Methods of operating a wellness monitoring system

Abstract

Wellness monitoring systems and methods that account for both environmental characteristics of habitable environments (e.g., hotel or motel rooms, spas, resorts, cruise boat cabins, offices, hospitals and/or homes, apartments or residences) and biometric feedback. The wellness monitoring systems collect data from a plurality of environmental sensors in one or more habitable environments and collect data from a plurality of body worn sensors. The wellness monitoring systems analyze the collected data to generate reports and/or prompt individuals to take action or complete an activity.

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         95 . A method of operation in a wellness monitoring system which includes at least one processor, and at least one air quality sensor and at least one nontransitory processor-readable medium which stores at least one of processor-executable instructions or data communicatively coupled to the at least one processor, the method comprising:
 receiving, via an electronic device, information indicative of at least one wellness parameter value associated with a first individual in the form of responses from the first individual to a number of queries soliciting information from the first individual related to at least one of physical wellness, social interactions, or health history;   receiving, via the at least one processor, information representative of a measure of air quality in an environment which the first individual occupies from the at least one air quality sensor;   determining a value of at least one wellness parameter associated with the environment which the first individual occupies based on the responses from the first individual and the measure of air quality in the environment which first individual occupies; and   causing, via the at least one processor, a signal to be sent to cause at least one actuator to adjust at least one parameter associated with an air quality device in the environment based on the value of the at least one wellness parameter associated with the environment.   
     
     
         96 . The method of  claim 95 , further comprising:
 determining, via the at least one processor, a corresponding aural or visual prompt for the first individual based on the at least one wellness parameter associated with the environment which the first individual occupies, via the at least one processor; and   causing the aural or visual prompt to be presented to the first individual via the electronic device.   
     
     
         97 . The method of  claim 95  wherein the air quality device includes at least one of a UV air sanitizer, a mechanical filter, an electrostatic filter, an air vent, a fan, or a blower. 
     
     
         98 . A method of operation in a wellness monitoring system which includes at least one processor and at least one nontransitory processor-readable medium which stores at least one of processor-executable instructions or data, the method comprising:
 identifying a presence of a first individual in a first environment during a first period of time;   determining a value of at least one wellness parameter associated with the presence of the first individual in the first environment during the first period of time;   identifying a presence of the first individual in a second environment during a second period of time, the second environment remote from the first environment, the second period of time different from the first period of time;   determining a value of at least one wellness parameter associated with the presence of the first individual in the second environment during the second period of time; and   assessing a wellness of the first individual based at least in part on the determined values of the at least one wellness parameter associated with the presence of the first individual during the first and the second periods of time in the first and the second environments, respectively; and   causing a prompting of the first individual to take an action based at least in part on the assessment.   
     
     
         99 . The method of  claim 98 , further comprising:
 receiving information from at least one air quality sensor located in the first environment and at least one air quality sensor located in the second environment;   wherein determining a value of at least one wellness parameter associated with the presence of the first individual in the first environment during the first period of time is based on the information received from the at least one air quality sensor located in the first environment, and wherein determining a value of at least one wellness parameter associated with the presence of the first individual in the second environment during the second period of time is based on the information received from the at least one air quality sensors located in the second environment.   
     
     
         100 . The method of  claim 98 , further comprising:
 causing, via the at least one processor, a signal to be sent to cause at least one actuator to adjust at least one parameter associated with an air quality device in the first environment or the second environment based on the assessment of the wellness of the first individual.   
     
     
         101 . The method of  claim 98 , further comprising:
 receiving information regarding at least one of physical wellness, social interactions, or health history associated with at least one occupant of the first environment via at least one query proposed to the at least one occupant of the first environment via an electronic user device;   wherein determining a value of at least one wellness parameter associated with the presence of the first individual in the first environment during the first period of time is based at least in part on the received information receiving information regarding at least one of physical wellness, social interactions, or health history associated with the at least one occupant of the first environment.   
     
     
         102 . The method of  claim 98  wherein assessing a wellness of the first individual includes prorating at least one environmental exposure measurement based on a relative amount of time that the first individual occupies each of the first environment and the second environment. 
     
     
         103 . The method of  claim 102 , further comprising:
 receiving information from at least one body worn sensor worn by the first individual, and wherein determining a respective value of at least one wellness parameter associated with the first individual includes determining the respective value of the at least one wellness parameter associated with the first individual from the received information from the number at least body worn sensor worn by the first individual.   
     
     
         104 . The method of  claim 103  wherein receiving information from at least one body worn sensor worn by the first individual includes receiving information representative of at least one of a bodily temperature, a heart rate, a bodily level of oxygen, an amount of perspiration, an electrocardiographic, an amount of bodily activity, a glucose level, a blood pressure, bodily weight, body mass index, bodily alcohol level, an amount of sleep, a level of sleep. 
     
     
         105 . The method of  claim 103 , further comprising:
 detecting a change over time in at least one bodily characteristic of the first individual, via the at least one processor, based on the information received from the at least one body worn sensor;   determining whether the detected change over time in at least one bodily characteristic of the first individual is a positive change or a negative change, via the at least one processor;   associating the detected change over time with at least one human controlled activity, via the at least one processor; and   wherein causing the prompting of the first individual to take an action based at least in part on the assessment includes transmitting an electronic message to the first individual via an electronic device associated with the first individual, the electronic message including a prompt corresponding to the associated at least one human controlled activity.   
     
     
         106 . The method of  claim 98  wherein the electronic message includes at least one of an aural or a visual prompt to be presented to the first individual. 
     
     
         107 . The method of  claim 98 , further comprising:
 periodically causing a providing of a wellness report based at least in part on the assessment.   
     
     
         108 . The method of  claim 98  wherein identifying a presence of a first individual in a first environment during at least a first period includes reading a unique identifier from an electronic device associated with the first individual. 
     
     
         109 . The method of  claim 98 , further comprising:
 identifying a presence of a second individual in the first environment;   determining a value of at least one wellness parameter associated with the presence of the second individual in the first environment; and   assessing a wellness of the second individual based at least in part on the determined values of the at least one wellness parameter associated with the presence of the second individual in the first environment.   
     
     
         110 . A method of operation in a wellness monitoring system which includes at least one processor, and a plurality of ambient environmental sensor and at least one nontransitory processor-readable medium which stores at least one of processor-executable instructions or data communicatively coupled to the at least one processor, the method comprising:
 receiving information indicative of at least one wellness parameter value associated with a first individual in the form of responses from the first individual to a number of queries via an electronic device associated with the first individual;   receiving, via the at least one processor, information indicative of at least one wellness parameter value associated with an environment which the first individual occupies from at least one of the plurality of ambient environmental sensors;   determining a first wellness score for the first individual based on the information received from the first individual and the information indicative of the at least one wellness parameter value associated with the environment, and comparing the first wellness score against a defined set of wellness standards; and   causing, via the at least one processor, a transmission of an electronic message to the electronic device associated with the first individual, the electronic message prompting the first individual to take an action, wherein the action is based at least in part on the comparison of the first wellness score against the defined set of wellness standards.   
     
     
         111 . The method of  claim 110 , further comprising:
 sending a first set of queries to the first individual at a first time via the electronic device associated with the first individual.   
     
     
         112 . The method of  claim 111 , further comprising:
 receiving responses to the first set of queries from the first individual via the electronic device associated with the first individual, and determining, at least in part, the first wellness score for the first individual based on the responses to the first set of queries.   
     
     
         113 . The method of  claim 95 , further comprising:
 causing, via at least one actuator, the wellness monitoring system to adjust at least one operational parameter for the at least one active subsystem based at least in part on the comparison of the first wellness score against the defined set of wellness standards.   
     
     
         114 . The method of  claim 98 , wherein the information indicative of at least one wellness parameter value associated with an environment which the first individual occupies is received from at least one air quality sensor;
 wherein the wellness monitoring system dynamically adjusts at least one operational parameter for an air quality subsystem based at least in part on the comparison of the first wellness score against the defined set of wellness standards.   
     
     
         115 . The method of  claim 110  wherein assessing a wellness of the first individual further comprises sending a second set of queries to the first individual at a second time via the electronic device associated with the first individual, receiving responses to the second set of queries from the first individual via the electronic device associated with the first individual, determining a second wellness score for the first individual device based on the responses to the second set of queries, and comparing the second wellness score to the first wellness score. 
     
     
         116 . The method of  claim 110  wherein the first set of queries relate to at least one of physical well-being, social interactions, or health history. 
     
     
         117 . The method of  claim 110  wherein the first wellness score is automatically generated via the at least one processor based on the received responses to the first set of queries.