IP Library Granted Patent US 11,804,299
Granted Patent B2
US 11,804,299 · App. 17/682,128 · Granted Oct 31, 2023

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 11,804,299
App. No.
17/682,128
Granted
Oct 31, 2023
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 (40)

1. A computer-implemented system for a proctored examination platform, the computer-implemented system comprising:

an electronic storage medium comprising computer-executable instructions;

one or more processors in electronic communication with the electronic storage medium and configured to execute the computer-executable instructions to:

during a medical diagnostic testing procedure, receive:

first image data from a first imaging device of a user device, the first imaging device comprising a forward facing camera of the user device, and the first imaging data comprising at least an image of a user, and

second image data from a second imaging device of the user, the second imaging device comprising a rearward facing camera of the user device, and the second imaging data comprising an image of a test kit for a medical diagnostic test;

during the medical diagnostic testing procedure, automatically cause one of the first image data and the second image data to be displayed on a display of the device, wherein the one of the first image data and the second image data is selected based on a current step of the medical diagnostic testing procedure;

generate augmented reality content data associated with the current step of the medical diagnostic test, wherein the augmented reality content data is configured to facilitate performance of the current step;

cause the augmented reality content data to be overlaid onto the displayed one of the first image and the second image data; and

during or after the medical diagnostic testing procedure, dynamically verify that the medical diagnostic testing procedure is administered without abnormalities by analyzing:

the first image data to verify an identity of the user during the medical diagnostic testing procedure, wherein verifying the identity of the user comprises verifying that the user remains within a frame of the first image data during the medical diagnostic testing procedure, and

the second image data to verify that the test kit is not replaced by a different test kit during the diagnostic testing procedure, wherein analyzing the second image data to verify that the test kit is not replaced by a different test kit during the diagnostic testing procedure comprises determining that the test kit remains within a frame of the second image data during the medical diagnostic testing procedure; and

based on a determination that the identity of the user cannot be verified during the diagnostic testing procedure or that the test kit has been replaced by a different test kit during the testing procedure, invalidate results of the medical diagnostic testing procedure.

2. The computer-implemented system of claim 1 , wherein analyzing the second image data to verify that the test kit is not replaced by a different test kit during the diagnostic testing procedure comprises:

reading at a first time point, within the second image data, a computer-readable code included on the test kit;

reading at a second time point, within the second image data, the computer-readable code included on the test kit; and

verifying that the computer-readable code has not changed.

3. The computer-implemented system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors further cause the one of the first image data and the second image data to be displayed on a display of a proctor device, whereby a proctor monitors performance of the medical diagnostic testing procedure.

4. The computer-implemented system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors further cause both of the first image data and the second image data to be displayed on a display of a proctor device, whereby a proctor monitors performance of the medical diagnostic testing procedure.

5. The computer-implemented system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors further identify at least one feature within the first image data or the second image data, the at least one feature comprising at least one of an anatomical feature of the user or at least one testing feature of at least one testing material of the test kit.

6. The computer-implemented system of claim 5 , wherein the at least one feature comprises one of: a nostril of the user, a test swab, and a portion of a testing material to which a testing solution is to be introduced by the user.

7. A computer-implemented method for a proctored examination platform, the computer-implemented method comprising:

during a medical diagnostic testing procedure, receiving, by a computer system:

first image data from a first imaging device of a user device, the first imaging device comprising a forward facing camera of the user device, and the first imaging data comprising at least an image of a user, and

second image data from a second imaging device of the user, the second imaging device comprising a rearward facing camera of the user device, and the second imaging data comprising an image of a test kit for a medical diagnostic test;

during the medical diagnostic testing procedure, automatically cause one of the first image data and the second image data to be displayed on a display of the device, wherein the one of the first image data and the second image data is selected based on a current step of the medical diagnostic testing procedure;

generate augmented reality content data associated with the current step of the medical diagnostic test, wherein the augmented reality content data is configured to facilitate performance of the current step;

cause the augmented reality content data to be overlaid onto the displayed one of the first image data and the second image data; and

during or after the medical diagnostic testing procedure, dynamically verifying, by the computer system, that the medical diagnostic testing procedure is administered without abnormalities by analyzing:

the first image data to verify an identity of the user during the medical diagnostic testing procedure, wherein verifying the identity of the user comprises determining that the user remains within a frame of the first image data during the medical diagnostic testing procedure, and

the second image data to verify that the test kit is not replaced by a different test kit during the diagnostic testing procedure, wherein analyzing the second image data to verify that the test kit is not replaced by a different test kit during the diagnostic testing procedure comprises determining that the test kit remains within a frame of the second image data during the medical diagnostic testing procedure; and

based on a determination that the identity of the user cannot be verified during the diagnostic testing procedure or that the test kit has been replaced by a different test kit during the testing procedure, invalidating results of the medical diagnostic testing procedure.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 7 , wherein analyzing the second image data to verify that the test kit is not replaced by a different test kit during the diagnostic testing procedure comprises:

reading at a first time point, within the second image data, a computer-readable code included on the test kit;

reading at a second time point, within the second image data, the computer-readable code included on the test kit; and

verifying that the computer-readable code has not changed.

9. The computer-implemented method of claim 7 , further comprising causing the one of the first image data and the second image data to be displayed on a display of a proctor device, whereby a proctor monitors performance of the medical diagnostic testing procedure.

10. The computer-implemented method of claim 7 , further comprising causing both of the first image data and the second image data to be displayed on a display of a proctor device, whereby a proctor monitors performance of the medical diagnostic testing procedure.

11. The computer-implemented method of claim 7 , further comprising identifying at least one feature within the first image data or the second image data, the at least one feature comprising at least one of an anatomical feature of the user or at least one testing feature of at least one testing material of the test kit.

12. The computer-implemented method of claim 11 , wherein the at least one feature comprises one of: a nostril of the user, a test swab, and a portion of a testing material to which a testing solution is to be introduced by the user.

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 059133/0543 →
Continuity (6)
Continuation 17452726 · Oct 28, 2021
Continuation 17452746 · Oct 28, 2021
Provisional Application 63179864 · Apr 26, 2021
Provisional Application 63156012 · Mar 3, 2021
Provisional Application 63136575 · Jan 12, 2021
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