# US 2014/0155705 A1 · Mobile wireless customizable health and condition monitor

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- Number: US 2014/0155705 A1
- Document ID: US20140155705A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 14/089,324
- Filed: 2013-11-25
- Published: 2014-06-05
- Earliest claimed: 2005-03-11
- Assignees: AFrame Digital, Inc.
- Applicants: Aframe Digital, Inc.
- Inventors: Amy PAPADOPOULOS; Cindy A. CRUMP; Bruce G. WILSON
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140155705A1

## CPC

- A61B 5/1112: {Global tracking of patients, e.g. by using GPS}
- A61B 5/0004: {characterised by the type of physiological signal transmitted}
- A61B 5/0022: {Monitoring a patient using a global network, e.g. telephone networks, internet}
- A61B 5/02427: {Details of sensor}
- A61B 5/1117: {Fall detection}
- A61B 5/117: Identification of persons (methods or arrangements for recognising patterns, e.g. fingerprints, G06F18/00, G06V40/00; identification of persons by analysing their voice or speech G10L17/00)
- A61B 5/14507: {specially adapted for measuring characteristics of body fluids other than blood (devices for taking samples of body liquids A61B10/0045)}
- A61B 5/14532: {for measuring glucose, e.g. by tissue impedance measurement}
- A61B 5/721: {using a separate sensor to detect motion or using motion information derived from signals other than the physiological signal to be measured}
- G08B 21/0446: {worn on the body to detect changes of posture, e.g. a fall, inclination, acceleration, gait}
- G08B 21/0453: {worn on the body to detect health condition by physiological monitoring, e.g. electrocardiogram, temperature, breathing (detecting, measuring or recording for diagnostic purposes A61B5/00)}
- G16H 20/70: relating to mental therapies, e.g. psychological therapy or autogenous training
- G16H 40/63: for local operation
- A61B 5/14551: {for measuring blood gases}
- A61B 5/681: {Wristwatch-type devices}
- A61B 2562/0219: Inertial sensors, e.g. accelerometers, gyroscopes, tilt switches
- A61B 2562/0233: Special features of optical sensors or probes classified in A61B5/00
- A61B 2562/04: Arrangements of multiple sensors of the same type
- A61B 2562/046: in a matrix array
- G08B 21/0423: {detecting deviation from an expected pattern of behaviour or schedule}
- A61B: DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION (usefulness limited to only animals A61D)
- G08B: SIGNALLING SYSTEMS, e.g. PERSONAL CALLING SYSTEMS; ORDER TELEGRAPHS; ALARM SYSTEMS
- G16H: HEALTHCARE INFORMATICS, i.e. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR THE HANDLING OR PROCESSING OF MEDICAL OR HEALTHCARE DATA

## Abstract

A method and system for wellness monitoring using one or more wellness indicator inputs and values is provided. One or more wellness indicator monitoring devices may be provided for measuring wellness indicator input. The wellness indicator monitoring devices may have one or more sensors and a microcontroller in communication with the one or more sensors. One or more servers may communicate with the one or more wellness indicator monitoring devices over a network. A processor may be configured to manipulate the wellness indicator input, and one or more output device may create a desired output based on the wellness indicator values.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A method for health and wellness assessment comprising:
gathering wellness indicator inputs for patient-specific wellness indicators utilizing human observations, utilizing one or more sensing devices, or by utilizing a combination of human observations and one or more sensing devices;
providing a means of transmitting wellness indicator inputs to the server through manual user input or transmission from a sensing device;
maintaining data for one or more patient-specific wellness indicators on a server;
deriving one or more wellness indicator values from one or more wellness indicator inputs;
providing an output or display of derived wellness indicator values for evaluation; and
evaluating wellness indicator values to assess patient health; and providing a means to automatically and manually correct wellness indicator inputs and recalculate values to improve accuracy of wellness indicator scores.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

A method in accordance with claim 1, wherein:
a wellness indicator can be a simple wellness indicator with a value that is derived directly from wellness indicator input or a composite wellness indicator that is derived from at least one other wellness indicator.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

A method in accordance with claim 2, further comprising:
establishing formulas for weighting the components of an individual wellness indicator or a composite wellness indicator and deriving the value of an individual or composite wellness indicator by applying the weighting to the corresponding values of its component wellness indicators.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

A method in accordance with claim 3, further comprising:
comparing wellness indicator values to important contextual information such as population-based risk, population norms, or a patient-specific goal or normal range.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

A method in accordance with claim 1, further comprising:
comparing wellness indicator values to prior values for that patient and allowing comparison and evaluation of patient-specific wellness indicator data over time.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

A method in accordance with claim 1, further comprising:
displaying individual and composite wellness indicators in a novel graphical manner in which a scale of color and numbers provide a simple but unambiguous presentation of the wellness indicator values relative to the desired contextual values

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

A method in accordance with claim 1, further comprising:
providing one or more sensors, including at least one of an accelerometer, a humidity sensor, skin temperature, weight sensors, GSR sensor, elevation sensor, and or physiological sensors;
incorporating these sensors in sensing devices, including at least one of a wearable monitor or external sensor;
measuring wellness indicator inputs at desired intervals automatically or manually; and
transmitting the results to the server.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

A method in accordance with claim 7, wherein:
external sensor includes at least one of, a humidity monitor, shower monitor, toilet flushing monitor, temperature monitor, light level monitor, door monitor, motion monitor, bed monitor, a bed, chair or sofa mounted weight monitoring sensor, and or other locational monitors.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

A method in accordance with claim 1, further comprising:
comparing wellness indicator values to patient-specific personalized baselines and patterns.

### Claim 10 (depends on 1)

A method in accordance with claim 1, further comprising:
providing an ability for certain wellness indicator values to trigger an alert.

### Claim 11 (depends on 1)

A method in accordance with claim 1, further comprising:
wellness indicator input comprising a survey that tracks an individual patient's own opinion of their well-being or condition

### Claim 12 (depends on 1)

A method in accordance with claim 1, further comprising:
providing an ability to further engage the patient with the wellness indicators displayed and organized in a motivational challenge or game with incentives or rewards for the patient achieving patient-specific goals

### Claim 13

A wellness monitoring system comprising:
one or more sensing devices for gathering wellness indicator input, the sensing device having one or more sensors and a microcontroller in communication with the one or more sensors;
one or more servers communicable with the one or more sensing device over a network;
a memory for storing wellness indicator input;
one or more processors for manipulating the wellness indicator input; and
one or more output devices for creating a desired output based on the wellness indicator values.

### Claim 14 (depends on 13)

The wellness monitoring system of claim 13, wherein the output device is an alert device.

### Claim 15 (depends on 13)

The wellness monitoring system of claim 13, wherein the output device is a display device.

### Claim 16 (depends on 13)

The wellness monitoring system of claim 13, wherein the one or more sensors includes an accelerometer, a humidity sensor, a skin temperature sensor, a heart rate sensor, or a pulse oximeter sensor.

### Claim 17 (depends on 13)

The wellness monitoring system of claim 13, wherein the sensing device includes at least one of a wearable monitor or an external sensor.

### Claim 18 (depends on 17)

The wellness monitoring system of claim 17, wherein the external sensor includes at least one of a toilet flushing sensor, a shower humidity sensor, and a bed, chair or sofa mounted weight monitoring sensor.