Patents by Inventor Dehua Lai

Dehua Lai has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20230240534
    Abstract: A method includes providing one or more instructions to perform a first action associated with administration of a medication; obtaining first data representing a capture of a patient performing the first action based on the one or more instructions as output by the output device; extracting information about movements of the patient from the first data; presenting an image configured to induce an emotional response in the patient; obtaining second data representing capture of the patient performing one or more microexpressions in response to presentation of the image; obtaining additional data including one or more of demographic information of the patient, information of a disease associated with the patient, or one or more characteristics of the medication; and based on the extracted information about the movements, the one or more microexpressions, and the additional data, determining a medical outcome including a progression of the disease in the patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2023
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Inventors: Adam Hanina, Ryan Bardsley, Michelle Marlborough, Daniel Glasner, Dehua Lai, Xiaoguang Lu, Edward Ikeguchi
  • Patent number: 11670100
    Abstract: A system and method for training a system for monitoring administration of medication. The method includes the steps of a method for training a medication administration monitoring apparatus, comprising the steps of defining one or more predetermined medications and then acquiring information from one or more data sources of a user administering medication. A first network is trained to recognize a first step of a medication administration sequence, and then a second network is trained to recognize a second step of a medication administration sequence based upon the training of the first network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: AIC Innovations Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Lei Guan, Dehua Lai
  • Patent number: 11627877
    Abstract: A method includes providing one or more instructions to perform a first action associated with administration of a medication; obtaining first data representing a capture of a patient performing the first action based on the one or more instructions; extracting information about movements of the patient from the first data; presenting an image configured to induce an emotional response in the patient; obtaining second data representing capture of the patient performing one or more microexpressions within 250 milliseconds of presentation of the image; obtaining additional data including one or more of demographic information of the patient, information of a disease associated with the patient, or one or more characteristics of the medication; and based on the extracted information about the movements, the one or more microexpressions, and the additional data, determining a medical outcome including a progression of the disease in the patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: AIC Innovations Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Adam Hanina, Ryan Bardsley, Michelle Marlborough, Daniel Glasner, Dehua Lai, Xiaoguang Lu, Edward Ikeguchi
  • Publication number: 20220122698
    Abstract: A method, system and computer program for confirming proper medication amount for a medication injection apparatus. The computer program causes a computer to perform the steps of providing one or more instructions on a display of a computing device instructing placement of an injectable medication apparatus including an indication of an amount of medication to be injected by the injectable medication apparatus, imaging by an image capture one or more images of the injectable medication apparatus including the indication of the amount of medication, and comparing by a processor of the computing device through recognition of the indication of the amount of medication, the indicated amount to a predetermined amount. One or more additional instructions may be provided on the display of the computing device to change the indication of the amount of medication if it is determined that the recognized indicated amount does not match the predetermined amount.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2021
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Inventors: Adam Hanina, Lei Guan, Dehua Lai
  • Patent number: 11200965
    Abstract: A method, system and computer program for confirming proper medication amount for a medication injection apparatus. The computer program causes a computer to perform the steps of providing one or more instructions on a display of a computing device instructing placement of an injectable medication apparatus including an indication of an amount of medication to be injected by the injectable medication apparatus, imaging by an image capture one or more images of the injectable medication apparatus including the indication of the amount of medication, and comparing by a processor of the computing device through recognition of the indication of the amount of medication, the indicated amount to a predetermined amount. One or more additional instructions may be provided on the display of the computing device to change the indication of the amount of medication if it is determined that the recognized indicated amount does not match the predetermined amount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: AIC Innovations Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Adam Hanina, Lei Guan, Dehua Lai
  • Patent number: 11094408
    Abstract: A medication confirmation method and apparatus for confirming administration of medication employing an inhalable medication administration apparatus. The method of an embodiment of the invention includes the steps of capturing one or more video sequences of a user administering medication employing the inhalable medication administration apparatus, storing the captured one or more video sequences, capturing one or more audio sequences of the user administering medication employing the inhalable medication administration apparatus and storing the captured one or more audio sequences. At least one of the stored video sequences and at least one of the stored audio sequences are then analyzed to confirm that the user has properly administered the medication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: AIC Innovations Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Adam Hanina, Gordon Kessler, Lei Guan, Dehua Lai
  • Publication number: 20200323417
    Abstract: A medication confirmation method and apparatus for confirming administration of medication employing an inhalable medication administration apparatus. The method of an embodiment of the invention includes the steps of capturing one or more video sequences of a user administering medication employing the inhalable medication administration apparatus, storing the captured one or more video sequences, capturing one or more audio sequences of the user administering medication employing the inhalable medication administration apparatus and storing the captured one or more audio sequences. At least one of the stored video sequences and at least one of the stored audio sequences are then analyzed to confirm that the user has properly administered the medication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2020
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Inventors: Adam Hanina, Gordon Kessler, Lei Guan, Dehua Lai
  • Patent number: 10646101
    Abstract: A medication confirmation method and apparatus for confirming administration of medication employing an inhalable medication administration apparatus. The method of an embodiment of the invention includes the steps of capturing one or more video sequences of a user administering medication employing the inhalable medication administration apparatus, storing the captured one or more video sequences, capturing one or more audio sequences of the user administering medication employing the inhalable medication administration apparatus and storing the captured one or more audio sequences. At least one of the stored video sequences and at least one of the stored audio sequences are then analyzed to confirm that the user has properly administered the medication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: AIC Innovations Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Adam Hanina, Gordon Kessler, Lei Guan, Dehua Lai
  • Publication number: 20200051244
    Abstract: A method, system and computer program for confirming proper medication amount for a medication injection apparatus. The computer program causes a computer to perform the steps of providing one or more instructions on a display of a computing device instructing placement of an injectable medication apparatus including an indication of an amount of medication to be injected by the injectable medication apparatus, imaging by an image capture one or more images of the injectable medication apparatus including the indication of the amount of medication, and comparing by a processor of the computing device through recognition of the indication of the amount of medication, the indicated amount to a predetermined amount. One or more additional instructions may be provided on the display of the computing device to change the indication of the amount of medication if it is determined that the recognized indicated amount does not match the predetermined amount.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2019
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Inventors: Adam Hanina, Lei Guan, Dehua Lai
  • Publication number: 20190385717
    Abstract: A system and method for training a system for monitoring administration of medication. The method includes the steps of a method for training a medication administration monitoring apparatus, comprising the steps of defining one or more predetermined medications and then acquiring information from one or more data sources of a user administering medication. A first network is trained to recognize a first step of a medication administration sequence, and then a second network is trained to recognize a second step of a medication administration sequence based upon the training of the first network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2019
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Inventors: Lei Guan, Dehua Lai
  • Patent number: 10460438
    Abstract: A method, system and computer program for confirming proper medication amount for a medication injection apparatus. The computer program causes a computer to perform the steps of providing one or more instructions on a display of a computing device instructing placement of an injectable medication apparatus including an indication of an amount of medication to be injected by the in medication apparatus, imaging by an image capture one or more images of the injectable medication apparatus including the indication of the amount of medication, and comparing by a processor of the computing device through recognition of the indication of the amount of medication, the indicated amount to a predetermined amount. One or more additional instructions may be provided om the display of the computing device to change the indication of the amount of medication if it is determined that the recognized indicated amount does not match the predetermined amount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: AIC Innovations Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Adam Hanina, Lei Guan, Dehua Lai
  • Publication number: 20190290127
    Abstract: An apparatus for monitoring changes in symptoms of a patient is described. The apparatus includes a display for displaying information to a patient; a processing system configured to output to the display at least one of audio, video or both audio and video stimuli for eliciting a reaction in the patient; an audio and video capture device for capturing audio, video or both audio and video recordings of the patient performing an action as the stimuli is output by the display; a computer vision processor configured to determine from the audio, video or both audio and video recordings, one or more reactions of the patient in response to the stimuli and during a first period of time immediately after presentation of the stimuli to the patient, wherein the first period of time is less than 250 milliseconds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2019
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Inventors: Adam Hanina, Ryan Bardsley, Michelle Marlborough, Daniel Glasner, Dehua Lai, Xioaguang Lu, Edward Ikeguchi
  • Publication number: 20190290128
    Abstract: An apparatus for analyzing changes in symptoms of a patient is described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2019
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Inventors: Adam Hanina, Ryan Bardsley, Michelle Marlborough, Daniel Glasner, Dehua Lai, Xioaguang Lu, Edward Ikeguchi
  • Publication number: 20190290129
    Abstract: A system for user-initiated analysis of changes in symptoms of a patient is described. The system includes a storage device for storing data captured of a patient performing an action in response to a stimulus presented to the patient. The stimulus presented to the patient includes one or more instructions provided to the patient in accordance with monitoring of medication administration of the patient. The action performed in response to the stimulus presented to the patient includes the action of the patient performing a requested step indicative of proper medication administration and is indicative of a change in one or more symptoms associated with a disease and the overall progression of the disease, the storage device further storing one or more item selected from the group of: demographic information of the patient, disease progression information of the patient, and one or more medication characteristics of the medication subject to the medication administration monitoring process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2019
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Inventors: Adam Hanina, Ryan Bardsley, Michelle Marlborough, Daniel Glasner, Dehua Lai, Xioaguang Lu, Edward Ikeguchi
  • Patent number: 10395764
    Abstract: A system and method for training a system for monitoring administration of medication. The method includes the steps of a method for training a medication administration monitoring apparatus, comprising the steps of defining one or more predetermined medications and then acquiring information from one or more data sources of a user administering medication. A first network is trained to recognize a first step of a medication administration sequence, and then a second network is trained to recognize a second step of a medication administration sequence based upon the training of the first network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: AIC Innovations Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Lei Guan, Dehua Lai
  • Publication number: 20190058848
    Abstract: A medication confirmation method and apparatus. The method of an embodiment of the invention includes the steps of capturing one or more video sequences of a user administering medication by a video capture device, storing the captured one or more video sequences to a non-transitory memory, and analyzing at least one of the stored video sequences to determine one or more indications of suspicious activity on behalf of the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2018
    Publication date: February 21, 2019
    Inventors: Adam Hanina, Lei Guan, Dehua Lai
  • Publication number: 20180353052
    Abstract: A medication confirmation method and apparatus for confirming administration of medication employing an inhalable medication administration apparatus. The method of an embodiment of the invention includes the steps of capturing one or more video sequences of a user administering medication employing the inhalable medication administration apparatus, storing the captured one or more video sequences, capturing one or more audio sequences of the user administering medication employing the inhalable medication administration apparatus and storing the captured one or more audio sequences. At least one of the stored video sequences and at least one of the stored audio sequences are then analyzed to confirm that the user has properly administered the medication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2018
    Publication date: December 13, 2018
    Inventors: Adam Hanina, Gordon Kessler, Lei Guan, Dehua Lai
  • Patent number: 10116903
    Abstract: A medication confirmation method and apparatus. The method of an embodiment of the invention includes the steps of capturing one or more video sequences of a user administering medication by a video capture device, storing the captured one or more video sequences to a non-transitory memory, and analyzing at least one of the stored video sequences to determine one or more indications of suspicious activity on behalf of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: AIC Innovations Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Adam Hanina, Lei Guan, Dehua Lai
  • Patent number: 9883786
    Abstract: A medication confirmation method and apparatus for confirming administration of medication employing an inhalable medication administration apparatus. The method of an embodiment of the invention includes the steps of capturing one or more video sequences of a user administering medication employing the inhalable medication administration apparatus, storing the captured one or more video sequences, capturing one or more audio sequences of the user administering medication employing the inhalable medication administration apparatus and storing the captured one or more audio sequences. At least one of the stored video sequences and at least one of the stored audio sequences are then analyzed to confirm that the user has properly administered the medication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: AIC Innovations Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Adam Hanina, Gordon Kessler, Lei Guan, Dehua Lai
  • Publication number: 20160196503
    Abstract: A system and method for training a system for monitoring administration of medication. The method includes the steps of a method for training a medication administration monitoring apparatus, comprising the steps of defining one or more predetermined medications and then acquiring information from one or more data sources of a user administering medication. A first network is trained to recognize a first step of a medication administration sequence, and then a second network is trained to recognize a second step of a medication administration sequence based upon the training of the first network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2015
    Publication date: July 7, 2016
    Inventors: Lei Guan, Dehua Lai