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Granted Patent B2
US 11,406,329 · App. 16/687,344 · Granted Aug 9, 2022

System and method to detect changes in health parameters and activate lifesaving measures

Inventor: Robert Sampson (Stony Brook, NY)
Assignee: Sherlock Solutions, LLC
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Patent No.
US 11,406,329
App. No.
16/687,344
Granted
Aug 9, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

Certain exemplary embodiments can provide an apparatus wearable by a user. The apparatus can comprise a biometric sensor constructed to generate signals based upon measurements of the user. The apparatus can comprise a processor constructed to determine a significant detrimental change in the user via an algorithm based upon the signals.

Claims (45)

1. A method comprising:

detecting a biometric data of a user during a calibration period, the biometric data detected via a device having at least one sensor secured to the user, detecting the biometric data includes:

instructing the user not to move for a baseline portion of the calibration period;

instructing the user to perform a physical activity for an active portion of the calibration period;

determining whether the user is performing the physical activity;

calibrating the device based on the biometric data detected during the active portion of the calibration period to yield a calibration profile of the user;

detecting new biometric data of the user via the at least one sensor;

comparing the new biometric data with the calibration profile to determine whether the user has experienced a change; and

generating an alert when the user has experienced at least a detrimental change.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the calibrating of the device based on the biometric data includes comparing the biometric data to a population norm for the biometric data detected.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the calibrating of the device based on the biometric data includes determining an average of the biometric data.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the calibrating of the device includes comparing the biometric data of the user to a past medical history of the user, the past medical history is input into the device via a user interface.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the determining of whether the user is performing the physical activity is determined via a motion sensor.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the determining of whether the user is performing the physical activity is determined via user input into the device via a user interface.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the alert includes at least one of an audible alarm, a visual queue, a vibration, a text message, or a phone call.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the generating of the alert includes initiating a communication between the device and a third party.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the communication to the third party includes two-way audio communication with the third party.

10. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:

canceling the alert by making a selection on a display of the device to cancel the communication to the third party.

11. The method of claim 8 , wherein the communication to the third party includes a one-way transmission to initiate emergency medical services.

12. The method of claim 1 , wherein the device is (i) an electrocardiogram sensor, and (ii) operable to couple to the user in at least two locations.

13. The method of claim 1 , wherein the device is configured to monitor a heart rate of the user.

14. The method of claim 1 , wherein the device is configured to monitor blood pressure of the user.

15. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining whether a change is detrimental includes (i) determining a confidence level associated with the new biometric data, and (ii) determining a deviation of the new biometric data from the calibration profile based upon the confidence level.

16. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

processing the new biometric data, via a processor, to generate one or more processed signals;

determining a confidence level based on the one or more processed signals; and

determining whether the user has experienced the detrimental change based on the confidence level.

17. The method of claim 1 ,

wherein,

the at least one sensor includes a plurality of sensors; and

the device is configured to use data received from the plurality of sensors to account for disturbances and to boost data certainty.

18. The method of claim 1 , wherein the device is configured to (i) detect data from a plurality of sensors to account for disturbances or to boost data certainty, (ii) render the new biometric data from the at least one sensor over a determined time period, and (ii) render a deviation of the new biometric data from a baseline value.

19. A method comprising:

detecting a biometric data of a user during a calibration period, the biometric data detected via a device having at least one sensor secured to the user;

calibrating the device based on the biometric data to yield a calibration profile of the user;

detecting new biometric data of the user via the at least one sensor;

comparing the new biometric data with the calibration profile to determine whether the user has experienced a change; and

generating an alert when the user has experienced at least a detrimental change based on (i) determining a confidence level associated with the new biometric data, and (ii) determining whether the user has experienced at least the detrimental change based on the confidence level.

20. A method comprising:

detecting a biometric data of a user during an active portion of a calibration period, the calibration period includes both the active portion during which a physical activity of the user is determined and a baseline portion during which the user is instructed to not move, the biometric data is detected via a device having at least one sensor secured to the user;

calibrating the device based on the biometric data to yield a calibration profile of the user;

detecting new biometric data of the user via the at least one sensor;

comparing the new biometric data with the calibration profile to determine whether the user has experienced a change; and

generating an alert when the user has experienced at least a detrimental change.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 18, 2024
From: SAMPSON, ROBERT
To: SHERLOCK SOLUTIONS, LLC
Reel/Frame 068025/0063 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation 14748230 · Jun 23, 2015
Provisional Application 62015844 · Jun 23, 2014
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