Patents

Research, development and innovation led by Steve Brown has resulted in 70 patents issued in the United States to date, and more internationally.

These inventions cover a diverse set of fields connected to measuring and positively influencing human behavior, including: remote patient monitoring, telehealth and telemedicine technology, public health monitoring and syndromic surveillance, electronic medical records systems and analytics, bioinformatics and genomics, medical devices and monitoring devices related to diabetes, asthma, heart disease, high blood pressure, and other conditions, drug delivery devices and systems, methods of rewarding and positively changing behavior, video game technology used in patient education and behavioral health, home health and chronic disease management systems and methods, systems and methods for Internet advertising and online auctions.

Most of these patents are assigned to Health Hero Network, which was acquired by Robert Bosch in 2007.

  1. 7,516,192 Networked system for interactive communication and remote monitoring of individuals
  2. 7,399,276 Remote health monitoring system
  3. 7,392,167 Disease simulation system and method
  4. 7,320,030 Remote health monitoring apparatus using scripted communications
  5. 7,310,668 Remotely monitoring an individual using scripted communications
  6. 7,305,348 Aggregating and pooling health related information in a communication system with feedback
  7. 7,297,109 Method and system for improving adherence with a diet program or other medical regimen
  8. 7,277,867 Method for conducting an on-line bidding session with bid pooling
  9. 7,264,591 System and method for monitoring air flow from a person
  10. 7,260,480 Method and system for integrating feedback loops in medical knowledge development and healthcare management
  11. 7,258,666 System and methods for monitoring a patient’s heart condition
  12. 7,252,636 Networked system for interactive communication and remote monitoring of individuals
  13. 7,223,236 System and method for monitoring user-related data from a person
  14. 7,223,235 System and method for monitoring blood pressure from a person
  15. 7,167,818 Disease simulation system and method
  16. 6,968,375 Networked system for interactive communication and remote monitoring of individuals
  17. 6,381,577 Multi-user remote health monitoring system
  18. 6,379,301 Diabetes management system and method for controlling blood glucose
  19. 6,375,469 Online system and method for providing composite entertainment and health information
  20. 6,368,273 Networked system for interactive communication and remote monitoring of individuals
  21. 6,352,523 Capacitance-based dose measurements in syringes
  22. 6,334,778 Remote psychological diagnosis and monitoring system
  23. 6,330,426 System and method for remote education using a memory card
  24. 6,270,455 Networked system for interactive communications and remote monitoring of drug delivery
  25. 6,260,022 Modular microprocessor-based diagnostic measurement apparatus and method for psychological conditions
  26. 6,248,065 Monitoring system for remotely querying individuals
  27. 6,246,992 Multiple patient monitoring system for proactive health management
  28. 6,240,393 Aggregating and pooling weight loss information in a communication system with feedback
  29. 6,233,539 Disease simulation system and method
  30. 6,210,272 Multi-player interactive electronic game for health education
  31. D439,242 Information appliance
  32. 6,196,970 Research data collection and analysis
  33. 6,186,145 Method for diagnosis and treatment of psychological and emotional conditions using a microprocessor-based virtual reality simulator
  34. 6,168,563 Remote health monitoring and maintenance system
  35. 6,167,386 Method for conducting an on-line bidding session with bid pooling
  36. 6,167,362 Motivational tool for adherence to medical regimen
  37. 6,161,095 Treatment regimen compliance and efficacy with feedback
  38. 6,151,586 Computerized reward system for encouraging participation in a health management program
  39. 6,113,578 Optical dose measurements in syringes
  40. 6,110,148 Capacitance-based dose measurements in syringes
  41. 6,101,478 Multi-user remote health monitoring system
  42. 6,068,615 Inductance-based dose measurement in syringes
  43. 6,032,119 Personalized display of health information
  44. 6,023,686 Method for conducting an on-line bidding session with bid pooling
  45. 5,997,476 Networked system for interactive communication and remote monitoring of individuals
  46. 5,985,559 System and method for preventing, diagnosing, and treating genetic and pathogen-caused disease
  47. 5,960,403 Health management process control system
  48. 5,956,501 Disease simulation system and method
  49. 5,951,300 Online system and method for providing composite entertainment and health information
  50. 5,940,801 Modular microprocessor-based diagnostic measurement apparatus and method for psychological conditions
  51. 5,933,136 Network media access control system for encouraging patient compliance with a treatment plan
  52. 5,918,603 Method for treating medical conditions using a microprocessor-based video game
  53. 5,913,310 Method for diagnosis and treatment of psychological and emotional disorders using a microprocessor-based video game
  54. 5,899,855 Modular microprocessor-based health monitoring system
  55. 5,897,493 Monitoring system for remotely querying individuals
  56. 5,887,133 System and method for modifying documents sent over a communications network
  57. 5,879,163 On-line health education and feedback system using motivational driver profile coding and automated content fulfillment
  58. 5,832,448 Multiple patient monitoring system for proactive health management
  59. 5,828,943 Modular microprocessor-based diagnostic measurement apparatus and method for psychological conditions
  60. 5,822,715 Diabetes management system and method for controlling blood glucose
  61. 5,794,219 Method of conducting an on-line auction with bid pooling
  62. 5,792,117 Apparatus for optically determining and electronically recording injection doses in syringes
  63. 5,782,814 Apparatus for determining and recording injection doses in syringes using electrical inductance
  64. 5,730,654 Multi-player video game for health education
  65. 5,720,733 Apparatus for determining and recording injection doses in syringes using electrical capacitance measurements
  66. 5,704,922 Syringe having electrical contact points for metering doses
  67. 5,678,571 Method for treating medical conditions using a microprocessor-based video game
  68. 5,628,309 Meter for electrically measuring and recording injection syringe doses
  69. 5,569,212 Apparatus for electrically determining injection doses in syringes
  70. 5,307,263 Modular microprocessor-based health monitoring system