Measurement data processing system

• US 20030158693A1
• Filed: 11/15/2002
• Published: 08/21/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 05/16/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: ARKRAY, Inc
• Original Assignee: ARKRAY, Inc
• Inventors: Kai, Akinori
• Granted Patent: US 6,999,890 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 702/127
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0006 ECG or EEG signals
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/021 Measuring pressure in heart or blood vessels A61B5/0205 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/037 Measuring oesophageal pressure
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/087 Measuring breath flow
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0878 using temperature sensing means
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/14532 for measuring glucose, e.g. by tissue impedance measurement
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 7/003 Detecting lung or respiration noise
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation

Abstract

A measurement data processing system is provided, which can transmit measurement data for processing from a data measuring device that has measured and stored the data to a data processing device without a complicated operation. When a personal measuring instrument (1) is connected to a cable (3), followed by turning on a power switch (1a) or when a personal measuring instrument (1) whose power switch (1a) is on is connected to a computer (2) via a cable (3), the computer (2) automatically executes a series of operations including fetching the measurement data stored in the personal measuring instrument (1), analyzing the data and then outputting the results of processing to a printer (4).

Claims

1. A measurement data processing system comprising:

a data measuring device for measuring and storing data; and

a data processing device for fetching and processing the data from the data measuring device and then outputting a result of the processing;

wherein, after the data measuring device is connected to the data processing device, the data processing device starts fetching the data from the data measuring device when triggered by turning on a power of the data measuring device.

2. The measurement data processing system according to claim 1, which carries out judging whether the data measuring device is connected to the data processing device when the power is turned on, setting an operation mode to be a data transmitting mode if the data measuring device is connected to the data processing device, and setting the operation mode to be a data measuring mode if the data measuring device is not connected to the data processing device.

3. The measurement data processing system according to claim 1, wherein the data processing device automatically executes a series of operations from fetching the data to outputting the result of the processing when triggered by turning on the power of the data measuring device.

4. A measurement data processing system comprising:

a data measuring device for measuring and storing data; and

a data processing device for fetching and processing the data from the data measuring device and then outputting a result of the processing;

wherein the data processing device starts fetching the data from the data measuring device when triggered by connecting the data measuring device to the data processing device.

5. The measurement data processing system according to claim 4, wherein the data measuring device is connected to the data processing device via a public communication network.

6. The measurement data processing system according to claim 4 or 5, wherein the data processing device automatically executes a series of operations from fetching the data to outputting the result of the processing when triggered by connecting the data measuring device to the data processing device.

7. The measurement data processing system according to claim 5 or 6, wherein the result of processing the data is outputted from the data processing device to a receiver of a user of the data measuring device.

8. A data measuring device for measuring and storing data and transmitting the data to a data processing device, the data measuring device comprising:

an interface portion for judging whether the data measuring device is connected to the data processing device when a power is turned on; and

an operation controlling portion for setting an operation mode to be a data transmitting mode if the data measuring device is connected to the data processing device, and setting the operation mode to be a data measuring mode if the data measuring device is not connected to the data processing device.

9. A data measuring device for measuring and storing data and transmitting the data to a data processing device, the data measuring device comprising:

an interface portion for judging whether the data measuring device is connected to the data processing device; and

an operation controlling portion for setting an operation mode to be a data transmitting mode when the interface portion detects that the data measuring device is connected to the data processing device, and setting the operation mode to be a data measuring mode if the data measuring device is not connected to the data processing device.

10. A data processing device for receiving and processing data from a data measuring device that has measured and stored the data, the data processing device comprising:

an interface portion that receives a predetermined signal from the data measuring device after the data measuring device is connected to the data processing device, thereby detecting that a power of the data measuring device is turned on; and

a data processing portion that starts fetching the data from the data measuring device when triggered by detecting that the power of the data measuring device is turned on.

11. A data processing device for receiving and processing data from a data measuring device that has measured and stored the data, the data processing device comprising:

an interface portion that receives a predetermined signal from the data measuring device, thereby detecting that the data measuring device is connected to the data processing device; and

a data processing portion that starts fetching the data from the data measuring device when triggered by connecting the data measuring device to the data processing device.

12. A computer-readable recording medium storing a program for allowing a computer to execute operations of:

after a data measuring device that has measured and stored data is connected to the computer, receiving a predetermined signal from the data measuring device, thereby detecting that a power of the data measuring device is turned on;

starting to fetch the data from the data measuring device when triggered by detecting that the power of the data measuring device is turned on;

processing the data that have been fetched; and

outputting a result of the processing.

13. A computer-readable recording medium storing a program for allowing a computer to execute operations of:

receiving a predetermined signal from a data measuring device, thereby detecting that the data measuring device that has measured and stored data is connected to the computer;

starting fetching the data from the data measuring device when triggered by connecting the data measuring device to the computer;

processing the data that have been fetched; and

outputting a result of the processing.