Acquisition and management of time dependent health information

• US 7,798,961 B1
• Filed: 03/04/2005
• Issued: 09/21/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 01/11/2005
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Bewell Mobile Technology Inc.
• Original Assignee: Bewell Mobile Technology Inc.
• Inventors: Bakhshandeh, Shahin
• Primary Examiner(s): Johnson, III; Henry M
• Assistant Examiner(s): Rajan; Kai
• Application Number:
  US11/073,408
• Time in Patent Office: 2,027 Days
• Field of Search: 600/300, 600/301, 128903-905, 128/920, 705 2- 4
• US Class Current: 600/300
• 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 5/021 Measuring pressure in heart or blood vessels A61B5/0205 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/14532 for measuring glucose, e.g. by tissue impedance measurement
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/60 for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 15/00 ICT specially adapted for medical reports, e.g. generation or transmission thereof

Abstract

A method for acquiring and managing time dependent health information is disclosed. The method comprises inputting the time dependent health information to a mobile device, time stamping the time dependent health information, and storing the time stamped time dependent health information. The method further comprises detecting the availability of a connection to a server and uploading the time stamped time dependent health information and a user identifier to the server.

Claims

1. A method of acquiring and managing time dependent health information comprising:

determining on the mobile device whether a time dependent health information has been received at a mobile device according to a schedule;

in the event that the time dependent health information has not been received according to the schedule,

determining on the mobile device whether prior time dependent health information has also not been received at the mobile device according to the schedule;

in the event that prior time dependent health information has also not been received according to the schedule, providing an immediate reminder to input the time dependent health information, wherein the immediate reminder is provided to the user using an interface on the mobile device;

in the event that prior time dependent health information has been received according to the schedule, queuing a delayed reminder to input the time dependent health information, wherein the delayed reminder is provided to the user using the interface on the mobile device;

in the event that the time dependent health information has been received according to schedule;

time stamping the time dependent health information;

storing the time stamped time dependent health information on the mobile device;

maintaining the time stamped time dependent health information on the mobile device wherein maintaining comprises storing today'"'"'s information at a finer granularity than information older than today'"'"'s information, wherein a coarser granularity is achieved using averaging over one or more different time period lengths for information older than today;

calculating and displaying a graph for a report on the mobile device using the time stamped time dependent health information;

determining the availability of the connection to the server; and

in the event that the connection to the server is available, uploading the time stamped time dependent health information and a user identifier to the server.

2. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein the time dependent health information is medical research study information.

3. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein the time dependent health information is chronic illness information.

4. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein the time dependent health information is chronic illness information wherein the chronic illness is diabetes information.

5. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein the time dependent health information is chronic illness information wherein the chronic illness is asthma information.

6. A method as recited in claim 1, further comprising changing the system response based on the stored time dependent health information.

7. A method as recited in claim 1, further comprising changing the system response based on the stored time dependent health information wherein the change in the system response is changing an action plan.

8. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein inputting the time dependent health information is manually input.

9. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein inputting the time dependent health information is manually input using a keypad.

10. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein inputting the time dependent health information is input using voice.

11. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein inputting the time dependent health information is electronically input.

12. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein inputting the time dependent health information is electronically input using a cable connection.

13. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein inputting the time dependent health information is wirelessly input.

14. A method as recited in claim 1, further comprising selecting an input device.

15. A method as recited in claim 1, further comprising selecting an input device wherein selecting is manually selecting the input device.

16. A method as recited in claim 1, further comprising selecting an input device wherein selecting is having the mobile device detect and select an input device.

17. A method as recited in claim 1, further comprising reminding the user to enter time dependent health information in the event that the user has not entered the information by a scheduled time wherein the scheduled time is input using the mobile device.

18. A method as recited in claim 1, further comprising reminding the user to enter time dependent health information in the event that the user has not entered the information by a scheduled time wherein the scheduled time is input using the server.

19. A method as recited in claim 1, further comprising reminding the user to enter time dependent health information in the event that the user has not entered the information by a scheduled time wherein the reminding the user uses a preferred reminder method.

20. A method as recited in claim 1, further comprising detecting an alarm condition and sending a message to a preferred redirection person using a preferred redirection method.

21. A method as recited in claim 1, further comprising detecting a reward condition and sending a message to a preferred redirection person using a preferred redirection method.

22. A method as recited in claim 1, further comprising detecting a reward condition and sending a download to a preferred redirection person using a preferred redirection method.

23. A method as recited in claim 1, further comprising detecting an out-of-norm condition and sending a message to a preferred redirection person using a preferred redirection method.

24. A method as recited in claim 1, further comprising detecting an out-of-norm condition and sending a message to a preferred redirection person using a preferred redirection method wherein detecting out-of-norm conditions comprises determining if input time dependent health information exceeds a norm limit.

25. A system for acquiring and managing time dependent health information comprising:

a mobile device comprises a processor, a storage facility, and an input/output module, wherein the processor is configured to;

determine whether a time dependent health information has been received on a mobile device according to a schedule;

providing provide an immediate reminder to input the time dependent health information in the event that prior time dependent health information has also not been received according to the schedule to the user using an the input/output module on the mobile device;

provide a delayed reminder to input the time dependent health information in the event that prior time dependent health information has been received according to the schedule to the user using an the input/output module on the mobile device; and

stamp the time dependent health information; and

wherein the storage facility stores on the mobile device the time stamped time dependent health information; and

wherein the processor is further configured to;

maintain the time stamped time dependent health information on the mobile device wherein maintaining comprises storing today'"'"'s information at a finer granularity than information older than today'"'"'s information, wherein a coarser granularity is achieved using averaging over one or more different time period lengths for information older than today; and

calculate on the mobile device using the time stamped time dependent health information a graph for a report; and

wherein the input/output module is configured to;

a detector for detecting the graph for the report and determine the availability of the connection to the server; and

in the event that the connection to the server is available, provide the uploaded time stamped time dependent health information and a user identifier to the server.

26. A method of acquiring and managing time dependent health information comprising:

determining on the cell phone whether a time dependent health information has been received at a cell phone according to a schedule;

in the event that the time dependent health information has not been received according to the schedule,

determining on the cell phone whether prior time dependent health information has also not been received at the cell phone according to the schedule;

in the event that prior time dependent health information has also not been received according to the schedule, providing an immediate reminder to input the time dependent health information, wherein the immediate reminder is provided to the user using an interface on the cell phone;

in the event that prior time dependent health information has been received according to the schedule, queuing a delayed reminder to input the time dependent health information, wherein the delayed reminder is provided to the user using the interface on the cell phone;

in the event that the time dependent health information has been received according to schedule;

time stamping the time dependent health information, wherein the time stamping comprises storing a time stamp associated with the time dependent health information, wherein the stored time stamp is tamper proof;

storing the time stamped time dependent health information on the cell phone;

maintaining the time stamped time dependent health information on the cell phone wherein maintaining comprises storing today'"'"'s information at a finer granularity than information older than today'"'"'s information, wherein the finer granularity uses averaging over a shorter time, wherein a coarser granularity is achieved using averaging over one or more different time period lengths for information older than today;

calculating on the cell phone using the time stamped time dependent health information a graph for a report without requiring a connection to a server;

displaying on the cell phone the graph for the report;

determining the availability of the connection to the server; and

in the event that the connection to the server is available, uploading the time stamped time dependent health information and a user identifier to the server.