Vital sign detection sensor and sensor controlling device
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1. A vital sign detection sensor that is portable and used attached to a human body, comprising:
- a power generating unit operable to take in energy externally and generate direct current power from the energy;
a vital sign detecting unit operable detect a vital sign of a user while being supplied with the direct current power from the power generating unit; and
a vital sign transmitting unit operable to transmit the detected vital sign cordlessly while being supplied with the direct current power from the power generating unit.
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Abstract
A sensor device 10A is comprised of a power generating unit 111A that takes in energy externally (a power carrier radio wave) and generates direct current power from such energy, a vital sign detecting unit 112A that detects a vital sign of a user while being supplied with the direct current power from the power generating unit 111A, and a vital sign transmitting unit 116A that transmits the detected vital sign cordlessly while being supplied with the direct current power from the power generating unit 111A.
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38 Claims
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1. A vital sign detection sensor that is portable and used attached to a human body, comprising:
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a power generating unit operable to take in energy externally and generate direct current power from the energy;
a vital sign detecting unit operable detect a vital sign of a user while being supplied with the direct current power from the power generating unit; and
a vital sign transmitting unit operable to transmit the detected vital sign cordlessly while being supplied with the direct current power from the power generating unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A sensor controlling device that receives a vital sign transmitted from a vital sign detection sensor and controls a vital sign detection operation of the vital sign detection sensor, the sensor controlling device comprising:
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a power carrier radio wave transmitting unit operable to transmit a power carrier radio wave when the vital sign detection sensor detects the vital sign;
a vital sign receiving unit operable to cordlessly receive the vital sign transmitted from the vital sign detection sensor;
a memory unit operable to memorize the vital sign received by the vital sign receiving unit by an amount of a specified time period; and
a controlling unit operable to control the power carrier radio wave transmitting unit transmitting the power carrier radio wave, from when the vital sign detection operation of the vital sign detection sensor starts to when the memory unit finishes memorizing the vital sign by the amount of the specified time period. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A sensor controlling device that receives a vital sign transmitted from a vital sign detection sensor and controls a vital sign detection operation of the vital sign detection sensor, the sensor controlling device comprising:
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a control code transmitting unit operable to transmit by lightwaves a control code for making the vital sign detection sensor perform the vital sign detection operation;
a vital sign receiving unit operable to cordlessly receive the vital sign transmitted from the vital sign detection sensor;
a memory unit operable to memorize the vital sign received by the vital sign receiving unit by an amount of a specified time period; and
a controlling unit operable to control the control code transmitting unit transmitting the control code, from when the vital sign detection operation of the vital sign detection sensor starts to when the memory unit finishes memorizing the vital sign by the amount of the specified time period. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A vital sign detection system that comprises a vital sign detection sensor and a sensor controlling device,
wherein the vital sign detection sensor includes a tape that has an adhesive side on which one or more chips are attached and that is elastic, wherein said one or more chips are firmly fixed on a detection position of a user'"'"'s body by winding the tape around the detection position, with a vital sign detecting side of said one or more chips contacting the detection position, and the sensor controlling device receives a vital sign transmitted from the vital sign detection sensor, controls a vital sign detection operation of the vital sign detection sensor, and includes: -
a power carrier radio wave transmitting unit operable to transmit a power carrier radio wave when the vital sign detection sensor detects the vital sign;
a vital sign receiving unit operable to cordlessly receive the vital sign transmitted from the vital sign detection sensor;
a memory unit operable to memorize the vital sign received by the vital sign receiving unit by an amount of a specified time period; and
a controlling unit operable to control the power carrier radio wave transmitting unit transmitting the power carrier radio wave, from when the vital sign detection operation of the vital sign detection sensor starts to when the memory unit finishes memorizing the vital sign by the amount of the specified time period, wherein the tape of the vital sign detection sensor is wound around a human finger, and the sensor controlling device includes an arm band that is wound around a human arm.
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35. A vital sign detection system that comprises a vital sign detection sensor and a sensor controlling device,
wherein the vital sign detection sensor includes a tape that has an adhesive side on which one or more chips are attached and that is elastic, wherein said one or more chips are firmly fixed on a detection position of a user'"'"'s body by winding the tape around the detection position, with a vital sign detecting side of said one or more chips contacting the detection position, and the sensor controlling device receives a vital sign transmitted from the vital sign detection sensor, controls a vital sign detection operation of the vital sign detection sensor, and includes: -
a control code transmitting unit operable to transmit by lightwaves a control code for making the vital sign detection sensor perform the vital sign detection operation;
a vital sign receiving unit operable to cordlessly receive the vital sign transmitted from the vital sign detection sensor;
a memory unit operable to memorize the vital sign received by the vital sign receiving unit by an amount of a specified time period; and
a controlling unit operable to control the control code transmitting unit transmitting the control code, from when the vital sign detection operation of the vital sign detection sensor starts to when the memory unit finishes memorizing the vital sign by the amount of the specified time period, wherein the tape of the vital sign detection sensor is wound around a human finger, and the sensor controlling device includes an arm band that is wound around a human arm.
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36. A vital sign detecting method employed by a vital sign detection sensor that is portable and used attached to a human body,
wherein energy is externally taken in so as to generate direct current power from the energy, a vital sign of a user is detected while being supplied with the direct current power, and the vital sign that is detected while being supplied with the direct current power is transmitted cordlessly.
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37. A program for a sensor controlling device that receives a vital sign transmitted from a vital sign detection sensor and controls a vital sign detection operation of the vital sign detection sensor, the program having a computer function as the following units of the sensor controlling device:
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a power carrier radio wave transmitting unit operable to transmit a power carrier radio wave when the vital sign detection sensor detects the vital sign;
a vital sign receiving unit operable to cordlessly receive the vital sign transmitted from the vital sign detection sensor;
a memory unit operable to memorize the vital sign received by the vital sign receiving unit by an amount of a specified time period; and
a controlling unit operable to control the power carrier radio wave transmitting unit transmitting the power carrier radio wave, from when the vital sign detection operation of the vital sign detection sensor starts to when the memory unit finishes memorizing the vital sign by the amount of the specified time period.
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38. A program for a sensor controlling device that receives a vital sign transmitted from a vital sign detection sensor and controls a vital sign detection operation of the vital sign detection sensor, the program having a computer function as the following units of the sensor controlling device:
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a control code transmitting unit operable to transmit by lightwaves a control code for making the vital sign detection sensor perform the vital sign detection operation;
a vital sign receiving unit operable to cordlessly receive the vital sign transmitted from the vital sign detection sensor;
a memory unit operable to memorize the vital sign received by the vital sign receiving unit by an amount of a specified time period; and
a controlling unit operable to control the control code transmitting unit transmitting the control code, from when the vital sign detection operation of the vital sign detection sensor starts to when the memory unit finishes memorizing the vital sign by the amount of the specified time period.
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