System for monitoring employee health
First Claim
1. A system for monitoring employee health, the system comprising:
- an employee workstation associated with an employee of an employer, the employee workstation comprising;
an employee computer comprising a display;
a computer mouse configured to be used by the employee to interact with the employee computer, wherein the computer mouse comprises a blood pressure cuff configured to sense a blood pressure of the employee, wherein the computer mouse is configured to output computer mouse health data comprising the blood pressure of the employee sensed by the blood pressure cuff, and wherein the computer mouse comprises a computer mouse location sensor configured to sense a location of the computer mouse;
a chair comprising a chair pad, wherein the chair pad comprises a chair pad force sensor configured to sense a force applied to the chair by the employee seated in the chair, wherein the chair pad is configured to output chair pad health data comprising the force sensed by the chair pad force sensor; and
a floor mat disposed on a floor of the workstation, wherein feet of the employee seated in the chair contact the floor mat, the floor mat comprising;
a floor mat controller; and
a set of floor mat health sensors comprising;
one or more floor mat temperature sensors configured to sense a body temperature of the employee;
one or more floor mat body position sensors configured to sense a body position of the employee, the one or more floor mat body position sensors comprising a floor mat force sensor configured to sense a force applied to the floor mat by the employee seated in the chair; and
one or more floor mat body fat sensors configured to sense a body fat of the employee seated in the chair, the floor mat controller configured to;
receive, from the employee computer, a request for floor mat health data; and
in response to receiving the request for floor mat health data from the employee computer;
collect, from the one or more floor mat temperature sensors, floor mat temperature data corresponding to the body temperature of the employee sensed by the one or more floor mat temperature sensors;
collect, from the one or more floor mat body position sensors, floor mat body position data corresponding to the body position of the employee sensed by the one or more floor mat body position sensors, wherein the floor mat body position data comprises the force sensed by the one or more floor mat force sensors;
collect, from the one or more floor mat body fat sensors, floor mat body fat data corresponding to the body fat of the employee sensed by the one or more floor mat body fat sensors; and
transmit, to the employee computer, floor mat health data corresponding to the floor mat temperature data, the floor mat body position data, and the floor mat body fat data; and
a health monitoring server configured to;
collect, from the employee computer, health data comprising the computer mouse health data, the chair pad health data, and the floor mat health data;
determine a blood pressure of the employee based on the blood pressure sensed by the computer mouse blood pressure cuff;
determine a body weight of the employee seated in the chair based on an addition of the force sensed by the chair pad force sensor and the force sensed by floor mat force sensor;
determine a body fat of the employee based on the body fat sensed by the floor mat body fat sensor;
determine a body posture of the employee based on the location sensed by the computer mouse location sensor, the force sensed by the floor mat force sensor and the force sensed by the chair pad force sensor;
determine, based on the health data collected, a health profile for the employee, the health profile for the employee comprising the blood pressure of the employee, the body weight of the employee, the body fat of the employee, and the body posture of the employee;
predict, based on the health profile for the employee, a health risk for the employee;
determine, based on the health risk predicted, an exercise and a nutrition plan to alleviate the predicted health risk; and
serve, to the employee computer, health content comprising the health profile for the employee, the nutrition plan, and a health status avatar comprising an animated demonstration of the exercise,wherein the employee computer is configured to display, via the display of the employee computer, the health content.
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Abstract
Provided are embodiments of systems for sensing health characteristics of a user using a floor mat including a set of health sensors integrated therewith. The set of health sensors including temperature sensors, body position sensors, and body fat sensors. A method including receiving, from the temperature sensors, temperature data corresponding to a sensed body temperature of the user, receiving, from the body position sensors, body position data corresponding to a sensed body position of the user, receiving, from the body fat sensors, body fat data corresponding to a sensed body fat of the user, and transmitting, to a computer workstation, health data corresponding to the temperature data, the body position data, and the body fat data for use in determining the body temperature, the body position, and the body fat of the user.
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15 Claims
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1. A system for monitoring employee health, the system comprising:
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an employee workstation associated with an employee of an employer, the employee workstation comprising; an employee computer comprising a display; a computer mouse configured to be used by the employee to interact with the employee computer, wherein the computer mouse comprises a blood pressure cuff configured to sense a blood pressure of the employee, wherein the computer mouse is configured to output computer mouse health data comprising the blood pressure of the employee sensed by the blood pressure cuff, and wherein the computer mouse comprises a computer mouse location sensor configured to sense a location of the computer mouse; a chair comprising a chair pad, wherein the chair pad comprises a chair pad force sensor configured to sense a force applied to the chair by the employee seated in the chair, wherein the chair pad is configured to output chair pad health data comprising the force sensed by the chair pad force sensor; and a floor mat disposed on a floor of the workstation, wherein feet of the employee seated in the chair contact the floor mat, the floor mat comprising; a floor mat controller; and a set of floor mat health sensors comprising;
one or more floor mat temperature sensors configured to sense a body temperature of the employee;
one or more floor mat body position sensors configured to sense a body position of the employee, the one or more floor mat body position sensors comprising a floor mat force sensor configured to sense a force applied to the floor mat by the employee seated in the chair; and
one or more floor mat body fat sensors configured to sense a body fat of the employee seated in the chair, the floor mat controller configured to;receive, from the employee computer, a request for floor mat health data; and in response to receiving the request for floor mat health data from the employee computer;
collect, from the one or more floor mat temperature sensors, floor mat temperature data corresponding to the body temperature of the employee sensed by the one or more floor mat temperature sensors;
collect, from the one or more floor mat body position sensors, floor mat body position data corresponding to the body position of the employee sensed by the one or more floor mat body position sensors, wherein the floor mat body position data comprises the force sensed by the one or more floor mat force sensors;
collect, from the one or more floor mat body fat sensors, floor mat body fat data corresponding to the body fat of the employee sensed by the one or more floor mat body fat sensors; and
transmit, to the employee computer, floor mat health data corresponding to the floor mat temperature data, the floor mat body position data, and the floor mat body fat data; anda health monitoring server configured to; collect, from the employee computer, health data comprising the computer mouse health data, the chair pad health data, and the floor mat health data; determine a blood pressure of the employee based on the blood pressure sensed by the computer mouse blood pressure cuff; determine a body weight of the employee seated in the chair based on an addition of the force sensed by the chair pad force sensor and the force sensed by floor mat force sensor; determine a body fat of the employee based on the body fat sensed by the floor mat body fat sensor; determine a body posture of the employee based on the location sensed by the computer mouse location sensor, the force sensed by the floor mat force sensor and the force sensed by the chair pad force sensor; determine, based on the health data collected, a health profile for the employee, the health profile for the employee comprising the blood pressure of the employee, the body weight of the employee, the body fat of the employee, and the body posture of the employee; predict, based on the health profile for the employee, a health risk for the employee; determine, based on the health risk predicted, an exercise and a nutrition plan to alleviate the predicted health risk; and serve, to the employee computer, health content comprising the health profile for the employee, the nutrition plan, and a health status avatar comprising an animated demonstration of the exercise, wherein the employee computer is configured to display, via the display of the employee computer, the health content. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An employee health monitoring system comprising:
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an employee workstation associated with an employee of an employer, the employee workstation comprising; an employee computer comprising a display; a chair comprising a chair pad, wherein the chair pad comprises a chair pad force sensor configured to sense a force applied to the chair by the employee seated in the chair, wherein the chair pad is configured to output chair pad health data comprising the force sensed by the chair pad force sensor; a computer mouse configured to be used by the employee to interact with the employee computer, wherein the computer mouse comprises a blood pressure cuff configured to sense a blood pressure of the employee, wherein the computer mouse is configured to output computer mouse health data comprising the blood pressure of the employee sensed by the blood pressure cuff, and wherein the computer mouse comprises a computer mouse location sensor configured to sense a location of the computer mouse; and a floor mat disposed on a floor of the workstation, wherein feet of the employee seated in the chair contact the floor mat, the floor mat comprising; a floor mat controller; a set of floor mat health sensors comprising; one or more floor mat temperature sensors; one or more floor mat body fat sensors configured to sense a body fat of the employee via contact with the feet of the employee seated in the chair; and one or more floor mat force transducers configured to sense forces associated with the feet of the employee seated in the chair contacting the floor mat, wherein the floor mat controller is configured to, in response to receiving a request for floor mat health data from the employee computer;
collect, from the one or more floor mat body fat sensors, floor mat body fat data corresponding to the body fat of the employee sensed by the one or more floor mat body fat sensors;
collect, from the one or more floor mat force transducers, floor mat force data corresponding to the forces sensed by the one or more floor mat force transducers;
collect, from the one or more floor mat temperature sensors, floor mat temperature data; and
transmit, to the employee computer, floor mat health data corresponding to the floor mat body fat data, the floor mat temperature data and the floor mat force data; anda health monitoring server configured to; collect, from the employee computer, health data comprising the computer mouse health data, the chair pad health data, and the floor mat health data; determine a blood pressure of the employee based on the blood pressure sensed by the computer mouse blood pressure cuff; determine a body weight of the employee seated in the chair based on an addition of the force sensed by the chair pad force sensor and the force sensed by floor mat force sensor; determine a body fat of the employee based on the body fat sensed by the floor mat body fat sensor; determine a body posture of the employee based on the location sensed by the computer mouse location sensor, the force sensed by the floor mat force sensor and the force sensed by the chair pad force sensor; determine, based on the health data collected, a health profile for the employee, the health profile for the employee comprising the blood pressure of the employee, the body weight of the employee, the body fat of the employee, and the body posture of the employee; predict, based on the health profile for the employee, a health risk for the employee; determine, based on the health risk predicted, an exercise and a nutrition plan to alleviate the predicted health risk; and serve, to the employee computer, health content comprising the health profile for the employee, the nutrition plan, and a health status avatar comprising an animated demonstration of the exercise, wherein the employee computer is configured to display, via the display of the employee computer, the health content. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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