User monitoring system

• US 10,004,451 B1
• Filed: 09/27/2016
• Issued: 06/26/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 06/21/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Fitbit, Inc. (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Fitbit, Inc. (Alphabet Inc.)
• Inventors: Proud, James
• Primary Examiner(s): Haupt, Kristy A
• Application Number:
  US15/276,797
• Time in Patent Office: 637 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2560/0252 using ambient temperature
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2562/0204 Acoustic sensors
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0022 Monitoring a patient using a global network, e.g. telephone networks, internet
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/4806 Sleep evaluation A61B5/4821 takes precedence; devices for inducing sleep A61M21/02
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2021/0005 by the use of a particular sense, or stimulus
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 21/02 for inducing sleep or relaxation, e.g. by direct nerve stimulation, hypnosis, analgesia for massage A61H; electrotherapy A61N, e.g. applying alternating or intermittent electric currents for producing anaesthesia A61N1/36021
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/505 Touch-screens; Virtual keyboard or keypads; Virtual buttons; Soft keys; Mouse touches
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2230/005 Parameter used as control input for the apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2230/06 Heartbeat rate only
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2230/50 Temperature
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2230/62 Posture
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2230/63 Motion, e.g. physical activity
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation

Abstract

A user monitoring device system includes a user monitoring device with one or more microphones, a transmitter and sensors to determine light, sound temperature and humidity near the user, the transmitter serving as a communication system. A motion detection apparatus detects a user'"'"'s movement information. The motion detection apparatus and the monitoring system assist to determine at least one of: user sleep information and sleep behavior information, or user respiration information. A cloud based system is in communication with the monitoring device and the motion detection apparatus. The cloud based system includes a user database.

Claims

1. A system, comprising:

a user monitoring device including a transmitter and one or more sensors, the one or more sensors configured to provide environmental data in response to detecting at least one of a light quality, a sound quality, a temperature quality, or a humidity proximate the user monitoring device,

a motion detection sensor configured to detect movement information associated with a user of the motion detection sensor; and

a monitoring system in communication with the user monitoring device and the motion detection sensor, the monitoring system including a user database and at least one processor enabled to analyze the movement information in light of the environmental data received from the user monitoring device to determine state information for the user, the state information relating to at least one of user sleep state, user sleep behavior, or user respiration information.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more sensors comprises a proximity sensor at the user monitoring device.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more sensors comprises a barometric pressure sensor at the user monitoring device.

4. The system of claim 3, wherein the barometric pressure sensor is configured to detect changes in pressure within a receiving vicinity of the user monitoring device.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more sensors comprises a motion detection apparatus at the user monitoring device.

6. The system of claim 5, wherein the motion detection apparatus at the user monitoring device provides additional motion information about motion activity within a receiving vicinity of the user monitoring device.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more sensors comprises a gas sensor at the user monitoring device.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein the gas sensor is configured to measure one or more of:

a VOC and CO2 within a receiving vicinity of the user monitoring device.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more sensors comprises a color meter or sensor at the user monitoring device.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the color meter or sensor is configured to determine a type of light within a receiving vicinity of the user monitoring device.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the type of light includes fluorescent and incandescent.

12. The system of claim 9, wherein the color meter or sensor is configured to provide information about a color of light within a receiving vicinity of the user monitoring device.

13. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more sensors comprises a UV sensor at the user monitoring device.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein the UV sensor is configured to provide information relative to a quality of light within a receiving vicinity of the user monitoring device.

15. The system of claim 13, wherein the UV sensor is configured to determine light within a receiving vicinity of the user monitoring device being monitored is natural or artificial.

16. The system of claim 13, wherein the UV sensor is configured to a UV spectrum.

17. The system of claim 1, wherein the system includes a plurality of microphones.

18. The system of claim 17, wherein the plurality of microphones provides for at least partial noise cancellation.

19. The system of claim 17, wherein the plurality of microphones is provides for at least partial echo cancellation.

20. The system of claim 17, wherein the plurality of microphones is configured to determine a direction for which a sound comes from.

21. A system, comprising:

a user monitoring device including a transmitter and one or more sensors, the one or more sensors configured to provide environmental data in response to detecting at least one of a light quality, a sound quality, a temperature quality, or a humidity proximate the user monitoring device,

a motion detection sensor configured to detect movement information associated with a user of the motion detection sensor; and

a monitoring system in communication with the user monitoring device and the motion detection sensor, the monitoring system including a user database and at least one processor enabled to analyze the movement information in light of the environmental data received from the user monitoring device to determine state information for the user, the state information relating to at least one of user sleep state, user sleep behavior, or user respiration information; and

a voice recognition system at the monitoring system or at the user monitoring device configured to analyze audio data captured using one or more microphones of the user monitoring device.

22. The system of claim 21, further comprising:

an voice activated digital assistant at the monitoring system or included with the user monitoring device.

23. A user monitoring system, comprising:

at least one processor; and

memory storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the user monitoring system to;

receive environmental data from an environmental monitoring device, the environmental data relating to at least one or a light quality, a sound quality, a temperature quality, or a humidity proximate the environmental monitoring device;

receive movement data captured by a detection sensor, the movement data corresponding to an identified user proximate the detection sensor; and

analyze the movement data in light of the environmental data received from the environmental monitoring device to determine state information for the identified user, the state information relating to at least one of user sleep state, user sleep behavior, or user respiration information for the identified user.