US Patent 12014646 System, device and method for preventing hand-to-face contact

A system, device, and method for discouraging a user from making hand-to-face contact. The system and device includes at least one hand component and at least one head/face component. The system and device monitor to determine if the hand component is within a selected distance of the head/face component. When the hand component is brought with a selected warning distance of the head/face element, indicating that the user is bringing his/her hand toward the user's face, a warning alarm is activated which cautions the user to cease moving the hand toward the face.