OPTIMIZING OXYGEN TANK DELIVER OR REFILLS FOR COPD PATIENTS THROUGH MEASUREMENT OF BLOOD OXYGEN LEVELS

• US 20070168504A1
• Filed: 12/13/2006
• Published: 07/19/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 03/28/1997
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Health Hero Network Incorporated (Robert Bosch GmbH)
• Original Assignee: Health Hero Network Incorporated (Robert Bosch GmbH)
• Inventors: Brown, Stephen
• Granted Patent: US 8,959,198 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/224
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0002 Remote monitoring of patients using telemetry, e.g. transmission of vital signals via a communication network A61B5/07 takes precedence; transmission systems for measured values G08C; transmission H04B; transmission of digital information H04L; wireless communication networks H04W
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0601 Electronic shopping [e-shopping]
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/20 for electronic clinical trials or questionnaires
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/24 Monitoring of processes or resources, e.g. monitoring of server load, available bandwidth, upstream requests monitoring of server performance or load G06F11/34; arrangements for observation, testing or troubleshooting for broadcast or for distribution combined with broadcast H04H20/12
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 128/905 Feedback to patient of biological signal other than brain electric signal
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 128/92 Computer assisted medical diagnostics

Abstract

A system for remotely monitoring an individual. The system includes a server system for generating a script program from a set of queries. The script program is executable by a remote apparatus that displays information and/or a set of queries to the individual through a user interface. Responses to the queries that are entered through the user interface together with individual identification information are sent from the remote apparatus to the server system across a communication network. The server system also includes an automated answering service for providing a series of questions from a stored set of questions for an individual at the remote apparatus to respond to, storing responses to each provided question in the series of questions and providing a service based on the individual'"'"'s response to the questions.

Claims

1. A method of monitoring health supplies, comprising:

A) selecting one of a number of programs stored on a server;

B) transmitting the program to a remotely situated apparatus through at least one communication network, wherein the program causes the apparatus to present one or more queries and one or more response choices to an individual and collect responses from the individual;

C) receiving the responses through the at least one communication network and storing the responses in the server; and

D) delivering supplies to the individual based upon the responses.

2. The method according to claim 1, further comprising the step of measuring a physiological condition of the individual.

3. The method according to claim 2, wherein said physiological condition comprises a blood oxygen level.

4. The method according to claim 2, wherein said physiological condition comprises a blood glucose level.

5. The method according to claim 1, further comprising the step of measuring a status of the health supplies.

6. The method according to claim 5, wherein measuring a status of the health supplies comprises measuring a rate of oxygen usage.

7. The method according to claim 5, wherein measuring a status of the health supplies comprises measuring a number of oxygen tanks stationed at a home.

8. The method according to claim 7, wherein measuring a status of the health supplies further comprises measuring a quantity of oxygen in the number of oxygen tanks.

9. The method according to claim 7, wherein measuring a status of the health supplies further comprises measuring a pressure in each of the number of oxygen tanks.

10. The method according to claim 1, wherein said individual is managing a chronic disease or condition.

11. The method according to claim 10, wherein said chronic disease comprises chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

12. The method according to claim 1, further comprising the steps of:

entering queries and corresponding response choices regarding one or more home-stationed health supplies into the server;

generating one or more programs in the server using the queries and the response choices; and

storing the one or more programs on the server.

13. A system for remotely monitoring health supplies, comprising:

a server configured to communicate with at least one remotely situated apparatus through at least one communication network;

a user interface configured to communicate with the server and adapted for (i) entering, authoring, selecting, or any combination thereof, a set of queries to be answered by an individual and (ii) entering, authoring, selecting, or any combination thereof, corresponding response choices for each of the queries;

a program generator configured to generate a program to be executed by the remotely situated apparatus, wherein the program causes the apparatus to present the queries and the response choices to the individual and collect responses from the individual; and

one or more databases accessible by the server for storing the program, the responses received from the remotely situated apparatus and a list of health supplies to be delivered based upon the responses received.

14. The system according to claim 13, further comprising a monitoring device remotely situated from the server, the monitoring device configured to measure a physiological condition of the individual.

15. The system according to claim 14, wherein said physiological condition comprises a blood oxygen level.

16. The system according to claim 14, wherein said physiological condition comprises a blood glucose level.

17. The system according to claim 13, further comprising a monitoring device remotely situated from the server, the monitoring device configured to measure a status of the health supplies.

18. The system according to claim 17, wherein said monitoring device is configured to measure a rate of oxygen usage.

19. The system according to claim 17, wherein said monitoring device is configured to measure a number of oxygen tanks stationed at a home.

20. The system according to claim 19, wherein said monitoring device is configured to measure a quantity of oxygen in the number of oxygen tanks.

21. The system according to claim 17, wherein said monitoring device is configured to measure a pressure in each of the number of oxygen tanks.

22. The system according to claim 13, wherein said individual is managing a chronic disease or condition.

23. The system according to claim 22, wherein said chronic disease comprises chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).