IP Library Granted Patent US 11,776,698
Granted Patent B2
US 11,776,698 · App. 17/523,708 · Granted Oct 3, 2023

Virtual telemedicine mechanism

Inventor: Jeffrey Roh (Seattle, WA)
Assignee: IX Innovation LLC
G16H50/80A61B5/0022A61B5/6801A61B5/746G16H40/67G16H50/20G16H50/30G16H80/00
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Patent No.
US 11,776,698
App. No.
17/523,708
Granted
Oct 3, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

Systems and methods related to virtual telemedicine systems, virtual examinations, medical marketplaces, and/or assistance for patient/physicians are provided. The systems can be configured to identify relevant medical service providers based on user-specific information, whether the user has experienced a medical event that may require emergency, urgent, or non-urgent medical services, and/or provide examinations, such as virtual examinations, in person examinations, or hybrid examinations (e.g., both a virtual examination with a first physician and a physical examination with another physician).

Claims (73)

1. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having instructions thereon that, when executed by a processor, perform a method of operating a virtual telemedicine system, the method comprising:

determining a current location representative of a user, wherein determining the current location includes interacting with a mobile device associated with the user;

receiving health-related data corresponding to a real-time physiological condition of the user;

identifying a health-related context based on the health-related data, wherein the health-related context represents an event that is associated with the physiological condition of the user and requires a medical review;

determining whether the health-related context is associated with a geographic limitation related to the current location of the user; and

generating a concierge output based on the determined geographic limitation, wherein the concierge output is for assisting the user with receiving the medical review for the health-related context based on or in accordance with the geographic limitation.

2. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1 , wherein:

determining whether the health-related context is associated with the geographic limitation includes determining that the event is estimated to be an emergency event;

generating the concierge output includes providing a healthcare facility location to the user in response to estimating the emergency event; and

the instructions corresponding to the method that further comprises:

identifying the healthcare facility corresponding to a travel time less than a predetermined response limit associated with the estimated emergency event.

3. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 2 , wherein:

the health-related data represents measurements and/or sensor outputs from a wearable device, a continuous health monitor, a user mobile device, or a combination thereof; and

generating the concierge output includes providing the health-related data to the selected healthcare facility.

4. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1 , wherein:

determining whether the health-related context is associated with the geographic limitation includes determining that the health-related context is applicable for virtual review; and

generating the concierge output includes facilitating a real-time telecommunication session connecting the user to a remote healthcare provider in response to the determination.

5. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 4 , wherein the real-time telecommunication session is a telemedicine session for providing virtual healthcare services to the user.

6. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1 , wherein:

identifying the health-related context includes determining that the health-related data corresponds to one or more symptoms indicative of an infectious carrier;

determining whether health-related context is associated with the geographic limitation includes determining a quarantine status based on accessing a test result for detecting the infectious carrier; and

generating the concierge output includes generating health monitor outputs based on monitoring the user over a quarantine period when the test result indicates the infectious carrier.

7. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 6 , wherein generating the concierge output includes:

determining that the user is asymptomatic based on the health monitor outputs; and

automatically generating a test alert when the user is asymptomatic, wherein the test alert is for re-taking the detection test.

8. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 7 , wherein generating the concierge output includes:

accessing a confirmation test result; and

issuing a recovery certification when the confirmation test result indicates presence of antibodies.

9. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8 , wherein generating the concierge output includes communicating the recovery certification to one or more remote devices for certifying a recovery condition of the user to remote device users.

10. A system comprising:

a communication circuit configured to exchange data with one or more remote devices including at least a mobile device;

at least one processor coupled to the communication circuit;

at least one memory operably coupled to the processor and having stored thereon instructions executable by the processor to cause the processor to:

determine a real-time location of a user based on interactions with the mobile device associated with the user;

receive data corresponding to a real-time physiological condition of the user;

identify a health-related context based on the received data, wherein the health-related context represents an event that is associated with the physiological condition of the user and requires a medical review;

determine whether the health-related context is associated with a geographic limitation related to the current location of the user; and

generate a concierge output based on the determined geographic limitation, wherein the concierge output is for assisting the user with receiving the medical review for the health-related context in accordance with the geographic limitation.

11. The system of claim 10 , wherein:

the communication circuit is communicatively coupled to a wearable device, a continuous health monitor, a mobile computing device, or a combination thereof; and

the health-related data represents measurements and/or sensor outputs from the wearable device, the continuous health monitor, the mobile computing device, or a combination thereof.

12. The system of claim 10 , wherein the instructions further cause the processor to:

determine that the health-related context is an emergency event based on the health-related data;

identifying a healthcare facility that corresponds to a travel time less than a predetermined response limit associated with the estimated emergency event; and

communicate a location of the selected healthcare facility to the user.

13. The system of claim 12 , wherein the instructions further cause the processor to communicate the health-related data to the selected healthcare facility.

14. The system of claim 10 , wherein the instructions further cause the processor to:

determine that the health-related context is applicable for remote review; and

in response to the remote applicability determination, provide the concierge output by facilitating a real-time telecommunication session connecting the user to a remote healthcare provider.

15. The system of claim 14 , wherein:

the identified health-related context includes a determination that the health-related data corresponds to one or more symptoms indicative of an infectious disease;

the association between the health-related context and the geographic limitation includes determining a quarantine status based on accessing a detection test result for determining whether the user has been infected with the disease; and

the concierge output includes autonomously obtained outputs from a health monitor associated with the user over a quarantine period when the detection test result indicates that the user has been infected with the disease.

16. The system of claim 15 , wherein the instructions further cause the processor to:

determine that the user is asymptomatic based on the health monitor outputs;

access a confirmation test result following the asymptomatic determination; and

generate the concierge output including a recovery certification when the confirmation test result indicates presence of antibodies for the disease within a body of the user.

17. A method of operating a virtual telemedicine system, the method comprising:

determining a current location representative of a user, wherein determining the current location includes interacting with a mobile user device;

receiving data corresponding to a real-time physiological condition of the user;

identifying a health-related context based on the current location and the received data, wherein the health-related context represents the physiological condition of the user, requires a medical review, and is associated with a geographic limitation related to the current location of the user; and

generating a concierge output based on the health-related context, wherein the concierge output is for assisting the user with receiving the medical review for the health-related context based on or in accordance with the geographic limitation.

18. The method of claim 17 , further comprising:

deriving the geographic limitation for search parameters based on the health-related context; and

the concierge output includes one or more search results that satisfy the geographic limitation.

19. The method of claim 17 , further comprising:

initiating, based on the concierge output, a real-time video conference for connecting the user with a physician at a remote location different from the current location.

20. The method of claim 17 , wherein the concierge output includes a set of features when the health-related context includes a determination that the user tested positive for an infectious disease, the set of features including:

identifying a quarantine duration;

monitoring one or more sensor outputs during at least a portion of the quarantine duration, wherein the one or more sensor outputs represent corresponding physiological conditions of the user;

determining that the user is asymptomatic based on the monitored sensor outputs;

accessing a confirmation test result; and

generating a recovery certification when the confirmation test result indicates presence of antibodies for the disease within a body of the user.

Continuity (3)
Continuation 17228384 · Apr 12, 2021
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