Frank M Bomba

US Patent:

7427266, Sep 23, 2008

Filed:

Dec 15, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/737229

Inventors:

Steven M. Ayer - Marblehead MA, US
Frank C. Bomba - Andover MA, US
Andrew D. Christian - Lincoln MA, US

Assignee:

Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. - Houston TX

International Classification:

A61B 5/07
A61B 5/103
A61B 5/117

US Classification:

600302, 600593

Abstract:

A method and apparatus keeps track of ingestible objects (such as pills or food items) ingested by humans or animals. The objects are supplied with radio frequency identification (RFID) tags encoding data describing the objects. The humans or animals ingesting the objects are equipped with RFID sensors for detecting, decoding, and archiving the data encoded in the tags. A user may scan the body of the human or animal subject with a sensor to determine if a tagged object has been ingested. The tags may be covered with substances or contain elements that dissolve upon entering a digestive system. This allows detection of ingestion and also allows the RFID tag encoding to change in the course of digestion.

US Patent:

8138926, Mar 20, 2012

Filed:

Jun 30, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/215816

Inventors:

Frank Bomba - Boston MA, US
Beth Logan - Cambridge MA, US
Jean-Manuel Van Thong - Arlington MA, US

Assignee:

Intel-GE Care Innovations LLC - Roseville CA

International Classification:

G08B 23/00

US Classification:

3405731, 600301

Abstract:

Motion detecting devices may be used to help monitor and guide human subjects interacting with objects. An activity monitoring station may receive an interaction schedule for a human subject. The schedule may list objects with which the human subject is scheduled to interact. The station may receive motion data from a motion detecting device worn by the subject and a device situated on or in an object. The station may generate a motion alignment score, based on the motion data, and may determine that the subject has interacted with the object, based on the alignment score. The station may also automatically determine whether the interaction is an approved interaction or a disapproved interaction, based on the schedule. The station may automatically cause an approval or disapproval signal to be generated for the human subject. Interaction reports may be generated and transmitted to caregivers.

US Patent:

8184001, May 22, 2012

Filed:

Dec 12, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/316415

Inventors:

Benjamin Kuris - Cambridge MA, US
Steven M. Ayer - Marblehead MA, US
Frank C. Bomba - Boston MA, US
Doug F. Busch - Penryn CA, US

Assignee:

Intel-GE Care Innovations LLC - Roseville CA

International Classification:

G08B 1/08

US Classification:

3405393, 34053923, 34053925, 3405731

Abstract:

A wireless contextual prompting device provides contextual (context-aware) prompting in the home for applications such as Activities of Daily Living (ADL) monitoring, medication adherence, journaling, social messaging and coaching. The device combines the advantages of a small, wireless, battery-operated sensor that may be easily mounted at critical places in a person's daily routine with a low-power, high-contrast display panel that may be palm sized. The context may be displayed on the display screen as images, icons and/or text such that it is easy to interpret warnings by the young, elderly, or the language-challenged.

US Patent:

20050137464, Jun 23, 2005

Filed:

Dec 23, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/744405

Inventors:

Frank Bomba - Andover MA, US

International Classification:

A61B005/00
A61B005/02
A61B005/04
A61B005/08

US Classification:

600300000, 600549000, 128903000, 600485000, 600509000, 600544000, 600546000, 600529000

Abstract:

A sensor initialization device includes a panel with respective indicia for each of plural wireless sensor functions. For each sensor function indicia, there is a respective initialization circuit coupled to the sensor function indicia for electronic communication through the panel to a wireless sensor unit upon selection of the sensor function. The sensor functions can include body temperature, heart rate, blood pressure, respiratory, electrocardiogram, electroencephalogram, electromyography, electrooculogram, and polysomnography. The panel also has respective indicia for each of plural body placement locations. A respective initialization circuit coupled to the body placement location indicia is electronically communicated through the panel to the wireless sensor unit upon selection of the body placement location indicia.

US Patent:

20100166269, Jul 1, 2010

Filed:

Dec 31, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/347861

Inventors:

Beth Logan - Cambridge MA, US
Jean-Manuel Van Thong - Arlington MA, US
Rahul Sukthankar - Orlando FL, US
Frank Bomba - Boston MA, US

International Classification:

G06K 9/62
G06K 9/00

US Classification:

382128, 382209

Abstract:

A system provides a means to detect and track a patient silhouette which may be used to instruct him/her in positioning a medical sensing device on his/her chest with guidance from a computer or from a remotely located physician. The medical sensing device may be, for example a stethoscope or other device.

US Patent:

20120223835, Sep 6, 2012

Filed:

May 17, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/474446

Inventors:

Benjamin Kuris - Cambridge MA, US
Steven M. Ayer - Marblehead MA, US
Frank C. Bomba - Boston MA, US
Douglas F. Busch - Penryn CA, US

International Classification:

G08B 5/36
G08B 1/08

US Classification:

34053914, 3405393

Abstract:

A wireless contextual prompting device provides contextual (context-aware) prompting in the home for applications such as Activities of Daily Living (ADL) monitoring, medication adherence, journaling, social messaging and coaching. The device combines the advantages of a small, wireless, battery-operated sensor that may be easily mounted at critical places in a person's daily routine with a low-power, high-contrast display panel that may be palm sized. The context may be displayed on the display screen as images, icons and/or text such that it is easy to interpret warnings by the young, elderly, or the language-challenged.

US Patent:

47697687, Sep 6, 1988

Filed:

Oct 9, 1986

Appl. No.:

6/917319

Inventors:

Frank C. Bomba - Andover MA
Stephen R. Jenkins - Acton MA

Assignee:

Digital Equipment Corporation - Maynard MA

International Classification:

G06F 1314
G06F 1336
G06F 1340

US Classification:

364200

Abstract:

A process for directing an interrupt request from an interrupting device to a selected number of processing devices by a bus. The interrupting device asserts one or more data lines during an interrupt command, each asserted data line corresponding to a selected processing device to which the interrupt command is directed. During an identify transaction, the interrupting device monitors which data line is asserted by a processing device to determine whether the asserted data line corresponds to a processing device selected by a destination mask stored in the interrupting device. Subsequently, one or more data lines are asserted by the interrupting device corresponding to a particular interrupt routine. The interrupting device itself selects particular processing devices, eliminating the need for a central interrupt arbiter. The process allows the interrupting device to seek interrupt servicing from any number of other devices, and to accept service from the first device which is available.

US Patent:

47870338, Nov 22, 1988

Filed:

Sep 22, 1983

Appl. No.:

6/534829

Inventors:

Frank C. Bomba - Andover MA
William D. Strecker - Harvard MA
Steven R. Jenkins - Acton MA

Assignee:

Digital Equipment Corporation - Maynard MA

International Classification:

G06F 1300
G06F 1340

US Classification:

364200

Abstract:

Devices for interconnection into a digital computer system contain arbitration mechanisms for assigning control of a common communications path among the devices. Several modes of device arbitration are provided for, and the modes may be mixed among devices, and changed during operation of the system, in the system without interfering with communications. The arbitration mechanism requires only a single additional line in the communications pathway, and thus a single additional pin on the integrated circuit on which it is implemented, for the arbitration function. It thus facilitates implementation of the arbitration mechanism along with all other interconnect logic on a single integrated circuit.