Continuous monitoring of stress using environmental data

US8617067B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• FUJITSU LIMITED · JP

Inventors

• Jawahar Jain · Los Altos, US
• David L. Marvit · San Francisco, US
• B. Thomas Adler · Menlo Park, US
• Alexander Gilman · Fremont, US
• Albert Reinhardt · Albany, US

Key dates

• Filing date: May 13, 2011
• Grant date: Dec 31, 2013
• Expiry date: May 21, 2031

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61B2562/0219
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

In particular embodiments, a method includes accessing data streams from an environmental sensor, and one or more of a mood sensor, a heart-rate monitor, a blood-pressure monitor, a pulse oximeter, or an accelerometer monitoring a person, analyzing data sets collected from the person when the person is exposed to various environmental states, and determining a current stress index of the person based on the analysis.