# US 2019/0244709 A1 · Monitoring individuals for water retention management > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2019/0244709 A1 - Document ID: US20190244709A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 15/888,274 - Filed: 2018-02-05 - Published: 2019-08-08 - Earliest claimed: 2018-02-05 - Assignees: International Business Machines Corporation - Applicants: International Business Machines Corporation - Inventors: Michael Bender; Rhonda L. Childress; Kim Alice Eckert; Minh Q. Pham - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20190244709A1 ## CPC - G16H 50/20: for computer-aided diagnosis, e.g. based on medical expert systems - G06N 20/00: Machine learning - G06Q 10/1093: Calendar-based scheduling for persons or groups - G16H 20/10: relating to drugs or medications, e.g. for ensuring correct administration to patients - G16H 40/67: for remote operation - G16H 50/30: for calculating health indices; for individual health risk assessment - G16H: HEALTHCARE INFORMATICS, i.e. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR THE HANDLING OR PROCESSING OF MEDICAL OR HEALTHCARE DATA - G06N: COMPUTING ARRANGEMENTS BASED ON SPECIFIC COMPUTATIONAL MODELS - G06Q: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR ## Abstract Methods, systems, and computer program products are provided for monitoring an entity for personal water retention management. Health data for the entity is monitored via one or more sensors. Changes in the monitored health data are tracked over time. Based on the monitored health data, occurrence of a water retention triggering event associated with a provided medical recommendation is determined. When the water retention triggering event is determined to have occurred, the medical recommendation is provided to the entity. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A computer-implemented method for monitoring an entity for personalized water retention management comprising: monitoring, by at least one computing device, health data for the entity via one or more sensors; tracking, by the at least one computing device, changes over time in the monitored health data; determining, by the at least one computing device based on the monitored health data, occurrence of a water retention triggering event associated with a provided medical recommendation; and providing, by the at least one computing device, the medical recommendation to the entity when the water retention triggering event is determined to have occurred. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising: learning, by the at least one computing device, one or more actions to perform based on the monitored health data and one or more provided medical recommendations. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising: searching, by the at least one computing device, an electronic calendar of the entity for an upcoming event that presents a water retention risk; and providing, by the at least one computing device, a second medical recommendation to the entity when the upcoming event found by the searching is associated with the second medical recommendation. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The computer-implemented method of claim 3, further comprising: presenting information to a medical practitioner regarding the upcoming event when the upcoming event that presents the water retention risk is not associated with any medical recommendation, the presenting further comprising: requesting the medical practitioner to provide a medical recommendation regarding the upcoming event, and upon receiving the requested medical recommendation, providing the requested medical recommendation to the entity. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The computer-implemented method of claim 4, further comprising: associating the received requested medical recommendation with the upcoming event when the requested medical recommendation is received. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein: the monitored health data includes information regarding an altitude of the entity; and the computer-implemented further comprises: determining an altitude-related medical recommendation associated with the altitude; and providing the altitude-related medical recommendation to the entity. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising: receiving information regarding foods consumed and/or medications taken by the entity; and determining the water retention triggering event associated with a previously provided medical recommendation based on the foods consumed and/or the medications taken. ### Claim 8 A system for monitoring an entity for personalized water retention management comprising: at least one processor; and at least one memory connected with each of the at least one processor, wherein the at least one processor is configured to perform: monitoring health data for the entity via one or more sensors; tracking changes over time in the monitored health data; determining, based on the monitored health data, occurrence of a water retention triggering event associated with a provided medical recommendation occurred; and providing the medical recommendation to the entity when the water retention triggering event is determined to have occurred. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The system of claim 8, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to perform: learning one or more actions to perform based on the monitored health data and one or more provided medical recommendations. ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) The system of claim 8, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to perform: searching an electronic calendar of the entity for an upcoming event that presents a water retention risk; and providing a second medical recommendation to the entity when the upcoming event found by the searching is associated with the second medical recommendation. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The system of claim 10, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to perform: presenting information to a medical practitioner regarding the upcoming event when the upcoming event that presents the water retention risk is not associated with any medical recommendation, the presenting further comprising: requesting the medical practitioner to provide a medical recommendation regarding the upcoming event, and upon receiving the requested medical recommendation, providing the requested medical recommendation to the entity. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The system of claim 11, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to perform: associating the received requested medical recommendation with the upcoming event when the requested medical recommendation is received. ### Claim 13 (depends on 8) The system of claim 8, wherein: the monitored health data includes information regarding an altitude of the entity; and the at least one processor is further configured to perform: determining an altitude-related medical recommendation associated with the altitude; and providing the altitude-related medical recommendation to the entity. ### Claim 14 (depends on 8) The system of claim 8, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to perform: receiving information regarding foods consumed and/or medications taken by the entity; and determining the water retention triggering event associated with a previously provided medical recommendation based on the foods consumed and/or the medications taken. ### Claim 15 A computer program product comprising at least one computer readable storage medium having computer readable program code embodied therewith for execution on at least one processor, the computer readable program code being configured to be executed by the at least one processor to perform: monitoring health data for an entity via one or more sensors; tracking changes over time in the monitored health data; determining, based on the monitored health data, occurrence of a water retention triggering event associated with a provided medical recommendation; and providing the medical recommendation to the entity when the water retention triggering event is determined to have occurred. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The computer program product of claim 15, wherein the computer readable program code is further configured to be executed by the at least one processor to perform: learning one or more actions to perform based on the monitored health data and one or more provided medical recommendations. ### Claim 17 (depends on 15) The computer program product of claim 15, wherein the computer readable program code is further configured to be executed by the at least one processor to perform: searching an electronic calendar of the entity for an upcoming event that presents a water retention risk; and providing a second medical recommendation to the entity when the upcoming event found by the searching is associated with the second medical recommendation. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The computer program product of claim 17, wherein the computer readable program code is further configured to be executed by the at least one processor to perform: presenting information to a medical practitioner regarding the upcoming event when the upcoming event that presents the water retention risk is not associated with any medical recommendation, the presenting further comprising: requesting the medical practitioner to provide a medical recommendation regarding the upcoming event, and upon receiving the requested medical recommendation, providing the requested medical recommendation to the entity. ### Claim 19 (depends on 15) The computer program product of claim 15, wherein: the monitored health data includes information regarding an altitude of the entity; and the computer readable program code is further configured to be executed by the at least one processor to perform: determining an altitude-related medical recommendation associated with the altitude; and providing the altitude-related medical recommendation to the entity. ### Claim 20 (depends on 15) The computer program product of claim 15, wherein the computer readable program code is further configured to be executed by the at least one processor to perform: receiving information regarding foods consumed and/or medications taken by the entity; and determining the water retention triggering event associated with the previously provided medical recommendation based on the foods consumed and the medications taken.