User or patient monitoring methods using one or more analysis tools

• US 9,149,189 B2
• Filed: 08/07/2013
• Issued: 10/06/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 03/04/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Fitbit, Inc. (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Hello, Inc.
• Inventors: Proud, James
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen, Phillip H
• Application Number:
  US13/961,599
• Publication Number:
  US 20140247156A1
• Time in Patent Office: 790 Days
• Field of Search: 717/172, 600/300, 379/106.01, 379/106.02
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2560/0214 of power generation or supply
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2560/0219 of externally powered implanted units
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2562/08 Sensors provided with means for identification, e.g. barcodes or memory chips
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0015 characterised by features of the telemetry system
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/002 Monitoring the patient using a local or closed circuit, e.g. in a room or building A61B5/0017 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0022 Monitoring a patient using a global network, e.g. telephone networks, internet
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0205 Simultaneously evaluating both cardiovascular conditions and different types of body conditions, e.g. heart and respiratory condition
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/02055 Simultaneously evaluating both cardiovascular condition and temperature
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1118 Determining activity level
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/486 Bio-feedback A61B5/375 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/681 Wristwatch-type devices
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6831 Straps, bands or harnesses
• 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: G16H 40/67 for remote operation
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 2310/23 The load being a medical device, a medical implant, or a life supporting device
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/10 using inductive coupling
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/70 involving the reduction of electric, magnetic or electromagnetic leakage fields
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/80 involving the exchange of data, concerning supply or distribution of electric power, between transmitting devices and receiving devices
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/90 involving detection or optimisation of position, e.g. alignment
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/00034 Charger exchanging data with an electronic device, i.e. telephone, whose internal battery is under charge
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/12 : specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/535 : Tracking the activity of the user network monitoring arrangements H04L43/00; recording of computer activity G06F11/34
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 11/002 : with telemetering systems telemetering in general G08C
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 : Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/70 : Services for machine-to-machine communication [M2M] or machine type communication [MTC]

Abstract

A method is provided for using telemetry data based on user habit information or user monitoring. One or more sensors of a monitoring device detects or measures user information selected from of at least one of, a user'"'"'s activities, behaviors and habit information, and a user'"'"'s health. The user information is received at a telemetry system with a database. One or more analysis tools at the telemetry system are used for the analysis. Analysis information is produced that is sent to the monitoring device.

Claims

1. A method for using telemetry data related to sleep of an individual, comprising:

providing a monitoring device with a microphone, an RF transmitter and sensors to determine air quality, sound level/quality, light quality and ambient temperature near the individual;

detecting the individual'"'"'s movement sounds using an accelerometer;

using the accelerometer and the monitoring device to assist in determining individual sleep information and sleep behavior information;

using the microphone to record individual movement sounds detected by the accelerometer; and

using the accelerometer to cause the microphone to stop recording the individual'"'"'s movement sounds when the movement sounds are not directed to a sleep related parameter;

receiving the individual'"'"'s movement and monitoring device information at a telemetry system that includes a database;

analyzing the individual'"'"'s movement information and the monitoring device information to assist with one or more analysis tools at the telemetry system to calculate or derive sleep onset and wake time, sleep interruptions, and the quality and depth of sleep; and

producing analysis information for the individual'"'"'s sleep onset and wake time, sleep interruptions, and the quality and depth of sleep that is displayed on the monitoring device.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

providing feedback to the individual in response to producing the analysis information.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

providing an alert to the individual in response to producing the analysis information.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

providing a list of actions for the individual to take in response to the producing the analysis information.

5. The method of claim 4, further comprising:

accessing from the database base standards selected from a individual'"'"'s movement sounds.

6. The method of claim 5, further comprising:

updating the base standards.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

communicating one or more feedback signals or alerts to the individual.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

providing control data.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

communicating feedback at the telemetry device to the individual using an audio device of display.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

comparing the individual movement sounds to a threshold level.

11. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

predefining or tailoring the threshold level.

12. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

providing feedback to the individual in response to detecting amplitude or frequency of the accelerometer.