Electronic personal advocate

• US 8,965,824 B2
• Filed: 09/29/2012
• Issued: 02/24/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 09/29/2012
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Original Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Inventors: Chun, Anthony L., Anderson, Glen J., Yosher, Albert
• Primary Examiner(s): CHEN, ALAN S
• Application Number:
  US13/631,916
• Publication Number:
  US 20140095420A1
• Time in Patent Office: 878 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 706/46
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06375 Prediction of business process outcome or impact based on a proposed change
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/60 for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/10 relating to drugs or medications, e.g. for ensuring correct administration to patients
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 50/20 for computer-aided diagnosis, e.g. based on medical expert systems

Abstract

According to various aspects of the present disclosure, a system and associated method and functions to anticipate a need of a user are disclosed. In some embodiments, the disclosed system includes a data acquisition unit, a prediction unit, and an operation unit. The data acquisition unit is configured to detect user information, the user information including physiological and non-physiological data associated with the user. The prediction unit is operatively connected to the data acquisition unit to receive the user information, and is configured to anticipate a user need (e.g., need for medical assistance, need for language translation support, etc.) based on pre-defined user preferences, as well as on the physiological data or the non-physiological data or both. And, the operation unit is configured to automatically perform an operation, without user input, to address the user need (e.g., contact a medical facility, provide a language translation application to the user, etc.).

Claims

1. A system to anticipate a need of a user, the system comprising:

a data acquisition unit configured to detect user information, the user information including physiological and non-physiological data associated with the user, wherein the non-physiological data comprises location of the user, ambient temperature of the user, and information about internet-based user activity;

a prediction unit operatively connected to the data acquisition unit to receive the user information, and configured to anticipate a user need based on a pre-defined user preference, and the physiological data or the non-physiological data or both; and

an operation unit configured to automatically perform an operation to address the anticipated user need without user input.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the data acquisition unit comprises at least one of a camera, a microphone, an accelerometer, a gyroscope, a location sensor, a temperature sensor to detect ambient temperature, a gesture recognition sensor, and a sensor to detect a physiological parameter of the user.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the operation unit is configured to automatically perform the operation based on a predetermined preference including a specific user location or a specific time period.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the pre-defined user preference comprises a specific user location or a specific time period.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein at least one of the data acquisition unit, the prediction unit, and the operation unit is embodied in a mobile phone, a tablet computer or a wearable computing device, or implanted within the user.

6. The system of claim 5, wherein the wearable computing device is a wrist watch, a bracelet, a pair of headphones, or a pair of eyeglasses.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein, based on the user'"'"'s physiological data, the anticipated user need includes medical assistance to the user, and the operation unit is configured to automatically perform one or more operations including communicating at least part of the user information to a medical facility or personnel, sending a notification message to the user that the medical facility has been contacted, and sending a recommendation message to the user suggesting a specific dosage of a medication to be administered by the user.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein, based on a current geographical location of the user, the anticipated user need includes language translation support and transportation assistance, and the operation unit is configured to automatically perform one or more operations including providing a language translation application to a user device in accordance with a current location of the user, and communicating a reservation of a vehicle for the user to a local transport facility.

9. A method to anticipate a need of a user, the method comprising:

detecting user information, the user information including physiological and non-physiological data associated with the user, wherein the non-physiological data comprises location of the user, ambient temperature of the user, and information about internet-based user activity;

processing the user information and a pre-defined user preference to anticipate a user need based on a pre-defined user preference, and the physiological data or the non-physiological data or both; and

automatically performing an operation to address the anticipated user need without user input.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein said detecting comprises detecting the user information using at least one of a camera, a microphone, an accelerometer, a gyroscope, a location sensor, a temperature sensor to detect ambient temperature, a gesture recognition sensor, and a sensor to detect a physiological parameter of the user.

11. The method of claim 9, wherein the pre-defined user preference comprises a specific user location or a specific time period.

12. The method of claim 9, wherein said automatically performing the operation includes automatically performing the operation based on a predetermined preference including a specific user location or a specific time period.

13. The method of claim 9, wherein, based on the user'"'"'s physiological data, the anticipated user need includes medical assistance to the user, and said automatically performing an operation includes automatically performing one or more of communicating at least part of the user information to a medical facility or personnel, sending a notification message to the user that the medical facility has been contacted, and sending a recommendation message to the user suggesting a specific dosage of a medication to be administered by the user.

14. The method of claim 9, wherein, based on a current geographical location of the user, the anticipated user need includes language translation support and transportation assistance, and said automatically performing an operation includes automatically performing one or more of providing a language translation application to a user device in accordance with a current location of the user, and communicating a reservation of a vehicle for the user to a local transport facility.

15. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising computer readable code physically embodied thereon which, when executed by a processor causes the processor to carry out functions comprising:

detecting user information, the user information including physiological and non-physiological data associated with the user, the non-physiological data comprises location of the user, ambient temperature of the user, and information about internet-based user activity;

processing the user information and a pre-defined user preference to anticipate a user need based on a pre-defined user preference, and the physiological data or the non-physiological data or both; and

automatically performing an operation to address the anticipated user need without user input.

16. The computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein said detecting comprises detecting the user information using at least one of a camera, a microphone, an accelerometer, a gyroscope, a location sensor, a temperature sensor to detect ambient temperature, a gesture recognition sensor, and a sensor to detect a physiological parameter of the user.

17. The computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the pre-defined user preference comprises a specific user location or a specific time period.

18. The computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein said automatically performing the operation includes automatically performing the operation based on a predetermined preference including a specific user location or a specific time period.

19. The computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein, based on the user'"'"'s physiological data, the anticipated user need includes medical assistance to the user, and said automatically performing an operation includes automatically performing one or more of communicating at least part of the user information to a medical facility or personnel, sending a notification message to the user that the medical facility has been contacted, and sending a recommendation message to the user suggesting a specific dosage of a medication to be administered by the user.

20. The computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein, based on a current geographical location of the user, the anticipated user need includes language translation support and transportation assistance, and said automatically performing an operation includes automatically performing one or more of providing a language translation application to a user device in accordance with a current location of the user, and communicating a reservation of a vehicle for the user to a local transport facility.

21. The computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the processor is embodied in a mobile phone, a tablet computer or a wearable computing device, or implanted within the user.

22. The computer-readable medium of claim 21, wherein the wearable computing device is a wrist watch, a bracelet, a pair of headphones, or a pair of eyeglasses.