Health and Wellness Monitoring System with a Handwashing Fixture
A health and wellness monitoring system includes a hand washing fixture, such as a faucet or dryer, and a sensor, such as an imaging sensor, associated with the hand washing fixture and configured to acquire data from a user's hands.
1 . A health and wellness monitoring system comprising:
a hand washing fixture;
a sensor associated with the hand washing fixture configured to acquire data from a user's hands.
2 . The system of claim 1 wherein the hand washing fixture is a faucet and wherein the sensor is located so as to acquire data from a user's hands while underneath the faucet.
3 . The system of claim 2 wherein the sensor is located on and underside of the faucet.
4 . The system of claim 1 wherein the handwashing fixture is a dryer and wherein the sensor is located so as to acquire data from a user's hands while using the dryer.
5 . The system of claim 4 wherein the dryer is configured to direct air downward and wherein the sensor is located on an underside of the dryer.
6 . The system of claim 1 comprising both a faucet and a dryer.
7 . The monitoring system of claim 1 wherein the sensor comprises an imaging sensor.
8 . The monitoring system of claim 1 wherein the sensor comprises one or more of ultraviolet light sensors, infrared light sensors, near infrared light sensors, and visible light sensors.
9 . The monitoring system of claim 1 further comprising a processor for operating the sensor and receiving data from the sensor.
10 . The monitoring system of claim 6 wherein the processor transmits health and wellness data derived from the sensor to a cloud storage.
11 . The monitoring system of claim 1 wherein the sensor is located on the neck.
12 . The monitoring system of claim 1 further comprising a user identification system.
13 . A method of monitor health and wellness comprising:
providing a handwashing fixture;
associating a sensor with the hand washing fixture configured to acquire data from a user's hands.
14 . The method of claim 13 wherein the hand washing fixture is a faucet and wherein the sensor is located so as to acquire data from a user's hands while underneath the faucet.
15 . The method of claim 13 wherein the handwashing fixture is a dryer and wherein the sensor is located so as to acquire data from a user's hands while using the dryer.
16 . The method of claim 13 wherein the dryer is configured to direct air downward and wherein the sensor is located on an underside of the dryer.
17 . The method of claim 13 wherein the handwashing fixture comprises both a faucet and a dryer.
18 . The method of claim 13 wherein the sensor comprises an imaging sensor.
19 . The method of claim 13 further comprising a processor for operating the sensor and receiving data from the sensor.
20 . The method of claim 13 further comprising a user identification system.