Patents by Inventor James Stewart Bates

James Stewart Bates 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).

  • Patent number: 11935656
    Abstract: Presented are systems and methods for the accurate acquisition of medical measurement data of a body part of patient. To assist in acquiring accurate medical measurement data, an automated diagnostic and treatment system provides instructions to the patient to allow the patient to precisely position a medical instrument in proximity to a target spot of a body part of patient. For a stethoscope examination, the steps may include utilizing object tracking to determine if the patient has moved the stethoscope to a recording site; utilizing DSP processing to confirm that the stethoscope is in operation, utilizing DSP processing to generate a pre-processed audio sample from a recorded audio signal; using machine learning (ML) to determine if a signal of interest (SOI) is present in the pre-processed sample. If SoI is present, using ML to evaluate characteristics in the signal which indicate the presence of abnormalities in the organ being measured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Inventors: James Stewart Bates, Kristopher Perry, Chaitanya Prakash Potaraju, Pranav Bhatkal, Aditya Shirvalkar, Tristan Royal
  • Publication number: 20220293273
    Abstract: Presented are systems and methods for the accurate acquisition of medical measurement data of a body part of patient. To assist in acquiring accurate medical measurement data, an automated diagnostic and treatment system provides instructions to the patient to allow the patient to precisely position a medical instrument in proximity to a target spot of a body part of patient. For a stethoscope examination, the steps may include utilizing object tracking to determine if the patient has moved the stethoscope to a recording site; utilizing DSP processing to confirm that the stethoscope is in operation, utilizing DSP processing to generate a pre-processed audio sample from a recorded audio signal; using machine learning (ML) to determine if a signal of interest (SOI) is present in the pre-processed sample. If SoI is present, using ML to evaluate characteristics in the signal which indicate the presence of abnormalities in the organ being measured.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2022
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Applicant: AdviNow, Inc.
    Inventors: James Stewart Bates, Kristopher Perry, Chaitanya Prakash Potaraju, Pranav Bhatkal, Aditya Shirvalkar, Tristan Royal
  • Patent number: 11348688
    Abstract: Presented are systems and methods for the accurate acquisition of medical measurement data of a body part of patient. To assist in acquiring accurate medical measurement data, an automated diagnostic and treatment system provides instructions to the patient to allow the patient to precisely position a medical instrument in proximity to a target spot of a body part of patient. For a stethoscope examination, the steps may include utilizing object tracking to determine if the patient has moved the stethoscope to a recording site; utilizing DSP processing to confirm that the stethoscope is in operation, utilizing DSP processing to generate a pre-processed audio sample from a recorded audio signal; using machine learning (ML) to determine if a signal of interest (SOI) is present in the pre-processed sample. If SoI is present, using ML to evaluate characteristics in the signal which indicate the presence of abnormalities in the organ being measured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: Advinow, Inc.
    Inventors: James Stewart Bates, Kristopher Perry, Chaitanya Prakash Potaraju, Pranav Bhatkal, Aditya Shirvalkar, Tristan Royal
  • Patent number: 11164679
    Abstract: Presented are systems and methods for examining patients and generating diagnostic medical data to make automated diagnoses and treatment recommendations to patients and doctors. Various embodiments of the present invention provide patients with diagnostic tools and audio/video guidance to reliably and accurately perform clinical grade diagnostic measurements of key vital signs. In embodiments, this is accomplished by using an automated remote (or local, e.g., in the form of a kiosk) end-to-end medical diagnostic system that monitors equipment usage for accuracy. The diagnostic system analyzes patient responses, measurement data, and patient-related information to generate diagnostic and/or treatment information that may be shared with healthcare professionals and specialists, as needed. Automation provides for timely, hassle-free, and cost-effective health care management that takes the stress out of doctor visits, while delivering personalized health care.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: ADVINOW, Inc.
    Inventor: James Stewart Bates
  • Publication number: 20210186312
    Abstract: Presented are systems and methods for the accurate acquisition of medical measurement data of a body part of patient. To assist in acquiring accurate medical measurement data, an automated diagnostic and treatment system provides instructions to the patient to allow the patient to precisely position a medical instrument in proximity to a target spot of a body part of patient. Based on a series of images acquired from a kiosk camera and an instrument camera, these instructions are generated. Subsequent images from instrument camera are analyzed by automated diagnostic and treatment system utilizing a database and deep convolution neural network (DCNN) to obtain measured medical data. An error threshold measurement by the automated diagnostic and treatment system may determine the accuracy of the instrument positioning and the medical measured data. The measured medical data may be communicated to a physician.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2021
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Applicant: AdviNow, Inc.
    Inventors: James Stewart Bates, Kristopher Perry, Chaitanya Prakash Potaraju, Pranav Bhatkal, Aditya Shirvalkar, Tristan Royal
  • Publication number: 20210090738
    Abstract: Presented are systems and methods that provide patients with diagnostic measurement tools and clear and concise audio/video guidance to reliably and accurately perform clinical grade diagnostic measurements of key vital signs. In various embodiments, this is accomplished by using an automated remote (or local, e.g., in the form of a kiosk) end-to-end medical diagnostic system that monitors equipment usage for accuracy. The diagnostic system analyzes patient responses, measurement data, and patient-related information to generate diagnostic and/or treatment information that may be shared with healthcare professionals and specialists, as needed. Automation provides for timely, hassle-free, and cost-effective health care management that takes the stress out of doctor visits, while delivering personalized health care. The high accuracy of generated diagnostic data improves health care to patients and reduces the risk of medical malpractice for treating physicians.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2020
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Applicant: AdviNow, Inc.
    Inventor: James Stewart Bates
  • Patent number: 10939806
    Abstract: Presented are systems and methods for the accurate acquisition of medical measurement data of a body part of patient. To assist in acquiring accurate medical measurement data, an automated diagnostic and treatment system provides instructions to the patient to allow the patient to precisely position a medical instrument in proximity to a target spot of a body part of patient. Based on a series of images acquired from a kiosk camera and an instrument camera, these instructions are generated. Subsequent images from instrument camera are analyzed by automated diagnostic and treatment system utilizing a database and deep convolution neural network (DCNN) to obtain measured medical data. An error threshold measurement by the automated diagnostic and treatment system may determine the accuracy of the instrument positioning and the medical measured data. The measured medical data may be communicated to a physician.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: AdviNow, Inc.
    Inventors: James Stewart Bates, Kristopher Perry, Chaitanya Prakash Potaraju, Pranav Bhatkal, Aditya Shirvalkar, Tristan Royal
  • Patent number: 10861604
    Abstract: Presented are systems and methods that provide patients with diagnostic measurement tools and clear and concise audio/video guidance to reliably and accurately perform clinical grade diagnostic measurements of key vital signs. In various embodiments, this is accomplished by using an automated remote (or local, e.g., in the form of a kiosk) end-to-end medical diagnostic system that monitors equipment usage for accuracy. The diagnostic system analyzes patient responses, measurement data, and patient-related information to generate diagnostic and/or treatment information that may be shared with healthcare professionals and specialists, as needed. Automation provides for timely, hassle-free, and cost-effective health care management that takes the stress out of doctor visits, while delivering personalized health care. The high accuracy of generated diagnostic data improves health care to patients and reduces the risk of medical malpractice for treating physicians.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: AdviNow, Inc.
    Inventor: James Stewart Bates
  • Publication number: 20190279767
    Abstract: Presented are systems and methods for using expert knowledge to generate, train, and use a medical data model that uses medical data from a number of sources to generate likelihoods that a given set of symptoms is caused or related to one or more illnesses. Various embodiments accomplish this by parsing medical and non-medical data into keywords and target words to learn, e.g., based on a characteristic of the parsed words, an association between keywords and target words. Based on the learned associations, likelihood scores are then generated that represent, for example, a relationship between a set of symptoms and an illness, a treatment, and an outcome.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2018
    Publication date: September 12, 2019
    Inventor: James Stewart Bates
  • Publication number: 20190274523
    Abstract: Presented are systems and methods for the accurate acquisition of medical measurement data of a body part of patient. To assist in acquiring accurate medical measurement data, an automated diagnostic and treatment system provides instructions to the patient to allow the patient to precisely position a medical instrument in proximity to a target spot of a body part of patient. Based on a series of images acquired from a kiosk camera and an instrument camera, these instructions are generated. Subsequent images from instrument camera are analyzed by automated diagnostic and treatment system utilizing a database and deep convolution neural network (DCNN) to obtain measured medical data. An error threshold measurement by the automated diagnostic and treatment system may determine the accuracy of the instrument positioning and the medical measured data. The measured medical data may be communicated to a physician.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2018
    Publication date: September 12, 2019
    Inventors: James Stewart Bates, Kristopher Perry, Chaitanya Prakash Potaraju, Pranav Bhatkal, Aditya Shirvalkar, Tristan Royal
  • Publication number: 20190279768
    Abstract: Presented are systems and methods for the accurate acquisition of medical measurement data of a body part of patient. To assist in acquiring accurate medical measurement data, an automated diagnostic and treatment system provides instructions to the patient to allow the patient to precisely position a medical instrument in proximity to a target spot of a body part of patient. For a stethoscope examination, the steps may include utilizing object tracking to determine if the patient has moved the stethoscope to a recording site; utilizing DSP processing to confirm that the stethoscope is in operation, utilizing DSP processing to generate a pre-processed audio sample from a recorded audio signal; using machine learning (ML) to determine if a signal of interest (SOI) is present in the pre-processed sample. If SoI is present, using ML to evaluate characteristics in the signal which indicate the presence of abnormalities in the organ being measured.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2018
    Publication date: September 12, 2019
    Inventors: James Stewart Bates, Kristopher Perry, Chaitanya Prakash Potaraju, Pranav Bhatkal, Aditya Shirvalkar, Tristan Royal
  • Publication number: 20190221310
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present application relate to systems and methods for automated diagnosis and treatment, especially for automated diagnosis and treatment integrated with artificial intelligence as well as incorporating treatment scheme feedback. The automated healthcare diagnosis and treatment comprises a doctor apparatus to receive patient symptom input, electronic history records, retrieved reference information and diagnostic results presented by a diagnostic engine. The doctor may choose one presented diagnostic result as the identified diagnostic result or request further diagnostic result for further reference. Furthermore, the doctor may follow generated treatment schemes based on the identified diagnostic result, or input a new treatment scheme different from the generated treatment schemes. The decision of the doctor is used as a feedback to the system for diagnostic and treatment module update.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2018
    Publication date: July 18, 2019
    Inventor: James Stewart Bates
  • Publication number: 20190214134
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present application relate to systems and methods for automated healthcare services, especially for automated healthcare services integrated with artificial intelligence. The automated healthcare system comprises a patient apparatus to provide symptom input, a medical information communication application to retrieve reference information with artificial intelligence integrated process, and a diagnostic engine to diagnose and present diagnostic results. The retrieved reference is mapped and categorized in a coherent way to provide support for the diagnostic engine. A guided measurement process may be incorporated for diagnostic assistance. The application of these methods may result in an improvement in efficiency and consistency for automated healthcare applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2018
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Inventor: James Stewart Bates
  • Publication number: 20190066850
    Abstract: Presented are systems and methods that provide diagnostic measurement tools that enable even laymen to reliably and accurately perform clinical-grade diagnostic measurements of key vital signs with little or no intervention by a health care professional. In various embodiments, this is accomplished by using an automated medical diagnostic system that provides clear and concise audio/video guidance to the patient and monitors the patient's equipment usage to generate high-accuracy measurement data that may be analyzed locally and shared with health care professionals and specialists, as needed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2018
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Inventor: James Stewart Bates
  • Publication number: 20180365383
    Abstract: Presented are systems and methods for examining patients and generating diagnostic medical data to make automated diagnoses and treatment recommendations to patients and doctors. Various embodiments of the present invention provide patients with diagnostic tools and audio/video guidance to reliably and accurately perform clinical grade diagnostic measurements of key vital signs. In embodiments, this is accomplished by using an automated remote (or local, e.g., in the form of a kiosk) end-to-end medical diagnostic system that monitors equipment usage for accuracy. The diagnostic system analyzes patient responses, measurement data, and patient-related information to generate diagnostic and/or treatment information that may be shared with healthcare professionals and specialists, as needed. Automation provides for timely, hassle-free, and cost-effective health care management that takes the stress out of doctor visits, while delivering personalized health care.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2017
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Inventor: James Stewart Bates
  • Publication number: 20180330059
    Abstract: Presented are systems and methods for providing doctors and patients with treatment information based on computer-aided diagnoses that has been generated using patient input, electronic health care record information, and medical instrument input data. The treatment and/or diagnostic information may be shared with health care professionals and specialists, as needed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2017
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Inventors: James Stewart Bates, Julian Phillips
  • Publication number: 20180330058
    Abstract: Presented are systems and methods that generate and maintain electronic health care records using a diagnostic tool that analyzes patient responses, medical instrument data, and other patient-related information that may become part of a patient's electronic health care record. The diagnostic tool generates diagnostic and/or treatment information that may be analyzed locally and shared with health care professionals and specialists, as needed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2017
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Inventor: James Stewart Bates
  • Publication number: 20170323064
    Abstract: Presented are systems and methods that provide patients with diagnostic measurement tools and clear and concise audio/video guidance to reliably and accurately perform clinical grade diagnostic measurements of key vital signs. In various embodiments, this is accomplished by using an automated remote (or local, e.g., in the form of a kiosk) end-to-end medical diagnostic system that monitors equipment usage for accuracy. The diagnostic system analyzes patient responses, measurement data, and patient-related information to generate diagnostic and/or treatment information that may be shared with healthcare professionals and specialists, as needed. Automation provides for timely, hassle-free, and cost-effective health care management that takes the stress out of doctor visits, while delivering personalized health care. The high accuracy of generated diagnostic data improves health care to patients and reduces the risk of medical malpractice for treating physicians.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2016
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventor: James Stewart Bates
  • Publication number: 20170323069
    Abstract: Presented are systems and methods that provide diagnostic measurement tools that enable even laymen to reliably and accurately perform clinical-grade diagnostic measurements of key vital signs with little or no intervention by a health care professional. In various embodiments, this is accomplished by using an automated medical diagnostic system that provides clear and concise audio/video guidance to the patient and monitors the patient's equipment usage to generate high-accuracy measurement data that may be analyzed locally and shared with health care professionals and specialists, as needed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2016
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventor: James Stewart Bates
  • Publication number: 20170323071
    Abstract: Presented are systems and methods that provide diagnostic measurement tools that enable even laymen to reliably and accurately perform clinical-grade diagnostic measurements of their key medical instrument measured data with little or no intervention by a health care professional and to engage in some level of self-diagnosis to detect acute conditions, previously the exclusive domain of health care professionals. In various embodiments, this is accomplished by using an automated remote (or local, e.g., in the form of a kiosk) medical diagnostic system that provides clear and concise audio/video guidance to the patient and monitors the patient's equipment usage to generate high-accuracy measurement data that utilizes a diagnostic engine to provide an output of potential diagnosis that may be analyzed locally and shared with health care professionals and specialists, as needed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2016
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventor: James Stewart Bates