Storage device for biological data acquiring apparatus, biological data acquiring apparatus using storage device, data transmitter, storage device having data transmitter, and biological data acquiring apparatus using storage device having data transmitter

• US 20040199777A1
• Filed: 02/03/2004
• Published: 10/07/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 02/28/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Tanita Corporation (Tanita)
• Original Assignee: Tanita Corporation (Tanita)
• Inventors: Yoshizawa, Masaki, Miyashita, Yuichi
• Application Number:
  US10/770,016
• Publication Number:
  US 20040199777A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 713/186
• 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 5/117 Identification of persons methods or arrangements for recognising patterns, e.g. fingerprints, G06F18/00, G06V40/00; identification of persons by analysing their voice or speech G10L17/00
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/65 stored on portable record carriers, e.g. on smartcards, RFID tags or CD
• CPC Class Codes: G16Z 99/00 Subject matter not provided for in other main groups of this subclass

Abstract

A storage device for a biological data acquiring apparatus is independent and detachable from the main unit of the biological data acquiring apparatus which incorporates biological data acquiring means for acquiring biological data and has biological data storing means for storing the biological data acquired by the biological data acquiring means. Thus, the storage device can be detached from the main unit of the biological data acquiring apparatus with the biological data stored in the biological data storing means and can be connected to a data processing terminal so as to transmit the stored biological data to the data processing terminal.

Claims

1. A storage device for a biological data acquiring apparatus, which is independent and detachable from the main unit of the biological data acquiring apparatus that incorporates biological data acquiring means for acquiring biological data and has biological data storing means for storing the biological data acquired by the biological data acquiring means.

2. The device of claim 1, having program software for performing computations based on the biological data stored in the biological data storing means.

3. The device of claim 1, having program software for performing computations based on the biological data stored in the biological data storing means and an operation element for executing the program software.

4. The device of claims 1 to 3, having a data transmitter which carries out data transmission with a host device via a connection terminal that accommodates a predetermined data transmission standard and which comprises data signal processing means for processing a number of different data signals including a data signal that accommodates the predetermined data transmission standard and data signal selecting means for selecting a data signal to be processed by the data signal processing means.

5. The device of claim 4, wherein the data signal selecting means selects the data signal based on a given identification signal transmitted from the host device.

6. The device of claim 4, wherein the predetermined data transmission standard is the USB standard.

7. The device of claim 5, wherein the predetermined data transmission standard is the USB standard.

8. The device of claims 1 to 3, wherein the main unit of the biological data acquiring apparatus is stationary.

9. The device of claim 4, wherein the main unit of the biological data acquiring apparatus is stationary.

10. The device of claim 5, wherein the main unit of the biological data acquiring apparatus is stationary.

11. The device of claim 6, wherein the main unit of the biological data acquiring apparatus is stationary.

12. The device of claim 7, wherein the main unit of the biological data acquiring apparatus is stationary.

13. A biological data acquiring apparatus comprising:

a main unit, and

a storage device,

wherein the main unit incorporates biological data acquiring means for acquiring biological data, and

the storage device is independent and detachable from the main unit and has biological data storing means for storing the biological data acquired by the biological data acquiring means.

14. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the storage device has program software for performing computations based on the biological data stored in the biological data storing means.

15. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the storage device has program software for performing computations based on the biological data stored in the biological data storing means and an operation element for executing the program software.

16. The apparatus of claims 13 to 15, wherein the storage device has a data transmitter which carries out data transmission with a host device via a connection terminal that accommodates a predetermined data transmission standard and which comprises data signal processing means for processing a number of different data signals including a data signal that accommodates the predetermined data transmission standard and data signal selecting means for selecting a data signal to be processed by the data signal processing means.

17. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the data signal selecting means selects the data signal based on a given identification signal transmitted from the host device.

18. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the predetermined data transmission standard is the USB standard.

19. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the predetermined data transmission standard is the USB standard.

20. The apparatus of claims 13 to 15, wherein the main unit is stationary.

21. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the main unit is stationary.

22. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the main unit is stationary.

23. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein the main unit is stationary.

24. The apparatus of claim 19, wherein the main unit is stationary.

25. A data transmitter which carries out data transmission with a host device via a connection terminal that accommodates a predetermined data transmission standard and which comprises data signal processing means for processing a number of different data signals including a data signal that accommodates the predetermined data transmission standard and data signal selecting means for selecting a data signal to be processed by the data signal processing means.

26. The transmitter of claim 25, wherein the data signal selecting means selects the data signal based on a given identification signal transmitted from the host device.

27. The transmitter of claim 25 or 26, wherein the predetermined data transmission standard is the USB standard.

28. A storage device comprising:

a data transmitter which carries out data transmission with a host device via a connection terminal that accommodates a predetermined data transmission standard, and

a memory for storing data,

wherein the data transmitter is the data transmitter of claim 25 or 26.

29. A storage device comprising:

a data transmitter which carries out data transmission with a host device via a connection terminal that accommodates a predetermined data transmission standard, and

a memory for storing data,

wherein the data transmitter is the data transmitter of claim 27.

30. A biological data acquiring apparatus comprising a main unit and a storage device,

the main unit incorporating biological data acquiring means for acquiring biological data,

the storage device being independent from the main unit and detachable from the main unit via a connection terminal that accommodates a predetermined data transmission standard and comprising a data transmitter and a memory,

the data transmitter carrying out data transmission with the main unit via the connection terminal,

the memory stores the biological data acquired by the main unit,

wherein the data transmitter is the data transmitter of claim 25 or 26.

31. A biological data acquiring apparatus comprising a main unit and a storage device,

the main unit incorporating biological data acquiring means for acquiring biological data,

the storage device being independent from the main unit and detachable from the main unit via a connection terminal that accommodates a predetermined data transmission standard and comprising a data transmitter and a memory,

the data transmitter carrying out data transmission with the main unit via the connection terminal,

the memory stores the biological data acquired by the main unit,

wherein the data transmitter is the data transmitter of claim 27.

32. The apparatus of claim 30, wherein the storage device has program software for performing computations based on the biological data stored in the memory.

33. The apparatus of claim 30, wherein the storage device has program software for performing computations based on the biological data stored in the memory and an operation element for executing the program software.

34. The apparatus of claim 31, wherein the storage device has program software for performing computations based on the biological data stored in the memory.

35. The apparatus of claim 31, wherein the storage device has program software for performing computations based on the biological data stored in the memory and an operation element for executing the program software.

36. The apparatus of claim 30, wherein the main unit is stationary.

37. The apparatus of claim 31, wherein the main unit is stationary.

38. The apparatus of claim 32, wherein the main unit is stationary.

39. The apparatus of claim 33, wherein the main unit is stationary.

40. The apparatus of claim 34, wherein the main unit is stationary.

41. The apparatus of claim 35, wherein the main unit is stationary.