Methods, systems, and wearable apparatus for obtaining multiple health parameters
The present invention includes systems and methods directed towards a wearable device ( 100, 200 ) that can measure health parameters in two levels. The wearable device can measure a health parameter of a user using an attached sensor ( 112 ). This sensor measurement is checked against a threshold database ( 126, 146, 156 ) that details an action to be taken if the sensor measurement satisfies a health threshold. The health can be predetermined by the user or by a professional. This action can be a request to the user of the wearable device to move the wearable device to another part of his/her body so that the wearable device can gather a second sensor measurement that can provide more detail or context for the first sensor measurement. The wearable device can thus provide two levels of sensor data measurement, which it can store and synchronize to storage on a network/cloud service ( 104 ) or to another electronic device ( 102 ).
1. A wearable device, comprising:
a housing that is securable to a body of a user adjacent a first position of the body;
a power source within the housing;
a controller within the housing and operably coupled with the power source; and
a first sensor operably coupled with the controller and positioned on or in the housing;
wherein the controller is configured to:
obtain, from the first sensor, a first sensor reading indicative of a first health parameter of the user sensed by the first sensor;
determine that the first health parameter exceeds a health threshold or receive an indication from a separate device that the first health parameter exceeds the health threshold;
in response to the determination or the receipt of the indication, prompt the user or a medical professional to move the housing to a second position on the user's body; and
obtain, from the first sensor or from a second sensor, a second sensor reading indicative of a second health parameter different from the first health parameter after the housing is moved to the second position to provide additional context for the first sensor reading.
2. The wearable device of claim 1 , wherein the first health parameter is a heart rate.
3. The wearable device of claim 2 , wherein the second health parameter is a blood glucose level.
4. The wearable device of claim 2 , wherein the second health parameter is at least one of a sweat measurement and a respiratory measurement.
5. The wearable device of claim 2 , wherein the second health parameter is a body temperature.
6. The wearable device of claim 1 , further comprising a band coupled with the housing, the band being securable to an appendage of the user.
7. The wearable device of claim 1 , further comprising an output device operably coupled with the controller and configured to prompt the user or the medical professional to move the housing to the second position.
8. The wearable device of claim 1 , further comprising a wireless communication interface operably coupled with the controller.
9. The wearable device of claim 8 , wherein the controller is further configured to transmit, over the wireless communication interface to a mobile device operated by the user, data indicative of the first sensor reading.
10. The wearable device of claim 8 , wherein the controller is further configured to receive, from a remote computing device via the wireless communication interface, the indication that the first health parameter exceeds the health threshold.
11. The wearable device of claim 8 , wherein the controller is further configured to transmit, over the wireless communication interface to a mobile device operated by the user, data indicative of the second sensor reading.
12. The wearable device of claim 11 , wherein the controller is further configured to receive, from a remote computing device via the wireless communication interface, an indication that the second health parameter satisfies another health threshold.
13. The wearable device of claim 8 , wherein the wireless communication interface comprises a Bluetooth low energy interface.
14. The wearable device of claim 1 , wherein the health threshold is stored in memory operably coupled with the controller, and the controller is further configured to compare the first health parameter to the health threshold to determine whether the first health parameter exceeds the health threshold.
15. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
receiving, by one or more processors directly or indirectly from a wearable device secured to a first position on a user's body, a first sensor reading indicative of a first health parameter of the user sensed by the wearable device;
comparing, by the one or more processors, the first health parameter to one or more health thresholds;
determining that the first health parameter exceeds the one or more health thresholds;
in response to the determining that the first health parameter exceeds the one or more health thresholds, prompting, by the one or more processors, the user or a medical professional to move the wearable device to a second position on the user's body; and
receiving, by the one or more processors directly or indirectly from the wearable device, a second sensor reading indicative of the first health parameter or a second health parameter after the wearable device is moved to the second position to provide additional context for the first sensor reading.