IP Library Granted Patent US 11,200,987
Granted Patent B2
US 11,200,987 · App. 17/228,384 · Granted Dec 14, 2021

Virtual telemedicine mechanism

Inventor: Jeffrey Roh (Seattle, WA)
Assignee: IX Innovation LLC
G16H50/80A61B5/0022A61B5/6801A61B5/746G16H40/67G16H50/20G16H50/30G16H80/00
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Patent No.
US 11,200,987
App. No.
17/228,384
Granted
Dec 14, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

Systems and methods related to virtual telemedicine systems, virtual examinations, medical marketplaces, and/or assistance for patient/physicians are provided. The systems can be configured to identify relevant medical service providers based on user-specific information, whether the user has experienced a medical event that may require emergency, urgent, or non-urgent medical services, and/or provide examinations, such as virtual examinations, in person examinations, or hybrid examinations (e.g., both a virtual examination with a first physician and a physical examination with another physician).

Claims (75)

1. A method of operating a virtual telemedicine system, the method comprising:

determining a current location representative of a real-time geographic location of a user of the virtual telemedicine system, wherein determining the current location includes interacting with a device carried or worn by the user;

receiving health-related data corresponding to a real-time physiological condition of the user;

identifying a health-related context based on the current location and the health-related data, wherein the health-related context represents an event that is associated with the physiological condition of the user and requires a medical service;

determining whether the health-related context is associated with a geographic limitation related to the current location of the user; and

generating a concierge output based on the determined geographic limitation, wherein the concierge output is for assisting the user with receiving the medical service for the health-related context based on or in accordance with the geographic limitation.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein:

determining whether the health-related context is associated with the geographic limitation includes determining that the health-related context is locally limited when the event is estimated to be an emergency event;

generating the concierge output includes providing a healthcare facility location to the user;

further comprising:

conducting a localized search for healthcare facilities having capabilities to address the emergency event; and

selecting the healthcare facility for output from the search results, wherein the selected healthcare facility corresponds to a travel time less than a predetermined response limit associated with the estimated emergency event.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein:

the health-related data represents measurements and/or sensor outputs from a wearable device, a continuous health monitor, a user mobile device, or a combination thereof; and

generating the concierge output includes providing the health-related data to the selected healthcare facility.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein:

determining whether the health-related context is associated with the geographic limitation includes determining that the health-related context is unbound by geographical location; and

generating the concierge output includes facilitating a real-time telecommunication session connecting the user to a remote healthcare provider when the health-related context is unbound by the geographical location.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the real-time telecommunication session is a telemedicine session for providing virtual healthcare services to the user.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein:

identifying the health-related context includes determining that the health-related data corresponds to one or more symptoms indicative of a disease;

determining whether health-related context is associated with the geographic limitation includes determining a quarantine status based on accessing a detection test result for determining whether the user has been infected with the disease; and

generating the concierge output includes generating health monitor outputs based on monitoring the user over a quarantine period when the detection test result indicates that the user has been infected with the disease.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein generating the concierge output includes:

determining that the user is asymptomatic based on the health monitor outputs; and

automatically generating a test alert when the user is asymptomatic, wherein the test alert is for re-taking the detection test.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein generating the concierge output includes:

accessing a confirmation test result; and

issuing a recovery certification when the confirmation test result indicates presence of antibodies for the disease within a body of the user.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein generating the concierge output includes communicating the recovery certification to one or more remote devices for certifying a recovery condition of the user to remote device users.

10. A system comprising:

a communication circuit configured to exchange data with one or more remote devices;

at least one processor operably coupled to the communication circuit;

at least one computer-based memory operably coupled to the processor and having stored thereon instructions executable by the processor to cause the processor to:

determine a current location representative of a real-time geographic of location a user of the virtual telemedicine system, wherein determining the current location includes interacting with a device carried r worn by the user;

receive health-related data corresponding to a real-time physiological condition of the user;

identify a health-related context based on the current location and the health-related data, wherein the health-related context represents an event that is associated with the physiological condition of the user and requires a medical service;

determine whether the health-related context is associated with a geographic limitation related to the current location of the user; and

generate a concierge output based on the determined geographic limitation, wherein the concierge output is for assisting the user with receiving the medical service for the health-related context based on or in accordance with the geographic limitation.

11. The system of claim 10 , wherein:

the communication circuit is communicatively coupled to a wearable device, a continuous health monitor, a user mobile device, or a combination thereof; and

the health-related data represents measurements and/or sensor outputs from the wearable device, the continuous health monitor, the user mobile device, or a combination thereof.

12. The system of claim 10 , wherein the instructions further cause the processor to:

determine that the health-related context is an emergency event based on the health-related data;

determine that the emergency event geographically limits the user;

conduct a localized search for healthcare facilities having capabilities to address the emergency event;

select the healthcare facility for output from the search results, wherein the selected healthcare facility corresponds to a travel time less than a predetermined response limit associated with the estimated emergency event; and

communicate a location of the selected healthcare facility to the user.

13. The system of claim 12 , wherein the instructions further cause the processor to communicate the health-related data to the selected healthcare facility.

14. The system of claim 10 , wherein the instructions further cause the processor to:

determine that the health-related context is unbound by geographical location; and

in response to the unbound determination, provide the concierge output by facilitating a real-time telecommunication session connecting the user to a remote healthcare provider.

15. The system of claim 14 , wherein:

the identified health-related context includes a determination that the health-related data corresponds to one or more symptoms indicative of an infectious disease;

the association between the health-related context and the geographic limitation includes determining a quarantine status based on accessing a detection test result for determining whether the user has been infected with the disease; and

the concierge output includes autonomously obtained outputs from a health monitor associated with the user over a quarantine period when the detection test result indicates that the user has been infected with the disease.

16. The system of claim 15 , wherein the instructions further cause the processor to:

determine that the user is asymptomatic based on the health monitor outputs;

access a confirmation test result following the asymptomatic determination; and

generate the concierge output including a recovery certification when the confirmation test result indicates presence of antibodies for the disease within a body of the user.

17. A non-transitory computer-readable medium encoded with instructions that, when executed by a processor, perform a method of operating a virtual telemedicine system, the method comprising:

determining a current location representative of a real-time geographic location of a user of the virtual telemedicine system, wherein determining the current location includes interacting with a device carried or worn by the user;

receiving health-related data corresponding to a real-time physiological condition of the user;

identifying a health-related context based on the current location and the health-related data, wherein the health-related context represents an event that is associated with the physiological condition of the user, requires a medical service, and is associated with a geographic limitation related to the current location of the user; and

generating a concierge output based on the health-related context, wherein the concierge output is for assisting the user with receiving the medical service for the health-related context based on or in accordance with the geographic limitation.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17 , wherein:

the encoded instructions perform the method that further comprises deriving the geographic limitation for search parameters based on the health-related context; and

the concierge output includes one or more search results that satisfy the geographic limitation.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17 , wherein the concierge output is a trigger to initiate a real-time video conference for connecting the user with a physician at a remote location different from the current location.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17 , wherein the concierge output includes a set of patient management features when the health-related context includes a determination that the user is infected with an infectious disease, the set of patient management features including:

calculating a quarantine duration in response to the determination that the user is infected with the infectious disease;

monitoring one or more sensor outputs during at least an initial portion of the quarantine duration, wherein the one or more sensor outputs represent corresponding physiological conditions of the user;

determining that the user is asymptomatic based on the monitored sensor outputs;

accessing a confirmation test result following the asymptomatic determination; and

generating a recovery certification when the confirmation test result indicates presence of antibodies for the disease within a body of the user.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 12, 2021
From: ROH, JEFFREY
To: IX INNOVATION LLC
Reel/Frame 057164/0866 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 63008302 · Apr 10, 2020
Related Publication 20210319914A1 · Oct 14, 2021