Wearable Device Scoring Scale for Disease State Registration
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current methods for registering disease-related states, such as those experienced by Parkinson's disease patients, are inconvenient and often rely on sensor data, requiring frequent user confirmation and leading to unnecessary actions.
Innovation Solution
A wearable electronic device with a processor, touch-sensitive display, and timer that generates a scoring scale with distinct scores, allowing users to interactively register their disease-related states at arbitrary times, maintaining scoring information until a change is detected, and optionally incorporating accelerometer data and network connectivity for data transmission to an external computer system.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If sensor data is used for registration, then measurement precision is improved, but device complexity and user interaction requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the essential function of disease state registration from complex sensor systems and implements it through a simple touch-sensitive interface. The scoring scale interface allows users to register disease states (off-state, on-state, dyskinesia) with a single touch, eliminating the need for complex sensor data processing while maintaining registration functionality.
Solution Approach 2:
The device maintains scoring information automatically without requiring continuous user confirmation. The system self-updates the diary entry when a new scoring is detected, eliminating the need for users to manually confirm or manage the data, thus reducing interaction complexity while preserving measurement capability.
2Reliability
If frequent user confirmation is required, then reliability of data is improved, but ease of operation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system automatically maintains and updates scoring information in the diary without requiring continuous user confirmation. When a new scoring is detected through user interaction, the system self-updates the timestamp and information, eliminating repetitive user actions while ensuring data remains current and reliable.
Solution Approach 2:
The scoring information is maintained continuously in the device memory and automatically updated when new input is received. This continuous maintenance ensures data reliability without requiring intermittent user confirmation, allowing the system to operate reliably with minimal user interaction.
3Measurement precision
If detailed timing information is collected, then measurement precision is improved, but loss of time for user interaction increases
Solution Approach 1:
The device pre-configures the scoring scale with distinct scoring options (off-state, on-state, dyskinesia) and their corresponding timing tracking. When users interact with the interface, the timing information is automatically captured and associated with the selected scoring, eliminating the need for users to manually input timing details while maintaining precise temporal data.
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AI summary
A wearable electronic user device comprising a processor, a touch-sensitive display and a timer is disclosed. The device can be used to register disease-related states of the user. The processor is configured to generate a scoring scale comprising at least three distinct scores concerning disease-related states of the user. The touch-sensitive display is configured to display the scoring scale as generated by the processor enabling a user interaction with the scoring scale. The timer is configured for generating timing information for registering timing instances associated with the detected user interaction. The processor is configured for detecting the user interaction with the touch-sensitive display on or nearby the scoring scale to assign scoring information to the detected user interaction by associating the user interaction with one of the distinct scores.