Postural information system and method

• US 20100228487A1
• Filed: 03/05/2009
• Published: 09/09/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 03/05/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Gearbox LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Original Assignee: Searete LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Inventors: Levien, Royce A., Leuthardt, Eric C.
• Application Number:
  US12/381,144
• Publication Number:
  US 20100228487A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 702/19
• 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: 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 5/1116 Determining posture transitions
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/4561 Evaluating static posture, e.g. undesirable back curvature A61B5/1116 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7275 Determining trends in physiological measurement data; Predicting development of a medical condition based on physiological measurements, e.g. determining a risk factor
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 19/00 Teaching not covered by other main groups of this subclass teaching or practice apparatus for gun-aiming or gun-laying F41G3/26
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 15/00 ICT specially adapted for medical reports, e.g. generation or transmission thereof
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 50/20 for computer-aided diagnosis, e.g. based on medical expert systems
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 50/50 for simulation or modelling of medical disorders
• CPC Class Codes: G16Z 99/00 Subject matter not provided for in other main groups of this subclass

Abstract

For two or more devices, each device having one or more portions, a method includes, but is not limited to: obtaining physical status information regarding one or more portions for each of the two or more devices, including information regarding one or more spatial aspects of the one or more portions of the device, determining user advisory information regarding the one or more users based upon the physical status information for each of the two or more devices and based upon the user status information regarding the one or more users, and determining user advisory information regarding the one or more users based upon the physical status information for each of the two or more devices and based upon the user status information regarding the one or more users. In addition to the foregoing, other related method/system aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and text forming a part of the present disclosure.

Claims

1. For two or more devices, each device having one or more portions, a method comprising:

obtaining physical status information regarding one or more portions for each of the two or more devices, including information regarding one or more spatial aspects of the one or more portions of the device;

determining user status information regarding one or more users of the two or more devices; and

determining user advisory information regarding the one or more users based upon the physical status information for each of the two or more devices and based upon the user status information regarding the one or more users.

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116. For two or more devices, each device having one or more portions, a system comprising:

circuitry for obtaining physical status information regarding one or more portions for each of the two or more devices, including information regarding one or more spatial aspects of the one or more portions of the device;

circuitry for determining physical status information regarding one or more users of the two or more devices; and

circuitry for determining user advisory information regarding the one or more users based upon the physical status information for each of the two or more devices and based upon the user status information regarding the one or more users.

117. The system of claim 116, wherein the circuitry for obtaining physical status information regarding one or more portions for each of the two or more devices, including information regarding one or more spatial aspects of the one or more portions of the device comprises:

circuitry for wirelessly receiving one or more elements of the physical status information from one or more of the devices.

118. The system of claim 116, wherein the circuitry for obtaining physical status information regarding one or more portions for each of the two or more devices, including information regarding one or more spatial aspects of the one or more portions of the device comprises:

circuitry for receiving one or more elements of the physical status information from one or more of the devices via a network.

120. The system of claim 116, wherein the circuitry for obtaining physical status information regarding one or more portions for each of the two or more devices, including information regarding one or more spatial aspects of the one or more portions of the device comprises:

circuitry for receiving one or more elements of the physical status information from one or more of the devices via peer-to-peer communication.

124. The system of claim 116, wherein the circuitry for obtaining physical status information regarding one or more portions for each of the two or more devices, including information regarding one or more spatial aspects of the one or more portions of the device comprises:

circuitry for receiving one or more elements of the physical status information from one or more of the devices via optical communication.

125. The system of claim 116, wherein the circuitry for obtaining physical status information regarding one or more portions for each of the two or more devices, including information regarding one or more spatial aspects of the one or more portions of the device comprises:

circuitry for detecting one or more spatial aspects of one or more portions of one or more of the devices.

127. The system of claim 116, wherein the circuitry for obtaining physical status information regarding one or more portions for each of the two or more devices, including information regarding one or more spatial aspects of the one or more portions of the device comprises:

circuitry for detecting one or more spatial aspects of one or more portions of one or more of the devices through at least in part one or more techniques involving one or more acoustic aspects.

131. The system of claim 116, wherein the circuitry for obtaining physical status information regarding one or more portions for each of the two or more devices, including information regarding one or more spatial aspects of the one or more portions of the device comprises:

circuitry for detecting one or more spatial aspects of one or more portions of one or more of the devices through at least in part one or more techniques involving one or more image recognition aspects.

132. The system of claim 116, wherein the circuitry for obtaining physical status information regarding one or more portions for each of the two or more devices, including information regarding one or more spatial aspects of the one or more portions of the device comprises:

circuitry for detecting one or more spatial aspects of one or more portions of one or more of the devices through at least in part one or more techniques involving one or more photographic aspects.

134. The system of claim 116, wherein the circuitry for obtaining physical status information regarding one or more portions for each of the two or more devices, including information regarding one or more spatial aspects of the one or more portions of the device comprises:

circuitry for detecting one or more spatial aspects of one or more portions of one or more of the devices through at least in part one or more techniques involving one or more radio frequency identification (RFID) aspects.

136. The system of claim 116, wherein the circuitry for obtaining physical status information regarding one or more portions for each of the two or more devices, including information regarding one or more spatial aspects of the one or more portions of the device comprises:

circuitry for detecting one or more spatial aspects of one or more portions of one or more of the devices through at least in part one or more techniques involving one or more gyroscopic aspects.

140. The system of claim 116, wherein the circuitry for obtaining physical status information regarding one or more portions for each of the two or more devices, including information regarding one or more spatial aspects of the one or more portions of the device comprises:

circuitry for detecting one or more spatial aspects of one or more portions of one or more of the devices through at least in part one or more techniques involving one or more pressure aspects.

142. The system of claim 116, wherein the circuitry for obtaining physical status information regarding one or more portions for each of the two or more devices, including information regarding one or more spatial aspects of the one or more portions of the device comprises:

circuitry for detecting one or more spatial aspects of one or more portions of one or more of the devices through at least in part one or more techniques involving one or more geographical aspects.

145. The system of claim 116, wherein the circuitry for obtaining physical status information regarding one or more portions for each of the two or more devices, including information regarding one or more spatial aspects of the one or more portions of the device comprises:

circuitry for detecting one or more spatial aspects of one or more portions of one or more of the devices through at least in part one or more techniques involving one or more edge detection aspects.

148. The system of claim 116, wherein the circuitry for obtaining physical status information regarding one or more portions for each of the two or more devices, including information regarding one or more spatial aspects of the one or more portions of the device comprises:

circuitry for detecting one or more spatial aspects of one or more portions of one or more of the devices through at least in part one or more techniques involving one or more acoustic reference aspects.

151. The system of claim 116, wherein the circuitry for obtaining physical status information regarding one or more portions for each of the two or more devices, including information regarding one or more spatial aspects of the one or more portions of the device comprises:

circuitry for retrieving one or more elements of the physical status information from one or more storage portions.

153. The system of claim 116, wherein the circuitry for obtaining physical status information regarding one or more portions for each of the two or more devices, including information regarding one or more spatial aspects of the one or more portions of the device comprises:

circuitry for obtaining information regarding physical status information expressed relative to one or more portions of one or more of the devices.

155. The system of claim 116, wherein the circuitry for obtaining physical status information regarding one or more portions for each of the two or more devices, including information regarding one or more spatial aspects of the one or more portions of the device comprises:

circuitry for obtaining information regarding physical status information expressed relative to one or more portions of a building structure.

159. The system of claim 116, wherein the circuitry for obtaining physical status information regarding one or more portions for each of the two or more devices, including information regarding one or more spatial aspects of the one or more portions of the device comprises:

circuitry for detecting one or more spatial aspects of one or more portions of one or more of the devices through at least in part one or more techniques involving one or more orientational aspects.

160. The system of claim 116, wherein the circuitry for obtaining physical status information regarding one or more portions for each of the two or more devices, including information regarding one or more spatial aspects of the one or more portions of the device comprises:

circuitry for detecting one or more spatial aspects of one or more portions of one or more of the devices through at least in part one or more techniques involving one or more conformational aspects.

163. The system of claim 116, wherein the circuitry for determining user status information regarding one or more users of the two or more devices comprises:

circuitry for performing a table lookup based at least in part upon one or more elements of the physical status information obtained for one or more of the devices.

166. The system of claim 116, wherein the circuitry for determining user status information regarding one or more users of the two or more devices comprises:

circuitry for determining one or more elements of the user status information based at least in part upon which of the devices includes touch input from the one or more users thereof.

169. The system of claim 116, wherein the circuitry for determining user status information regarding one or more users of the two or more devices comprises:

circuitry for determining one or more elements of the user status information for one or more users of one or more of the devices based at least in part upon one or more elements of prior stored user status information for one or more of the users.

171. The system of claim 116, wherein the circuitry for determining user status information regarding one or more users of the two or more devices comprises:

circuitry for determining one or more elements of the user status information for one or more users of one or more of the devices based at least in part upon one or more safety restrictions assigned to one or more procedures being performed at least in part through use of one or more of the devices by one or more of the users thereof.

174. The system of claim 116, wherein the circuitry for determining user status information regarding one or more users of the two or more devices comprises:

circuitry for determining one or more elements of the user status information for one or more users of the two or more devices based at least in part upon one or more restrictions assigned to the one or more users relative to one or more procedures being performed at least in part through use of the two or more devices by one or more of the users thereof.

176. The system of claim 116, wherein the circuitry for determining user status information regarding one or more users of the two or more devices comprises:

circuitry for determining a physical impact profile being imparted upon one or more of the users of one or more of the devices.

178. The system of claim 116, wherein the circuitry for determining user status information regarding one or more users of the two or more devices comprises:

circuitry for determining a physical impact profile including pressures being imparted upon one or more of the users of one or more of the spatially distributed devices.

181. The system of claim 116, wherein the circuitry for determining user status information regarding one or more users of the two or more devices comprises:

circuitry for determining an historical physical impact profile including pressures being imparted upon one or more of the users of one or more of the devices.

183. The system of claim 116, wherein the circuitry for determining user status information regarding one or more users of the two or more devices comprises:

circuitry for determining user status regarding user efficiency.

185. The system of claim 116, wherein the circuitry for determining user status information regarding one or more users of the two or more devices comprises:

circuitry for determining user status regarding a collection of rules.

188. The system of claim 116, wherein the circuitry for determining user status information regarding one or more users of the two or more devices comprises:

circuitry for determining user status regarding risk of particular injury to one or more of the users.

190. The system of claim 116, wherein the circuitry for determining user status information regarding one or more users of the two or more devices comprises:

circuitry for determining user status regarding one or more appendages of one or more of the users.

192. The system of claim 116, wherein the circuitry for determining user status information regarding one or more users of the two or more devices comprises:

circuitry for determining user status regarding field of view of one or more of the users.

197. The system of claim 116, wherein the circuitry for determining user advisory information regarding the one or more users based upon the physical status information for each of the two or more devices and based upon the user status information regarding the one or more users comprises:

circuitry for determining user advisory information including one or more suggested device orientations to orient one or more of the devices.

200. The system of claim 116, wherein the circuitry for determining user advisory information regarding the one or more users based upon the physical status information for each of the two or more devices and based upon the user status information regarding the one or more users comprises:

circuitry for determining user advisory information including one or more suggested user positions to position one or more of the users.

203. The system of claim 116, wherein the circuitry for determining user advisory information regarding the one or more users based upon the physical status information for each of the two or more devices and based upon the user status information regarding the one or more users comprises:

circuitry for determining user advisory information including one or more suggested schedules of operation for one or more of the devices.

207. The system of claim 116, wherein the circuitry for determining user advisory information regarding the one or more users based upon the physical status information for each of the two or more devices and based upon the user status information regarding the one or more users comprises:

circuitry for determining user advisory information including one or more elements of suggested postural adjustment instruction for one or more of the users.

210. The system of claim 116, further comprising circuitry for outputting output information based at least in part upon one or more portions of the user advisory information.

214. The system of claim 210, wherein the circuitry for outputting output information based at least in part upon one or more portions of the user advisory information comprises:

circuitry for outputting one or more elements of the output information as visible light.

217. The system of claim 210, wherein the circuitry for outputting output information based at least in part upon one or more portions of the user advisory information comprises:

circuitry for outputting one or more elements of the output information as an information bearing signal.

221. The system of claim 210, wherein the circuitry for outputting output information based at least in part upon one or more portions of the user advisory information comprises:

circuitry for outputting one or more elements of the output information as an optic transmission.

227. The system of claim 210, wherein the circuitry for outputting output information based at least in part upon one or more portions of the user advisory information comprises:

circuitry for outputting one or more elements of the output information as a screen display.

229. The system of claim 210, wherein the circuitry for outputting output information based at least in part upon one or more portions of the user advisory information comprises:

circuitry for outputting one or more elements of the output information as one or more log entries.

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231. For two or more devices, each device having one or more portions, a system comprising:

means for obtaining physical status information regarding one or more portions for each of the two or more devices, including information regarding one or more spatial aspects of the one or more portions of the device;

means for determining user status information regarding one or more users of the two or more devices; and

means for determining user advisory information regarding the one or more users based upon the physical status information for each of the two or more devices and based upon the user status information regarding the one or more users.

232. For two or more devices, each device having one or more portions, a system comprising:

a signal-bearing medium bearing;

one or more instructions for obtaining physical status information regarding one or more portions for each of the two or more devices, including information regarding one or more spatial aspects of the one or more portions of the device;

one or more instructions for determining user status information regarding one or more users of the two or more devices; and

one or more instructions for determining user advisory information regarding the one or more users based upon the physical status information for each of the two or more devices and based upon the user status information regarding the one or more users.