Virtual health assistant for promotion of well-being and independent living

US10726846B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• SRI International · US

Inventors

• Dimitra Vergyri · Sunnyvale, US
• Diego Castan Lavilla · Mountain View, US
• Girish Acharya · Redwood City, US
• David Sahner · Santa Cruz, US
• Elizabeth Shriberg · Berkeley, US
• Joseph B Rogers · Belmont, US
• Bruce Knoth · Redwood City, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 3, 2017
• Grant date: Jul 28, 2020
• Expiry date: Jul 13, 2037

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G16H50/70
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

An electronic device for providing health information or assistance includes an input configured to receive at least one type of signal selected from sound signals, verbal signals, non-verbal signals, and combinations thereof, a communication module configured to send information related to the at least one user and his/her environment to a remote device, including the sound signals, non-verbal signals, and verbal signals, the remote device being configured to analyze a condition of the at least one user and communicate condition signals to the electronic device, a processing module configured to receive the condition signals and to cause the electronic device to engage in a passive monitoring mode or an active engagement and monitoring mode, the active engagement and monitoring mode including, but not limited to, verbal communication with the at least one user, and an output configured to engage the at least one user in verbal communication.