Cellular phone combined physiological condition examination and processing device

• US 20040229661A1
• Filed: 05/12/2003
• Published: 11/18/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 05/12/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Yuan-Yao Shen
• Original Assignee: Yuan-Yao Shen
• Inventors: Shen, Yuan-Yao
• Granted Patent: US 7,031,745 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/575.1
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2560/0475 Special features of memory means, e.g. removable memory cards
• 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 5/0008 Temperature signals
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0031 Implanted circuitry
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/021 Measuring pressure in heart or blood vessels A61B5/0205 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/145 Measuring characteristics of blood in vivo, e.g. gas concentration, pH value; Measuring characteristics of body fluids or tissues, e.g. interstitial fluid, cerebral tissuemeasuring of blood pressure or blood flow A61B5/02; non-radiation detecting or locating of foreign bodies in blood A61B5/06
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6887 mounted on external non-worn devices, e.g. non-medical devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72412 using two-way short-range wireless interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/12 including a sensor for measuring a physical value, e.g. temperature or motion telephones including GPS signal receivers H04M2250/10
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/14 including a card reading device

Abstract

Disclosed is a cellular phone combined physiological condition examination and processing device which can be internally integrated with or externally attached to a main circuit board of a cellular phone through system-on-a-chip, or basic frequency chip mode so as to display, indicate, store the detected physiological condition signals results on/in the cellular phone, or even transmit the detected physiological condition signals results to a remote terminal for further investigation.

Claims

1. A cellular phone combined physiological condition examination and processing device which can be internally integrated with said cellular phone comprising at least:

a signal receiving module for receiving the signals of human physiological examination data from a monitoring instrument, a detector, or a biochip, and transmitting said received signals to a signal processing module;

said signal processing module for converting said inputted signals from said signal receiving module into data signals and transferring said data signals to a data processing module;

said data processing module for transferring the resultant data to a cellular phone functional module as an output after being analysed, compared, and stored said data signals inputted from said signal processing module;

wherein upon receiving the signals of human physiological examination data coming from outside, said signal receiving module and said data processing module proceed to carry out signal conversion, data analyzing, comparing and storing, and the resultant data are provided to said cellular phone for further investigation.

5. The device as in claims 1 to 4, wherein said resultant human physiological examination data are transmitted in wireless modes such as infrared ray transmission, blue teeth transmission, or 820.11b wireless transmission.

6. The device as in claims 1 to 4, wherein said resultant human physiological examination data are displayed on said cellular phone.

7. The device as in claims 1 to 4, wherein said resultant human physiological examination data are indicated on cellular phone as warning.

8. The device as in claims 1 to 4, wherein said resultant human physiological examination data are stored in said cellular phone.

9. The device as in claim 1 to 4, wherein said resultant human physiological examination data are transmitted to a remote terminal for further investigation.

10. The devices as in claims 1 to 4, wherein said device is compatible with various types of cellular phone, said signal receiving module, said signal treating module and said data processing module are able to be optionally incorporated in said cellular phone depending on the equipment which already being built therein.

2. A cellular phone combined physiological condition examination and processing device which can be internally built in the main board of said cellular phone by way of system-on-a-chip (SOC) mode, comprising at least:

a signal receiving module for receiving the signals of human physiological examination data from a monitoring instrument, a detector, or a biochip, and transmitting said received signals to a signal processing module;

said signal processing module for converting said inputted signals from said signal receiving module into data signals and transferring said data signals to a data processing module;

said data processing module for transferring the resultant data to a cellular phone functional module as an output after being analysed, compared, and stored said data signals inputted from said signal processing module;

wherein upon receiving the signals of human physiological examination data coming from outside, said signal receiving module and said data processing module proceed to carry out signal conversion, data analyzing comparing and storing and the resultant data are provided to said cellular phone for further investigation.

3. A cellular phone combined physiological condition examination and processing device which can be externally attached to said cellular phone by inserting a memory card therein, comprising at least:

a signal receiving module for receiving the signals of human physiological examination data from a monitoring instrument, a detector, or a biochip, and transmitting said received signals to a signal processing module;

said signal processing module for converting said inputted signals from said signal receiving module into data signals and transferring said data signals to a data processing module;

said data processing module for transferring the resultant data to a cellular phone functional module as an output after being analysed, compared, and stored said data signals inputted from said signal processing module;

wherein upon receiving the signals of human physiological examination data coming from outside, said signal receiving module and said data processing module proceed to carry out signal conversion, data analyzing, comparing and storing, and the resultant data are provided to said cellular phone for further investigation.

4. A cellular phone combined physiological condition examination and processing device integrally built in a basic frequency chip of the cellular phone, comprising at least:

a signal receiving module for receiving the signals of human physiological examination data from a monitoring instrument, a detector, or a biochip, in wireless transmission mode, and transmitting said received signals to a signal processing module;

said signal processing module for converting said inputted signals from said signal receiving module into data signals and transferring said data signals into a data processing module;

said data processing module for transferring the resultant data to a cellular phone functional module as an output after being analysed, compared, and stored said data signals inputted from said signal processing module;

wherein upon receiving the signals of human physiological examination data, coming from outside, said signal receiving module and said data processing module proceed to carry out signal conversion, data analyzing, comparing and storing, and the resultant data are provided to said basic frequency chip of the cellular phone for further monitoring the human physiological condition.