Health care system

• US 20040199057A1
• Filed: 02/25/2004
• Published: 10/07/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 03/04/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Tanita Corporation (Tanita)
• Original Assignee: Tanita Corporation (Tanita)
• Inventors: Uchikoshi, Michiko, Hasegawa, Hiroki, Kosaka, Kazuhiro, Nagatsuka, Takahiko
• Granted Patent: US 7,063,665 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/300
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0002 Remote monitoring of patients using telemetry, e.g. transmission of vital signals via a communication network A61B5/07 takes precedence; transmission systems for measured values G08C; transmission H04B; transmission of digital information H04L; wireless communication networks H04W
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0205 Simultaneously evaluating both cardiovascular conditions and different types of body conditions, e.g. heart and respiratory condition
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/022 by applying pressure to close blood vessels, e.g. against the skin; Ophthalmodynamometers
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/024 Detecting, measuring or recording pulse rate or heart rate A61B5/0205, A61B5/021 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/11 Measuring movement of the entire body or parts thereof, e.g. head or hand tremor, mobility of a limb for measuring pulse A61B5/02 ;A61B5/1038 takes precedence; motion detection to correct for motion artifacts in physiological signals A61B5/721
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/222 combined with detection or measurement of physiological parameters, e.g. heart rate
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/4872 Body fat
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7475 User input or interface means, e.g. keyboard, pointing device, joystick
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/60 relating to nutrition control, e.g. diets
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/63 for local operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16Z 99/00 Subject matter not provided for in other main groups of this subclass
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 128/92 Computer assisted medical diagnostics

Abstract

Disclosed is a health care system, comprising: a living body data input unit; a living body data display unit; and an advice display unit, wherein said living body data input unit enters the living body data, said living body data display unit displays the living body data, and said advice display unit displays an advice about health according to said living body data. Furthermore, said advice display unit displays the advice about health in such manner that a human animation character points to the advice within a balloon with a hand while moving a mouth and waving the hand.

Claims

1. A health care system, comprising:

a living body data input unit;

a living body data display unit; and

an advice display unit, wherein

said living body data input unit enters the living body data,

said living body data display unit displays the living body data,

said advice display unit displays an advice about health according to said living body data, and

said advice display unit displays the advice about health in such manner that a human animation character points to the advice within a balloon with a hand while moving a mouth and waving the hand.

2. A health care system according to claim 1 in which it further comprises a living body data measurement unit and a receiver unit, said living body data measurement unit measures the living body data, said receiver receives the living body data from the living body data measurement unit, and said input unit acquires the living body data from the receiver.

3. A health care system according to claim 2 in which said living body data measurement unit includes at least one of a body fat meter, a pedometer, and a sphygmomanometer.

4. A health care system according to claim 2 in which in case of the body fat meter used for the living body data measurement unit said living body data includes at least one of body weight, body fat rate, body fat mass, basal metabolism, total energy consumption and visceral fat level.

5. A health care system according to claim 2 in which in case of the pedometer used for the living body data measurement unit said living body data includes at least one of number of steps, distance, calorie consumption and amount of burned fat.

6. A health care system according to claim 2 in which in case of the sphygmomanometer used for the living body data measurement unit said living body data includes at least one of highest blood pressure, lowest blood pressure and pulse rate.

7. A health care system according to claim 2 in which said receiver unit includes a wireless receiving section which is normally in standby condition and which, upon receiving the living body data from the living body data measurement unit, acts to check whether there is any problem in the data, and if no, to acquire the living body data.

8. A health care system according to claim 1 in which if the advice is for diet it includes a precaution or a comment regarding at least one of body build, body weight, body fat mass and basal metabolism.

9. A health care system according to claim 1 in which if the advice is for adult non-communicable disease it includes a precaution or a comment regarding at least one of body build, body weight, body fat mass and visceral fat level.

10. A health care system according to claim 1 in which if the advice is for diet said advice display unit includes a graphic display unit for graphically displaying at least one of body weight, body fat mass, basal metabolism and total energy consumption.

11. A health care system according to claim 1 in which if the advice is for adult non-communicable disease said advice display unit includes a graphic display unit for graphically displaying at least one of body weight, body fat mass, visceral fat level, highest blood pressure and lowest blood pressure.

12. A health care system, comprising:

a living body data measurement unit;

a receiver unit; and

a personal computer, wherein

said living body data measurement unit measures living body data,

said receiver unit receives the living body data from the living body data measurement unit,

said personal computer is “

USB”

connected to the receiver unit, and

said receiver unit includes a wireless receiving section which is normally in standby condition and which, upon receiving the living body data from the living body data measurement unit, acts to check whether there is any problem in the data, and if no, to acquire the living body data.

13. A health care system according to claim 12 in which said receiver receives the living body data from the living body data measurement unit via electromagnetic wave or infrared ray.

14. A health care system according to claim 12 in which said living body data measurement unit includes at least one of a body fat meter, a pedometer, and a sphygmomanometer.

15. A health care system according to claim 12 in which in case of the body fat meter used for the living body data measurement unit said living body data includes at least one of body weight, body fat rate, body fat mass, basal metabolism, total energy consumption and visceral fat level.

16. A health care system according to claim 12 in which in case of the pedometer used for the living body data measurement unit said living body data includes at least one of number of steps, distance, calorie consumption and amount of burned fat.

17. A health care system according to claim 12 in which in case of the sphygmomanometer used for the living body data measurement unit said living body data includes at least one of highest blood pressure, lowest blood pressure and pulse rate.

18. A health care system according to claim 12 in which in case of the body fat meter or the sphygmomanometer used for the living body data measurement unit it sends the living body data to the receiver unit in frame synchronized manner upon depressing a data transmission button after measurement is done.

19. A health care system according to claim 12 in which in case of the pedometer used for the living body data measurement unit, upon placing the pedometer including a reed switch on the receiver unit including a permanent magnet, then the reed switch is turned ON so that the pedometer sends the living body data to the receiver unit in stepping manner.