Systems, environment and methods for identification and analysis of recurring transitory physiological states and events using a portable data collection device
First Claim
1. A system comprising:
- a portable data collection device designed to be held by a user or worn upon a body of the user, the data collection device comprisingprocessing circuitry, anda non-transitory computer readable medium having instructions stored thereon; and
one or more input capture elements connected to and/or in communication with the portable data collection device, wherein the one or more input capture elements are positioned upon or proximate to a head of the user or directed toward the head of the user;
wherein the instructions, when executed by the processing circuitry, cause the processing circuitry to;
collect, over a period of time via at least one of the one or more input capture elements, sensor data, wherein the sensor data includes at least one of image data, audio data, electromagnetic data, and motion data,analyze the sensor data to identify a time progression of measurements including at least one of a) a plurality of involuntary small motion measurements, and b) a plurality of vibration measurements,analyze the time progression of measurements to identify a physiological pattern, whereinthe physiological pattern comprises at least one of a pronounced head motion pattern and a slow-wave change pattern, andthe physiological pattern is based at least in part on at least one of a) the plurality of involuntary small motion measurements and b) the plurality of vibration measurements,analyze the physiological pattern to identify a physiological state indicated by the physiological pattern, andprovide, to at least one of a user of the portable data collection device and a third party computing device, feedback corresponding to the physiological pattern, whereinproviding feedback to the user comprises providing feedback responsive to the physiological state indicated by the physiological pattern, whereinthe feedback comprises at least one of visual, audible, haptic, and neural stimulation feedback to the user, andthe feedback is provided via at least one output feature of one or more output features of the portable data collection device, andproviding feedback to the third party computing device comprises transmitting, via a wired or wireless transmission link, a data transmission to the third party computing device identifying at least one of the physiological pattern and an identification of a physiological state indicated by the physiological pattern.
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Abstract
In one aspect, the systems, environment, and methods described herein support anticipation and identification of adverse health events and/or atypical behavioral episodes such as Autistic behaviors, epileptic seizures, heart attack, stroke, and/or narcoleptic “sleep attacks” using a portable data collection device. In another aspect, the systems, environment, and methods described herein support measurement of motions and vibrations associated with recurring transitory physiological states and events using a portable data collection device. For example, motion and vibration measurements may be analyzed to identify pronounced head motion patterns indicative of specific heart defects, neurodegenerative conditions, inner ear or other balance problems, or types of cardiac disease. In another example, motion and vibration measurements may be analyzed to identify slow-wave changes indicative of temporary conditions such as intoxication, fatigue, distress, aggression, attention deficit, anger, and/or narcotic ingestion as well as temporary or periodic normal events, such as ovulation, pregnancy, and sexual arousal.
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27 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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a portable data collection device designed to be held by a user or worn upon a body of the user, the data collection device comprising processing circuitry, and a non-transitory computer readable medium having instructions stored thereon; and one or more input capture elements connected to and/or in communication with the portable data collection device, wherein the one or more input capture elements are positioned upon or proximate to a head of the user or directed toward the head of the user; wherein the instructions, when executed by the processing circuitry, cause the processing circuitry to; collect, over a period of time via at least one of the one or more input capture elements, sensor data, wherein the sensor data includes at least one of image data, audio data, electromagnetic data, and motion data, analyze the sensor data to identify a time progression of measurements including at least one of a) a plurality of involuntary small motion measurements, and b) a plurality of vibration measurements, analyze the time progression of measurements to identify a physiological pattern, wherein the physiological pattern comprises at least one of a pronounced head motion pattern and a slow-wave change pattern, and the physiological pattern is based at least in part on at least one of a) the plurality of involuntary small motion measurements and b) the plurality of vibration measurements, analyze the physiological pattern to identify a physiological state indicated by the physiological pattern, and provide, to at least one of a user of the portable data collection device and a third party computing device, feedback corresponding to the physiological pattern, wherein providing feedback to the user comprises providing feedback responsive to the physiological state indicated by the physiological pattern, wherein the feedback comprises at least one of visual, audible, haptic, and neural stimulation feedback to the user, and the feedback is provided via at least one output feature of one or more output features of the portable data collection device, and providing feedback to the third party computing device comprises transmitting, via a wired or wireless transmission link, a data transmission to the third party computing device identifying at least one of the physiological pattern and an identification of a physiological state indicated by the physiological pattern. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 25, 26, 27)
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10. A non-transitory computer readable medium having instructions stored thereon for monitoring physiological patterns of a user of a portable data collection device, wherein the instructions, when executed by processing circuitry, cause the processing circuitry to:
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collect, over a period of time via at least one of one or more input capture elements, sensor data, wherein the sensor data includes at least one of image data, audio data, electromagnetic data, and motion data, wherein the one or more input capture elements connected to and/or in communication with the portable data collection device, and the one or more input capture elements are positioned upon or proximate to a head of the user or directed toward the head of the user; analyze the sensor data to identify a time progression of measurements including at least one of a) a plurality of involuntary small motion measurements, and b) a plurality of vibration measurements; analyze the time progression of measurements to identify a physiological pattern, wherein the physiological pattern comprises at least one of a pronounced head motion pattern and a slow-wave change pattern, and the physiological pattern is based at least in part on at least one of a) the plurality of involuntary small motion measurements and b) the plurality of vibration measurements; analyze the physiological pattern to identify a physiological state indicated by the physiological pattern; and provide, to at least one of a user of the portable data collection device and a third party computing device, feedback corresponding to the physiological pattern, wherein providing feedback to the user comprises providing feedback responsive to the physiological state indicated by the physiological pattern, wherein the feedback comprises at least one of visual, audible, haptic, and neural stimulation feedback to the user, and the feedback is provided via at least one output feature of one or more output features of the portable data collection device, and providing feedback to the third party computing device comprises transmitting, via a wired or wireless transmission link, a data transmission to the third party computing device identifying at least one of the physiological pattern and the identification of the physiological state. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for monitoring physiological patterns of a user of a portable data collection device configured to be worn upon a body of the user or held by the user, the method comprising:
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collecting, over a period of time via at least one of one or more input capture elements, sensor data, wherein the sensor data includes at least one of image data, audio data, electromagnetic data, and motion data, wherein the one or more input capture elements are connected to and/or in communication with the portable data collection device, and the one or more input capture elements are positioned upon or proximate to a head of the user or directed toward the head of the user; analyzing, by processing circuitry, the sensor data to identify a time progression of measurements including a) a plurality of involuntary small motion measurements and b) a plurality of vibration measurements; analyzing, by the processing circuitry, the time progression of measurements to identify a physiological pattern, wherein the physiological pattern comprises at least one of a pronounced head motion pattern and a slow-wave change pattern, and the physiological pattern is based at least in part on at least one of a) the plurality of involuntary small motion measurements and b) the plurality of vibration measurements; analyzing, by the processing circuitry, the physiological pattern to identify a physiological state indicated by the physiological pattern; and providing, by the processing circuitry to at least one of a user of the portable data collection device and a third party computing device, feedback corresponding to the physiological pattern, wherein providing feedback to the user comprises providing feedback responsive to the physiological state indicated by the physiological pattern, wherein the feedback comprises at least one of visual, audible, haptic, and neural stimulation feedback to the user, and the feedback is provided via at least one output feature of one or more output features of the portable data collection device, and providing feedback to the third party computing device comprises transmitting, via a wired or wireless transmission link, a data transmission to the third party computing device identifying at least one of the physiological pattern and the identification of the physiological state. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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