# US 2019/0167106 A1 · Multiple Sensors for Monitoring Health and Wellness of an Animal

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- Number: US 2019/0167106 A1
- Document ID: US20190167106A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 16/168,668
- Filed: 2018-10-23
- Published: 2019-06-06
- Earliest claimed: 2013-03-15
- Assignees: i4C Innovations Inc.
- Applicants: i4C Innovations Inc.
- Inventors: John Couse
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20190167106A1

## CPC

- A61B 5/0024: {for multiple sensor units attached to the patient, e.g. using a body or personal area network}
- A01K 29/007: {for pets}
- A61B 5/0022: {Monitoring a patient using a global network, e.g. telephone networks, internet}
- A61B 5/1112: {Global tracking of patients, e.g. by using GPS}
- A61B 5/6802: {Sensor mounted on worn items}
- 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}
- A61B 5/7285: {for synchronizing or triggering a physiological measurement or image acquisition with a physiological event or waveform, e.g. an ECG signal}
- A61B 5/746: {Alarms related to a physiological condition, e.g. details of setting alarm thresholds or avoiding false alarms}
- G16H 10/60: for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
- G16H 40/60: for the operation of medical equipment or devices
- A61B 2503/40: Animals
- A61B 2505/07: Home care
- A61B 2562/0219: Inertial sensors, e.g. accelerometers, gyroscopes, tilt switches
- G16H 50/30: for calculating health indices; for individual health risk assessment
- A61B: DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION (usefulness limited to only animals A61D)
- A01K: ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; AVICULTURE; APICULTURE; PISCICULTURE; FISHING; REARING OR BREEDING ANIMALS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NEW BREEDS OF ANIMALS
- G16H: HEALTHCARE INFORMATICS, i.e. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR THE HANDLING OR PROCESSING OF MEDICAL OR HEALTHCARE DATA

## Abstract

A system and method for monitoring the health of an animal using multiple sensors is described. The wearable device may include one or more sensors whose resultant signal levels may be analyzed in the wearable device or uploaded to a data management server for additional analysis.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A wearable device comprising:
a processor;
an accelerometer;
an ultra-wideband (UWB) radar system including a first inward-facing antenna through which a UWB signal is transmitted and a second inward-facing antenna through which a return UWB signal is received; and
memory storing executable instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to:
receive a signal from the accelerometer;
weight the signal received from the accelerometer;
determine, based on the weighted signal, whether a probability that an event has occurred is over a threshold associated with the event;
based on determining that the probability that the event has occurred is over the threshold associated with the event:
generate a UWB signal;
receive a return UWB signal;
determine whether the return UWB signal is associated with a condition; and
based on determining that the UWB signal indicates the condition, generate an alert.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The wearable device of claim 1, comprising a global positioning system (GPS) receiver, wherein the executable instructions, when executed, cause the processor to:
determine, using the GPS receiver, a location of the wearable device; and
send a message comprising the location of the wearable device.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The wearable device of claim 1, wherein the executable instructions, when executed, cause the processor to:
determine respiration issues associated with an animal wearing the wearable device; and
send an alert regarding the respiration issues associated with the animal wearing the wearable device.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The wearable device of claim 1, wherein the executable instructions, when executed, cause the processor to:
determine a respiratory rate of an animal wearing the wearable device.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The wearable device of claim 1, wherein the executable instructions, when executed, cause the processor to:
determine a heart rate of an animal wearing the wearable device.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The wearable device of claim 1, comprising a battery sensor, wherein the executable instructions, when executed, cause the processor to:
determine a charge level of a battery of the wearable device; and
send a message comprising the charge level of the battery.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The wearable device of claim 6, wherein the battery of the wearable device comprises a rechargeable battery.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The wearable device of claim 1, comprising a Wi-Fi radio, wherein the executable instructions, when executed, cause the processor to:
send the alert via the Wi-Fi radio.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The wearable device of claim 1, comprising a cellular radio, wherein the executable instructions, when executed, cause the processor to:
send the alert via the cellular radio.

### Claim 10 (depends on 1)

The wearable device of claim 1, wherein the executable instructions, when executed, cause the processor to:
send the alert via email, text message, or phone call.

### Claim 11 (depends on 1)

The wearable device of claim 1, wherein the executable instructions, when executed, cause the processor to:
determine distress of an animal wearing the wearable device; and
send the alert based on determining the distress of the animal wearing the wearable device.

### Claim 12 (depends on 1)

The wearable device of claim 1, wherein the executable instructions, when executed, cause the processor to:
determine whether an animal wearing the wearable device is laying down.

### Claim 13 (depends on 1)

The wearable device of claim 1, wherein the executable instructions, when executed, cause the processor to:
determine, based on sensor data collected by a sensor of the wearable device, a risk ratio associated with an animal wearing the wearable device.

### Claim 14 (depends on 1)

The wearable device of claim 1, wherein the executable instructions, when executed, cause the processor to:
compare sensor data collected by a sensor of the wearable device to a second threshold; and
based on determining that the second threshold has been met, send the alert.

### Claim 15 (depends on 1)

The wearable device of claim 1, wherein the executable instructions, when executed, cause the processor to:
store a first profile corresponding to a first animal that may wear the wearable device; and
store a second profile corresponding to a second animal that may wear the wearable device.

### Claim 16 (depends on 1)

The wearable device of claim 1, wherein the executable instructions, when executed, cause the processor to:
analyze sensor data collected by one or more sensors of the wearable device.

### Claim 17 (depends on 1)

The wearable device of claim 1, wherein the executable instructions, when executed, cause the processor to:
determine baseline data corresponding to an animal wearing the wearable device.

### Claim 18 (depends on 1)

The wearable device of claim 1, wherein the executable instructions, when executed, cause the processor to:
receive a software update for software of the wearable device; and
apply the software update to the software of the wearable device.

### Claim 19

A wearable device comprising:
a processor;
a sensor;
an ultra-wideband (UWB) radar system including a first antenna through which a UWB signal is transmitted and a second antenna through which a return UWB signal is received; and
memory storing executable instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to:
receive sensor data collected by the sensor;
determine, based on the sensor data, whether a probability that an event has occurred is over a threshold associated with the event;
based on determining that the probability that the event has occurred is over the threshold associated with the event:
generate a UWB signal;
receive a return UWB signal;
determine whether the return UWB signal indicates a condition; and
based on determining that the UWB signal indicates the condition, generate an alert.

### Claim 20

A wearable device comprising:
a processor;
a global positioning system (GPS) receiver;
an accelerometer;
a communication interface;
an ultra-wideband (UWB) radar system including a first antenna through which a UWB signal is transmitted and a second antenna through which a return UWB signal is received; and
memory storing executable instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to:
receive sensor data collected by the sensor;
determine, based on the sensor data, whether a health condition of an animal wearing the wearable device is over a threshold associated with the health condition; and
based on determining that the health condition is over the threshold associated with the health condition, send an alert via the communication interface.