatus;

    an audio-video capture device associated with the local device for capturing one or more audio-video sequences of the user administering medication following a display of one or more audio-video instructions encouraging adherence to the sequence of interactive instruction steps encouraging properly positioning of the medication administration apparatus for proper medication administration;

    a memory for storing on the local device the captured one or more audio-video sequences; and

    a processor operable to perform operations on the local device for providing a user real time feedback during medication administration on how to properly administer medication and position the object associated with proper medication administration as the user positions the object before the video capture device, wherein the operations comprise;

    outputting to the display one or more audio-video instructions for instructing a user to properly administer medication in accordance with the sequence of interactive instruction steps indicative of proper medication administration employing the medication administration apparatus, at least one of the audio-video instructions instructing the user to properly position the medication administration apparatus associated with medication administration,receiving, from the audio-video capture device, one or more audio-video sequences of the user administering medication following the displayed one or more audio-video instructions encouraging proper medication administration in accordance with the sequence of interactive instruction steps, including at least properly positioning of the medication administration apparatus associated with medication administration, andin response to receiving the one or more audio-video sequences, automatically analyzing in real time motion of the user and/or the medication administration apparatus within at least one of the received audio-video sequences to confirm whether the user has properly administered the medication in accordance with the sequence of interactive instruction steps using the medication administration apparatus;

    determining, from the analysis, that the user has not followed one or more of the steps of the sequence of interactive instruction steps, and that medication has not been properly administered, andresponsive to determining that the medication has not been properly administered, outputting to the display while the user is administering the medication an additional one or more of the audio-video instructions to the user to encourage following of the one or more steps of the sequence of interactive instruction steps to confirm proper administration of the medication.

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