Detecting medical status and cognitive impairment utilizing ambient data

Abstract

Devices for determining the likelihood that a user of a primary monitoring device (“PMD”) has developed a medical condition, generally comprising sensors coupled to the PMD, wherein the PMD detects changes to sensor readings over time, and wherein the changes indicate a change in the likelihood that a user of the PMD has developed a medical condition. In some embodiments, motion sensors are operably coupled to the PMD, and the PMD monitors and saves data relating to characteristics of motion detected, which are used to determine whether there has been a change in a likelihood that a user is undergoing a medical event. In further embodiments, the PMD comprises cameras, and the PMD monitors and saves data relating to movement of a user's eyes, which is utilized to determine whether there has been a change to a likelihood that the user is currently undergoing a medical event.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A device for detecting changes to a user interface, the device comprising:
 one or more sensors operably coupled to a primary monitoring device (“PMD”);   the sensors comprising one or more of a touch screen, an input device, a gyroscopic sensor, an attitude sensor, a microphone, a camera, and a motion sensor;   wherein the PMD monitors at least one of the sensors to detect user errors in interaction with the device;   comparing an error rate with database data; and   identifying a level of difference between the database data and the error rate.   
     
     
         2 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the error rate is compared to a second database, which database contains physiological changes and associated error rates (the “Association”). 
     
     
         3 . The device of  claim 2 , wherein the user is alerted to one or more of the physiological changes identified by the Association. 
     
     
         4 . The device of  claim 2 , wherein one or both of the error rate and the Association is provided to at least one of the user, a drug recovery program sponsor, and a health care provider. 
     
     
         5 . The device of  claim 2 , wherein one or both of the error rate and the Association is provided to a parent or a guardian of the user. 
     
     
         6 . The device of  claim 2 , wherein the user is alerted to one or more of the physiological changes identified by the Association when the physiological change is greater than one sigma deviation from normal when compared to one or more database measurement sources. 
     
     
         7 . The device of  claim 6 , wherein one or both of the error rate and the Association is provided to at least one of the user, a drug recovery program sponsor, and a health care provider. 
     
     
         8 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein error measurement is compared to data limited by one or more of location, ambient sound, or time of day.