System for monitoring an individual's physiological state, and a computer software product

• US 20060161053A1
• Filed: 01/18/2006
• Published: 07/20/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 01/19/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Polar Electro Oy
• Original Assignee: Polar Electro Oy
• Inventors: Heikkila, Ilkka
• Application Number:
  US11/334,772
• Publication Number:
  US 20060161053A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/300
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2560/0271 using a remote monitoring unit
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2560/045 with a separable interface unit, e.g. for communication
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2562/0219 Inertial sensors, e.g. accelerometers, gyroscopes, tilt switches
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0006 ECG or EEG signals
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0017 transmitting optical signals transmission by light H04B10/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/02438 with portable devices, e.g. worn by the patient
• 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 5/224 Measuring muscular strength
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/332 Portable devices specially adapted therefor
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6831 Straps, bands or harnesses

Abstract

The invention relates to a system and to a computer software product. The system comprises: a user-specific performance monitor for generating physiological measurement data about the user, the physiological measurement data being used in the physiological state-monitoring program, the user-specific performance monitor comprising processing means for executing an application, the application executing at least part of the physiological state-monitoring program by processing monitoring program data of the physiological state-monitoring program; a mobile communications system terminal configured to execute said application; a personal computer configured to execute said application; and update means for updating the user-specific performance monitor, the mobile communications system terminal and the personal computer with updateable monitoring program data by using wireless data transfer.

Claims

1. A system for monitoring an individual'"'"'s physiological state by means of a physiological state-monitoring program, comprising a user-specific performance monitor to be connected wirelessly to the system for generating physiological measurement data about the user, the physiological measurement data being used in the physiological state-monitoring program, wherein

the user-specific performance monitor comprises processing means for executing an application, the application executing at least part of the physiological state-monitoring program by processing monitoring program data of the physiological state-monitoring program, the system further comprising:

a mobile communications system terminal to be connected wirelessly to the system and configured to execute said application;

a personal computer to be connected wirelessly to the system and configured to execute said application; and

update means for updating the user-specific performance monitor, the mobile communications system terminal and the personal computer with updateable monitoring program data by using wireless data transfer.

2. A system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the system comprises first wireless communication means for wireless transfer of the monitoring program data between the user-specific performance monitor and the mobile communications system terminal.

3. A system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the system comprises second wireless communication means for wireless transfer of the monitoring program data between the user-specific performance monitor and the personal computer.

4. A system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the system comprises third wireless communication means for wireless transfer of the monitoring program data between the mobile communications system terminal and the personal computer.

5. A system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the system further comprises checking means for checking the monitoring program data in the user-specific performance monitor, the mobile communications system terminal and the personal computer, the checking means being configured to generate a command to update the user-specific performance monitor, the mobile communications system terminal and the personal computer with updateable monitoring program data if the monitoring program data are less than predetermined conditions.

6. A system as claimed in claim 5, wherein the system further comprises timing means for initiating the check on the monitoring program data when a predetermined time condition is fulfilled.

7. A system as claimed in claim 1, wherein an application executes an input process for the monitoring program data.

8. A system as claimed in claim 1, wherein an application executes an output process for the monitoring program data.

9. A system as claimed in claim 1, wherein an application executes a calculation algorithm for the physiological state-monitoring program by processing the monitoring program data.

10. A computer software product including coded instructions for executing a computer process in a system for monitoring an individual'"'"'s physiological state by means of a physiological state-monitoring program, the system comprising a user-specific performance monitor to be connected wirelessly to the system for generating physiological measurement data about the user, the physiological measurement data being used in the physiological state-monitoring program, wherein the system further comprises a mobile communications system terminal to be connected wirelessly to the system and a personal computer to be connected wirelessly to the system, and the computer software program comprises:

coded instructions for executing an application in a measuring unit, in the mobile communications system terminal and in the personal computer, the application executing at least part of the physiological state-monitoring program by processing the monitoring program data of the physiological state-monitoring program; and

coded instructions for updating the user-specific performance monitor, the mobile communications system terminal and the personal computer with updateable monitoring program data by using wireless data transfer.

11. A computer software product as claimed in claim 10, wherein the computer software product further comprises:

coded instructions for checking the monitoring program data in the user-specific performance monitor, the mobile communications system terminal and the personal computer; and

coded instructions for updating the user-specific performance monitor, the mobile communications system terminal and the personal computer with updateable monitoring program data if the monitoring program data are less than predetermined conditions.

12. A computer software product as claimed in claim 11, wherein the computer software product further comprises coded instructions for initiating a check on the monitoring program data when a predetermined time condition is fulfilled.

13. A computer software product as claimed in claim 10, wherein the computer software product further comprises coded instructions for wirelessly transferring the monitoring program data between the user-specific performance monitor and the mobile communications system terminal.

14. A computer software product as claimed in claim 10, wherein the computer software product further comprises coded instructions for wirelessly transferring the monitoring program data between the user-specific performance monitor and the personal computer.

15. A computer software product as claimed in claim 10, wherein the computer software product further comprises coded instructions for wirelessly transferring the monitoring program data between the mobile communications system terminal and the personal computer.

16. A computer software product as claimed in claim 10, wherein an application executes an input process for the monitoring program data.

17. A computer software product as claimed in claim 10, wherein an application executes an output process for the monitoring program data.

18. A computer software product as claimed in claim 10, wherein an application executes a calculation algorithm for the physiological state-monitoring program by processing the monitoring program data.

19. A user-specific performance monitor for generating physiological measurement data about a user, the user-specific performance monitor being wirelessly connectable to a system, the system being used to monitor an individual'"'"'s physiological state by means of a physiological state-monitoring program, the physiological state-monitoring program using physiological measurement data, wherein

the user-specific performance monitor comprises:

processing means for executing an application, the application executing at least part of the physiological state-monitoring program by processing monitoring program data of the physiological state-monitoring program, the application further being executable in a mobile communications system terminal to be connected wirelessly to the system and in a personal computer to be connected wirelessly to the system; and

update means for updating the system with updateable monitoring program data by using wireless data transfer.