System and method for diagnosing a patient based on an analysis of multimedia content

• US 9,747,420 B2
• Filed: 06/25/2014
• Issued: 08/29/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 10/26/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Cortica Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Cortica Ltd.
• Inventors: Raichelgauz, Igal, Odinaev, Karina, Zeevi, Yehoshua Y.
• Primary Examiner(s): Chen, Alan
• Application Number:
  US14/314,567
• Publication Number:
  US 20140310020A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,161 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 2207/10016 Video; Image sequence
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 2207/10024 Color image
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 2207/30088 Skin; Dermal
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 7/0014 using an image reference approach
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 50/20 for computer-aided diagnosis, e.g. based on medical expert systems
• CPC Class Codes: G16Z 99/00 Subject matter not provided for in other main groups of this subclass
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/25891 being end-user preferences retrieval of video data in a video database based on user preferences G06F16/739; arrangements for recognizing users' preferences H04H60/46; user profiles in network data switching protocols H04L67/306; processing of user preferences or user profiles in wireless networks H04W8/18
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2668 Creating a channel for a dedicated end-user group, e.g. insertion of targeted commercials based on end-user profiles information retrieval from the Internet by querying with filtering and personalisation G06F16/9535; arrangements for replacing or switching information during the broadcast H04H20/10; push services over packet-switching network H04L12/1859; adaptation of message content in packet-switching networks H04L51/063
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/466 Learning process for intelligent management, e.g. learning user preferences for recommending movies services using the results of monitoring in broadcast systems H04H60/61
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8106 involving special audio data, e.g. different tracks for different languages
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/17318 Direct or substantially direct transmission and handling of requests

Abstract

A method for diagnosing a patient based on analysis of multimedia content is provided. The method includes receiving at least one multimedia content element respective of the patient from a user device; generating at least one signature for the at least one multimedia content element; generating at least one identifier respective of the at least one multimedia content element using the at least one generated signature; searching a plurality of data sources for possible diagnoses respective of the one or more identifiers; and providing at least one possible diagnoses respective of the at least one multimedia content element to the user device.

Claims

1. A method for diagnosing a patient based on analysis of multimedia content, comprising:

receiving at least one multimedia content element respective of the patient from a user device;

generating at least one signature for the at least one multimedia content element by compression of the at least one multimedia element;

generating at least one identifier respective of the at least one multimedia content element using the at least one generated signature;

converting the at least one identifier to at least one text query;

searching a plurality of data sources for possible diagnoses respective of the one or more identifiers using the at least one text query; and

providing at least one possible diagnoses respective of the at least one multimedia content element to the user device.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

storing the at least one possible diagnose in a data warehouse.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the identifiers include any one of:

a visual identifier, a vocal identifier and a combination thereof.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving metadata from the user device; and

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searching through the plurality of data sources for possible diagnoses of the patient based on the at least one identifier and the received metadata.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

generating at least one signature for the at least one identifier; and

searching through the plurality of data sources for possible diagnoses using the at least signature generated respective of the identifier.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the generation of the at least one identifier of the patient further comprising:

matching the generated signatures to the one or more multimedia content element of baseline identifiers; and

identifying at least one abnormal identifier respective of the matching, wherein the at least one abnormal identifier is the generated at least one identifier.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the multimedia content element includes at least one of:

an image, graphics, a video stream, a video clip, an audio stream, an audio clip, a video frame, a photograph, images of signals, and portions thereof.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

providing an advertisement to the user device related to at least one possible diagnosis.

9. A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon instructions for causing one or more processing units to execute the method according to claim 1.

10. A system for diagnosing a patient based on analysis of multimedia content, comprising:

an interface to a network for receiving at least one multimedia content element respective of the patient from a user device;

processing circuitry; and

a memory communicatively connected to the processing circuitry, the memory containing instructions that, when executed by the processor, configure the system to;

receive at least one multimedia content element respective of the patient from a user device;

generate at least one signature for the at least one multimedia content element by compression of the at least one multimedia element;

generate at least one identifier respective of the at least one multimedia content element using the at least one generated signature;

convert the at least one identifier into at least one text query;

search a plurality of data sources for possible diagnoses respective of the one or more identifiers using the at least one text query; and

provide at least one possible diagnoses respective of the at least one multimedia content element to the user device.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the system is communicatively connected to a signature generator system (SGS), wherein the SGS is configured to generate the at least one signature for the at least one multimedia content element.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein any of the processor and the SGS further comprises:

a plurality of computational cores configured to receive the at least one multimedia content element, each computational core of the plurality of computational cores having properties that are at least partly statistically independent from other of the plurality of computational cores, the properties are set independently of each other core.

13. The system claim 11, wherein the system is further configured to:

generate at least one signature for the at least one identifier; and

search through the plurality of data sources for possible diagnoses using the at least signature generated respective of the identifier.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein the system is further configured:

match the generated signatures to the one or more multimedia content element of normal identifiers; and

identify one or more abnormal identifiers.

15. The system of claim 10, wherein the at least one identifier includes any one of:

a visual identifier, a vocal identifier, and a combination thereof.

16. The system of claim 10, wherein the interface is further configured to receive metadata elements from the user device.

17. The system of claim 10, wherein the system is further configured to search through the plurality of data sources for possible diagnoses based on the at least one identifier and the metadata.

18. The system of claim 10, wherein the multimedia content element includes at least one of:

an image, graphics, a video stream, a video clip, an audio stream, an audio clip, a video frame, a photograph, images of signals, and portions thereof.

19. The system of claim 10, wherein the processor is further configured to provide an advertisement to the user device related to at least one possible diagnosis.

20. A method for diagnosing a patient based on analysis of multimedia content that includes visual and non-visual components, comprising:

receiving at least one multimedia content element respective of the patient from a user device;

generating at least one signature for the at least one multimedia content element based on its visual and non-visual components generating at least one signature for the at least one multimedia content element by compression of the at least one multimedia element;

generating at least one identifier respective of the at least one multimedia content element using the at least one generated signature;

searching a plurality of data sources for possible diagnoses respective of the one or more identifiers; and

providing at least one possible diagnoses respective of the at least one multimedia content element to the user device.