GB2586433A

GB2586433A - Medical health software application and wearable telecommunication device

Info

Publication number: GB2586433A
Application number: GB1903280.4A
Authority: GB
Inventors: Blakemore Helen
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2019-03-11
Filing date: 2019-03-11
Publication date: 2021-02-24
Anticipated expiration: 2039-03-11
Also published as: GB2586433B; GB201903280D0

Abstract

A wearable communication for measuring, recording and monitoring user’s vital signs e.g. heart rate, blood pressure, oxygen levels and temperature; and communicating recordings to medical professionals e.g. doctor, hospital, paramedic, care giver; or other communication devices wirelessly or via a cellular network. The body of the device has operating buttons 3A, 4A, cameras 5A, a mic 9A, speaker, SIM card slot 6A, touch screen, flashing lights on the rear (7A, fig 5), and straps 2A for attaching the device to the user e.g. wrist or ankle. The device may allow direct communication between user and medical professional and/or recordings of audio, video and photographic images to be transferred to a medical professional, including the user’s location; as a means to allow appropriate care to the user. The device may alert third parties if it detects an unconscious user, sending user details e.g. name, vital readings and images; with may be activated manually via manual distress button 8A, wherein images may be used to locate the user. Information may be transferred from the device by scanning a barcode on the device. A registration barcode may associate the device to the user and facial recognition, or fingerprints restricts access.

Description

Intellectual Property Office Application No. GII1903280.4 RTM Date:29 October 2020 The following terms are registered trade marks and should be read as such wherever they occur in this document: WiFi Intellectual Property Office is an operating name of the Patent Office www.gov.uk/ipo

Description

Medical health software application and wearable telecommunication device The invention is suitable for the field of software and provides a Medied of communication end a wearable device for displaying an application.

The method compriSes the following steps using a wearable telecommunication device Prototyge. The device PrototyPe is built with a number of different hardware features including a arnaii microchip slot in which to fit a microchip telecommunication Card. A user wearing a device can insert a small microchip card into the body of the device and connect the device to a phone network and use the phone network service to communicate to other wearable device users or other device USerS USing worldwide telecommuntcation, The invention prototype will now be described solely, by way of example and with reference to the accompanying drawings in which: igure 1 and 6 1(a) shows a particular embodiment of the top view of the wearable telecommunication device body which can be any shape, size, thickness or material.

Figure 2,3, 4, 6 1(b) shows a particular embodiment of the*side view of the wearable telecommunication device body, Can be any shape size, thickness or material. ;Figure 5 1(c) shows a particular embodiment of the underside of the wearable telecommunication device body, can be any shape, size or material. ;Figure 1, 5,6 2(a) shows a particular emoodiment of a strap or band attached to the wearable tefecomnnuncation device body and is positioned at opposite sides of device body and can be detachable, any size, material Or design. ;Figure 2, 4, 6 3(a) shows a particular embodiment a feature of hardware and device operation button, of any shape size, or material and positioned anywhere on the wearable telecommunication device body. ;C\I Figure 2, 6 4(a) shows a particular embodiment of an optional feature of* a) hardware, and menu button which can be positioned anywhere on the wearable telecommunication device body, of any shape, size or material.

Figure 2, 4, 0 5(a) shows a particular embodiment of a camera lens built in to the side of the wearable telecommunication device body in which to C\J capture photographic images and video recording, and a particular embodiment advantage is to add multiple camera lenses to the device body to give a user wearing the device multiple views of their surroundings.

Figure 3, 4, 6 6(a) shows a particular embodiment built in to the wearable telecommunication device body, a small slot in which to fit a microchip card to enable a user and wearable telecommunication device to connect to a phone network service and communicate over wifi and access worldwide telecommunication, and the microchip card slot can be positioned anywhere in or on the device body.

Figure 5 7(a) shows center part of underside of device body and i$ built in system software and emits bright light and flashes quickly when activated and is capable of accurately reading and recording a users vital signs Figure 6 8(a) shows an advantageous embodiment of an optional emergency distress button, of any size, shape Of material.

Figure 3,6 ft(a) shows a particular embodiment.a mic speaker positioned anywhere on the side of device body used for telecommunication and the transmission of sound.

Figure 6 shows an advantageous embodiment of the wearable telecommunication device shape and design when different hardware featui es are added to the device body.

Claims

Claims 1. A particular embodiment of the device design are the different external hardware features including but not limited to operating buttons, camera tarts, into touch screen, microchip card slot and but in system hardware and software capable of initiating, reading and recording a users vital signs, and photographic imagery and video recording and the device hardware features and system hardware and software can be improved, redesigned or replaced, a user can wear the device on their wrist or ankle region and the wearable telecommunication deuce is similar in design to a wristwatch, the user can operate the wearable device using their other hand or other part of their body using a computer pen or their digits to apply them to the device body computer touchscreen, to communicate and share information with another wearable telecommunication device user or other device user over a will connection Or phone network to speak freely into the mic speaker built into the device body.Claims 2 An advantageous eMbocliment is an installation in the* device of a medical health software application which can quickly and efficiently transmit information shared by a user about their health and wellbeing using either will connection or a phone network or both, to a medical professional connected to a phone network or wifi and using a wearable telecommunication device of same or similar design or other device or computer, anywhere in the world, the wearable device system software is capable of initiating and recording a users vital signs, including heart rate, blood pressure, oxygen blood levels or spo2, and can be improved to record a users temperature or any other recording of the human condition and may store user information in the medical health software application and share and transfer Information to a paramedic, a users own doctor or their local hospital, or a paramedic anywhere in the world, if a user wearing the device is away from home, an initial activated reading and a report of a users vital signs can be transferred by a user and device to a medical professional and a user can share photographic images and video recording with a medical professional who may assist and provide a user wearing a device with emergency or non emergency support, and CD a medical professional may communicate verbally or non verbally or C\I directly or non directly to a user wearing a telecommunication device during an initiated reading and recording of a users vital signs and a user data can be stored and transfered to a users activated account with a medical health a) software application.LO C\IClaims 3. An advantageous embodiment of the invention process, a user can access a niediCal health Software application on their wearable device and register a user account, a user gives permission to a medical health software application to record and store a user personal and health information including but not limited to user name, address, device phone number, age, dealt place of work, etc, a medical health software application registers a user with a medical health software application network database, which may include paramedics, doctors, nurses, caregivers, hospitals, computers, communication devices, or any other means in providing help and support to a user and wearer of a wearable telecommunication device, a user information is stored in the form of a barcode, a medical health software application creates a barcode for the user containing a user personal and health information, and informs a user about a two stage registration process, in the first stage, a user opens an account with a medical health software application and provides their personal and health details so that a medical health software application can create a barcode for an indivual user account, in the second and final stage of the application process, a medical health software application sends a letter document to an indivual users home address containing a user created barcode, in the second stage and final stage of the registration process C\I a user is instructed to scan a barnacle into their medical health software application account using the camera lens built into the body of the device, a) when a user scans the correct barcode into their medical health software application account a user account is then fully activated and a individual user wearable telecommunication device is then connected to a medical network database worldwide, and can communicate with a user and wearable 14) telecommunication device, an indivual user activation barcode set up with a C\I Medical health software application network database May not scan or transfer information provided by a user if a different user or device attempts to scan a user medical health software application barcode, an additional security may apply where the medical health software application requires facial recognition or fingerprint analysis of the individual user registered account, Claims 4, A particular embodiment of the invention process and medical health software application may!provide a medical professional with the correct information about a user account and owner of a wearable telecommunication device so that a medical professional can provide the correct assisted medical care to the correct registered user account whether a user is conscious, unconscious, alive or deceased, however, certain conditions may apply if for example a user is in the company of another person or animal and that person or animal becomes ill or 11110M1SCIOUS, a user and owner of a wearable telecommunication device may remove a wearable telecommunication device and attach it to the ill or unconscious person or animal and communicate using a wearable telecommunication device to a medical professional also wearing a telecommunication device or other device, and connected to a medical health software application and a medical health software application can be improved so that it can detect emergency or non emergency human and animal condition, Claims 5. A particular embodiment of the invention is its ability to record and transmit sound with a built in mic in the body of the device and Can record and transmit and transfer a user voice and a user voice does not need to be in close proximity to the mit for the sound of a user voice to transfer spoken information, for example if a wearable telecommunication device is attached to a user ankle region, a user voice is likey to be further away from the device one, however, the device rnic will detect a user voice even if a user body is in one of the following positions; Supine position, prone position, fetal position, or sat upright in the lotus position, the wearable telecommunication device is built with a camera lens to video record and store photographic imagery recorded of the user or their surroundings and by the user and the medical health software application embodiment may permittransferral of a user stored video recording or photographic imagery for analysis by a medical professional and correctly identify and locate a user wearing a wearable telecommunication device.Claims 6, An embodiment of how the wearable telecommunication device and activated medical health software application could benefit an individual user, for example a user wearing the device is contracted to work in a mine in a foreign county, they have an activated medical health software application running on their wearable telecommunication device which can accurately record data of their vital Signs, the individual user connected to the medical health software application takes a plane journey to their contracted place of work, when they arrive at their destination airport, the airport staff scans the users identity card, they also scan the users wearable telecommunication device screen within the users activated medical health software application, this then informs the medical health software application that the user is in a different country, the medical health software application can then locate medical professionals in the users exact location after arriving in the destination country the user wearing the telecommunication device travels from the airport to start work in a mine, the medical health software application may already know the users exact location at the mine, the user begins wad( in the mine, when suddenly their is an explosion and the user is rendered unconscious, the medical health software application immediately detects a problem with the users vital signs data and sends an alert to C\I a medical professional in close proximity to the unconscious user, the unconscious user activated account has already supplied a Medical pribleasional with all necessary information about the user including user name, age, location, vital signs a) reading etc, and once an alert has been sent it may display the users information on a medical professionals wearable telecommunication device screen or other device screen or computer screen, details about the individual wearable device user, and the medical health software application may alert a paramedic travelling C\J in an ambulance or any rescue vehicle, or any hospital or nearby hospital in close proximity to the user, a paramedic may contact the unconscious user and wearable telecommunication device using telecommunication, and a wearable telecommunication device which they are also wearing, or other device or computer by sending a phone call to the user contact number to speak directly to the unconscious user so that the unconscious user may hear the paramedics voice and the paramedic may already be travelling to the unconscious user location, If the unconscious user hears a paramedics voice, the user can then speak directly to the paramedic using the device ride, If the user remains unconscious and the wearable telecommunication device users vital signs reading continues to decrease or increase, a paramedic may continue to talk to the unconscious user where ever the medical paramedic is located at the same lime anywhere in the world or in a hospital a doctors surgery, or any other budding, Of vehicle or rescue vehicle.Claims 7, An embodiment of how a wearable telecommunication device and Medical health Software application can be beneficial for the health and wellbeing of an individual user, for example a wearable telecommunication device is being used in a hospital ward and is attached to the wrist or ankle region of a user, there are six users in one hospital ward all wearing a wearable telecommunication device, all users may already be activated on the medical health software application database, a nurse assisting a user of the wearable telecommunicaton device, scans a users bartode from a users activated medical health software application using their own wearable telecommunication device or other device, or computer, or ward computer, a nurse can then see a users personal and medical details on their wearable telecommunication device, other device, computer or ward computer, an advantageous embodiment saves the medical workforce time and energy without having to fill in forms or ask the user questions about themselves as a users personal and medical details are digitally and more quickly transferred, a users activated account with a medical health software application can then be monitored at a nurses station computer including a users vital signs which can be monitored and data transferred to the ward computer, other device or medical professionals wearable telecommunication C\I device. a) cp tr) c\IClaims 8. An embodiment of how a wearable telecommunication device and medical health software application could be beneficial to an individual user, a skier, skiing down a mountainside is suddenly caught in:.a landslide and they are completely covered by many feet of snow and are rendered unconscious, they are wearing a wearable telecommunication device and are activated with a medical health software application, which immediately detects a problem with the users vital signs, the medical health software application sends an alert to a medical professional logistered on the medical health software application database in close proximity to the unconscious user, a medical professional immediately knows who the unconscious user is and using the users details on their wearable telecommunication device screen, other device or computer screen sends a call to the users wearable telecommunication device to try and get a reponse from the unconscious user, there is no response from the unconscious user and the medical professional can see a significant change in the users vital signs reading initiated by the user device which alerts the medical professional to send help to the unconscious user, the medical Professional may know the exact location of the user and wearable telecommunication device and this may indicate to the medical C\I professional what event may have Occured, and may also indicate that the user is trapped under several feet of snow, and the device system a) software or medical health software application may provide geographical coordinates of the wearable telecommunication device location including howler under the snow the device is located.LO C\JClaims 9, An embodiment elbow a wearable telecommunication device and medical health Software application can be beneficial to an individual user, for example an individual wearable -telecommunication device user who does not have the use of their upper limbs can have the wearable telecommunication device attached to their ankle region, and the device can record an accurate reading of a users vital signs when the wearable telecommunication device is attached to a users ankle region and a user can speak freely into the 'Mc speaker, even though a user voice maybe positioned further away from the mic speaker and a user can speak freely into the mic speaker to another user and wearable telecommunication device or other device or computer, and a user may use a device pen or their digits or anything else to operate a user wearable telecommunication device and medical health software application installed on the device and communicate with a medico( professional, 10. An advantageous embodiment of how a wearable telecommunication device built in camera lens and or multiple camera lens May provide immediate visual and photographic and video representation of a user exact location from several different angles or views of a user wearable telecommunication device surroundings, and a device user external anatomy May be used to display information on the wearable telecommunication device screen, and store, transfer or transmit information to another user and wearable telecommunication device screen, other device screen or computer when connected to an activated medical health software application.