Claims:CLAIMS
What is claimed is:
1. A method for monitoring health and communicating to users in real time, comprising:

detecting health data of an user by a health monitoring device, whereby transmitting the detected health data to at least one remote system from the health monitoring device; and

monitoring the health data by the remote system in a computing device of the user, wherein the user allowed communicating with a plurality of required users by the remote system.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising a step of storing a plurality of profiles of users.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising a step of generating a plurality of notifications to the user.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising a step of developing communication between the users.

5. A system for monitoring health and communicating to users in real time, comprising:

at least one health monitoring device configured to detect the health data of at least one user, whereby the user allow to monitor the detected health data in a computing device; and

at least one remote system configured to collect the detected health data of the user from the health monitoring device, wherein the health monitoring device communicated with a plurality of required users and the remote system is configured to develop interaction between the plurality of users.

6. The system of claim 5, wherein the remote system further comprises at least one profile module is configured to store a plurality of profile of users.

7. The system of claim 5, wherein the remote system further comprises at least one appointment module is configured to allow a plurality of appointments made by the plurality of users.

8. The system of claim 5, wherein the remote system further comprises at least one notifications generating module is configured to generate a plurality of notifications or alerts to the plurality of users.

9. The system of claim 5, wherein the remote system further comprises at least one real time communications generating module is configured to allow communication between the of users. , Description:DESCRIPTION

TECHNICAL FIELD

[001] The present disclosure generally relates to the field of monitoring health conditions. More particularly, the present disclosure relates to a system and method for monitoring health and communicating in real time.

BACKGROUND

[002] Health care providers offer services to the patients on daily basis. As patients grow older, chronic conditions develop and fall ill to serious health conditions, and require more frequent access to doctors, medicine, hospitals etc. Various health monitoring devices are known in the field of medical instrumentation for monitoring, recording, and reporting physiological signals. It is a challenge to work towards regular improvement in sustaining patient’s health. A sedentary lifestyle is a primary concern for today’s young and old alike given the changing circumstances of the way people deal with their regular schedule. The patients communicating with doctors and caretakers are facing difficulties in emergency situations.

[003] At present some health monitoring devices available which are wearable, but do not monitoring any health information. Instead, the users must press an emergency button to notify the monitoring center of an event. This is intended for situations such as when the user falls and needs outside assistance, especially suited for independently living elders. These systems have distinct disadvantage that they require active participation from the user.

[004] In the light of aforementioned discussion there exists a need for certain system with novel methodologies that would overcome or ameliorate the above mentioned disadvantages.

BRIEF SUMMARY

[005] The following presents a simplified summary of the disclosure in order to provide a basic understanding to the reader. This summary is not an extensive overview of the disclosure and it does not identify key/critical elements of the invention or delineate the scope of the invention. Its sole purpose is to present some concepts disclosed herein in a simplified form as a prelude to the more detailed description that is presented later.

[006] An objective of the present disclosure is directed towards a system that gives an opportunity to save and improve the quality of life of those suffering from long-term chronic health conditions and contributes to the increased medical awareness of the individuals.

[007] An objective of the present disclosure is directed towards facilitating an easy accessible means of the patient to the doctors, caretakers, insurance companies beside the family and friends.

[008] An objective of the present disclosure is directed towards doctors issuing an online prescription through the system to the patients and the patients forwarding the prescription to the pharmacy as it approved by the doctor.

[009] An objective of the present disclosure is directed towards the system that allows storing personal contact details to communicate in real time in case of emergency situations.

[0010] Exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure are directed towards a computer implemented method and system for monitoring health and communicating in real time.

[0011] According to an exemplary aspect, the method includes a step of detecting health data of a user by a health monitoring device, whereby the method further includes transmitting the detected health data to at least one remote system from the health monitoring device.

[0012] According to an exemplary aspect, the method further includes a step of monitoring the health data by the remote system in a computing device of the user, wherein the user allowed to communicate with a plurality of desired users by the remote system.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0013] Other objects and advantages of the present invention will become apparent to those skilled in the art upon reading the following detailed description of the preferred embodiments, in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, wherein like reference numerals have been used to designate like elements, and wherein:

[0014] FIG. 1 is a block diagram depicting a system for monitoring health and communicating in real time, according to exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0015] FIG. 2 is a block diagram depicting remote system 102 disclosed in FI.G. 1A, according to exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0016] FIG. 3 is a block diagram depicting the computing device 106 disclosed in FI.G. 1, according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0017] FIG. 4 is a flow diagram depicting a method for monitoring health and communicating to users in real time, according to exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0018] FIG. 5 is an example flow diagram depicting a method for monitoring health and requesting an appointment with the desired user in real time, according to exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0019] FIG. 6 is an example flow diagram depicting a method for monitoring health and communicating to emergency vehicles in real time, according to exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0020] It is to be understood that the present disclosure is not limited in its application to the details of construction and the arrangement of components set forth in the following description or illustrated in the drawings. The present disclosure is capable of other embodiments and of being practiced or of being carried out in various ways. Also, it is to be understood that the phraseology and terminology used herein is for the purpose of description and should not be regarded as limiting.

[0021] The use of “including”, “comprising” or “having” and variations thereof herein is meant to encompass the items listed thereafter and equivalents thereof as well as additional items. The terms “a” and “an” herein do not denote a limitation of quantity, but rather denote the presence of at least one of the referenced item. Further, the use of terms “first”, “second”, and “third”, and the like, herein do not denote any order, quantity, or importance, but rather are used to distinguish one element from another.

[0022] Referring to FIG. 1 is a block diagram 100 depicting an environment for monitoring health and communicating in real time in a computing environment, according to exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure. The environment 100 depicts a system for monitoring health and communicating remotely to users in real time 102 (herein after referred as a remote system 102), a health monitoring device 104, a computing device 106 and a network 108. The remote system 102 may be accessed as a mobile application, a web application or other software application known in the art of further implemented, without limiting the scope of the present disclosure. The remote system 102 may be accessed as a server in the art of further implemented, without limiting the scope of the present disclosure. The users may include patients, doctors, patients, friends, relatives, healthcare providers, service providers, and the like without limiting the scope of the present disclosure. Details of users may be stored in the remote system 102. The details may include, but not limited to, health data, contact mobile numbers, mail identities, address, and the like without limiting the scope of the present disclosure.

[0023] According to non-limiting exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure, the health monitoring device 104 may include, but not limited to, wearable sensors to detect and analyze the health data of the user in real time. The health data may include, but not limited to, user’s vital signs (heart rate, respiration, blood pressure, temperature, oxygen saturation), electrocardiogram (EKG or ECGs), and other labs such as drug level, anemia urinalysis, bacteria in urine, bacteria in the blood, strep throat, ear infections, activities of the individual, body position, glucose levels, body weights index that makes it even a fitness tracker, and the like without limiting the scope of the present disclosure. The detected health data may be transmitted to the remote system 102 through the network 108. The health monitoring device 104 may be programmed to work through the remote system 102 whose functionalities makes feasible for making an efficient real time analysis of the health conditions.

[0024] According to non-limiting exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure, the computing device 106 may include, but not limited to, a smart mobile or a tablet, a desktop or a computer, a laptop, or other similar handheld device operated in the network 108. The computing device 106 may be a patient device, a doctor device, a care center device, a service provider device and the like without limiting the scope of the present disclosure. The network 108 may include, but not limited to, an ethernet, a wireless local area network (WLAN), or a wide area network (WAN), a zigbee wireless network, a Bluetooth wireless network, a WIFI communication network e.g., the wireless high speed internet, or a combination of networks.

[0025] According to non-limiting exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure, the remote system 102 collects the detected health data and supports analytics based on the user records which may be rooted down to its merits and demerits to take further life saving action by the analytics. The remote system 102 may develop interaction between the users in related matters, including, appointment schedules, diagnosis analysis, treatment, post care and the like without limiting the scope of the present disclosure. The remote system 102 may have regular in-built alert mechanism that facilitates the needs of new firmware updates. The remote system 102 may notify the user for any illusion changes in the health monitoring device 104. The changes may include hardware settings, patterns and the like. The health data may be procured from the health monitoring device 104 and the procured data may be showed in a graphical manner to make more visible to the user in the remote system 102. The remote system 102 may forecast the user’s health by watching its past, present historical trending of health manner through its report records.

[0026] Referring to FIG. 2 is a block diagram 200 depicting remote system 102 disclosed in FI.G. 1A, according to exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure. The remote system 102 further includes a profile module 202, an appointments module 204, a notification generating module 206, and a real time communications providing module 208.

[0027] The profile module 202 may be configured to store the profiles of users. The profiles of users may include, but not limited to, a patient profile, a doctor profile, a service provider profile, a guardian or friend profile and the like. The patient profile may include life feeds from the health monitoring device 104, patient past and present medical and surgical history related to the hospital and insurance details, report records with doctors, and the like. The profiles may be viewed by the other users who are nominated by the user. The other users may include personal doctor as attendant willfully monitoring a patient profile through the remote system 102 or records with a secure connection accepted by the user. The other users may also include a guardian of the patient who can take peek into the medical records. The user may sign up his specialist doctors or family doctors into profile of the doctor. Here, the doctors with medical history referred with recommended prescription details.

[0028] The appointment module 204 may be configured to allow the appointments made by users. For example, the appointments module 204 may also allow appointments made by the service provider on behalf of the patient. The service provider may include, but not limited to, call centers, hospitals, pharmacies and the like. The services may be delivered to the patient as per the pre-scheduling meeting. The appointment module 204 may provide doctor’s availability information and specialized medical services that may make patient schedule an appointment as per need. The appointment module 204 may also provide timing of the visit of the doctors to a hospital based on which the patient may make the appointments. The appointment module 204 may record the check-in situation of an individual patient, the time and date of his appointment, and the like.

[0029] The notifications generating module 206 may be configured to generate notifications or alerts related to health data to the users. For example, the notifications generating module 206 may facilitate easier access of the patients to the doctors who hold the individual responsibility to work through the process of the helping the patient crucially. The doctors may get to work after receiving the notifications that alert him or her sent by the service provider to provide immediate remedial treatment. The notifications may also send to the particular doctor and hospital to schedule the appointment of the patient by the notifications generating module 206. The users may be notified for any illusion changes in the health monitoring device by the notifications generating module 206. Live feedback and testimonials of the patient concerning their health care support may get to other users by the notifications generating module 206.

[0030] The real time communications providing module 208 may be configured to provide real time communications to users. For example, the real time communication providing module 208 may facilitate the interaction of patients with the live call center communication through chatting, mailing, voice calling and the like. The patients may explain their condition with their health care provider that helps to analyze the case in detail and take possible action or even appointment or vise versa. The real time communications providing module 208 may enable the patient to interact with doctor appointments or fluctuations in reading to the worried emergency contacts by sending or receiving concerns on the relevant communications regarding their overall health status. The healthcare specialist may have a live discussion with their patients that help them in analyzing and thereby regularly monitoring their conditions. The real time communications providing module 208 may provide multi-channel contacts facilitate automatic call distribution system, dialer service, voice logging, mobile communications, email management, and the like. The real time communications providing module may also helpful to users tag to near hospitals in emergency situations. The service providers may also alert the doctors by the real time communications providing module 208.

[0031] The users may be communicated to emergency vehicles by providing locations by the real time communications providing module 208. The emergency vehicles may include, but not limited to, ambulances, hospital emergency vehicles and the like. The users are able to track the nearest ambulance services by the real time communications providing module 208. The user may get updates of the ambulance locations by the real time communications providing module 208. The users may also track the nearby hospitals in case of emergency situations by the real time communications providing module 208. The personal contact details may be communicated by the communications providing module 208 in real time in case of emergency situations.

[0032] Referring to FIG. 3 is a block diagram 300 depicting the computing device 106 disclosed in FI.G. 1, according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure. It should be noted, however, that embodiments are not limited to implementation on such computing devices, but may be implemented on any of a variety of different types of computing units within the scope of embodiments hereof. The computing device 106 is only one example of search and it is not intended to suggest any limitation as to the scope of use or functionality of the disclosure.

[0033] In some embodiments, the computing device 106 may include a bus 302, a processor 304, a memory 306, a network device 308, an input device 310, and an output device 312. The bus 302 may include a path that permits communication among the components of the computing device 106.

[0034] The memory 306 may stores the modules of the remote system 102 which are the profile module 202, the appointments module 204, the notifications generating module 206, and the real time communications providing module 208.

[0035] The memory 306 may be any type of computer memory known in the art or future-developed for electronically storing data and/or logic, including volatile and non-volatile memory. In this regard, memory 306 can include random access memory (RAM), read-only memory (ROM), flash memory, any magnetic computer storage unit, including hard disks, floppy discs, or magnetic tapes, and optical discs.

[0036] The processor 304 comprises processing hardware for interpreting or executing tasks or instructions stored in the memory 306. Note that the processor 304 may be a microprocessor, a digital processor, or other type of circuitry configured to run and/or execute instructions.

[0037] The network device 308 may be any type of network unit (e.g., a modem) known in the art or future-developed for communicating over a network device 308.

[0038] The input device 310 is any type of input unit known in the art or future-developed for receiving data. As an example, the input unit 310 may be a keyboard, a mouse, a touch screen, a serial port, a scanner, a camera, or a microphone.

[0039] The output device 312 may be any type of output unit known in the art or future-developed for displaying or outputting data. As an example, the output device 312 may be a liquid crystal display (LCD) or other type of video display unit.

[0040] Referring to FIG. 4 is a flow diagram 400 depicting a method for monitoring health and communicating to users in real time, according to exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure. As an option, the method 400 may be carried out in the context of the details of FIG. 1, FIG. 2 and FIG. 3. However, the method 400 may also be carried out in any desired environment. Further, the aforementioned definitions may equally apply to the description below.

[0041] The method commences at step 402, detecting a user health data by a health monitoring device. The detected health data may be transmitted to a remote system of a user, at step 404. The user may monitor the health data by the remote system in a computing device, at step 406. Establish a communication with other users remotely by the remote system of the user, at step 408. Decisions may be taken by the other users based on the detected health data of the user, at step 410.

[0042] Referring to FIG. 5 is an example flow diagram 500 depicting a method for monitoring health and requesting an appoint to the required user in real time, according to exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure. As an option, the method 500 may be carried out in the context of the details of FIG. 1, FIG. 2, FIG. 3 and FIG. 4. However, the method 500 may also be carried out in any desired environment. Further, the aforementioned definitions may equally apply to the description below.

[0043] The method commences at step 502, detecting a user health data by a health monitoring device. The detected health data may be transmitted to a remote system of a user, at step 504. The user may monitor the health data by the remote system in a computing device, at step 506. The user may send request to required user to schedule an appointment in the computing device by the remote system, at step 508. The other user may accept the request in the computing device by the remote system, at step 510.

[0044] Referring to FIG. 6 is an example flow diagram 600 depicting a method for monitoring health and communicating to emergency vehicles in real time during the emergency conditions, according to exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure. As an option, the method 600 may be carried out in the context of the details of FIG. 1, FIG. 2, FIG. 3, FIG. 4 and FIG. 5. However, the method 600 may also be carried out in any desired environment. Further, the aforementioned definitions may equally apply to the description below.

[0045] The method commences at step 602, detecting a user health data by a health monitoring device. The detected health data may be transmitted to a remote system of a user, at step 504. The user may monitor the health data by the remote system in a computing device, at step 606. The user may communicate with emergency vehicles in real time during the emergency situations by the remote system of the user, at step 608.

[0046] More illustrative information will now be set forth regarding various optional architectures and uses in which the foregoing method may or may not be implemented, as per the desires of the user. It should be strongly noted that the following information is set forth for illustrative purposes and should not be construed as limiting in any manner. Any of the following features may be optionally incorporated with or without the exclusion of other features described.

[0047] Although the present disclosure has been described in terms of certain preferred embodiments and illustrations thereof, other embodiments and modifications to preferred embodiments may be possible that are within the principles and spirit of the invention. The above descriptions and figures are therefore to be regarded as illustrative and not restrictive.

[0048] Thus the scope of the present disclosure is defined by the appended claims and includes both combinations and sub combinations of the various features described herein above as well as variations and modifications thereof, which would occur to persons skilled in the art upon reading the foregoing description.