Devices and methods for health tracking and providing information for improving health

• US 9,269,119 B2
• Filed: 01/22/2014
• Issued: 02/23/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 01/22/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Warner, Jason Michael
• Primary Examiner(s): La, Anh V
• Application Number:
  US14/160,871
• Publication Number:
  US 20150206413A1
• Time in Patent Office: 762 Days
• Field of Search: 340/573.1, 340/521, 340/539.1, 340/539.11, 340/539.12, 340/539.13, 340/5.52, 340/1.1, 340/5.1, 700/91
• US Class Current: 1/1
• 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 5/02438 with portable devices, e.g. worn by the patient
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/11 Measuring movement of the entire body or parts thereof, e.g. head or hand tremor, mobility of a limb for measuring pulse A61B5/02 ;A61B5/1038 takes precedence; motion detection to correct for motion artifacts in physiological signals A61B5/721
• 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 5/14546 for measuring analytes not otherwise provided for, e.g. ions, cytochromes
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6803 Head-worn items, e.g. helmets, masks, headphones or goggles
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6804 Garments; Clothes
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6898 Portable consumer electronic devices, e.g. music players, telephones, tablet computers
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/749 Voice-controlled interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 24/00 Electric or electronic controls for exercising apparatus of preceding groups; Controlling or monitoring of exercises, sportive games, training or athletic performances
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/017 Gesture based interaction, e.g. based on a set of recognized hand gestures interaction based on gestures traced on a digitiser G06F3/04883
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/167 Audio in a user interface, e.g. using voice commands for navigating, audio feedback
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/30 relating to physical therapies or activities, e.g. physiotherapy, acupressure or exercising
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/60 relating to nutrition control, e.g. diets
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/63 for local operation

Abstract

In one aspect, a device includes at least one storage medium bearing instructions executable by a processor, and at least one processor configured for accessing the storage medium to execute the instructions to configure the processor for receiving input pertaining to at least a first health parameter, monitoring at least one biometric of a user, and determining whether the user'"'"'s biometric conforms to the first health parameter. The instructions also configure the processor for providing an indication that the biometric conforms to the first health parameter in response to determining that the user'"'"'s biometric conforms to the first health parameter, and providing a recommendation for conforming to the first health parameter in response to determining that the user'"'"'s biometric does not conform to the first health parameter.

Claims

1. A device comprising:

at least one computer memory that is not a transitory signal and that comprises instructions executable by at least one processor for;

receiving input pertaining to at least a first health parameter;

monitoring at least one biometric of a user;

determining whether the user'"'"'s biometric conforms to the first health parameter,

in response to determining that the user'"'"'s biometric conforms to the first health parameter, providing an indication that the biometric conforms to the first health parameter and providing information pertaining to a reference biometric, the reference biometric being of the same biometric type as the user'"'"'s biometric;

in response to determining that the user'"'"'s biometric does not conform to the first health parameter, providing a recommendation for conforming to the first health parameter; and

providing an indication of at least one specific sustenance to refrain from consuming to reach a biometric target.

2. The device of claim 1, wherein the input pertaining to the first health parameter is received from the user, and wherein the user'"'"'s biometric does not conform to the first biometric at or around the time of receiving the input.

3. The device of claim 1, where the information pertaining to the reference biometric includes the reference biometric, and wherein the reference biometric is derived by the device from information from a public health agency website.

4. The device of claim 1, where the information pertaining to the reference biometric includes the reference biometric, and wherein the reference biometric is derived by the device from information from a government website.

5. The device of claim 1, where the information pertaining to the reference biometric includes the reference biometric, and wherein the reference biometric is a biometric average of plural persons of the same age and gender as the user.

6. The device of claim 1, wherein the determining whether the user'"'"'s biometric conforms to the first health parameter includes comparing the user'"'"'s biometric against the first health parameter and determining whether the user'"'"'s biometric is within a threshold of the first health parameter.

7. The device of claim 1, wherein the device is a first device, and wherein the indication is provided on a user interface (UI) presented on a second device different from the first device.

8. The device of claim 1, wherein the device is a first device, wherein the recommendation is provided on a user interface (UI) presented on a second device different from the first device, and wherein the UI includes a link to a website pertaining to health information.

9. The device of claim 1, wherein the biometric type is one of:

blood oxygen level, glucose level, sodium level, and resting heart rate.

10. The device of claim 1, wherein the recommendation includes an instruction for the user to alter the user'"'"'s physical activity in at least one respect.

11. The device of claim 1, wherein the recommendation includes an indication of sustenance to consume.

12. The device of claim 1, wherein the user'"'"'s biometric is monitored at least in part based on signals from one or more biometric sensors configured to gather biometric information from the user.

13. A method, comprising:

receiving a biometric target from a person;

receiving at least one signal from a biometric sensor sensing a biometric of the person;

based at least in part on the signal, determining whether the biometric target has been reached; and

responsive to a determination that the biometric target has not been reached, providing at least a first indication that the biometric target has not been reached; and

providing an indication of sustenance to refrain from consuming to reach the biometric target.

14. The method of claim 13, further comprising:

responsive to the determination that the biometric target has not been reached, providing at least one instruction to the person for reaching the biometric target.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the instruction includes an indication of physical activity in which to refrain from engaging to reach the biometric target.

16. The method of claim 13, wherein the first indication is an alarm presentable on a device associated with the user at a time indicated by the user at which the alarm is to be presented responsive to the biometric target not being reached by the time.

17. The method of claim 13, wherein the target is a biometric range for a biometric type.

18. A device, comprising:

at least one computer memory that is not a transitory signal and that comprises instructions executable by at least one processor for;

receiving at least one physical fitness target from a user;

determining at least one biometric range for which at least one biometric of the user is to reach to conform to the physical fitness target; and

providing a fitness plan to the user to reach the physical fitness target at least in part by;

accessing an average time to incrementally alter the biometric type of the biometric when undertaking a particular activity;

determining a number of increments the biometric of the user is from the biometric range; and

multiplying the average time by the number to render a total time, and wherein the fitness plan includes an indication of the total time the particular activity is estimated to be undertaken to reach the physical fitness target.