System and method for monitoring a physiological condition
First Claim
1. A system for monitoring health related parameters of a user and for providing health-related information comprising:
- (a) a display device including a display screen;
(b) an audio speaker;
(c) a processor configured to provide audio and visual signals to the display device and the audio speaker;
(d) at least one memory;
(e) at least one health related data monitor configured to provide a signal representative of the health related parameters of the user;
(f) an interface coupled between the processor and the health related data monitor to electrically isolate the health related data monitor from the processor; and
(g) a program controller configured to (i) receive an input from the user and (ii) provide a control signal to the processor based upon the input from the user to allow health related information to be provided to the user based upon the signal representative of the health related parameters and the control signal.
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Abstract
The invention describes a system and method for allowing an individual to view an educational program remotely. In the preferred embodiment, the invention is used as a healthcare education system. The system comprises a file server which is connected to a database holding the educational programs. A remote interface connected to the file server allows an administrator to assign educational programs to an individual. The remote interface also includes a memory card writer which records the individual'"'"'s identification code and the address of the file server on a memory card. The individual is given the memory card to take home. When the individual places the memory card in the memory card reader of a multimedia processor, the processor uses the file server address to automatically connect to the file server. The file server receives the individual'"'"'s identification code from the processor, retrieves the corresponding educational program from the database, and sends the program to the processor to be displayed. After the individual has watched the educational program, completion data in the form of the date and time the program was watched, or the individual'"'"'s response, is sent from the multimedia processor to the file server. The completion data can then be viewed by the administrator on a report screen.
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40 Claims
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1. A system for monitoring health related parameters of a user and for providing health-related information comprising:
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(a) a display device including a display screen;
(b) an audio speaker;
(c) a processor configured to provide audio and visual signals to the display device and the audio speaker;
(d) at least one memory;
(e) at least one health related data monitor configured to provide a signal representative of the health related parameters of the user;
(f) an interface coupled between the processor and the health related data monitor to electrically isolate the health related data monitor from the processor; and
(g) a program controller configured to (i) receive an input from the user and (ii) provide a control signal to the processor based upon the input from the user to allow health related information to be provided to the user based upon the signal representative of the health related parameters and the control signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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3. A system for interactively monitoring health related parameters and to interactively provide health-related information comprising:
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(a) a health related data monitor configured to (i) measure the health related parameters of a user and (ii) generate a first signal in response to a measurement of the health related parameters;
(b) a processor configured to receive a second signal that is a function of the first signal;
(c) an interface coupled between the health related data monitor and the processor and configured to (i) receive the first signal from the health related data monitor, (ii) provide the second signal to the processor and (iii) electrically isolate the user from the processor;
(d) a memory coupled to the processor to store the health related parameters of the user; and
(e) a display system coupled to the processor to display a representation of the health related parameters of the user and interactively provide health related information to the user. - View Dependent Claims (4)
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15. A method for monitoring health related functions comprising the steps of:
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(a) using at least one health related data monitor to provide a signal representative of health related parameters for a user;
(b) providing a processor to produce audio and visual signals to allow for reproduction at a display device and audio speaker;
(c) electrically isolating the processor and the health related data monitor;
(d) presenting signals to the processor with a program controller in response to inputs from the user; and
(e) presenting the visual and audio signals of health related information to the user with the processor in response to receiving (i) the signal representative of the health related parameters and (ii) the inputs from the user. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. An apparatus for interactively monitoring health related parameters of a user for interactively providing health-related information comprising:
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a. a display device comprising a display screen and an audio speaker;
b. a multimedia processor configured to provide a visual signal to the display screen and an audio signal to the audio speaker, wherein the multimedia processor comprises a multiplayer;
c. an interface device coupled to the multimedia processor;
d. at least one health related data monitor coupled to the interface device and configured to provide a signal representative of health related parameters of the user to the interface device; and
e. a controller coupled to the multimedia processor and configured to generate a control signal based on user inputs to allow health related information to be presented interactively. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. An apparatus for interactively monitoring health related parameters of a user and to interactively provide health-related information comprising:
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a. a display device comprising a display screen and an audio speaker;
b. a multimedia processor configured to provide (i) a visual signal to the display screen and (ii) an audio signal to the audio speaker, wherein the multimedia processor comprises a multiplayer;
c. an interface device coupled to the multimedia processor;
d. a health related data monitor configured to provide a signal representative of the health related parameters of the user to the interface device; and
e. a controller configured to provide a control signal to the multimedia processor in response to user inputs to provide health related information to the user interactively based upon the signal representative of the health related parameters and the control signal. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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