Claims:The invention, “Improving the quality of health care by smart glass using cloud computing”
[1] Smart glass with features to give voice commands, to record videos, to get replies from cloud database, to provide uninterrupted power, to project augmented reality view, to connect with mobile phone and for internet connectivity using microphone, camera, battery, speaker, touch pad, prism, blue tooth and Wi-Fi.
[2] Architecture to handle the bi directional data flow from patients and health care professionals to cloud database.
[3] Application of Smart glasses during normal health treatments, surgeries, monitoring activities and telementoring.

Description:

ANNEXURE – 1
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to wearable glass which is controlled by voice or physical input and maintains its data in cloud server. This invention is used to help the physicians to improve the quality of health care.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Digital health and Electronic Health Records (EHR) already plays a vital role in medical field. This provides an opportunity for utilizing the digital health data for decision making and developing new innovations for better health care. In this context, Smart glass for health care professionals is developed to provide them the accessibility of real time data for quick and efficient decisions. It helps physicians to see the information remotely, as well as connect with patients without being connected to a computer or an EHR. Smart glass can be operated either by giving physical input or vocal instructions. Voice controlling is enabled for easiness and in situation like surgery where physical touch to the smart glass is not possible. The proposed smart glass supports health care professionals during surgery and for giving remote instructions. Smart glasses enable surgeons to receive real-time information regarding a patient if complications occur and can assist suitably. Smart glass also records the important clinical information about the patient during various visits and enables the physicians to interact with patients appropriately. The clinician information such as patient’s personal data, historical data and health reports saved in smart glasses are automatically uploaded to a cloud server when smart glasses are charged and connected to Wi-Fi. Since information about the patient is maintained in cloud database, it would be very helpful for doctor or nurse to focus on the procedure or treatment to be given to the patient during next visit. The patient’s data is always updated in the cloud environment and data is reliable, secure as well as economical.
OBJECT OF THE INVENTION
The main objective of the invention is to improve the quality of health care by smart glass with features like augmented reality, voice recognition, availability, flexibility and security.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
Smart glasses are introduced to improve patient care, increase efficiency, and decrease healthcare costs. The web connected smart glass present data onto the lenses and record images or videos through a front-facing camera. The manual input for maintaining the electronic health records are not needed because the data collected via smart glasses will be automatically fed in to the cloud data base for future maintenance. Microphone and speakers are available in the designed smart glass for audio inputs and audio outputs respectively. The microphone is used to get voice commands for

controlling the device and to perform voice searches in the cloud database. Speakers are provided to give audio feedbacks and notifications. Regular ear buds are not used to transfer audio into the ears; instead bone conduction method is used to conduct the sound from audio frames of the glasses into the inner ear through the bones of the skull. To interact with smart glass, touchpad’s and buttons are also available along with voice recognition. The touchpad’s and buttons are located on the frame to control the device by tapping, holding down, or swiping the controls.
Smart glass can communicate with the Internet through natural language voice commands or using touch buttons. It collects information from internal and external sensors to control or retrieve data from other instruments or computers. It supports wireless technologies like Bluetooth and Wi-Fi.Zoom and pan options are included to have high quality images and videos. Sending and receiving of audio or video files to and from cloud database is possible. The blue tooth connectivity in the proposed smart glass helps us to interact with mobile devices. The mobile application provides an alternative way to interact with the cloud server and thus our smart glass act as an effective wearable device.
Smart Glass prism overlaps the computer-generated images with the actual image normally seen in the real world to provide an augmented reality view. It gives surgeons a dedicated screen and complete control of image manipulation. The voice recognition software is pre-programmed to recognize certain terms and commands, which must be learned before operating the device. Clinicians can record entire consultations and revisit footage, providing patients with their full attention. This allows the clinician to write patient notes after consultations without the worry of forgetting details of the meeting. Furthermore, doctors can dictate their notes and order lab tests or procedures through smart glasses, reducing the time spent between consultations and allowing clinicians to spend more time with each patient.
Smart glasses are extremely helpful when patient condition and information could be communicated wirelessly before the patient arrives at the hospital, specifically in emergency ambulances, so that it facilitates the physician to diagnose and treat quickly. Provision is also given in the smart glass for connecting directly into a power outlet or a battery pack clipped to the health care professional’s waist for continuous uninterrupted use.
The surgical team needs to monitor important information on a display during surgery. For example, during orthopedic and fluoroscopic surgeries, it is necessary to take periodic x-rays of the patient. Due to this, the surgeon frequently switches focus between the surgical site and the screen. To overcome this difficulty, the smart glass can display this information directly to the surgeon’s eyes, letting the surgeon maintain focus on the patient, reducing surgery time and avoiding complications from x-ray exposure. Surgeons can also opt for telementoring in order to get advices from other surgeons who are not in the same town by the help of smart glasses during surgery.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF INVENTION
The Figure 1 depicts the actual data flow between the smart glass and the cloud database. When the patient visits the clinic for the first time, his / her personal information such as name, gender, date of birth, marital status, contact number, e-mail id, profession and habits are collected and stored with an unique patient identification number in cloud database via Wi-Fi enabled smart glass and local hotspot. The past information like surgeries and treatments undergone will be included in the cloud database. During the visit, the current health information about the patients such as temperature, sugar level and blood pressure value are also added in the cloud database. The health care professionals can send and retrieve the data related to the patient using the provisions available in the smart glass. Smart glass can take photos, record videos and transfer medical reports to cloud database. Thus, the electronic health record for each patient is maintained in the cloud environment using smart glass. The health care professional can utilize the updated patient information available in cloud through smart glass and proceed for further investigations, giving prescriptions and suggestions. In case of surgery, the surgeons can use the smart glass to have live recording of the operation theatre. Patients in Intensive Care Unit (ICU) can be monitored regularly by means of smart glasses.

The Figure 2 shows the hardware components of smart glass. The main components of smart glass are Microphone, Camera, Battery, Speaker, Touch pad, Prism, Blue tooth and Wi-Fi. Microphone is a device used to get audio inputs from wearer of the smart glass. Using microphone, voice messages are given by the health care professionals to update the information about the patient stored in cloud database. The microphone is also used to get voice commands for controlling the device and to perform voice searches in the cloud database. Camera is used to record images or videos lively during surgery, treatment and scans. Battery slot is given in the smart glass so that it can be connected to a power outlet or a battery pack clipped to the health care professional’s waist for continuous uninterrupted use. Speaker – R and Speaker – L indicates right and left speaker respectively. Speakers are used to give audio feedbacks and notifications. To interact with smart glass, touchpad’s and buttons are also available along with voice recognition. The touchpad’s and buttons are located on the frame to control the device. Prism generates an augmented reality view and gives surgeons a dedicated screen and complete control of image manipulation. Interaction with mobile devices is supported by means of blue tooth connectivity in the smart glass. Wi-Fi is used to transfer data like text, image, audio and video to the cloud database using internet.