Systems, devices, and/or methods for managing health

Abstract

Certain exemplary embodiments can provide a device that comprises a heart monitor. The device can further comprise GPS hardware and machine instructions. The device comprises a wireless transceiver and a battery. The battery that provides electrical energy to the wireless transceiver and a processor. The processor is constructed to receive signals from the heart monitor and determine that an emergency has occurred.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A device comprising:
 an electrocardiogram electrocardiograph constructed to measure heart parameters;   GPS hardware and machine instructions;   a wireless transceiver;   a processor constructed to:
 receive an electrical signal from a battery and determines determine whether the battery has a charge level that is above a predetermined threshold, wherein when the charge level is below the predetermined threshold, the processor automatically suspends activities of the processor after causing the wireless transceiver to transmit information comprising a location determined by the GPS hardware and machine instructions and information concerning a user; 
 receive signals from the electrocardiogram electrocardiograph; 
 determine, based upon the signals from the electrocardiogram electrocardiograph that an emergency has occurred, the emergency determined via creation of user heart norms and sets setting at least one alarm, the alarm based on one or more of:
 a drop of a heartbeat frequency below a first threshold; 
 a spike of the heartbeat frequency above a second threshold; and 
 a detected cessation in heart beat heartbeat frequency; and 
 
 without a touch of the user, cause the wireless transceiver to transmit the information comprising the location determined by the GPS hardware and machine instructions and the information concerning the user; 
   wherein the battery that provides electrical energy to the wireless transceiver and the processor; and   a band comprising a cut resistant material, the cut resistant material constructed to resist unauthorized removal of the band from an arm of the user.   
     
     
         2 . The device of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a touch screen constructed to utilize a software application.   
     
     
         3 . The device of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a first touch screen constructed to utilize a software application; and   a second touch screen constructed to render information concerning the emergency.   
     
     
         4 . The device of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a speaker communicatively coupled to the wireless transceiver.   
     
     
         5 . The device of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a biometric sensor that is constructed to identify the user based upon a unique characteristic of the user, wherein removal of the device is restricted unless the biometric sensor verifies identity of the user.   
     
     
         6 . The device of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a microphone constructed to generate a signal responsive to human voices in proximity to the device, wherein the processor is constructed to recognize and interpret human speech to determine that the emergency has occurred; and   without the touch of the user, cause the wireless transceiver to transmit the information comprising the location determined by the GPS hardware and machine instructions and the information concerning the user.   
     
     
         7 . The device of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a camera constructed to generate a signal responsive to motion in proximity to the device, wherein the processor is constructed to recognize and interpret human actions from the signal from the camera to determine that the emergency has occurred; and   without the touch of the user, cause the wireless transceiver to transmit the information comprising the location determined by the GPS hardware and machine instructions and the information concerning the user.   
     
     
         8 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein
 the determination that the emergency has occurred is based upon a heart rate of the user being above a predetermined heart rate threshold.   
     
     
         9 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein
 the determination that the emergency has occurred is based upon a heart rate of the user being above a predetermined heart rate threshold.   
     
     
         10 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein
 the information comprising the location determined by the GPS hardware and machine instructions and the information concerning the user is transmitted to an emergency medical system.   
     
     
         11 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein
 the device sends an alert if the GPS hardware and machine instructions determine that the device is located outside a predetermined location range.   
     
     
         12 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein
 the device sends an alert if tampering with the device is detected.   
     
     
         13 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein
 the device sends an alert if attempted removal of the device from the user is detected.   
     
     
         14 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein
 the device sends an alert if attempted removal of the device from the user is detected after the charge level of the battery is below the predetermined threshold.   
     
     
         15 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein
 the device sends a response to a ping received by the wireless transceiver from an app, the ping requesting a location of the user based upon the GPS hardware and machine instructions.   
     
     
         16 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein
 personal information concerning the user is stored in a memory device comprised by the device, wherein signals transmitted from the device comprise the personal information.   
     
     
         17 . A device comprising:
 a heart rate monitor constructed to measure heartbeat frequency;   GPS hardware and machine instructions;   a wireless transceiver;   a processor constructed to:
 receive an electrical signal from a battery and determines determine whether the battery has a charge level that is above a predetermined threshold, wherein when the charge level is below the predetermined threshold, the processor automatically suspends activities of the processor after causing the wireless transceiver to transmit information comprising a location determined by the GPS hardware and machine instructions and information concerning a user; 
 receive signals from the heart rate monitor; 
 determine, based upon the heart rate monitor that an emergency has occurred; and 
 without a touch of the user, cause the wireless transceiver to transmit the information comprising the location determined by the GPS hardware and machine instructions and the information concerning the user; 
   wherein the battery that provides electrical energy to the wireless transceiver and the processor; and   a band comprising a cut resistant material, the cut resistant material constructed to resist unauthorized removal of the band from an arm of the user.   
     
     
       18. A method of transmitting information concerning a wearer during an emergency, the method comprising:
 providing a heart rate monitor configured to measure heartbeat frequency of a wearer, a global positioning sensor, a wireless transceiver, a processor, and a battery all operatively coupled into a band comprising a cut resistant material, the band configured to be worn by the wearer;   receiving an electrical signal from the battery;   determining whether the battery has a charge level that is above a predetermined threshold, wherein when the charge level is below the predetermined threshold, automatically suspending activity of the processor after transmitting, using the wireless transceiver, information comprising a location of the wearer determined by the global positioning sensor;   determining, based upon the heartbeat frequency of the wearer measured by the heart rate monitor that an emergency has occurred; and   without a touch of the wearer, transmitting, using the wireless transceiver, information comprising a location of the wearer determined by the global positioning sensor.   
     
     
       19. The method of  claim 18 , wherein determining that an emergency has occurred further comprises:
 creating wearer heart norms using the processor and the heart rate monitor; and establishing at least one alarm using the processor.   
     
     
       20. The method of  claim 19 , wherein establishing at least one alarm further comprises one or more of:
 detecting a drop of the heartbeat frequency of the wearer below a first threshold;   detecting a spike of the heartbeat frequency above a second threshold; or   detecting a cessation of the heartbeat frequency.   
     
     
       21. The method of  claim 18 , further comprising sending an alert if the global positioning sensor and processor determine the band is outside a predetermined location range. 
     
     
       22. The method of  claim 18 , further comprising sending an alert if attempted removal of the band from the wearer is detected by the processor.