How we built it
Each parent creates an account in their child’s name. Upon opening the app, the user is presented with a simple interface that shows a decibel meter, a record button and an option map overlaid on a live feed from the front camera. The option map shows different activities (pinwheel, candles, balloons, etc.) that the kid can do while recording the video (the activities respond in accordance to the level of sound detected by the phone’s microphones). Upon choosing an activity, the user can start recording the video and try to engage in the activity (trying to blow a candle or pinwheel, etc.) and the blowing sounds are picked up by the microphones and translated into actions or animations on the screen depending on how loud the sound is. If there is silence (absence of blowing sounds), the starting time and time when the child starts blowing again is recorded. The video of the child blowing is recorded and can be sent to the doctors for diagnosis. This will reduce the inefficiency of a patient going to a general doctor who will then recommend them see a doctor for people who may be at risk for seizures. The purpose of the activity is to keep the paediatric patient engaged during the recording. The app could also have an inbuilt priority system which is optimised by Artificial Intelligence. The AI detects videos which show the patient having an episode and places them on a higher priority for the specialists to diagnose as soon as possible.
What's next for Suro
We can expand on this idea by creating additional home-based diagnosis tools. By building software for technological devices that people already have (phones, laptops, etc.) we can significantly reduce the amount of money people spend on diagnosis and the equipment needed. This way, people could be diagnosed and seek treatment at a much more rapid rate.
How to use the prototype
Please use the links below: Patient - 000_default-general-n34h Doctor - 000_default-specialist-g2fsa
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