Intelligent inflatable cuff for arm-based blood pressure measurement

1. A method of obtaining blood pressure data, implemented using an intelligent oscillometric blood pressure measurement (IOBPM) device comprising an inflatable cuff, a pressure sensor, communication circuitry, a memory, and one or more processors, the method comprising:

pairing the IOBPM device and a second device through the communication circuitry, wherein the second device is associated with an identity of a user and the IOBPM is not associated with the identity of the user;

obtaining, by the one or more processors, data associated with the user, wherein the data associated with the user comprise: (a) data indicating that the IOBPM device and the second device are paired, and (b) data indicating the second device is associated with the identity of the user;

obtaining, by the one or more processors, oscillometric blood pressure data from the user and associating the oscillometric blood pressure data with the identity of the user, wherein the oscillometric blood pressure data are generated by the pressure sensor; determining, by the one or more processors, the identity of the user using the oscillometric blood pressure data, comprising applying a classifier to the oscillometric blood pressure data to determine the identity of the user; and

sending, by the one or more processors through the communication circuitry, data indicating the identity of the user and the blood pressure data to the second device.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising: storing the oscillometric blood pressure data in a user account associated with the identity of the user.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the pressure sensor is selected from the group consisting of: a force sensor, a force sensitive resistor, a mechanical sensor, a load sensor, a load cell, a strain gauge, a piezo sensor, a membrane potentiometer, and any combination thereof.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the IOBPM device and the second device are paired through a wireless communication protocol.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the second device is associated with the user via a hardware characteristic of the second device or via credentials received from an application running on the second device.

6. The method of claim 4 , wherein the second device is closest connectable device.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the data associated with the user comprise biometric data, and wherein determining the identity of the user comprises providing the biometric data to the classifier to determine the identity of the user.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the biometric data are selected from the group consisting of: motion data, ECG data, PPG data, the oscillometric blood pressure data, arm circumference data, bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) data, finger print sensor data, and any combinations thereof.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the data associated with the user comprise user input specifying the identity of the user.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the data associated with the user comprise data generated by one or more sensors of the intelligent oscillometric blood pressure measurement device.

11. The method of claim 1 , wherein the data associated with the user comprise data that are generated on the second device and obtained through the communication circuitry.

12. The method of claim 1 , wherein the intelligent oscillometric blood pressure measurement device comprises a user interface, wherein the method further comprising displaying the identity of the user or information derived therefrom on the user interface of the intelligent oscillometric blood pressure measurement device.

13. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second device comprises a user interface, wherein the method further comprises displaying the identity of the user or information derived therefrom on the user interface of the second device.

14. A method of obtaining blood pressure data, implemented using an intelligent oscillometric blood pressure measurement device and a second device, wherein the intelligent oscillometric blood pressure measurement device comprises an inflatable cuff, a pressure sensor, and first communication circuitry, and wherein the second device comprises a memory, second communication circuitry, and one or more processors, the method comprising:

receiving, by the second device, oscillometric blood pressure data from the intelligent oscillometric blood pressure measurement device via the first communication circuitry and the second communication circuitry, wherein the oscillometric blood pressure data are obtained from a user using an oscillometric blood pressure technique, and the oscillometric blood pressure data comprise pressure oscillation data and blood pressure data; and

determining, by the one or more processors of the second device, an identity of the user using the oscillometric blood pressure data, comprising applying a classifier to the oscillometric blood pressure data to determine the identity of the user.

15. The method of claim 14 , further comprising causing the blood pressure data to be stored in an account associated with the identity of the user.

16. The method of claim 14 , wherein the intelligent oscillometric blood pressure measurement device comprises one or more additional biometric sensors in addition to the pressure sensor, and wherein the user's identity is determined using other biometric data associated with the user that comprise data generated by the one or more additional biometric sensors of the intelligent oscillometric blood pressure measurement device and the other biometric data are obtained through communication between the first communication circuitry and the second communication circuitry.