Managing audio for remote health services
Inventors
Fakhouri, Tamer • Kendale, Amar • Kozin, Gene V. • SEGALOVA, Polina A. • Mehta, Keval
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Publication Number
US-11363998-B2
Publication Date
2022-06-21
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Abstract
A mobile health device includes a sensor that monitors values of a health metric of a person, a control component that controls the device to perform actions as part of providing a health service, and components of the device that receive the control signal and perform an action to provide the health service based on the control signal. The components include user output components for producing sound and/or displaying information and where providing the health service includes playing information as sound, displaying information as text, displaying information as motion video, and/or displaying information still images. The control component includes an input that receives audio signals corresponding to the monitored values of the health metric and produces a control signal based on information about the person, including the monitored values of the health metric of the person. The mobile health device may also include a network interface component.
Core Innovation
A mobile health device monitors values of a health metric of a person using a sensor, and a control component controls the mobile health device to perform actions as part of providing a health service. The control component includes an input that receives audio signals corresponding to the monitored values and produces a control signal based on information about the person, including the monitored values.
The control component converts each received audio signal to an input value and determines the control signal based on the input value. Components of the mobile health device receive the control signal and perform an action to provide the health service, including one or more user output components that produce sound and/or display information.
Providing the health service includes one or more of playing information as sound, displaying information as text, displaying information as motion video, and displaying information as still images. The claims also indicate remote-device networking and encoded-audio receive, decode, and playback, real-time voice communication, and speech-to-text conversion tied to transmitting information.
Claims Coverage
The independent claims specify a mobile health device architecture and an operating method with audio-signal-based control of user output actions. Across the independent claims, the core inventive features include sensor monitoring of a health metric, conversion of corresponding audio signals to input values and control signals, and control of user output components to present sound or visual information.
Sensor monitoring of a health metric and audio-signal-based control
A sensor monitors values of a health metric of a person, and a control component includes an input that receives audio signals corresponding to the monitored values and produces a control signal based on information about the person, including the monitored values.
Audio-signal conversion to an input value for determining control signals
The control component converts each received audio signal to an input value and determines the control signal based on the input value.
Control-signal-driven user output actions for health service presentation
Components receive the control signal and perform an action to provide the health service, including one or more user output components for producing sound and/or displaying information, wherein the providing includes playing information as sound, displaying information as text, displaying information as motion video, and displaying information as still images.
Method of determining a user output action and controlling user output components
Determining which of the following output actions to perform in providing the health service based on information about the person, including the monitored values of the health metric: playing information as sound, displaying information as text, displaying information as motion video, and displaying information as still images; and controlling the user output components to perform a determined user output action.
Non-transitory computer-readable media implementing output-action determination and control
Non-transitory computer-readable media having software stored thereon comprising executable code that determines which one or more of the output actions to perform based on information about the person, including the monitored values, and executable code within the control component that controls the user output components to perform the determined user output actions.
Overall, the claims cover an end-to-end mobile health service presentation architecture in which audio signals corresponding to monitored health-metric values are converted to input values to determine control signals, and the control signals drive user output actions including sound and multiple visual display modalities. The provided claim list also indicates optional remote-device networking and encoded-audio receive, decode, and playback, real-time voice communication, and speech-to-text conversion tied to transmitting information.
Stated Advantages
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Documented Applications
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