Method for Providing Data for an Interface

Abstract

The invention relates to a method for providing data for an interface, wherein the interface is configured for computer-implemented health monitoring by means of at least one electronic apparatus integrated in a hearing aid, to a data processing system comprising means for carrying out the method, and to a computer program and a computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions for carrying out the method.

Claims

1. A method for providing data for an interface, wherein the interface is configured for computer-implemented health monitoring by means of at least one electronic apparatus integrated in a hearing aid, which method comprises: 01. providing an arrangement of one or more sensors S.sub.1-S.sub.i, which are arranged in a hearing aid and are designed to record health-related data, for selection by a user of the health-related data, 02. recording a user's choice of arrangement, 03. recording health-related data of a wearer of the hearing aid as recorded data by means of the one or more sensors, selected by the user, in a time interval, 04. transmitting the recorded data to an interface.

2-18. (canceled)

19. The method according to claim 1, wherein health-related data from the one or more sensors are recorded at a sampling rate of up to 1 kHz, and wherein transmitting the recorded data takes place at a transmission rate of up to 1 kHz.

20. The method according to claim 1, wherein the health-related data are comprised of one or more of the group comprising electrocardiogram, heart rate, pulse rate, blood pressure, body temperature, skin conductivity, blood sugar level, electrical brain activity, oxygen saturation, and respiratory rate.

21. The method according to claim 1, wherein the sensors S.sub.1-S.sub.i are selected from the group comprising PPG sensor, ECG/EEG sensor, pressure sensor, temperature sensor, conductivity sensor, moisture sensor, and glucose sensor.

22. The method according to claim 1, additionally comprising the step 02.′ storing the recorded data in a memory integrated in the hearing aid.

23. The method according to claim 1, wherein the choice of arrangement is made via the interface, and wherein the choice of arrangement reaches the interface via wireless communication from an external computer device connected to the hearing aid.

24. The method according to claim 1, wherein the method can be automated according to the user's specifications.

25. The method according to claim 1, wherein the method is executed automatically when an activity state of the wearer changes, wherein the activity state of the wearer is continuously recorded via an acceleration sensor.

26. The method according to claim 1, additionally comprising the steps 03.′ determining, from the recorded data of two or more sensors S.sub.1, S.sub.2-S.sub.i, a data pattern D.sub.1, D.sub.2-D.sub.i of the wearer of the hearing aid, wherein each sensor S.sub.1, S.sub.2-S.sub.i is associated with a corresponding sensor index SI.sub.1, SI.sub.2-SI.sub.i, 03.″ calculating, by means of calculation means, at least one health indicator of the wearer as a function of the at least one data pattern and a multidimensional pattern of health-related data, wherein a first dimension is time and at least a second dimension is the sensor index SI.sub.1, SI.sub.2-SI.sub.i, wherein the health indicator and/or the data pattern and/or the recorded data are transmitted to the interface, and 03.′″ checking, by means of checking means, a plausibility of the health indicator using the sensor data from sensors S.sub.1, S.sub.2-S.sub.i with different modalities.

27. The method according to claim 26, wherein the multidimensional pattern of health-related data is a wearer-specific pattern, which is provided by the steps 1. recording sensor data of a wearer of a hearing aid in a first time interval, wherein the sensor data are data from one or more sensors S.sub.1-S.sub.i, arranged in a hearing aid of a wearer, for recording health-related data, 2. determining, from the sensor data of the one or more sensors S.sub.1-S.sub.i, a respective data pattern D.sub.1-D.sub.i of the wearer in the first time interval, 3. recording sensor data of the wearer of a hearing aid in at least one further time interval, 4. determining, from the sensor data of the one or more sensors S.sub.1-S.sub.i, a respective data pattern D.sub.1-D.sub.i of the wearer in the at least one further time interval, 5. calculating, by means of calculation means, an average data pattern DD.sub.1-DD.sub.i of the user from the data patterns determined in step (b) and step (d) in order to obtain the multidimensional pattern of health-related data of the wearer.

28. The method according to claim 26, wherein the multidimensional pattern of health-related data is a reference table of general, physiological data.

29. The method according to claim 26, wherein the at least one health indicator specifies a measured value of the quality of the measured values and also of the health of the wearer in the time interval.

30. The method according to claim 26, wherein calculation means are arranged in the hearing aid, in a mobile computer unit and/or in a central processing unit.

31. The method according to claim 1, wherein the interface is arranged in a mobile computer unit and/or in a central processing unit.

32. The method according to claim 1, wherein the method comprises an authentication step and/or an encryption step.

33. A data processing system, comprising means for executing a method for providing data for an interface, wherein the interface is configured for computer-implemented health monitoring by means of at least one electronic apparatus integrated in a hearing aid, which method comprises: 01. providing an arrangement of one or more sensors S1-Si, which are arranged in a hearing aid and are designed to record health-related data, for selection by a user of the health-related data, 02. recording a user's choice of arrangement, 03. recording health-related data of a wearer of the hearing aid by means of the one or more sensors, selected by the user, in a time interval, 04. transmitting the recorded data to an interface.

34. A computer program, comprising instructions which, when the program is run on a computer, cause the computer to execute a method for providing data for an interface, wherein the interface is configured for computer-implemented health monitoring by means of at least one electronic apparatus integrated in a hearing aid, which method comprises: 01. providing an arrangement of one or more sensors S1-Si, which are arranged in a hearing aid and are designed to record health-related data, for selection by a user of the health-related data, 02. recording a user's choice of arrangement, 03. recording health-related data of a wearer of the hearing aid by means of the one or more sensors, selected by the user, in a time interval, 04. transmitting the recorded data to an interface.

35. A computer-readable storage medium, comprising instructions which, when the program is run on a computer, cause the computer to execute a method for providing data for an interface, wherein the interface is configured for computer-implemented health monitoring by means of at least one electronic apparatus integrated in a hearing aid, which method comprises: 01. providing an arrangement of one or more sensors S1-Si, which are arranged in a hearing aid and are designed to record health-related data, for selection by a user of the health-related data, 02. recording a user's choice of arrangement, 03. recording health-related data of a wearer of the hearing aid by means of the one or more sensors, selected by the user, in a time interval, 04. transmitting the recorded data to an interface.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURE

[0024] FIG. 1 shows a flowchart of the method according to the invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0025] The invention relates to a method for providing data for an interface, wherein the interface is configured for computer-implemented health monitoring by means of at least one electronic apparatus integrated in a hearing aid. The method comprises multiple steps, wherein in a first step (S 01) an arrangement of one or more sensors, in this case for example sensors S.sub.1-S.sub.4, which are arranged in a hearing aid and are designed to record health-related data, is provided for selection by a user of the health-related data. S.sub.1-S.sub.4 may be designed for example as a PPG sensor, a pressure sensor, a temperature sensor and a conductivity sensor. Accordingly, in the present case, health-related data can be recorded in relation to oxygen saturation, blood pressure, body temperature and skin conductivity. All the aforementioned sensors are already known in miniaturized form from the prior art, so that they can be arranged in a conventional hearing aid, for example in a hearing aid to be worn behind the ear for treating sensorineural hearing loss, and can record health-related data of a wearer of the hearing aid with as little interference as possible. In a second step (S 02), a user's choice of arrangement is recorded; by way of example, from a sensor arrangement of the sensors S.sub.1-S.sub.4, the sensors S.sub.1, S.sub.2 and S.sub.4 are selected. In a third step (S 03), the health-related data of a wearer of the hearing aid are recorded by means of the one or more sensors, selected by the user, in a time interval Δt. The time interval may be preset, for example as a function of the type of health-related data, or may be suitably selected by a user of the method according to the invention. In the fourth step (S 04), the recorded data are transmitted to an interface. An interface will preferably be understood here to mean a software interface, the software interface being a logical point of contact in a software system that enables and controls the exchange of commands and data between different processes and components.