Method and Apparatus for Enhanced Personal Care

Abstract

A design for enhancing a user's lifestyle and personal care is provided, including a personal care display device having connection ports, each connection port configured to receive a hardware personal care module, each hardware personal care module configured to interact with the personal care display device to provide personal care functionality facilitating personal care of a user (wherein personal care comprises health care), and a remote central server device arrangement. The personal care display device is configured to transmit health care communications personalized to the user and receive user personal care communications personalized to the user from the remote central server device arrangement. The device is configured for the user to freely substitute selected and different hardware personal care modules in the connection ports. At least one hardware personal care module interacts with the personal care display device to assess a current health related attribute of the user.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An apparatus, comprising:
 a personal care display device comprising a plurality of connection ports, each connection port configured to receive a hardware personal care module, each hardware personal care module configured to interact with the personal care display device to provide personal care functionality facilitating personal care of a user, wherein personal care comprises health care; and   a remote central server device arrangement;   wherein the personal care display device is configured to transmit user specific health care communications personalized to the user and receive user personal care communications personalized to the user from the remote central server device arrangement;   wherein the personal care display device is configured for the user to freely substitute selected and different hardware personal care modules in the plurality of connection ports;   wherein at least one hardware personal care module interacts with the personal care display device to assess a current health related attribute of the user;   wherein one hardware personal care module comprises a health care module;   wherein the health care module is used with the personal care display device to assess user health care status and provide health care information and recommendations specifically for the user to the user.   
     
     
         2 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the personal care display device comprises a computing device display that functions as a reflective surface. 
     
     
         3 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein at least one connection port comprises a USB (Universal Serial Bus) connection port. 
     
     
         4 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the personal care display device comprises a storage unit and communication components, wherein the communication components communicate with the remote central server device arrangement. 
     
     
         5 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein health care comprises medical care, and the health care module assesses cardiac attributes of the user. 
     
     
         6 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , further comprising a handheld unit configured to communicate with the personal care device incorporated into an existing movable device. 
     
     
         7 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the personal care display device is separately formed from a frame surrounding a television, and the frame includes the plurality of connection ports. 
     
     
         8 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein varying levels of service may be provided with the apparatus depending on quality of service desired by the user. 
     
     
         9 . A method for facilitating personal care of a user, comprising:
 receiving, at a remote central server device arrangement, user personal care data personalized to the user transmitted by a user personal care display device wherein personal care comprises health care;   determining at the remote central server device arrangement a user personal care recommendation specifically for the user based on the user personal care data personalized to the user received; and   transmitting the user personal care recommendation specifically for the user from the remote central server device to the user personal care display device, wherein the user personal care recommendation comprises a health care recommendation;   wherein the user personal care display device comprises a plurality of connection ports, each connection port configured to receive a hardware personal care module, each hardware personal care module configured to interact with the user personal care display device to provide personal care functionality facilitating personal care of the user;   wherein at least one hardware personal care module interacts with the user personal care display device to assess a current health care attribute of the user;   wherein a first hardware personal care module comprises a health care personal care module used with the user personal care display device to assess user health care status and provide health care information and recommendations specifically for the user to the user.   
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 9  wherein the remote central server device arrangement comprises a plurality of computing devices. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein the user personal care data received is collected using a hardware personal care module connected to the user personal care display device. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein the user personal care data received is collected using a handheld unit, wherein the method further comprises transmitting the user personal care data from the handheld unit to the user personal care display device. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein the user personal care display device comprises a reflective surface. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 9 , further comprising communicating with the user personal care display device using a handheld unit incorporated into an existing movable device. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein varying levels of service may be provided with the user personal care display device depending on quality of service desired by the user. 
     
     
         16 . A personal care display device, comprising:
 a display; and   a housing surrounding the display, the housing comprising a plurality of connection ports configured to receive hardware personal care modules, each hardware personal care module configured to interact with the display to provide personal care functionality facilitating personal care of a user;   wherein the housing comprises at least one from a group consisting of a camera, a microphone, a speaker, a sensor, and a fingerprint reader, and further wherein the personal care device is configured to employ at least one hardware personal care module to sense a current physical attribute of the user, determine a personal care recommendation specific to the user, and display the personal care recommendation to the user using the display, wherein the personal care recommendation provides a health care recommendation;   wherein one hardware personal care module comprises a health care module, and wherein the health care module is used with the personal care display device to assess user health care needs and provide health care information and recommendations specifically for the user to the user.   
     
     
         17 . The personal care display device of  claim 16 , wherein the personal care display device collects user personal care data received from a handheld unit incorporated into an existing movable device. 
     
     
         18 . The personal care display device of  claim 17 , wherein at least one connection port comprises a USB (Universal Serial Bus) connection port. 
     
     
         19 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the personal care display device comprises:
 a two dimensional display;   a three dimensional display; or   a holographic display.   
     
     
         20 . The personal care display device of  claim 16 , wherein the display comprises a reflective surface. 
     
     
         21 . The personal care display device of  claim 16 , wherein the health care module assesses cardiac attributes of the user.