IP Library Granted Patent US 11,515,037
Granted Patent B2
US 11,515,037 · App. 17/655,909 · Granted Nov 29, 2022

Remote diagnostic testing and treatment

Inventors: Michael W. Ferro, Jr. (Palm Beach, FL); Sam Miller (Hollywood, FL); Colman Thomas Bryant (Fort Lauderdale, FL); Zachary Carl Nienstedt (Wilton Manors, FL); Marco Magistri (Miami, FL); Adam Charles Carlson (Miami, FL); Igor Javier Rodriguez (Miami, FL); James Thomas Heising (Richland, WA); John Ray Permenter (Miami, FL)
Assignee: EMED LABS, LLC
G16H40/67G06T19/006G16H10/60G16H20/10G16H50/20G06K19/06028G06K19/06037
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Patent No.
US 11,515,037
App. No.
17/655,909
Granted
Nov 29, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

Augmented-reality (AR)-enabled first aid kit are described herein. As one example, an AR-enabled first aid kit can include a container, a plurality of first aid items located within the container, wherein each of the plurality of first aid items comprises equipment necessary to perform a first aid, and a machine-readable code located on an external surface of the container. The machine-readable code may be configured to be imaged by a camera of a portable user computing device to enable causing the portable user computing device to display a user-selectable graphic on the display of the portable user computing device that, when selected by a user, causes a software application stored on the portable user computing device to access a provider webpage that enables initiation of the augmented reality presentation that includes display of AR content relating to the plurality of first aid items.

Claims (50)

1. An augmented-reality (AR)-enabled first aid kit, comprising:

a container;

a plurality of first aid items located within the container, wherein each of the plurality of first aid items comprises equipment necessary to perform a first aid,

a machine-readable code located on an external surface of the container, the machine-readable code configured to be imaged by a camera of a portable user computing device to enable:

providing a fiducial point from which a coordinate frame for an augmented reality presentation can be established using the camera and a display of the portable user computing device; and

causing the portable user computing device to display a user-selectable graphic on the display of the portable user computing device that, when selected by a user, causes a software application stored on the portable user computing device to access a provider webpage that enables initiation of the augmented reality presentation that includes display of AR content relating to the plurality of first aid items, wherein the AR content comprises:

an indication of whether the plurality of first aid items located within the container are sufficient to treat a condition, wherein the condition is determined based on user input provided by the user on the portable use computing device; and

an identification of a location of one or more first aid items from the plurality of first aid items, the one or more first aid items being first aid items that are able to treat the condition to be treated.

2. The AR-enabled first aid kit of claim 1 , wherein the AR content comprises information about various first aid steps associated with providing first aid using one or more of the plurality of first aid items.

3. The AR-enabled first aid kit of claim 1 , wherein the machine-readable code is a QR code.

4. The AR-enabled first aid kit of claim 1 , wherein the machine-readable code is an augmented reality QR code.

5. The AR-enabled first aid kit of claim 1 , wherein each particular first aid item of the plurality of first aid items comprises a respective machine-readable code located on an external surface of a package of the particular first aid item that, when scanned by the portable user computing device, causes the portable user computing device to display information relating to the particular first aid item and/or instructions on how to perform first aid with the particular first aid item on the display of the portable user computing device.

6. The AR-enabled first aid kit of claim 5 , wherein at least one of the respective machine-readable codes comprises a QR code.

7. A system for facilitating first aid using a first aid kit comprising a container and a plurality of first aid items, the system comprising an electronic storage medium comprising computer-executable instructions and one or more processors in electronic communication with the electronic storage medium and configured to execute the computer-executable instructions in order to:

receive, by the system, a request for first aid guidance, wherein the request for first aid guidance is provided by a user on a user interface on a user device;

receive, by the system, one or more indications of a condition to be treated, wherein the one or more indications of the condition to be treated are provided by the user using the user device;

determining, by the system, whether the condition to be treated is treatable with the first aid kit;

based on a determination that the condition to be treated is not treatable with the first aid kit, providing, by the system, a user instruction to seek professional medical attention and a user-selectable option for connecting the user to emergency services, the user instruction and the user-selectable option provided on a display of the user device; and

based on a determination that the condition to be treated is treatable with the first aid kit:

identifying among the plurality of first aid items, by the system, a subset of first aid items for treating the condition,

providing on the user interface of the user device, by the system, an indication of a location of the subset of first aid items within the container, and

providing first aid instructions for treating the condition using first aid materials of the first aid kit.

8. The system of claim 7 , wherein the one or more indications of a condition to be treated comprise an image captured using a camera of the user device, wherein the image is transmitted to the system over a network.

9. The system of claim 8 , further comprising:

providing, by the system, information that is superimposed on the image, the information comprising the first aid guidance; and

causing, by the system, the image with the superimposed information to be displayed on a display of the user device.

10. The system of claim 8 , further comprising receiving, by the system, indications of the first aid items in the first aid kit, wherein the indications are provided by the user on the user device, and wherein the determination that whether the condition to be treated is treatable with the first aid kit is based on the indications of the first aid items in the first aid kit.

11. The system of claim 10 , wherein the indications of the first aid items in the first aid kit are determined based on one or more images of the first aid kit captured by a camera of the user device.

12. The system of claim 11 , further comprising determining, by the system, at least some of the first aid items within the first aid kit based on machine-readable codes includes on the at least some of the first aid items.

13. The system of claim 12 , wherein the machine-readable codes comprise QR codes.

14. The system of claim 10 , wherein the indications of the first aid items in the first aid kit are determined based on:

providing, by the system, a list of first aid items to be displayed on the display of the user device; and

receiving, by the system, a selection of the listed items, wherein the selection is made by the user on the user device.

15. The system of claim 10 , wherein the indications of the first aid items in the first aid kit are determined based on receiving, by the system, a spoken list of first aid items available to the user, wherein the spoken list is generated by the user and recorded on a microphone of the user device.

16. A method for facilitating first aid using a first aid kit comprising a container and a plurality of first aid items, the method comprising:

receiving a request for first aid guidance, wherein the request for first aid guidance is provided by a user on a user interface on a user device;

receiving one or more indications of a condition to be treated, wherein the one or more indications of the condition to be treated are provided by the user using the user device;

determining whether the condition to be treated is treatable with the first aid kit;

based on a determination that the condition to be treated is not treatable with the first aid kit, providing a user instruction to seek professional medical attention and a user selectable option for connecting the user to emergency services, the user instruction and the user-selectable option provided on a display of the user device; and

based on a determination that the condition to be treated is treatable with the first aid kit:

identifying among the plurality of first aid items a subset of first aid items for treating the condition,

providing on the user interface of the user device an indication of a location of the subset of first aid items within the container, and

providing first aid instructions for treating the condition using first aid materials of the first aid kit.

17. The method of claim 16 , further comprising:

receiving an image captured using a camera of the user device, wherein the image is transmitted over a network; and

analyzing the image to determine the one or more indications of a condition to be treated.

18. The method of claim 17 , further comprising:

providing information that is superimposed on the image, the information comprising the first aid guidance; and

causing the image with the superimposed information to be displayed on the display of the user device.

19. The method of claim 16 , further comprising determining contents of the first aid kit based on one or more images of the first aid kit captured by a camera of the user device.

Assignments (4)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Aug 13, 2025
From: EMED POPULATION HEALTH, LLC
To: EMED POPULATION HEALTH, INC.
Reel/Frame 072435/0043 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 23, 2025
From: EMED LABS, LLC
To: EMED POPULATION HEALTH, LLC
Reel/Frame 071208/0446 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 18, 2022
From: FERRO, MICHAEL W., JR.; MILLER, SAM; BRYANT, COLMAN THOMAS; NIENSTEDT, ZACHARY CARL; MAGISTRI, MARCO; CARLSON, ADAM CHARLES; RODRIGUEZ, IGOR JAVIER; HEISING, JAMES THOMAS
To: EMED LABS, LLC
Reel/Frame 060539/0588 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 6, 2022
From: PERMENTER, JOHN RAY
To: EMED LABS, LLC
Reel/Frame 059839/0059 →
Continuity (8)
Continuation 17700141 · Mar 21, 2022
Provisional Application 63266233 · Dec 30, 2021
Provisional Application 63266158 · Dec 29, 2021
Provisional Application 63202723 · Jun 22, 2021
Provisional Application 63202028 · May 24, 2021
Provisional Application 63179101 · Apr 23, 2021
Provisional Application 63164669 · Mar 23, 2021
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