Charging device for biological information measurement device and biological information measurement device charged using same

• US 10,018,616 B2
• Filed: 09/28/2017
• Issued: 07/10/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 03/12/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: PHC Holdings Corporation
• Original Assignee: PHC Holdings Corporation
• Inventors: Furukawa, Tatsuhiko
• Primary Examiner(s): Alizada, Omeed
• Application Number:
  US15/719,457
• Publication Number:
  US 20180017544A1
• Time in Patent Office: 285 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 33/48785 Electrical and electronic details of measuring devices for physical analysis of liquid biological material not specific to a particular test method, e.g. user interface or power supply
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 33/66 involving blood sugars, e.g. galactose
• CPC Class Codes: H01F 38/14 Inductive couplings for wireless supply or distribution of electric power using inductive coupling H02J50/10
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 2310/23 The load being a medical device, a medical implant, or a life supporting device
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/10 using inductive coupling
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/80 involving the exchange of data, concerning supply or distribution of electric power, between transmitting devices and receiving devices
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0044 specially adapted for holding portable devices containing batteries H02J7/0045 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0068 Battery or charger load switching, e.g. concurrent charging and load supply H02J7/0013 takes precedence

Abstract

Certain implementations have a main body case having a contact face of a biological information measurement device on its surface, and a first non-contact charging portion composed of a charging coil disposed opposite the contact face with the biological information measurement device inside the main body case. In addition, some may have a controller that is connected to the first non-contact charging portion, and a display section that is connected to the controller. Upon completion of the charging of the biological information measurement device via the first non-contact charging portion, the controller connected to the display section may display on the display section that the biological information measurement device will be incapable of measurement for a specific length of time.

Claims

1. A biological information measurement device comprising:

a main body case including a sensor mounting portion to which a sensor for measuring a biological information is mounted;

a measurement section connected to the sensor mounting portion inside the main body case;

a controller connected to the measurement section;

a rechargeable battery connected to the controller;

a non-contact charging portion connected to the controller, the non-contact charging portion configured to charge the battery;

a clock connected to the controller, the clock configured to send measurement time of the measurement section;

a receiver connected to the controller, the receiver configured to receive time information of the clock via radio waves;

the controller sets the time information of the clock received via the receiver to the clock after start of charging the battery by the non-contact charging portion, and then continues charging of the battery, and

a frequency of the non-contact charging portion used for charging the battery is different from a frequency of the receiver used for receiving the time information and

wherein the controller confirms whether or not communication with a transmitter which send the time information is possible by pairing with the transmitter and the receiver after start of charging the battery, and the controller receives the time information from the transmitter when the pairing is successful, or the controller continues charging and performs pairing again when the pairing has failed.

2. The biological information measurement device according to claim 1, further comprising;

a display section connected to the controller;

wherein the controller displays a notice for notifying a user that a reception of time information by the receiver is complete on the display section when the time information is set on the clock, and then displays a display for indicating that charging is in progress on the display section.

3. The biological information measurement device according to claim 2, wherein:

the controller displays the charging completion information and the time information on the display section after an end of charging the battery.