Granted Patent B2

US 12,562,249 · App. 18/443,888 · Granted Feb 24, 2026

Inventor: Katelijn Vleugels (Austin, TX)

Assignee: MEDTRONIC MINIMED, INC.

G16H20/10G06F3/011G06F3/017G06V10/764G06V40/20G16H20/13G16H20/60

Abstract

Claims (59)

1 . A system comprising:

one or more processors; and

one or more processor-readable media storing instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, cause performance of:

obtaining a first set of data including user physical activity data indicating a food intake event;

determining that the food intake event is probable, imminent or actually occurring based on the obtained first set of data;

determining characteristics of the food intake event based on the obtained first set of data that includes the user physical activity data;

determining a delivery schedule for medication based on the characteristics of the food intake event; and

causing delivery of the medication according to the delivery schedule.

2 . The system of claim 1 , wherein causing the delivery of the medication according to the delivery schedule comprises increasing a dosage of the medication or increasing a frequency of delivering the medication.

3 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the delivery schedule for the medication comprises information related to a number of doses in a given period of time to be delivered and a timing of when to deliver the doses in the given period of time.

4 . The system of claim 1 , further comprising:

one or more sensors configured to obtain the first set of data; and

a medication delivery device configured to deliver the medication, wherein the instructions further cause performance of:

transmitting the delivery schedule to the medication delivery device.

5 . The system of claim 1 , further comprising:

one or more sensors configured to detect movement related to a user of the system, wherein causing the medication to be delivered according to the delivery schedule further comprises:

obtaining the first set of data using the one or more sensors; and

determining, based on the first set of data,

occurrence of the food intake event; and

pace of the food intake event.

6 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the characteristics of the food intake event comprise at least one of the following characteristics of the food intake event: time duration; start time; end time; number of bites; number of sips; eating method; type of utensils used; type of containers used; amount of chewing before swallowing; chewing speed; amount of food consumed; amount of carbohydrates consumed; time between bites; time between sips; or content of food consumed.

7 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the delivery schedule is configured for delivery of an entire medication dosage anticipating the food intake event.

8 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the delivery schedule is configured for delivery of a portion of an entire medication dosage anticipating the food intake event.

9 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the instructions further cause performance of:

obtaining a glucose level of a user of the system; and

dynamically adjusting the delivery schedule based on the glucose level.

10 . The system of claim 9 , wherein dynamically adjust the delivery schedule based on the glucose level further comprises:

determining that the glucose level of the user is lower than a predetermined threshold; and

reducing a delivery rate of the medication.

11 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the instructions further cause performance of:

obtaining a second set of data indicating an end of the food intake event; and

determining an updated delivery schedule for the medication based on the end of the food intake event.

12 . A processor-implemented method comprising:

obtaining a set of data including user physical activity data indicating a food intake event;

determining that the food intake event is probable, imminent or actually occurring based on the obtained set of data;

determining characteristics of the food intake event based on the set of data that includes the user physical activity data;

determining a delivery schedule for medication based on the characteristics of the food intake event; and

causing delivery of the medication according to the delivery schedule.

13 . The processor-implemented method of claim 12 , wherein causing the delivery of the medication according to the delivery schedule comprises increasing a dosage of the medication or increasing a frequency of delivering the medication.

14 . The processor-implemented method of claim 12 , wherein the delivery schedule for the medication comprises information related to a number of doses in a given period of time to be delivered and a timing of when to deliver the doses in the given period of time.

15 . The processor-implemented method of claim 12 , further comprising:

transmitting the delivery schedule to a medication delivery device configured to deliver the medication.

16 . The processor-implemented method of claim 12 , further comprising:

detecting movement related to a user of a sensor configured for obtaining the set of data,

wherein causing the medication to be delivered according to the delivery schedule comprises:

determining, based on the set of data,

occurrence of the food intake event; and

pace of the food intake event.

17 . The processor-implemented method of claim 12 , wherein the characteristics of the food intake event comprise at least one of the following characteristics of the food intake event: time duration; start time; end time; number of bites; number of sips; eating method; type of utensils used; type of containers used; amount of chewing before swallowing; chewing speed; amount of food consumed; amount of carbohydrates consumed; time between bites; time between sips; or content of food consumed.

18 . A processor-implemented method comprising:

obtaining sensor data including user physical activity data indicating a food intake event;

determining that the food intake event is probable, imminent or actually occurring based on the obtained sensor data;

determining characteristics of the food intake event based on the sensor data that includes the user physical activity data;

determining a delivery schedule for medication based on the characteristics of the food intake event; and

causing delivery of the medication according to the delivery schedule.

19 . The processor-implemented method of claim 18 , wherein:

the sensor data includes sensor data indicating movement of a user; and

determining the characteristics of the food intake event includes determining gestures of the user based on the sensor data.

20 . The processor-implemented method of claim 18 , wherein the delivery schedule includes delivery of at least a portion of a total dosage of the medication in anticipation of the food intake event.

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