Health device with remote health services

Abstract

Remote health services may be provided, for example, in real time, based on values of health metrics monitored remotely, and in some embodiments, continuously, for a recipient. The system may include a mobile health device configured to continually monitor or intermittently detect values of one or more health metrics. A mobile health device may be locally coupled to a recipient, and may include a health sensor that detects values of one or more health metrics of the recipient. Servers may be remotely coupled to the mobile health device and provide one or more health services based at least in part on health metric values detected by the health device. Providing the services may include determining health communication characteristics, and sending health communications from one or more servers to the mobile health device according to determined health communication characteristics.

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         61 . For a system including a mobile health device locally coupled to a person and a remote device remotely coupled to the mobile health device, a method of remotely providing a health service to a person for a health condition comprising:
 the remote device determining a health condition for which the health service is being provided;   the remote device sending a first communication to the mobile health device requesting that the mobile health device capture visual information associated with the health condition;   the mobile health device capturing the visual information associated with the health condition; and   the mobile health device transmitting the visual information to the remote device.   
     
     
         62 . The method of  claim 61 , wherein the mobile health device includes a health sensor for monitoring values of a health metric, the method further comprising:
 the mobile health device detecting values of the health metric; and   transmitting a second communication from the mobile health device to the remote device, wherein determining the health condition and sending the first communication are performed by the remote device in response to receiving the second communication.   
     
     
         63 . The method of  claim 61 , further comprising, prior to capturing the visual information:
 detecting one or more images;   applying image recognition techniques to determine whether the one or more images satisfy the visual information requested; and   if the one or more images satisfy the visual information requested, instructing a user of the health device to capture the visual information.   
     
     
         64 . The method of  claim 61 , further comprising:
 after capturing the visual information, applying image recognition techniques to images of the captured visual information to determine whether the images satisfy the visual information requested; and   if the images do not satisfy the visual information requested, indicating to a user that the images do not satisfy the visual information requested.   
     
     
         65 . The method of  claim 61 , wherein the visual information is video. 
     
     
         66 . The method of  claim 61 , wherein the visual information is a still image. 
     
     
         67 . The method of  claim 61 , wherein the first communication includes instructions for capturing the visual information. 
     
     
         68 . The method of  claim 67 , wherein the instructions are provided to the person to use the mobile health device to capture the visual information. 
     
     
         69 . A system for remotely providing a health service to a person for a health condition, comprising:
 a mobile health device locally coupled to the person; and   a remote device remotely coupled to the mobile device and having one or more processors and a memory with code stored thereon that, when executed, determines the health condition for which the health service are being provided, and sends a first communication to the mobile health device requesting that the mobile health device capture visual information associated with the health condition, wherein the mobile health device includes one or more processors and a memory having code stored thereon that controls the mobile health device to capture the visual information associated with the health condition and transmit the visual information to the remote device.   
     
     
         70 . The system of  claim 69 , wherein the mobile health device detects values of a health metric and transmits a second communication to the remote device, and wherein determining the health condition and sending the first communication are performed by the remote device in response to receiving the second communication. 
     
     
         71 . The system of  claim 69 , wherein, prior to capturing the visual information, the mobile health device detects images, applies image recognition techniques to determine whether the images satisfy the visual information requested and, if the images satisfy the visual information requested, instructs a user of the health device to capture the visual information. 
     
     
         72 . The system of  claim 69 , wherein, after capturing the visual information, image recognition techniques are applied to images of the captured visual information to determine whether the images satisfy the visual information requested, and wherein, if the images do not satisfy the visual information requested, the mobile health device indicates to a user that the images do not satisfy the visual information requested. 
     
     
         73 . The system of  claim 61 , wherein the visual information is a still image. 
     
     
         74 . The system of  claim 61 , wherein the first communication includes instructions for the person to capture the visual information. 
     
     
         75 . The system of  claim 69 , wherein the person controls the mobile health device to capture the visual information in accordance with the instructions. 
     
     
         76 . For a system including a mobile health device locally coupled to a person and to a remote device remotely coupled to the mobile health device, non-transitory computer-readable media having software stored thereon for providing a health service to the person for a health condition, the software comprising:
 executable code that controls the remote device to determine the health condition for which the health service is being provided, and send a first communication to the mobile health device requesting that the mobile health device capture visual information associated with the health condition; and   executable code that controls the mobile health device to capture the visual information associated with the health condition and transmit the visual information to the remote device.   
     
     
         77 . The non-transitory computer-readable media of  claim 76 , wherein the mobile health device includes a health sensor for monitoring values of a health metric, the software further comprising:
 executable code that controls the mobile health device to detect values of the health metric and transmit a second communication from the mobile health device to the remote device, wherein determining the health condition and sending the first communication are performed by the remote device in response to receiving the second communication.   
     
     
         78 . The non-transitory computer-readable media of  claim 76 , wherein images are detected prior to capturing the visual information, and wherein the software further comprises:
 executable code that applies image recognition techniques to determine whether the images satisfy the visual information requested; and   executable code that, if the images satisfy the visual information requested, indicates to a user of the health device to capture the visual information.   
     
     
         79 . The non-transitory computer-readable media of  claim 76 , further comprising:
 executable code that, after the visual information is captured, applies image recognition techniques to images of the captured visual information to determine whether the images satisfy the visual information requested; and   executable code that, if the images do not satisfy the visual information requested, indicates to a user that the images do not satisfy the visual information requested.   
     
     
         80 . The non-transitory computer-readable media of claim  16 , wherein the first communication includes instructions for the person for capturing the visual information, and wherein the person controls the mobile health device to capture the visual information in accordance with the instructions. 
     
     
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