Activity regulation based on biometric data

• US 10,194,859 B2
• Filed: 09/10/2015
• Issued: 02/05/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 07/27/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Barcoding, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Barcoding, Inc.
• Inventors: Steinmetz, Jay
• Primary Examiner(s): Hong, Thomas
• Assistant Examiner(s): Zaman, Sadaruz
• Application Number:
  US14/850,791
• Publication Number:
  US 20160000371A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,244 Days
• Field of Search: 434247, 482 4, 482 8, 482 92
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2505/07 Home care
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 3/00 Apparatus for testing the eyes; Instruments for examining the eyes eye inspection using ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic waves A61B8/10; devices for treatment of the eyes A61F9/00; exercisers for the eyes A61H5/00; optical systems in general G02B
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 3/10 Objective types, i.e. instruments for examining the eyes independent of the patients' perceptions or reactions
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/002 Monitoring the patient using a local or closed circuit, e.g. in a room or building A61B5/0017 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0022 Monitoring a patient using a global network, e.g. telephone networks, internet
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/01 Measuring temperature of body parts ; Diagnostic temperature sensing, e.g. for malignant or inflamed tissue clinical contact thermometers G01K13/20
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0205 Simultaneously evaluating both cardiovascular conditions and different types of body conditions, e.g. heart and respiratory condition
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/02055 Simultaneously evaluating both cardiovascular condition and temperature
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/021 Measuring pressure in heart or blood vessels A61B5/0205 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/024 Detecting, measuring or recording pulse rate or heart rate A61B5/0205, A61B5/021 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/02438 with portable devices, e.g. worn by the patient
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/08 Detecting, measuring or recording devices for evaluating the respiratory organs A61B5/0205 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/082 Evaluation by breath analysis, e.g. determination of the chemical composition of exhaled breath A61B5/083, A61B5/091 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1112 Global tracking of patients, e.g. by using GPS
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1113 Local tracking of patients, e.g. in a hospital or private home
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1118 Determining activity level
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/145 Measuring characteristics of blood in vivo, e.g. gas concentration, pH value; Measuring characteristics of body fluids or tissues, e.g. interstitial fluid, cerebral tissuemeasuring of blood pressure or blood flow A61B5/02; non-radiation detecting or locating of foreign bodies in blood A61B5/06
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/14542 for measuring blood gases A61B5/14551 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/18 for vehicle drivers or machine operators
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/486 Bio-feedback A61B5/375 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6803 : Head-worn items, e.g. helmets, masks, headphones or goggles
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7246 : using correlation, e.g. template matching or determination of similarity
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/741 : using synthesised speech
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 7/00 : Instruments for auscultation
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 5/00 : Electrically-operated educational appliances working with questions and answers G09B7/00; simulators G09B9/00; advertising or displaying in general G09F
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 : for remote operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16Z 99/00 : Subject matter not provided for in other main groups of this subclass

Abstract

Disclosed are devices, systems, apparatus, methods, products, and other implementations, including a method that includes obtaining biometric data of a user, and generating instruction data, presentable on a user interface, based on data relating to one or more activities to be completed by the user and based on the biometric data of the user. In some embodiments, obtaining the biometric data may include measuring one or more of, for example, heart rate, blood pressure, blood oxygen level, temperature, speech-related attributes, breath, and/or eye behavior.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

obtaining, by at least one processor-based device, biometric data for a user, including obtaining at least some of the biometric data via one or more biometric sensors housed in a user audio interface attachable to the user'"'"'s ear; and

dynamically adjusting by the at least one processor-based device, based on the biometric data, schedules of one or more physical activities that regulate a pace at which the one or more physical activities, selected from a global list of activities, are completed by a plurality of users, wherein dynamically adjusting the schedules of one or more physical activities includes performing one or more of;

removing from a pre-determined schedule of activities performable by the user at least one physical activity in response to a determination, based on the biometric data obtained for the user, of a physical condition problem experienced by the user, and assigning the at least one physical activity removed from the pre-determined schedule of the user to another user;

or

assigning to the pre-determined schedule at least one other physical activity, previously assigned to at least one other user, in response to another determination, based on the biometric data obtained for the user, that the physical condition of the user is normal and a further determination, based on additional biometric data obtained for the at least one other user, of at least one other physical condition problem experienced by the at least one other user.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining the physical condition problem experienced by the user based on one or more of;

oxygen level measured for the user;

blood-shot eyes determined through eye sensor measurements;

blood-alcohol level determined based on chemical analysis of breath sample measured by a breath sensor;

or

speech abnormalities detected based on a comparison of the user'"'"'s speech to a previously obtained baseline speech sample.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein dynamically adjusting the schedules of one or more physical activities comprises:

generating based on, at least in part, the biometric data for the user, instruction data, comprising audible instruction data, presentable on the user audio interface attachable to the user'"'"'s ear.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein obtaining the biometric data comprises:

measuring one or more of;

heart rate, blood pressure, blood oxygen level, temperature, speech-related attributes, breath, and eye behavior.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein dynamically adjusting the schedules of one or more physical activities comprises:

revising an initial schedule for collecting and distributing a plurality of items at multiple geographical locations based on the biometric data for the user.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

obtaining location data for the user;

wherein dynamically adjusting the schedules of one or more physical activities comprises;

dynamically adjusting the pre-determined schedule of the one or physical activities based, at least in part, on the biometric data obtained for the user and on the location data obtained for the user.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein dynamically adjusting the pre-determined schedule of activities based, at least in part, on the biometric data obtained for the user and on the location data obtained for the user comprises:

generating, based, at least in part, on the biometric data for the user and the location data for the user, instruction data presentable on a user interface to regulate the pace to perform the pre-determined schedule of activities to be completed by the user at multiple locations.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein generating the instruction data comprises:

generating location instructions presentable to the user to direct the user to the multiple locations where item collection and distribution operations for a plurality of items are performed.

9. The method of claim 6, wherein obtaining the location data for the user comprises one or more of:

determining a location of the user based, at least in part, on signals received from at least one of;

a wireless access point, a cellular base station, and one or more satellites of a satellite positioning system;

or

determining the location of the user based, at least in part, on measurements performed by one or more motion sensors.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

disabling at least part of user equipment of the user based on a comparison of at least one of measured biometric attributes, represented by at least part of the obtained biometric data, to at least one corresponding predetermined health indicator threshold.

11. A system comprising:

one or more biometric sensors to measure biometric data for a user;

an audio interface attachable to at least one of the user'"'"'s ears, the audio interface comprising at least one of the one or more biometric sensors coupled to a housing of the audio interface; and

one or more controllers to dynamically adjust, based on the biometric data, schedules of one or more physical activities that regulate a pace at which the one or more physical activities, selected from a global list of activities, are completed by a plurality of users, wherein the one or more controllers configured to dynamically adjust the schedules of one or more physical activities are configured to perform one or more of;

remove from a pre-determined schedule of activities performable by the user at least one physical activity in response to a determination, based on the biometric data obtained for the user, of a physical condition problem experienced by the user, and assign the at least one physical activity removed from the pre-determined schedule of the user to another user;

or

assign to the pre-determined schedule at least one other physical activity, previously assigned to at least one other user, in response to another determination, based on the biometric data obtained for the user, that the physical condition of the user is normal, and a further determination, based on additional biometric data obtained for the at least one other user, of at least one other physical condition problem experienced by the at least one other user.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the one or more controllers are further configured to:

determine the physical condition problem experienced by the user based on one or more of;

oxygen level measured for the user;

blood-shot eyes determined through eye sensor measurements;

blood-alcohol level determined based on chemical analysis of breath sample measured by a breath sensor;

or

speech abnormalities detected based on a comparison of the user'"'"'s speech to a previously obtained baseline speech sample.

13. The system of claim 11, further comprising:

a communication module configured to;

transmit to a server located remotely from the user the biometric data, the server comprising at least one of the one or more controllers; and

receive from the remotely located server instruction data presentable to the user to regulate the pace to perform the one or more physical activities, the instruction data generated remotely at the server.

14. The system of claim 11, wherein the one or more biometric sensors comprise one or more of:

a heart rate monitor, a blood pressure monitor, a blood oxygen monitor, a thermometer, a speech sensor, a breath sensor, and an eye sensor.

15. The system of claim 11, further comprising:

a location determination device to obtain location data for the user;

wherein the one or more controllers configured to dynamically adjust the schedules of one or more physical activities are configured to;

dynamically adjust the pre-determined schedule of activities based, at least in part, on the biometric data measured for the user and on the location data obtained for the user.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein the one or more controllers configured to dynamically adjust the pre-determined schedule of activities based, at least in part, on the biometric data measured for the user and on the location data obtained for the user are configured to:

generate, based, at least in part, on the biometric data for the user and the location data for the user, instruction data presentable on a user interface to regulate the pace to perform the pre-determined schedule of activities to be completed by the user at multiple locations.

17. A device comprising:

an audio interface attachable to at least one ear of a user;

one or more biometric sensors coupled to the audio interface, the one or more biometric sensors configured to measure biometric data for the user; and

at least one controller to dynamically adjust, based on the biometric data, schedules of one or more physical activities that regulate a pace at which the one or more physical activities, selected from a global list of activities, are completed by a plurality of users, wherein the at least one controller configured to dynamically adjust the schedules of one or more physically activities is configured to perform one or more of;

remove from a pre-determined schedule of activities performable by the user at least one physical activity in response to a determination, based on the biometric data obtained for the user, of a physical condition problem experienced by the user, and assign the at least one physical activity removed from the pre-determined schedule of the user to another user;

or

assign to the predetermined schedule at least one other physical activity, previously assigned to at least one other user, when it is determined, based on additional biometric data obtained for the at least one other user, of at least one other physical condition problem experienced by the at least one other user, and in response to another determination, based on the biometric data obtained for the user, that the physical condition of the user is normal.