Patent Issued for Systems And Methods For Analyzing Captured Biometric Data (USPTO 10,878,062)
2021 JAN 13 (NewsRx) -- By a
Patent number 10,878,062 is assigned to
The following quote was obtained by the news editors from the background information supplied by the inventors: “Biometric data is currently captured by a large variety of devices, such as, for example, wearable electronic devices (e.g., fitness bands), smartphones, various home based devices (e.g., smart refrigerators and smart scales), and vehicle based devices. However, at present, such data is not typically collected at a central location, such as a central database server, for evaluation and analysis.
“In addition, in the insurance industry, it is common to assess a user’s mortality risk for the purpose of providing an insurance policy (e.g., a health insurance policy) to the user. Typically, such insurance policies are provided based upon the results of one or more medical examinations, such as, for example, data obtained from various physical examinations, blood tests, and the like. This data, which may be referred to as ‘medical data,’ may be evaluated, and a risk, such as a mortality risk, associated with a user being examined may be determined.
“The mortality risk may, in turn, be used to underwrite an insurance policy, such as, for example, a life insurance policy. Specifically, a mortality risk may affect a life insurance premium. For instance, as a user’s risk of mortality increases, the dollar amount associated with the premium may increase, and as the user’s risk of mortality decreases, the dollar amount associated with the premium may decrease.
“However, many such systems may only collect medical data at a single point in time, such as at the time the policy is established. In addition, many conventional life insurance policies may be underwritten for a long term, such as, for example, for a term of ten, twenty, or even thirty years. During this time, a premium may not be updated or revised based upon changes in the user’s mortality risk. For example, although a user’s medical examinations may indicate that the user is in good health at the inception of the policy, over time, the user may develop certain unhealthy habits, which may contribute to a deterioration or reduction in the overall health of the user.
“Thus, many conventional life insurance policies are not based upon the wealth of biometric data available from the large number of electronic devices currently collecting such data. In addition, many conventional life insurance policies may require that a user undergo one or more potentially unpleasant medical examinations. Further still, many conventional life insurance policies are not updated based upon the user’s lifestyle and/or variations in the user’s overall health.”
In addition to the background information obtained for this patent, NewsRx journalists also obtained the inventors’ summary information for this patent: “The present embodiments may relate to systems and methods for analyzing captured biometric data. In one aspect, a computer system for analyzing biometric data of a user collected from a plurality of user devices and used to generate an insurance policy for the user is provided. In some exemplary embodiments, the computer system includes a processor and a non-transitory, tangible, computer-readable storage medium having instructions stored thereon that, in response to execution by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations including: (i) receiving, from a wearable electronic user device, biometric data associated with a user; (ii) analyzing, based upon a plurality of rules, the biometric data; (iii) determining a health score associated with the user, based in part upon the analysis of the biometric data, wherein the health score represents a likelihood that the user will maintain a level of health for a predefined period of time; (iv) retrieving terms and conditions for an insurance policy from a database based upon the health score; and (v) generating, based upon the determining, an insurance policy for the user based upon the terms and conditions.
“In another aspect, at least one tangible, non-transitory, computer readable storage media having computer-executable instructions embodied thereon, wherein when executed by at least one processor, the computer-executable instructions cause the processor to: (i) receive, from a wearable electronic user device, biometric data associated with a user; (ii) analyze, based upon a plurality of rules, the biometric data; (iii) determine a health score associated with the user, based in part upon the analysis of the biometric data, wherein the health score represents a likelihood that the user will maintain a level of health for a predefined period of time; (iv) retrieve terms and conditions for an insurance policy from a database based upon the health score; and (v) generate, based upon the determining, an insurance policy for the user based upon the terms and conditions.
“In yet another aspect, a method computer system for analyzing biometric data of a user collected from a plurality of user devices and used to generate an insurance policy for the user is provided. The method includes (i) receiving, from a wearable electronic user device, biometric data associated with a user; (ii) analyzing, based upon a plurality of rules, the biometric data; (iii) determining a health score associated with the user, based in part upon the analysis of the biometric data, wherein the health score represents a likelihood that the user will maintain a level of health for a predefined period of time; (iv) retrieving terms and conditions for an insurance policy from a database based upon the health score; and (v) generating, based upon the determining, an insurance policy for the user based upon the terms and conditions.
“In yet another aspect, a computer system for analyzing biometric data of a user collected from a plurality of user devices and used to generate an insurance policy for the user is provided. In some exemplary embodiments, the computer system includes a processor and a non-transitory, tangible, computer-readable storage medium having instructions stored thereon that, in response to execution by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations including: (i) generating a life insurance policy for a user based upon an initial set of biometric data; (ii) receiving, from the wearable electronic device, updated biometric data associated with the user; (iii) analyzing, based upon a plurality of rules, the updated biometric data; (iv) determining, based in part upon the analysis of the updated biometric data, an updated health score associated with the user, wherein the updated health score represents an updated likelihood that the user will maintain a level of health for a predefined period of time; (v) retrieving, based upon the determining, updated terms and conditions for an insurance policy from a database based upon the updated health score; and (vi) updating, based upon the determining, the life insurance policy for the user.
“Advantages will become more apparent to those skilled in the art from the following description of the preferred embodiments which have been shown and described by way of illustration. As will be realized, the present embodiments may be capable of other and different embodiments, and their details are capable of modification in various respects. For example, and as described herein, the data capture and analysis processes described herein may include functionality that permits a user to ‘opt in’ and/or ‘opt out’ of these processes, such that the user’s privacy is preserved. Accordingly, the drawings and description are to be regarded as illustrative in nature and not as restrictive.”
The claims supplied by the inventors are:
“We claim:
“1. A computer system for analyzing biometric data of a user collected from a plurality of user devices and used to generate an insurance policy for the user, the computer system comprising: a processor; and a non-transitory, tangible, computer-readable storage medium having instructions stored thereon that, in response to execution by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising: receiving, from a wearable electronic user device, biometric data associated with a user; analyzing, by applying a plurality of rules, the biometric data to assess a current level of health of the user; determining a health score associated with the user, based in part upon the analysis of the biometric data, wherein the health score represents a likelihood that the user will maintain the current level of health for a predefined period of time corresponding to a term of a life insurance policy, and wherein the health score reflects improvements or deteriorations to an overall health of the user based upon the analysis; retrieving terms and conditions for an insurance policy from a database based upon the health score, the retrieved terms and conditions including the term of the insurance policy; and generating, based on the health score and the retrieved terms and conditions, an insurance policy associated with the current level of health of the user, wherein the retrieved-term of the insurance policy is based upon the predefined period of time during which the health score represents the likelihood that the user will maintain the current level of health.
“2. The system of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to perform operations comprising: receiving home data from a home based device; analyzing the home data; determining, based upon the analyzing, the health score associated with the user; and generating, based upon the determining, the insurance policy for the user.
“3. The system of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to perform operations comprising: receiving vehicle data received from a vehicle based device; analyzing the vehicle data; determining, based upon the analyzing, the health score associated with the user; and generating, based upon the determining, the insurance policy for the user.
“4. The system of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to perform operations comprising: receiving personal data for the user; analyzing the personal data; determining, based upon the analyzing, the health score associated with the user; and generating, based upon the determining, the insurance policy for the user.
“5. The system of claim 1, wherein the biometric data includes at least one of skin temperature data, heart rate data, body mass index data, resting heart rate data, exercise intensity data, calories burned data, sleep duration data, REM sleep duration data, electrocardiogram data, VO2 max data, steps data, floors climbed data, blood pressure data, blood oxygen content data, weight data, and height data.
“6. The system of claim 2, wherein the home data includes at least one of environmental air quality data, home temperature data, ultraviolet radiation exposure data, carbon dioxide data, and carbon monoxide data.
“7. The system of claim 3, wherein the vehicle data includes at least one of vehicle safety rating data and driving behavior data.
“8. At least one tangible, non-transitory, computer-readable storage media having computer-executable instructions embodied thereon, wherein when executed by at least one processor, the computer-executable instructions cause the processor to: receive, from a wearable electronic user device, biometric data associated with a user; analyze, by applying a plurality of rules, the biometric data to assess a current level of health of the user; determine a health score associated with the user, based in part upon the analysis of the biometric data, wherein the health score represents a likelihood that the user will maintain the current level of health for a predefined period of time corresponding to a term of a life insurance policy, and wherein the health score reflects improvements or deteriorations to an overall health of the user based upon the analysis; retrieve terms and conditions for an insurance policy from a database based upon the health score, the retrieved terms and conditions including the term of the insurance policy; and generate, based on the health score and the retrieved terms and conditions, an insurance policy associated with the current level of health of the user, wherein the term of the insurance policy is based upon the predefined period of time during which the health score represents the likelihood that the user will maintain the current level of health.
“9. The computer-readable storage media of claim 8, wherein the computer-executable instructions further cause the processor to: receive home data from a home based device; analyze the home data; determine, based upon the analyzing, the health score associated with the user; and generate, based upon the determining, the insurance policy for the user.
“10. The computer-readable storage media of claim 8, wherein the computer-executable instructions further cause the processor to: receive vehicle data from a vehicle based device; analyze the vehicle data; determine, based upon the analyzing, the health score associated with the user; and generate, based upon the determining, the insurance policy for the user.
“11. The computer-readable storage media of claim 8, wherein the computer-executable instructions further cause the processor to: receive personal data for the user; analyze the personal data; determine, based upon the analyzing, the health score associated with the user; and generate, based upon the determining, the insurance policy for the user.
“12. The computer-readable storage media of claim 8, wherein the biometric data includes at least one of skin temperature data, heart rate data, body mass index data, resting heart rate data, exercise intensity data, calories burned data, sleep duration data, REM sleep duration data, electrocardiogram data, VO2 max data, steps data, floors climbed data, blood pressure data, blood oxygen content data, weight data, and height data.
“13. The computer-readable storage media of claim 9, wherein the home data includes at least one of environmental air quality data, home temperature data, ultraviolet radiation exposure data, carbon dioxide data, and carbon monoxide data.
“14. The computer-readable storage media of claim 10, wherein the vehicle data includes at least one of vehicle safety rating data and driving behavior data.
“15. A method for analyzing biometric data of a user collected from a plurality of user devices and used to generate an insurance policy for the user comprising: receiving, by a processor and from a wearable electronic user device, biometric data associated with a user; analyzing, by the processor and by applying a plurality of rules, the biometric data to assess a current level of health of the user; determining, by the processor and based in part upon the analysis of the biometric data, a health score associated with the user, wherein the health score represents a likelihood that the user will maintain the current level of health for a predefined period of time corresponding to a term of a life insurance policy, and wherein the health score reflects improvements or deteriorations to an overall health of the user based upon the analysis; retrieving, by the processor, terms and conditions for an insurance policy from a database based upon the health score, the retrieved terms and conditions including the term of the insurance policy; and generating, by the processor, based on the health score and the retrieved terms and conditions, an insurance policy associated with the current level of health of the user, wherein the term of the insurance policy is based upon the predefined period of time during which the health score represents the likelihood that the user will maintain the current level of health.
“16. The method of claim 15, further comprising: receiving, by the processor and from a home based device, home data; analyzing, by the processor, the home data; determining, by the processor and based upon the analyzing, the health score associated with the user; and generating, by the processor and based upon the determining, the insurance policy for the user.
“17. The method of claim 15, further comprising: receiving, by the processor and from a vehicle based device, vehicle data; analyzing, by the processor, the vehicle data; determining, by the processor and based upon the analyzing, the health score associated with the user; and generating, based upon the determining, the insurance policy for the user.
“18. The method of claim 15, further comprising: receiving, by the processor, personal data for the user; analyzing, by the processor, the personal data; determining, by the processor and based upon the analyzing, the health score associated with the user; and generating, by the processor and based upon the determining, the insurance policy for the user.
“19. The method of claim 15, wherein the biometric data includes at least one of skin temperature data, heart rate data, body mass index data, resting heart rate data, exercise intensity data, calories burned data, sleep duration data, REM sleep duration data, electrocardiogram data, VO2 max data, steps data, floors climbed data, blood pressure data, blood oxygen content data, weight data, and height data.
“20. A computer system for analyzing biometric data of a user collected from a plurality of user devices and used to generate an insurance policy for the user, the computer system comprising: a processor; and a non-transitory, tangible, computer-readable storage medium having instructions stored thereon that, in response to execution by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising: generating a life insurance policy for a user based upon an initial set of biometric data; receiving, from a wearable electronic device, updated biometric data associated with the user; analyzing, by applying a plurality of rules, the updated biometric data to assess an updated level of health of the user; determining, based in part upon the analysis of the updated biometric data, an updated health score associated with the user, wherein the updated health score represents an updated likelihood that the user will maintain the updated level of health for a predefined period of time corresponding to a term of a life insurance policy, and wherein the health score reflects improvements or deteriorations to an overall health of the user based upon the analysis; retrieving, based upon the determining, updated terms and conditions for an insurance policy from a database based upon the updated health score, the retrieved terms and conditions including the term of the insurance policy; and updating, based on the health score and the retrieved terms and conditions, the life insurance policy associated with the updated level of health of the user, wherein the term of the insurance policy is based upon the predefined period of time during which the health score represents the likelihood that the user will maintain the updated level of health.
“21. The system of claim 1, wherein the terms and conditions stored in the database are linked to a respective health score, and wherein the retrieved terms and conditions include the term of the insurance policy and an insurance premium proportional to the determined health score.”
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