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Medical device alert, optimization, personalization, and escalation

US10720029B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 5, 2019
Grant dateJul 21, 2020
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Expiry dateFeb 5, 2039

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04R2430/01
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An alert is used to inform a user that their blood glucose level has dropped below a threshold (e.g., the user is hypoglycemic) or has increased above a threshold (e.g., the user is hyperglycemic). There is a hierarchy of alerts from lowest priority to highest priority. The alert is communicated by a user device (e.g., a mobile device), which is, for example, a smartphone, smart watch, home automation device, or the like. The alert is modified in order to increase the likelihood that the user receives or acknowledges the alert within a minimal amount of time. An intensity level (e.g., a volume) of an alert is modified based on, for example, whether the user has acknowledged a previous alert. A modality or a sensory channel of an alert is changed if an initial alert does fails to elicit a response from the user.

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