System and method for automatic monitoring of the health of a user
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A system and method for automatically monitoring at least one physiological function of the user, without active intervention by the user, in a non-invasive manner. Such monitoring may be used to detect a deterioration in the health of the user. Preferably, the system according to the present invention features at least one physiological sensor for measuring the physiological parameter of the user to obtain the measurement of a physiological function, a local processing unit for extracting medical information from the physiological measurement, and a main server for processing the medical information in order to evaluate the health of the user. Such an evaluation is preferably performed by comparing medical information which has been obtained from a plurality of physiological measurements. Optionally and more preferably, the user is alerted if the evaluation detects a deterioration in at least one physiological function.
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37. A device for automatically measuring a physiological parameter of a user, and analyzing an associated physiological measurement of said user, in order to determine medical information, the device comprising:
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(a) a sensor for automatically measuring said physiological parameter to form said physiological measurement upon intermittent physical contact of said sensor by the user, wherein said physiological measurement is processed to obtain user medical information about the user;
(b) a communication unit for transmitting said physiological measurement; and
(c) a standard function device for containing said sensor, wherein the user is in intermittent physical contact with said standard function device for at least one function other than measuring the physiological parameter of the user;
wherein said physiological measurement is processed to obtain user medical information about the user. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76)
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77. A device for automatically measuring a physiological parameter of a user, and analyzing an associated physiological measurement of said user, in order to determine medical information, the device being operated in conjunction with a server, comprising:
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(a) a sensor for automatically measuring said physiological parameter to form said physiological measurement upon intermittent physical contact of said sensor by the user; and
(b) a communication unit for transmitting said physiological measurement from said sensor to the server, wherein said physiological measurement is processed to obtain user medical information in order to evaluate the health of the user by the server, wherein the server analyzes said physiological measurement;
(c) a standard function device for containing said sensor, wherein the user is in intermittent physical contact with said standard function device for at least one function other than measuring the physiological parameter of the user. - View Dependent Claims (78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86)
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87. A system for measuring and analyzing a physiological parameter of a user, comprising:
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(a) a device for automatically measuring a physiological parameter of a user, and analyzing an associated physiological measurement of said user in order to determine medical information, the device comprising;
(i) a sensor for automatically measuring said physiological parameter to form said physiological measurement upon intermittent physical contact of said sensor by the user, wherein said physiological measurement is processed to obtain user medical information about the user;
(ii) a communication unit for transmitting said physiological measurement; and
(iii) a standard function device for containing said sensor, wherein the user is in intermittent physical contact with said standard function device for at least one function other than measuring the physiological parameter of the user; and
(b) at least one of a server, a medical service center or a communication and visualizing unit for receiving said physiological measurement from said device and for storing a plurality of long term physiological measurements. - View Dependent Claims (88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108)
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109. A method for automatically measuring a physiological parameter of a user, comprising:
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providing a standard function device, comprising a sensor for measuring the physiological parameter;
physically contacting said standard function device by the user; and
automatically measuring the physiological parameter to form a physiological measurement upon said physical contact of the user with said standard function device.
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110. A method for automatically measuring a physiological parameter of a user, comprising:
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providing a standard function device, comprising a sensor for measuring the physiological parameter;
physically contacting said standard function device by the user; and
automatically measuring the physiological parameter to form a physiological measurement upon said physical contact of the user with said standard function device; and
alerting the user if said physiological measurement deviates from an acceptable standard.
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111. A method for measuring a physiological parameter of a user, comprising:
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providing a standard function device, comprising a sensor for measuring the physiological parameter, wherein said sensor is capable of being activated manually or automatically;
physically contacting said standard function device by the user; and
measuring the physiological parameter to form a physiological measurement upon said physical contact of the user with said standard function device, wherein said measuring is capable of being performed automatically upon said physical contact of the user with said standard function device and is also capable of being performed upon manual activation of said device by the user.
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112. A device for automatically measuring a physiological parameter of a user, comprising:
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(a) a sensor for automatically measuring the physiological parameter to form a physiological measurement upon physical contact of said sensor by the user, wherein said sensor is selected from the group consisting of a piezoceramic transducer, a piezoelectric transducer, a bio-impedance meter, a resistive strain gauge, an electrical activity of the heart sensor, a pressure sensor for measuring blood pressure, a SpO2 sensor, a sensor for measuring body temperature and a pressure sensor with fiber-optic components; and
(b) a communication unit for transmitting said physiological measurement.
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