Method for monitoring and improving health and productivity of employees using a computer mouse system

A method for monitoring health characteristics of a user, the method comprising:

• sending, by a computer mouse controller of a computer mouse of a computer mouse system to a computer workstation, location data corresponding to sensed movement of the computer mouse for use in determining movement of the computer mouse, wherein the computer mouse system comprises:
• the computer mouse comprising:
• the computer mouse controller;
• a location sensor configured to sense movement of the computer mouse relative to a surface on which the computer mouse is located;
• a temperature sensor configured to sense a body temperature of the user;
• a blood condition sensor configured to sense a blood saturation level of the user;
• and a mouse wireless interface;
• and
• a mouse wireless interface;
• and
• a blood pressure cuff worn about the wrist of the user and configured to sense a blood pressure of the user, the blood pressure cuff comprising:
• a bladder;
• a pump;
• a pressure transducer;
• a blood pressure cuff controller;
• a blood pressure cuff wireless interface;
• and
• a battery configured to supply power to operate the pump, the pressure transducer, the blood pressure cuff controller and the blood pressure cuff wireless interface,
• wherein the bladder, the pump, the pressure transducer, the blood pressure cuff controller, the blood pressure cuff wireless interface and the battery are integrated with the blood pressure cuff, and wherein the blood pressure cuff is not physically tethered to the computer mouse;
• receiving, by the computer mouse controller from the temperature sensor, temperature data corresponding to a sensed body temperature of the user;
• receiving, by the computer mouse controller from the blood condition sensor, blood condition data corresponding to a sensed blood saturation level of the user;
• receiving, by the computer mouse controller from the computer workstation, a request for health data;
• in response to receiving the request for health data, sending, by the computer mouse controller to the blood pressure cuff controller via wireless communication between the mouse wireless interface and the blood pressure cuff wireless interface, a request for a blood pressure reading;
• in response to the request for the blood pressure reading, the blood pressure cuff controller performing the following operations:
• controlling operation of the pump of the blood pressure cuff to inflate the bladder;
• obtaining, from the pressure transducer of the blood pressure cuff, one or more pressure readings indicative of the blood pressure of the user;
• and
• sending, to the computer mouse controller via wireless communication between the mouse wireless interface and the blood pressure cuff wireless interface, blood pressure data corresponding to the one or more pressure readings;
• receiving, by the computer mouse controller from the blood pressure cuff controller via wireless communication between the mouse wireless interface and the blood pressure cuff wireless interface, the blood pressure data;
• and
• sending, by the computer mouse controller to the computer workstation, health data corresponding to the temperature data, the blood condition data, and the blood pressure data for use in determining a health profile for the user, the health profile comprising the body temperature, the blood saturation level, and the blood pressure of the user;
• and
• displaying, by the computer workstation, the health profile for the user.