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`(12) Ulllted States Patent
`Teller et al.
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`(10) Patent N0.:
`(45) Date of Patent:
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`US 7,689,437 B1
`Mar. 30, 2010
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`(54) SYSTEM FOR MONITORING HEALTH,
`WELLNESS AND FITNESS
`
`(75) Inventors: Eric Teller, Pittsburgh, PA (US); John
`M. Stivoric, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
`Christopher D. Kasabach, Pittsburgh,
`PA (US); Christopher D. Pacione,
`Pittsburgh, PA (US); John L. Moss,
`Monroeville, PA (U S); Craig B. Liden,
`
`McCormack, Pittsburgh, PA (U S)
`
`(73) Assigneez BODYMEDIA, Inc” Pittsburgh’ pA
`(Us)
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`( * ) Notice:
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`Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this
`patent is extended or adjusted under 35
`USC 1546)) by 1813 days'
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`(21) APPL No‘: 09/595,660
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`(22) Filed:
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`Jun. 16, 2000
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`A method for assisting an individual to monitor, control and
`modify certain aspects of the individual s physiological sta
`tus according to a preset physiological status goal comprising
`establishing the goal according to certain preselected physi
`ological parameters, af?xing a physiological monitoring
`device in proximity to the body of the individual, generating
`data indicative of one or more measured parameters of the
`individual using said device, and using the one or more mea
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`of the relative degree of achievement of the individual’s per
`formance With relation to the physiological status goal and
`providing the status information to the individual. Altema
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`the physiological status goal.
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`SYSTEM FOR MONITORING HEALTH,
`WELLNESS AND FITNESS
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`FIELD OF THE INVENTION
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`The present invention relates to a system for monitoring
`health, Wellness and ?tness, and in particular, to a system for
`collecting and storing at a remote site data relating to an
`individual’s physiological state, lifestyle, and various contex
`tual parameters, and making such data and analytical infor
`mation based on such data available to the individual, prefer
`ably over an electronic netWork.
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`BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
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`Research has shoWn that a large number of the top health
`problems in society are either caused in Whole or in part by an
`unhealthy lifestyle. More and more, our society requires
`people to lead fast-paced, achievement-oriented lifestyles
`that often result in poor eating habits, high stress levels, lack
`of exercise, poor sleep habits and the inability to ?nd the time
`to center the mind and relax. Recognizing this fact, people are
`becoming increasingly interested in establishing a healthier
`lifestyle.
`Traditional medicine, embodied in the form of an HMO or
`similar organizations, does not have the time, the training, or
`the reimbursement mechanism to address the needs of those
`individuals interested in a healthier lifestyle. There have been
`several attempts to meet the needs of these individuals,
`including a perfusion of ?tness programs and exercise equip
`ment, dietary plans, self-help books, alternative therapies,
`and most recently, a plethora of health information Web sites
`on the Internet. Each of these attempts are targeted to
`empoWer the individual to take charge and get healthy. Each
`of these attempts, hoWever, addresses only part of the needs of
`individuals seeking a healthier lifestyle and ignores many of
`the real barriers that most individuals face When trying to
`adopt a healthier lifestyle. These barriers include the fact that
`the individual is often left to himself or herself to ?nd moti
`vation, to implement a plan for achieving a healthier lifestyle,
`to monitor progress, and to brainstorm solutions When prob
`lems arise; the fact that existing programs are directed to only
`certain aspects of a healthier lifestyle, and rarely come as a
`complete package; and the fact that recommendations are
`often not targeted to the unique characteristics of the indi
`vidual or his life circumstances.
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`SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
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`A system is disclosed for detecting, monitoring and report
`ing human physiological information. The system includes a
`sensor device Which generates at least one of data indicative
`of one or more physiological parameters and derived data
`from at least a portion of the data indicative of one or more
`physiological parameters When placed in proximity With at
`least a portion of the human body. The system also includes a
`central monitoring unit located remote from the sensor
`device. The central monitoring unit generates analytical sta
`tus data from at least one of the data indicative of one or more
`physiological parameters, the derived data, and analytical
`status data that has previously been generated. The central
`monitoring unit also includes a data storage device for retriev
`ably storing the data it receives and generates. The disclosed
`system also includes means for establishing electronic com
`munication betWeen the sensor device and the central moni
`toring unit. Examples may include various knoWn types of
`long range Wireless transmission devices, or a physical or a
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`short range Wireless coupling to a computer Which in turn
`establishes electronic communication With the central moni
`toring unit over an electronic netWork such as the Internet.
`Also included in the system is a means for transmitting the
`data indicative of one or more physiological parameters, the
`derived data, and/or the analytical status data to a recipient,
`such as the individual or a third party authoriZed by the
`individual.
`Also disclosed is a method of detecting, monitoring and
`reporting human physiological information. The method
`includes generating at least one of data indicative of one or
`more physiological parameters of an individual and derived
`data from at least a portion of the data indicative of one or
`more physiological parameters using a sensor device adapted
`to be placed in proximity With at least a portion of the human
`body. The at least one of the data indicative of one or more
`physiological parameters and the derived data are transmitted
`to a central monitoring unit remote from said sensor device
`and retrievably stored in a storage device. Analytical status
`data is generated from at least a portion of at least one of the
`data indicative of one or more physiological parameters, the
`derived data and the analytical status data, and at least one of
`the data indicative of one or more physiological parameters,
`the derived data and the analytical status data is transmitted to
`a recipient.
`The sensor device includes one or more sensors for gener
`ating signals in response to physiological characteristics of
`the individual. The sensor device may also include a proces
`sor that is adapted to generate the data indicative of one or
`more physiological parameters from the signals generated by
`the one or more sensors. The processor may also be adapted to
`generate the derived data. Alternatively, the derived data may
`be generated by the central monitoring unit.
`The central monitoring unit may be adapted to generate
`one or more Web pages containing the data indicative of one
`or more physiological parameters, the derived data, and/ or the
`analytical status data. The Web pages generated by the central
`monitoring unit are accessible by the recipient over an elec
`tronic netWork, such as the Internet. Alternatively, the data
`indicative of one or more physiological parameters, the
`derived data, and/or the analytical status data may be trans
`mitted to the recipient in a physical form such as mail or
`facsimile.
`The system and method may also obtain life activities data
`of the individual and may use such life activities data When
`generating the analytical status data. Furthermore, the sensor
`device may also be adapted to generate data indicative of one
`or more contextual parameters of the individual. The system
`and method may then use the data indicative of one or more
`contextual parameters When generating the analytical status
`data.
`Also disclosed is a system for monitoring the degree to
`Which an individual has folloWed a suggested routine. The
`system includes a sensor device adapted to generate at least
`one of data indicative of one or more physiological param
`eters of the individual and derived data from at least a portion
`of the data indicative of one or more physiological parameters
`When the sensor device is placed in proximity With at least a
`portion of the human body. Also included is a means for
`transmitting the data that is generated by the sensor device to
`a central monitoring unit remote from the sensor device and
`means for providing life activities data of the individual to the
`central monitoring unit. The central monitoring unit is
`adapted to generate and provide feedback to a recipient relat
`ing to the degree to Which the individual has folloWed the
`suggested routine. The feedback is generated from at least a
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`FIG. 9 is a representation of a preferred embodiment of the
`sleep Web page according to an aspect of the present inven
`tion;
`FIG. 10 is a representation of a preferred embodiment of
`the daily activities Web page according to an aspect of the
`present invention; and
`FIG. 11 is a representation of a preferred embodiment of
`the Health Index Web page according to an aspect of the
`present invention.
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`DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED
`EMBODIMENTS
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`portion of at least one of the data indicative of one or more
`physiological parameters, the derived data, and the life activi
`ties data.
`Also disclosed is a method of monitoring the degree to
`Which an individual has folloWed a suggested routine. The
`method includes receiving, at a central monitoring unit, at
`least one of data indicative of one or more physiological
`parameters of said individual and derived data based on at
`least a portion of the data indicative of one or more physi
`ological parameters, Wherein the data indicative of one or 10
`more physiological parameters and the derived data are'gen-
`erated by a sensor device When placed in proximity With at
`least a portion of the human body. Also received at the central
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`In general’ aeeerdlng to the Present lnventlen>_data relatmg
`method further includes generating at the central monitoring 15
`to the physlelegleat state, the hfestyle and eertalh eehteathal
`unit feedback relating to the degree to Which the individual
`Parameters of ah lhdlvleual 1S eeneeted ane transmltted,
`has folloWed the suggested routine, the feedback being gen-
`elther Subsequently er _1n real'tlme’ to _ a she, Preferably
`erated from at least a portion of at least one of the data
`remete hem the lhdlvlduah Where _1t_1S Stored for later
`indicative of one or more physiological parameters of the
`individual, the derived data, and the life activities data, and 20 mampulatlen and Presentatlen to a reelplent’ Preferably Over
`providing the feedback to a recipient
`an electromc netvvork such as the lntemet. Gontextual param
`The Suggested routine may include a plurality of catego_
`eters as used herein means parameters relating to the environ
`ries, Wherein the feedback is generated and provided With
`them, suheuhdlhgs ahd leeatleh ofthe lhdlvlduala lhehldlhg,
`respect to each of the categories. Examples of the categories
`but not hhhted to; _a1r fluahty, sehhd?hahty> amhleht tempera‘
`include nutrition, activity level, mind centering, sleep, and 25 ture’ global pesltlehmg ahd the hke' Refemng to FIG' 1’
`daily activities. The feedback may be provided in graphical
`1Oeated_ at uset leeatleh 5 1s sehser deVlee 10 adapted to he
`form and may be contained in one or more Web pages gener-
`Placed 1n phexlmlty Wlth at least a Pemen efthe human body'
`ated by the central monitoring unit. Alternatively, the feed-
`Sehser deVlee 10 1s Preferably Welh by ah lhdlvldhal user eh
`back may be transmitted to the recipient in a physical form.
`h1s or her body’ for example as Part of a garment sheh as a
`30 form ?tting shirt, or as part of an arm band or the like. Sensor
`device 10, includes one or more sensors, Which are adapted to
`generate signals in response to physiological characteristics
`Of an individual, and a miel'epreeesser- Proximity as used
`Further features and advantages of the present invention
`herein means that the sensors Of sensor deViee 10 are sePa'
`Will be apparent upon consideration of the folloWing detailed
`description of the present invention, taken in conjunction With 3 5 rated from the individuals body by a material or the like or
`the following drawings, in which like reference Characters
`a distance such that the capabilities of the sensors are not
`refer to like parts, and in Which:
`impeded
`FIG. 1 is a diagram of an embodiment of a system for
`Sensor device 10 generates data indicative of various
`monitoring physiological data andlifestyle over an electronic
`physiological parameters of an individual, such as the indi
`netWork according to the present invention;
`40 vidual’s heart rate, pulse rate, beat-to-beat heart variability,
`FIG. 2 is a block diagram of an embodiment of the sensor
`EKG or ECG, respiration rate, skin temperature, core body
`device shoWn in FIG. 1;
`temperature, heat ?oW off the body, galvanic skin response or
`FIG. 3 is a block diagram of an embodiment of the central
`GSR, EMG, EEG, EOG, blood pressure, body fat, hydration
`monitoring unit shoWn in FIG. 1;
`level, activity level, oxygen consumption, glucose or blood
`FIG. 4 is a block diagram of an alternate embodiment of the 45 sugar level, body position, pressure on muscles or bones, and
`central monitoring unit shoWn in FIG. 1;
`UV radiation absorption. In certain cases, the data indicative
`FIG. 5 is a representation of a preferred embodiment of the
`of the various physiological parameters is the signal or signals
`Health Manager Web page according to an aspect of the
`themselves generated by the one or more sensors and in
`present invention;
`certain other cases the data is calculated by the microproces
`FIG- 6 iS a representation Ofa preferred embodiment ofthe 50 sorbased on the signal or signals generated by the one or mor