Continuous monitoring of stress using accelerometer data

US8622901B2 · 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
• Rajalakshmi Balakrishnan · San Jose, US
• Alexander Gilman · Fremont, US
• Stergios Stergiou · East Palo Alto, US

Key dates

• Filing date: May 13, 2011
• Grant date: Jan 7, 2014
• Expiry date: May 21, 2031

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61B5/7232
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

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