Scale-based user-physiological heuristic systems

Abstract

Certain aspects of the disclosure are directed to an apparatus including a scale and risk-assessment circuitry which is configured to assess a condition likely linked to the user. The scale includes a platform, and data-procurement circuitry for collecting signals specific to the user and cardio-physiological measurements. The scale includes processing circuitry to process data obtained by the data-procurement circuitry, therefrom generates cardio-related physiologic data, and sends an alert of the condition. The risk-assessment circuitry identifies a risk that the user has a condition based on the reference information and the user data provided by the scale and outputs generic information correlating to the condition to the scale that is tailored based on the identified risk.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A system comprising:
 a scale including a platform and including force sensor circuitry to sense a user on the platform;   the platform including an interface circuit to receive reference information corresponding to the user, including computer-processing circuitry to store the reference information corresponding to the user, and including a plurality of electrodes and a data-procurement circuit to collect PWV (pulse-wave velocity) data of the user while the user is engaged with the platform by causing current sourced from within the scale to pass between the plurality of electrodes and to generate user-specific cardio-related physiologic data based on the collected PWV data of the user; and   a risk-assessment logic circuit, communicatively coupled to or integrated with the computer-processing circuitry, to indicate a likely condition or risk corresponding to the user-specific cardio-related physiologic data as indicated by the measured PWV of the user by generating a signal as an alert corresponding to the likely condition or risk, and wherein the platform is to receive and store, via the interface circuit, further user-specific cardio-related physiologic data which corresponds the likely condition or risk and the risk-assessment logic circuit is to use the further user-specific cardio-related physiologic data based on further PWV (pulse-wave velocity) data of the user collected while the user is engaged with the platform.   
     
     
         2 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the received reference information corresponding to the user includes cardio-physiologic reference information which is to be used by the risk-assessment logic circuit to indicate the likely condition or risk corresponding to the user-specific cardio-related physiologic data. 
     
     
         3 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the risk-assessment logic circuit is to indicate that the likely condition or risk associated with high blood pressure. 
     
     
         4 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the risk-assessment logic circuit is to indicate that the likely condition or risk due to a change in blood pressure. 
     
     
         5 . The system of  claim 1 , further including an IPG circuit, coupled to or integrated with the platform. 
     
     
         6 . The system of  claim 1 , further including a BCG circuit, coupled to or integrated with the platform. 
     
     
         7 . The system of  claim 1 , further including a BCG circuit and an IPG circuit, coupled to or integrated with the platform, wherein the BCG circuit and the IPG circuit are to determine characteristic fiducials between a BCG generated by the BCG circuit. 
     
     
         8 . The system of  claim 1 , further including a blood pressure sensor, coupled to or integrated with the platform, to measure blood pressure specific to the user. 
     
     
         9 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the computer-processing circuitry is to store a user-specific profile with data corresponding to parameters of the user as measured by at least one of: platform-based circuitry including the plurality of electrodes and the data-procurement circuit and the other circuitry. 
     
     
         10 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the interface circuit is to receive information to update the reference information to be used by the platform to generate further user-specific cardio-related physiologic data. 
     
     
         11 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the interface circuit is to report a second indication as a change in a condition of the user that is linked to the likely condition or risk. 
     
     
         12 . A method comprising:
 sensing, via a scale including a platform and including force sensor circuitry, a user on the platform;   receiving and storing, via an interface circuit and computer-processing circuitry integrated with the platform, reference information corresponding to the user, the reference information corresponding to the user;   collecting, via a plurality of electrodes and a data-procurement circuit integrated with the platform, PWV (pulse-wave velocity) data of the user while the user is engaged with the platform by causing current sourced from within the scale to pass between the plurality of electrodes and to generate user-specific cardio-related physiologic data based on the collected PWV data of the user; and   indicating, via a risk-assessment logic circuit communicatively coupled to or integrated with the computer-processing circuitry, a likely condition or risk corresponding to the user-specific cardio-related physiologic data as indicated by the measured PWV of the user by generating a signal as an alert corresponding to the likely condition or risk, and wherein the platform receives and stores further user-specific cardio-related physiologic data which corresponds the likely condition or risk and the risk-assessment logic circuit is to use the further user-specific cardio-related physiologic data based on further PWV (pulse-wave velocity) data of the user collected while the user is engaged with the platform.   
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein the received reference information corresponding to the user includes cardio-physiologic reference information indicates the likely condition or risk corresponding to the user-specific cardio-related physiologic data. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein the risk-assessment logic circuit indicates that the likely condition or risk associated with high blood pressure. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein the risk-assessment logic circuit indicates that the likely condition or risk due to a change in blood pressure. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 12 , further including using a blood pressure sensor, coupled to or integrated with the platform, to measure blood pressure specific to the user. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein the computer-processing circuitry stores a user-specific profile with data corresponding to parameters of the user as measured by at least one of: platform-based circuitry including the plurality of electrodes and the data-procurement circuit and the other circuitry. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein the interface circuit receives information to update the reference information to be used by the platform to generate further user-specific cardio-related physiologic data. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein the interface circuit reports a second indication as a change in a condition of the user that is linked to the likely condition or risk.