IP Library Granted Patent US 11,798,684
Granted Patent B2
US 11,798,684 · App. 18/171,148 · Granted Oct 24, 2023

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 11,798,684
App. No.
18/171,148
Granted
Oct 24, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A medical diagnostic kit are described. In one example, a medical diagnostic kit includes a container, and a plurality of medical diagnostic test kits located within the container. Each of the plurality of medical diagnostic test kits can include equipment necessary to perform a particular self-administered medical diagnostic test. The plurality of medical diagnostic test kits can include at least a first medical diagnostic kit adapted to facilitate user completion of a first medical diagnostic test and a second medical diagnostic kit adapted to facilitate user completion of a second medical diagnostic test different from the first medical diagnostic test. The container can include a machine-readable code located on an external surface of the container.

Claims (62)

1. A computing system for an electronically proctored examination platform for an augmented-reality (AR)-enabled drug test integrating identity verification and test kit validation and test sample compliance, the computing system comprising an electronic storage medium storing computer-executable instructions and one or more processors configured to execute the computer-executable instructions for implementing the proctored examination platform for the drug test by:

receiving, by the computing system, a user request from a user computing device of a user for an electronic remotely proctored examination for a drug test using a drug test kit comprising a sample collection material and a machine-readable code encoding information about the drug test kit, the user computing device of the user connected to the computing system via an electronic communications network;

receiving, by the computing system from the user computing device, personal identification information about an identity of the user and a scan of the machine-readable code captured by the user computing device;

accessing, by the computing system from a user database, an account of the user based on the received personal identification information before the drug test is commenced;

decoding, by the computing system, the scan of the machine-readable code to extract the information about the drug test kit;

establishing, by the computing system, an electronic video conference session between a proctor device and the user computing device, wherein the electronic video conference session is established via the electronic communications network, and wherein:

the electronic video conference session is configured to enable a proctor to view, via the proctor device, a live electronic video stream of the user taking the drug test by performing a testing procedure that comprises collecting a sample using the sample collection material,

the live electronic video stream is captured using at least one camera of the user computing device of the user, and

the electronic video conference session is further configured to enable the proctor to view, via the proctor device, a drug test result displayed in a drug indicator indicating a result of the drug test that is viewable by the proctor in the live electronic video stream, wherein the drug indicator is integrated with the drug test;

based on the information extracted about the drug test kit, transmitting AR content to the user computing device containing step-by-step instructions related to completion of the drug test using the drug test kit;

causing the user device to initiate an AR experience associated with the drug test kit during the electronic video conference session, wherein the AR experience provides the step-by-step instructions related to completion of the drug test;

verifying, by the computing system, that the identity of the user remained valid by:

identifying, by the computing system utilizing a computer vision algorithm, the user in a first frame obtained from the live electronic video stream based on one or more facial elements of the user;

identifying, by the computing system utilizing the computer vision algorithm, the user substantially continuously in subsequent frames obtained from the live electronic video stream based on the one or more facial elements of the user;

calculating, by the computing system, a distance between a first position of the one or more facial elements of the user in the first frame obtained from the live electronic video stream and a second position of the one or more facial elements of the user in a subsequent frame obtained from the live electronic video stream; and

verifying, by the computing system, that the calculated distance is below a predetermined threshold value to determine that the user remained in the field of view of the at least one camera during an entirety of the testing procedure;

verifying, by the computing system, that no sample switching occurred by:

identifying, by the computing system utilizing the computer vision algorithm, the sample collection material in a first frame obtained from the live electronic video stream; and

identifying, by the computing system utilizing the computer vision algorithm, the sample collection material substantially continuously in subsequent frames obtained from the live electronic video stream to determine that the sample collection material remained in the field of view of the at least one camera during the entire testing procedure;

dynamically verifying, by the computer system, that testing procedures associated with the drug test are completed properly by analyzing monitored video frame data associated with the live electronic video stream to determine that the drug test was administered by the user without abnormalities.

2. The system of claim 1 , further comprising causing display of information regarding the drug indicator to the proctor on the proctor device.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the machine-readable code, when scanned by the user computing device, connects the user to the proctored examination platform.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein dynamically verifying comprises verifying a first unique identifier of the drug test kit at a first time.

5. The system of claim 4 , wherein dynamically verifying further comprises:

verifying a second unique identifier of the drug test kit at a second time; and

determining that the second unique identifier is the same as the first unique identifier.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein dynamically verifying comprises determining that the sample is collected from the user.

7. The system of claim 4 , wherein dynamically verifying comprises determining that the drug test result is obtained using the drug test kit.

8. The system of claim 1 , wherein the machine-readable code is a QR code.

9. The system of claim 1 , wherein the machine-readable code is a bar code.

10. The system of claim 1 , wherein dynamically verifying comprises detecting a change in a network connection stability between the user computing device and the proctor device during the electronic video conference session.

11. A method for an electronically proctored examination platform for an augmented-reality (AR)-enabled drug test integrating identity verification and test kit validation and test sample compliance, the method comprising:

receiving a user request from a user computing device of a user for an electronic remotely proctored examination for a drug test using a drug test kit comprising a sample collection material and a machine-readable code encoding information about the drug test kit;

receiving personal identification information about an identity of the user and a scan of the machine-readable code captured by the user computing device;

accessing, from a user database, an account of the user based on the received personal identification information before the drug test is commenced;

decoding the scan of the machine-readable code to extract the information about the drug test kit;

establishing an electronic video conference session between a proctor device and the user computing device, wherein the electronic video conference session is established via an electronic communications network, and wherein:

the electronic video conference session is configured to enable a proctor to view, via the proctor device, a live electronic video stream of the user taking the drug test by performing a testing procedure that comprises collecting a sample using the sample collection material,

the live electronic video stream is captured using at least one camera of the user computing device of the user, and

the electronic video conference session is further configured to enable the proctor to view, via the proctor device, a drug test result displayed in a drug indicator indicating a result of the drug test that is viewable by the proctor in the live electronic video stream, wherein the drug indicator is integrated with the drug test;

based on the information extracted about the drug test kit, transmitting AR content to the user computing device containing step-by-step instructions related to completion of the drug test using the drug test kit;

causing the user computing device to initiate an AR experience associated with the drug test kit during the electronic video conference session, wherein the AR experience provides the step-by-step instructions related to completion of the drug test;

verifying that the identity of the user remained valid by:

identifying, using a computer vision algorithm, the user in a first frame obtained from the live electronic video stream based on one or more facial elements of the user;

identifying, using the computer vision algorithm, the user substantially continuously in subsequent frames obtained from the live electronic video stream based on the one or more facial elements of the user;

calculating a distance between a first position of the one or more facial elements of the user in the first frame obtained from the live electronic video stream and a second position of the one or more facial elements of the user in a subsequent frame obtained from the live electronic video stream; and

verifying that the calculated distance is below a predetermined threshold value to determine that the user remained in the field of view of the at least one camera during an entirety of the testing procedure;

verifying that no sample switching occurred by:

identifying, using the computer vision algorithm, the sample collection material in a first frame obtained from the live electronic video stream; and

identifying, using the computer vision algorithm, the sample collection material substantially continuously in subsequent frames obtained from the live electronic video stream to determine that the sample collection material remained in the field of view of the at least one camera during the entire testing procedure;

dynamically verifying that testing procedures associated with the drug test are completed properly by analyzing monitored video frame data associated with the live electronic video stream to determine that the drug test was administered by the user without abnormalities.

12. The method of claim 11 , further comprising causing display of information regarding the drug indicator to the proctor on the proctor device.

13. The method of claim 11 , wherein the machine-readable code, when scanned by the user computing device, connects the user to the proctored examination platform.

14. The method of claim 11 , wherein dynamically verifying comprises verifying a first unique identifier of the drug test kit at a first time.

15. The method of claim 14 , wherein dynamically verifying further comprises:

verifying a second unique identifier of the drug test kit at a second time; and

determining that the second unique identifier is the same as the first unique identifier.

16. The method of claim 11 , wherein dynamically verifying comprises determining that the sample is collected from the user.

17. The method of claim 14 , wherein dynamically verifying comprises determining that the drug test result is obtained using the drug test kit.

18. The method of claim 11 , wherein the machine-readable code is a QR code.

19. The method of claim 11 , wherein the machine-readable code is a bar code.

20. The method of claim 11 , wherein dynamically verifying comprises detecting a change in a network connection stability between the user computing device and the proctor device during the electronic video conference session.

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 Sep 19, 2023
From: PERMENTER, JOHN RAY
To: EMED LABS, LLC
Reel/Frame 064958/0675 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 21, 2023
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 062755/0057 →
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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