Body monitoring using local area wireless interfaces
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1. A method for placing a distress call from a mobile telephone in response to detected body functions of a human subject, comprising:
- receiving, by a local area wireless interface of the mobile telephone, a wireless signal from a corresponding local area wireless interface disposed on an external body-worn device;
in response to receiving the wireless signal, dialing a telephone number corresponding to a device; and
transmitting, from a wireless telephone communications facility of the mobile telephone, the distress call to the device.
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Abstract
Methods and systems for placing a call or sending a message from a mobile telephone in response to receiving a signal from a portable externally worn body relay device or body monitoring device. The portable device and the mobile telephone are equipped with local area wireless interfaces. In one embodiment, the mobile telephone places a distress call to a predefined telephone number.
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1. A method for placing a distress call from a mobile telephone in response to detected body functions of a human subject, comprising:
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receiving, by a local area wireless interface of the mobile telephone, a wireless signal from a corresponding local area wireless interface disposed on an external body-worn device;
in response to receiving the wireless signal, dialing a telephone number corresponding to a device; and
transmitting, from a wireless telephone communications facility of the mobile telephone, the distress call to the device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A wireless telephone for selectively placing a telephone call, comprising:
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a local area wireless interface configured to receive transmissions from a corresponding local area wireless interface disposed on a body-worn device externally disposed on a human subject;
a wireless telephone facility;
a processing unit; and
instructions for configuring the processing unit to respond to transmissions from the body-worn device by initiating the telephone call, via the wireless telephone facility, to a predefined telephone number. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An external body-worn relay device, comprising:
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a receiver configured for wireless communication with a body sensor;
a body monitoring device configured to receive signals received from the body sensor via the receiver and monitor an aspect of human activity of a human subject; and
a local area wireless transmitter in communication with the monitoring device and configured to transmit a wireless signal in response to a local area wireless interface of a mobile telephone. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A portable externally worn body monitoring device, comprising:
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a monitoring device configured to monitor an aspect of human activity of a human subject;
a local area wireless transmitter in communication with the monitoring device and configured to transmit a wireless signal to a local area wireless interface of a mobile telephone; and
a support member for supporting the monitoring device and the local area wireless transmitter on the human subject. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A portable externally worn body monitoring device, comprising:
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a monitoring device interface configured to interface with a monitoring device monitoring an aspect of human activity of a human subject;
a local area wireless transmitter in communication with the monitoring device and configured to transmit a wireless signal to a local area wireless interface of a mobile telephone; and
a support member for supporting the monitoring device and the local area wireless transmitter on the human subject. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A method of providing a distress call service by a mobile telephone service provider, comprising:
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receiving distress calls from mobile telephones equipped with local area wireless interfaces configured to communicate with corresponding local area wireless interfaces of portable externally worn body monitoring devices, wherein the portable externally worn body monitoring devices cause the mobile telephones to transmit the distress calls by transmitting a signal from their respective corresponding local area wireless interfaces to the local area wireless interfaces of the wireless telephones;
connecting the mobile telephones to receiving devices having telephone numbers to which the distress calls are made;
transmitting, from the mobile telephone, information indicating an emergency to the receiving devices; and
charging a fee for the connecting and transmitting. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38)
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