Granted Patent B2

US 12,431,000 · App. 18/588,441 · Granted Sep 30, 2025

Inventors: Trudy L. Hewitt (Cary, NC); Christian Compton (Austin, TX); Mauro Marzorati (Lutz, FL); Jeremy R. Fox (Georgetown, TX)

Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation

G08B21/182A61B5/411G16H50/30

Abstract

Claims (31)

1. A method executed by one or more processors of a computer system for detecting allergens using at least one sensor carried on a user and an Internet of Things (IoT) device of the user, the method comprising:

obtaining, by the at least one sensor carried on the user and the IoT device of the user, real-time environmental allergen context data, wherein the obtained real-time environmental allergen context data includes visual data and sensor data;

extracting features from the obtained real-time environmental allergen context data, including at least one detected environmental allergen type, an environmental allergen exposure pathway, and an environmental allergen concentration;

generating a real-time unique allergic reaction risk score for the user based on analysis of a user allergic risk profile and the extracted features from the obtained real-time environmental allergen context data; and

generating a real-time warning to the user when the generated unique allergic reaction risk score exceeds a predetermined threshold.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one sensor carried on the user includes a smart tooth.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one sensor carried on the user obtains environmental allergen particles in a location of the user.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the obtained environmental allergen context data is obtained via at least one of: crowd-sourcing or via a network search.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the generated warning preempts a unique allergic response in the user.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the user allergic risk profile includes historic environmental allergen exposures, environmental allergen types, and environmental allergen severities.

7. A computer program product (CPP) for detecting allergens using at least one sensor carried on a user and an Internet of Things (IoT) device of the user, the CPP comprising:

one or more computer-readable storage media and program instructions stored on the one or more computer-readable storage media to perform operations comprising:

obtaining, by the at least one sensor carried on the user and the IoT device of the user, real-time environmental allergen context data, wherein the obtained real-time environmental allergen context data includes visual data and sensor data;

extracting features from the obtained real-time environmental allergen context data, including at least one detected environmental allergen type, an environmental allergen exposure pathway, and an environmental allergen concentration;

generating a real-time unique allergic reaction risk score for the user based on analysis of a user allergic risk profile and the extracted features from the obtained real-time environmental allergen context data; and

generating a real-time warning to the user when the generated unique allergic reaction risk score exceeds a predetermined threshold.

8. The CPP of claim 7 , wherein the at least one sensor carried on the user includes a smart tooth.

9. The CPP of claim 7 , wherein the at least one sensor carried on the user obtains environmental allergen particles in a location of the user.

10. The CPP of claim 7 , wherein the obtained environmental allergen context data is obtained via at least one of: crowd-sourcing or via a network search.

11. The CPP of claim 7 , wherein the generated warning preempts a unique allergic response in the user.

12. The CPP of claim 7 , wherein the user allergic risk profile includes historic environmental allergen exposures, environmental allergen types, and environmental allergen severities.

13. A computer system (CS) for detecting allergens using at least one sensor carried on a user and an Internet of Things (IoT) device of the user, the CS comprising:

one or more computer processors, one or more computer-readable storage media, and program instructions stored on the one or more computer-readable storage media to cause the one or more computer processors to perform operations comprising:

obtaining, by the at least one sensor carried on the user and the IoT device of the user, real-time environmental allergen context data, wherein the obtained real-time environmental allergen context data includes visual data and sensor data;

extracting features from the obtained real-time environmental allergen context data, including at least one detected environmental allergen type, an environmental allergen exposure pathway, and an environmental allergen concentration;

generating a real-time unique allergic reaction risk score for the user based on analysis of a user allergic risk profile and the extracted features from the obtained real-time environmental allergen context data; and

generating a real-time warning to the user when the generated unique allergic reaction risk score exceeds a predetermined threshold.

14. The CS of claim 13 , wherein the at least one sensor carried on the user includes a smart tooth.

15. The CS of claim 13 , wherein the at least one sensor carried on the user obtains environmental allergen particles in a location of the user.

16. The CS of claim 13 , wherein the obtained environmental allergen context data is obtained via at least one of: crowd-sourcing or via a network search.

17. The CS of claim 13 , wherein the generated warning preempts a unique allergic response in the user.

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