Breath acetone measurement system with portable base unit that communicates with mobile application
A portable system is provided for measuring a ketone, such as an acetone, in the breath or other bodily fluid of a user. The system includes a portable measurement device that analyzes fluid samples and generates corresponding ketone measurements. The portable measurement device communicates with an application which runs on a smartphone or other mobile device of the user. The application tracks, and generates graphs of, the ketone measurements, and may include various features for facilitating the analysis of the measurements.
1. A portable breath analysis system, comprising:
a portable base unit comprising a breath acetone sensing system, a breath container insertion port fluidly coupled to the breath acetone sensing system, a pump, a processor, a presence sensor, and a wireless transceiver, the breath container insertion port configured to mate with, and receive a breath sample from, a detachable breath container, the presence sensor configured to sense whether the detachable breath container is inserted into the breath container insertion port, the pump arranged to pump the breath sample along a flow path to the breath acetone sensing system, wherein the portable base unit, under control of program instructions executed by the processor, is configured to generate measurements corresponding to breath acetone levels by analyzing breath samples with the breath acetone sensing system, and to wirelessly transmit the measurements, with the wireless transceiver, to a mobile device associated with a user; and
a mobile application that runs on the mobile device and communicates with the portable base unit over a wireless link, the mobile application configured to track, and generate graphs of, the measurements generated by the portable base unit.
2. The portable breath analysis system of claim 1 , wherein the portable base unit communicates with the mobile device using a Bluetooth protocol.
3. The portable breath analysis system of claim 1 , wherein the system is configured to initiate a breath sample test only when the presence sensor senses the presence of the detachable breath container.
4. The portable breath analysis system of claim 1 , wherein the mobile application includes a user interface that provides functionality for the user to tag individual measurements using a personalized set of tags.
5. The portable breath analysis system of claim 4 , wherein the mobile application is configured to generate and display a tag-specific graph corresponding to a particular tag of the personalized set of tags, the tag-specific graph based on a plurality of measurements tagged with the particular tag.
6. The portable breath analysis system of claim 4 , wherein the mobile application is configured to generate and concurrently display a plurality of tag-specific graphs, each of which corresponds to a different respective tag of the personalized set of tags, each tag-specific graph based on measurements tagged with the respective tag.
7. The portable breath analysis system of claim 1 , wherein the mobile application is configured to determine whether the measurements comply with a set of rules that specify, at least, timing constraints for generating the measurements.
8. The portable breath analysis system of claim 7 , wherein the mobile application is configured to display, in a graph of the measurements, a visual indication that a measurement was determined to not comply with the set of rules.
9. The portable breath analysis system of claim 1 , wherein the mobile application is configured to detect that a sequence of the measurements follows a pattern corresponding to a predefined trigger point associated with the user, and in response, to prompt the user to indicate whether the trigger point has occurred.
10. The portable breath analysis system of claim 1 , wherein the detachable breath container is an inflatable breath bag.
11. The portable breath analysis system of claim 10 , wherein inflatable breath bag is disposable.
12. The portable breath analysis system of claim 1 , wherein the base unit is configured to wirelessly notify the mobile device of a state of the presence sensor, and the mobile application is configured to display an indication of said state.
13. The portable breath analysis system of claim 1 , wherein the breath acetone sensing system includes a removable cartridge, and the base unit includes a second presence sensor that senses whether the removable cartridge is present.
14. The portable breath analysis system of claim 1 , in combination with the breath container, wherein the breath container includes a one-way valve that prevents the breath sample from escaping through a mouthpiece of the breath container before the breath container is attached to the breath container insertion port.
15. A portable breath analysis system, comprising:
a portable base unit comprising a breath acetone sensing system, a breath container insertion port, a flow path that fluidly couples the breath container insertion port to the breath acetone sensing system, a processor, a presence sensor, and a wireless transceiver, the breath container insertion port configured to mate with, and receive a breath sample from, a detachable breath container, the presence sensor configured to sense whether the detachable breath container is inserted into the breath container insertion port, wherein the portable base unit, under control of program instructions executed by the processor, is configured to generate breath acetone measurements by analyzing breath samples with the breath acetone sensing system, and to wirelessly transmit the breath acetone measurements to a mobile device; and
a mobile application that runs on the mobile device and communicates with the portable base unit over a wireless link, the mobile application configured to track, and generate graphs of, the breath acetone measurements generated by the portable base unit.
16. The portable breath analysis system of claim 15 , wherein the portable base unit communicates with the mobile device using a Bluetooth protocol.
17. The portable breath analysis system of claim 15 , wherein the system is configured to initiate a breath sample test only when the presence sensor senses the presence of the detachable breath container.
18. The portable breath analysis system of claim 15 , wherein the mobile application includes a user interface that provides functionality for the user to tag individual breath acetone measurements using a personalized set of tags.
19. The portable breath analysis system of claim 18 , wherein the mobile application is configured to generate and display a tag-specific graph corresponding to a particular tag of the personalized set of tags, the tag-specific graph based on a plurality of breath acetone measurements tagged with the particular tag.
20. The portable breath analysis system of claim of claim 15 , wherein the mobile application is configured to determine whether the breath acetone measurements comply with a set of rules that specify, at least, timing constraints for generating breath acetone measurements.
21. The portable breath analysis system of claim 20 , wherein the mobile application is configured to display, in a graph of breath acetone measurements, a visual indication that a breath acetone measurement does not comply with the set of rules.
22. The portable breath analysis system of claim of claim 15 , wherein the mobile application is configured to detect that a sequence of the breath acetone measurements follows a pattern corresponding to a predefined trigger point associated with the user, and in response, to prompt a user to indicate whether the trigger point has occurred.
23. The portable breath analysis system of claim 15 , wherein the detachable breath container is an inflatable breath bag.
24. The portable breath analysis system of claim 15 , wherein the base unit is configured to wirelessly notify the mobile device of a state of the presence sensor, and the mobile application is configured to display an indication of said state.
25. The portable breath analysis system of claim 15 , wherein the breath acetone sensing system includes a removable cartridge, and the base unit includes a second presence sensor that senses whether the removable cartridge is present.
26. A portable breath analysis system, comprising:
a portable base unit comprising a breath acetone sensing system, a breath container insertion port, a pump, a processor, and a wireless transceiver, the breath container insertion port configured to mate with, and receive a breath sample from, a detachable breath container, the pump configured to pump the breath sample along a flow path to the breath acetone sensing system, wherein the portable base unit, under control of program instructions executed by the processor, is configured to generate breath acetone measurements by analyzing breath samples with the breath acetone sensing system, and to wirelessly transmit the breath acetone measurements to a mobile device; and
a mobile application stored in computer storage, the mobile application configured to run on the mobile device and to communicate with the portable base unit over a wireless link, the mobile application further configured to track, and generate graphs of, the breath acetone measurements generated by the portable base unit, wherein the mobile application includes a user interface that provides functionality for the user to tag individual measurements using a personalized set of tags.
27. The portable breath analysis system of claim 26 , wherein the portable base unit communicates with the mobile device using a Bluetooth protocol.
28. A portable breath analysis system, comprising:
a portable base unit comprising a breath acetone sensing system, a breath container insertion port, a flow path that fluidly couples the breath container insertion port to the breath acetone sensing system, a processor, a presence sensor, and a transceiver, the breath container insertion port configured to mate with, and receive a breath sample from, a detachable breath container, the presence sensor configured to sense whether the detachable breath container is inserted into the breath container insertion port, wherein the portable base unit, under control of program instructions executed by the processor, is configured to generate breath acetone measurements by analyzing breath samples with the breath acetone sensing system, and to wirelessly transmit the breath acetone measurements to a mobile device; and
a mobile application that runs on the mobile device and communicates with the portable base unit over a wireless link, the mobile application configured to track, and generate graphs of, the breath acetone measurements generated by the portable base unit;
wherein the portable breath analysis system is configured to initiate a test of a breath sample in response to user performance of an action following insertion of the breath container into the insertion port, and is configured to inhibit the test from being performed if the user does not perform the action within a predetermined period of time following said insertion of the breath container.