Computational user-health testing

• US 20090005654A1
• Filed: 06/03/2008
• Published: 01/01/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 03/30/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Gearbox LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Original Assignee: Searete LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Inventors: Lord, Robert W., Levien, Royce A., Jung, Edward K. Y., Malamud, Mark A., Leuthardt, Eric C.
• Application Number:
  US12/156,783
• Publication Number:
  US 20090005654A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/300
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0022 Monitoring a patient using a global network, e.g. telephone networks, internet
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1101 Detecting tremor
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1124 Determining motor skills
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/121 evaluating hearing capacity
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/16 Devices for psychotechnics using teaching or educational appliances G09B1/00 - G09B7/00; Testing reaction times ; Devices for evaluating the psychological state
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/162 Testing reaction times
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/4023 Evaluating sense of balance
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/4064 Evaluating the brain A61B5/031, A61B5/369, A61B5/14553 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/4076 Diagnosing or monitoring particular conditions of the nervous system A61B5/4821, A61B5/4824 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/4082 Diagnosing or monitoring movement diseases, e.g. Parkinson, Huntington or Tourette
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/4088 Diagnosing of monitoring cognitive diseases, e.g. Alzheimer, prion diseases or dementia
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/4094 Diagnosing or monitoring seizure diseases, e.g. epilepsy
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation

Abstract

Methods, apparatuses, computer program products, devices and systems are described that carry out obtaining user-health data; selecting at least one user-health test function at least partly based on the user-health data; and applying the at least one user-health test function to at least one interaction between at least one user and at least one device-implemented application whose primary function is different from symptom detection.

Claims

1-73. -73. (canceled)

74. A system comprising:

a device configured to obtain user-health data;

a user-health test function selection module; and

a device configured to apply at least one selected user-health test function to at least one interaction between at least one user and at least one device-implemented application whose primary function is different from symptom detection.

75. The system of claim 74 wherein the device configured to obtain user-health data comprises:

a user-health data module.

76. The system of claim 74 wherein the device configured to obtain user-health data comprises:

a device configured to obtain a user medical health record.

77. The system of claim 74 wherein the device configured to obtain user-health data comprises:

a data detection module.

78. The system of claim 74 wherein the device configured to obtain user-health data comprises:

a data capture module.

79. The system of claim 74 wherein the device configured to obtain user-health data comprises:

a user input device.

80. The system of claim 74 wherein the device configured to obtain user-health data comprises:

a user monitoring device.

81. The system of claim 74 wherein the device configured to obtain user-health data comprises:

a user interface.

82. The system of claim 74 wherein the device configured to apply at least one selected user-health test function to at least one interaction between at least one user and at least one device-implemented application whose primary function is different from symptom detection comprises:

a user-health test function unit.

83. The system of claim 74 wherein the device configured to apply at least one selected user-health test function to at least one interaction between at least one user and at least one device-implemented application whose primary function is different from symptom detection comprises:

a device configured to apply at least one user-health test function set.

84. The system of claim 74 wherein the device configured to apply at least one selected user-health test function to at least one interaction between at least one user and at least one device-implemented application whose primary function is different from symptom detection comprises:

a device configured to apply at least one user-health test function.

85. The method of claim 84 wherein the device configured to apply at least one user-health test function comprises:

a device configured to apply an alertness or attention test function.

86. The method of claim 84 wherein the device configured to apply at least one user-health test function comprises:

a device configured to apply a memory test function.

87. The method of claim 84 wherein the device configured to apply at least one user-health test function comprises:

a device configured to apply a speech test function.

88. The method of claim 84 wherein the device configured to apply at least one user-health test function comprises:

a device configured to apply a calculation test function.

89. The method of claim 84 wherein the device configured to apply at least one user-health test function comprises:

a device configured to apply a neglect or construction test function.

90. The method of claim 84 wherein the device configured to apply at least one user-health test function comprises:

a device configured to apply a task sequencing test function.

91. The method of claim 84 wherein the device configured to apply at least one user-health test function comprises:

a device configured to apply a visual field test function.

92. The method of claim 84 wherein the device configured to apply at least one user-health test function comprises:

a device configured to apply an eye movement or pupil movement test function.

93. The method of claim 84 wherein the device configured to apply at least one user-health test function comprises:

a device configured to apply a face pattern test function.

94. The method of claim 84 wherein the device configured to apply at least one user-health test function comprises:

a device configured to apply a hearing test function.

95. The method of claim 84 wherein the device configured to apply at least one user-health test function comprises:

a device configured to apply a voice test function.

96. The method of claim 84 wherein the device configured to apply at least one user-health test function comprises:

a device configured to apply a body movement or motor skill test function.

97. The method of claim 84 wherein the device configured to apply at least one user-health test function comprises:

a device configured to apply a cerebellum test function.

98. The method of claim 84 wherein the device configured to apply at least one user-health test function comprises:

a device configured to apply a cranial nerve test function.

99. The method of claim 84 wherein the device configured to apply at least one user-health test function comprises:

a device configured to apply a mental status test function.