Systems and Methods for Monitoring and Modifying Behavior

• US 20110125063A1
• Filed: 11/16/2010
• Published: 05/26/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 09/22/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Svip 7 LLC
• Original Assignee: Svip 7 LLC
• Inventors: Shalon, Tidhar, Shalon, Tadmor
• Application Number:
  US12/947,697
• Publication Number:
  US 20110125063A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/590
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2562/0204 Acoustic sensors
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2562/0219 Inertial sensors, e.g. accelerometers, gyroscopes, tilt switches
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0006 ECG or EEG signals
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0031 Implanted circuitry
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/02055 Simultaneously evaluating both cardiovascular condition and temperature
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1112 Global tracking of patients, e.g. by using GPS
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1118 Determining activity level
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/14532 for measuring glucose, e.g. by tissue impedance measurement
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/222 combined with detection or measurement of physiological parameters, e.g. heart rate
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/389 Electromyography [EMG]
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/4205 Evaluating swallowing
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/4542 Evaluating the mouth, e.g. the jaw
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/4547 Evaluating teeth
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/486 Bio-feedback A61B5/375 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6817 Ear canal
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6823 Trunk, e.g., chest, back, abdomen, hip
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6824 Arm or wrist
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6829 Foot or ankle
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7267 involving training the classification device
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 7/00 Instruments for auscultation
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 7/003 : Detecting lung or respiration noise
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 7/008 : Detecting noise of gastric tract, e.g. caused by voiding
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 7/023 : for introduction into the body, e.g. into the oesophagus oesophageal ECG probes A61B5/285
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 8/00 : Diagnosis using ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic waves imaging of objects using sonar G01S15/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 8/4472 : Wireless probes
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2218/12 : Classification; Matching
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/043 : using propagating acoustic waves
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/60 : relating to nutrition control, e.g. diets
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/63 : for local operation

Abstract

A system for detecting non-verbal acoustic energy generated by a subject is provided. The system includes a sensor mountable on or in a body region of the subject, the sensor being capable of sensing the non-verbal acoustic energy; and a processing unit being capable of processing the non-verbal acoustic energy sensed by the sensor and deriving an activity related signature therefrom, thereby enabling identification of a specific activity associated with the non-verbal acoustic energy.

Claims

1. A method of accumulating data relating to ingestion behavior of a subject, comprising:

(a) monitoring ingestion related activity from tissue deformation of an ear of the subject over a time period;

(b) generating a signature classifying said ingestion related activity of the subject over said time period; and

(c) computationally logging said signature, thereby accumulating data relating to ingestion behavior of the subject.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising associating said signature with a duration of ingestion, rate of ingestion, food mass, volume, caloric value or nutritional value of material ingested prior to, or following step (c).

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising aggregating said data relating to ingestion behavior for a plurality of subjects into a database.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising repeating steps (a)-(c) thereby accumulating data comprising a plurality of distinct signatures.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein (a) is effected by counting a number of bites, chews and/or swallows over said time period.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein said signature reflects said number of bites chews and/or swallows over said time period.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein said signature further reflects a sequence of said bites chews and/or swallows over said time period.

8. The method of claim 5, wherein said counting is effected by a user mounted device.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein said device is capable of sensing ingestion activity related motion or acoustic energy.