IP Library Granted Patent US 11,410,773
Granted Patent B2
US 11,410,773 · App. 17/681,098 · Granted Aug 9, 2022

Health testing and diagnostics platform

Inventors: Michael W. Ferro, Jr. (Palm Beach, FL); Sam Miller (Hollywood, FL); Marco Magistri (Miami, FL); Colman Thomas Bryant (Fort Lauderdale, FL); Adam Charles Carlson (Miami, FL); Zachary Carl Nienstedt (Wilton Manors, FL); Chris Ensey (Fort Lauderdale, FL)
Assignee: EMED LABS, LLC
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Patent No.
US 11,410,773
App. No.
17/681,098
Granted
Aug 9, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

Systems and methods for providing a universal platform for at-home health testing and diagnostics are provided herein. In particular, a health testing and diagnostic platform is provided to connect medical providers with patients and to generate a unique, private testing environment. In some embodiments, the testing environment may facilitate administration of a medical test to a patient with the guidance of a proctor. In some embodiments, the patient may be provided with step-by-step instructions for test administration by the proctor within a testing environment. The platform may display unique, dynamic testing interfaces to the patient and proctor to ensure proper testing protocols and accurate test result verification.

Claims (46)

1. A computer-implemented system for a proctored examination platform for a medical diagnostic test, the computer-implemented system comprising an electronic storage 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 computing system, a request for a proctored examination session for a medical diagnostic test, wherein the request is receive from a user device of a user and includes information associated with one or more past interactions of the user with the proctored examination platform;

based on the information associated with the one or more past interactions of the user with the proctored examination platform, determining, by the computer system, eligibility for an expedited proctored session;

based on a determination that the user is eligible for an expedited proctored examination session, automatically select, by the computing system, a proctor from among a plurality of available proctors, wherein the proctor is automatically selected based on a type of the medical diagnostic test and the information associated with one or more past interactions of the user;

establish, by the computing system, the proctored examination session between the user device of the user and a proctor device of the proctor, wherein the proctored examination session comprises at least a one-way video conference session;

receive, by the computing system, image data from at least one imaging device of the user device, the image data comprising at least a view of the user or at least one testing material of a test kit for the medical diagnostic test;

identify, by the computing system, at least one feature within the image data received from the imaging device of the user device, the at least one feature comprising at least one of an anatomical feature of the user or at least one testing feature of the at least one testing material of the test kit;

generate, by the computing system, user display data for display to the user on a user graphical user interface on a display of the user device, the user display data comprising at least:

the image data received from the at least one imaging device of the user device, and

at least one computer-generated graphic associated with the identified at least one feature within the image data, wherein the at least one computer-generated graphic is overlaid onto the image data at a position associated with at least one identified feature, and the at least one computer-generated graphic is configured to facilitate at least one step of the medical diagnostic test;

generate, by the computing system, proctor display data for display to the proctor on a proctor graphical user interface on a display of the proctor device, the proctor display data comprising at least the image data received from the imaging device of the user device and information associated with the medical diagnostic test;

transmit, from the computing system, the user display data to the user device for display on the user graphical user interface on the display of the user device; and

transmit, from the computing system, the proctor display data to the proctor device for display on the proctor graphical user interface on the display of the proctor device;

whereby the user performs the at least one step of the medical diagnostic test based on the at least one computer-generated graphic of the user display data and the proctor monitors performance of the at least one step of the medical diagnostic test based on the proctor display data according to an expedited testing session protocol.

2. The computer-implemented system of claim 1 , wherein the proctor display data further comprises the at least one computer-generated graphic associated with the identified at least one feature within the image data, wherein the at least one computer-generated graphic is overlaid onto the image data at a position associated with at least one identified feature, and the at least one computer-generated graphic configured to facilitate at least one step of the medical diagnostic test.

3. The computer-implemented system of claim 1 , wherein identifying the at least one feature within the image data received from the imaging device of the user device comprises analyzing, by the computing system, the image data to detect the at least one feature within the image data.

4. The computer-implemented system of claim 1 , wherein transmitting the user display data to the user device and transmitting the proctor display data to the proctor device occur substantially simultaneously such that the user and the proctor view the image data in a substantially synchronized state.

5. The computer-implemented system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one feature within the image data comprises a nostril of the user.

6. The computer-implemented system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one feature within the image data comprises a test swab.

7. The computer-implemented system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one feature within the image data comprises a portion of a testing material to which a testing solution is to be introduced by the user.

8. The computer-implemented system of claim 1 , wherein the information associated with the medical diagnostic test of the proctor display data comprises an indication of a current testing step of the medical diagnostic test.

9. The computer-implemented system of claim 1 , wherein the information associated with the medical diagnostic test of the proctor display data comprises a testing instruction to be read to the user by the proctor.

10. The computer-implemented system of claim 1 , wherein the proctored testing session comprises an electronic video conference session between the user device and proctor device.

11. A computer-implemented method for a proctored examination platform for a medical diagnostic test, the computer-implemented method comprising:

receiving, by a computing system, a request for a proctored examination session for a medical diagnostic test, wherein the request is receive from a user device of a user and includes information associated with one or more past interactions of the user with the proctored examination platform;

based on the information associated with the one or more past interactions of the user with the proctored examination platform, determining, by the computer system, eligibility for an expedited proctored session;

based on a determination that the user is eligible for an expedited proctored examination session, automatically selecting, by the computing system, a proctor from among a plurality of available proctors, wherein the proctor is automatically selected based on a type of the medical diagnostic test and the information associated with one or more past interactions of the user;

establishing, by the computing system, the proctored examination session between the user device of the user and a proctor device of the proctor, wherein the proctored examination session comprises at least a one-way video conference session;

receiving, by the computing system, image data from at least one imaging device of the user device, the image data comprising at least a view of the user or at least one testing material of a test kit for the medical diagnostic test;

identifying, by the computing system, at least one feature within the image data received from the imaging device of the user device, the at least one feature comprising at least one of an anatomical feature of the user or at least one testing feature of the at least one testing material of the test kit;

generating, by the computing system, user display data for display to the user on a user graphical user interface on a display of the user device, the user display data comprising at least:

the image data received from the at least one imaging device of the user device, and

at least one computer-generated graphic associated with the identified at least one feature within the image data, wherein the at least one computer-generated graphic is overlaid onto the image data at a position associated with at least one identified feature, and the at least one computer-generated graphic is configured to facilitate at least one step of the medical diagnostic test;

generate, by the computing system, proctor display data for display to the proctor on a proctor graphical user interface on a display of the proctor device, the proctor display data comprising at least the image data received from the imaging device of the user device and information associated with the medical diagnostic test;

transmitting, from the computing system, the user display data to the user device for display on the user graphical user interface on the display of the user device; and

transmitting, from the computing system, the proctor display data to the proctor device for display on the proctor graphical user interface on the display of the proctor device;

whereby the user performs the at least one step of the medical diagnostic test based on the at least one computer-generated graphic of the user display data and the proctor monitors performance of the at least one step of the medical diagnostic test based on the proctor display data according to an expedited testing session protocol.

12. The computer-implemented method of claim 11 , wherein the proctor display data further comprises the at least one computer-generated graphic associated with the identified at least one feature within the image data, wherein the at least one computer-generated graphic is overlaid onto the image data at a position associated with at least one identified feature, and the at least one computer-generated graphic configured to facilitate at least one step of the medical diagnostic test.

13. The computer-implemented method of claim 11 , wherein identifying the at least one feature within the image data received from the imaging device of the user device comprises analyzing, by the computing system, the image data to detect the at least one feature within the image data.

14. The computer-implemented method of claim 11 , wherein transmitting the user display data to the user device and transmitting the proctor display data to the proctor device occur substantially simultaneously such that the user and the proctor view the image data in a substantially synchronized state.

15. The computer-implemented method of claim 11 , wherein the at least one feature within the image data comprises a nostril of the user.

16. The computer-implemented method of claim 11 , wherein the at least one feature within the image data comprises a test swab.

17. The computer-implemented method of claim 11 , wherein the at least one feature within the image data comprises a portion of a testing material to which a testing solution is to be introduced by the user.

18. The computer-implemented method of claim 11 , wherein the information associated with the medical diagnostic test of the proctor display data comprises an indication of a current testing step of the medical diagnostic test.

19. The computer-implemented method of claim 11 , wherein the information associated with the medical diagnostic test of the proctor display data comprises a testing instruction to be read to the user by the proctor.

20. The computer-implemented method of claim 11 , wherein the proctored testing session comprises an electronic video conference session between the user device and proctor device.

Assignments (3)
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 Mar 1, 2022
From: FERRO, MICHAEL W., JR.; MILLER, SAM; MAGISTRI, MARCO; BRYANT, COLMAN THOMAS; CARLSON, ADAM CHARLES; NIENSTEDT, ZACHARY CARL; ENSEY, CHRIS
To: EMED LABS, LLC
Reel/Frame 059138/0968 →
Continuity (6)
Continuation 17452746 · Oct 28, 2021
Continuation 17452726 · Oct 28, 2021
Provisional Application 63179864 · Apr 26, 2021
Provisional Application 63156012 · Mar 3, 2021
Provisional Application 63136575 · Jan 12, 2021
Related Publication 20220223281A1 · Jul 14, 2022
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