Monitoring device, care receiver monitoring device, care managing device, care giver terminal device, and care support system and care support method using these

• US 20060250259A1
• Filed: 03/09/2006
• Published: 11/09/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 03/25/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Izumi, Konami
• Application Number:
  US11/370,829
• Publication Number:
  US 20060250259A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/612
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0008 Temperature signals
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/002 Monitoring the patient using a local or closed circuit, e.g. in a room or building A61B5/0017 takes precedence
• 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 5/02438 with portable devices, e.g. worn by the patient
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0816 Measuring devices for examining respiratory frequency measuring frequency of electric signals G01R23/00
• 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 5/14546 for measuring analytes not otherwise provided for, e.g. ions, cytochromes
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6805 Vests
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6887 mounted on external non-worn devices, e.g. non-medical devices
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation

Abstract

A care receiver monitoring device includes a biological information detecting unit, a detection control unit, a detected information storing unit, a wireless communication unit, and a care receiver specific information storing unit. A monitoring device reader includes a wireless communication unit, a reader specific information storing unit, a wireless communication unit, and a line communication unit. A care managing device includes an information processing unit, a line communication unit, a terminal communication unit, and a care information storing unit. A care giver terminal device includes a communication unit and a display unit. A care giver terminal device further includes an alarm unit and an information requesting unit. Each of the care support system and the care support method uses a care receiver monitoring device, a monitoring device reader, a care managing device, and a care giver terminal device.

Claims

1. A monitoring device comprising:

a wireless communication unit for communicating with a care receiver monitoring device wirelessly through electromagnetic waves;

a control unit for controlling the wireless communication unit;

a storing unit for storing specific information of the monitoring device;

and

a line communication unit for communicating with a care managing device through a communication line.

2. A monitoring device according to claim 1,

wherein the control unit includes a counter and a control circuit;

wherein the storing unit includes a memory;

wherein the wireless communication unit includes a resonant circuit, a demodulation circuit, a modulation circuit, an encoding circuit, a decoding circuit, and an information determining circuit; and

wherein the line communication unit includes a communication control circuit and a memory control circuit.

5. The monitoring device according to claim 1,

wherein a communication cutting off unit is provided for temporarily cutting off the wireless communication with the care receiver monitoring device.

7. The monitoring device according to any one of claim 1,

wherein a communication cutting off unit is provided for temporarily cutting off the wireless communication with the care receiver monitoring device;

and

wherein the communication cutting off unit includes an input device and a communication cutting off signal generating circuit.

9. The monitoring device according to claim 1,

wherein a communication resuming unit is provided for resuming wireless communication with the care receiver monitoring device, which is cut off by the communication cutting off unit.

11. The monitoring device according to claim 1,

wherein a communication resuming unit is provided for resuming wireless communication with the care receiver monitoring device, which is cut off by the communication cutting off unit;

and

wherein the communication resuming unit includes an input device and a communication resuming signal generating circuit.

3. A monitoring device comprising:

a reception reader and

a plurality of transmission readers,

wherein the reception reader comprises;

a wireless communication unit for controlling communication with a care receiver monitoring device wirelessly through electromagnetic waves;

a control unit for controlling the wireless communication unit; and

a first communication unit which communicates with the transmission readers wirelessly,

wherein each of the transmission reader comprises;

a storing unit for storing reader specific information;

a line communication unit for communicating with a care managing device through a communication line; and

a second communication unit which communicates with the reception reader wirelessly.

4. A monitoring device according to claim 3,

wherein the wireless communication control unit includes a counter and a control circuit;

wherein the storing unit includes a memory;

wherein the wireless communication unit includes a resonant circuit, a demodulation circuit, a modulation circuit, an encoding circuit, a decoding circuit, and an information determining circuit;

wherein the line communication unit includes a communication control circuit and a memory control circuit;

wherein each of the first communication unit and the second communication unit includes a resonant circuit, a demodulation circuit, a modulation circuit, an encoding circuit, a decoding circuit, an information determining circuit, and a power source device.

6. The monitoring device according to claim 3,

wherein a communication cutting off unit is provided for temporarily cutting off the wireless communication with the care receiver monitoring device.

8. The monitoring device according to any one of claim 3,

wherein a communication cutting off unit is provided for temporarily cutting off the wireless communication with the care receiver monitoring device;

and

wherein the communication cutting off unit includes an input device and a communication cutting off signal generating circuit.

10. The monitoring device according to claim 3,

wherein a communication resuming unit is provided for resuming wireless communication with the care receiver monitoring device, which is cut off by the communication cutting off unit.

12. The monitoring device according to claim 3,

wherein a communication resuming unit is provided for resuming wireless communication with the care receiver monitoring device, which is cut off by the communication cutting off unit;

and

wherein the communication resuming unit includes an input device and a communication resuming signal generating circuit.

13. A care receiver monitoring device comprising:

a detecting unit for detecting biological information of a care receiver;

a detection control unit for controlling the detecting unit;

a first storing unit for storing detected information;

a wireless communication unit for communicating with a monitoring device reader wirelessly through electromagnetic waves; and

a second storing unit for storing care receiver specific information.

14. A care receiver monitoring device according to claim 13,

wherein the detecting unit includes a sensor for detecting the biological information;

wherein the detection control unit includes a power source device, a counter, a sensor control circuit, and a memory control circuit;

wherein the first storing unit includes a memory;

wherein the wireless communication unit includes a resonant circuit, a power source circuit, a demodulation circuit, a modulation circuit, an encoding circuit, a decoding circuit, an information detecting circuit, and a memory control circuit; and

wherein the second storing unit includes a memory.

15. The care receiver monitoring device according to claim 14,

wherein the power source device included in the detection control unit is a power generating device which generates power by light or a body temperature.

16. The care receiver monitoring device according to claim 14,

wherein the memory included in the first storing unit is a nonvolatile memory in which data can be rewritten.

17. The care receiver monitoring device according to claim 14,

wherein the memory included in the second storing unit is a write-once type nonvolatile memory.

18. The care receiver monitoring device according to claim 14,

wherein the sensor included in the detecting unit detects at least one of a body temperature, a heart rate, a blood pressure, a breath rate, a blood oxygen rate, a moving rate of a care receiver'"'"'s body, and an acceleration rate of a care receiver'"'"'s body.

19. The care receiver monitoring device according to claim 13,

wherein the care receiver specific information contains an identification number for identifying the care receiver.

20. A care managing device comprising:

an information processing unit for determining a life status of a care receiver based on detected information, care receiver specific information, reader specific information, and care information;

a line communication unit for communicating with a monitoring device reader through a communication line; and

a terminal communication unit for communicating with a care giver terminal device;

a care information storing unit for storing care information.

21. A care managing device according to claim 20,

wherein the information processing unit includes an SRAM, a central processing unit, and a memory control circuit;

wherein the line communication unit includes a communication control unit;

wherein the terminal communication unit includes a communication control circuit, a memory control circuit, an antenna, a demodulation circuit, and a modulation circuit; and

wherein the care information storing unit includes a hard disc.

24. The care managing device according to claim 20,

wherein the storing unit databases and stores care information related to a care support;

and

wherein the storing unit reads out the care information corresponding to the care receiver specific information stored in the care receiver monitoring device.

25. The care managing device according to claim 20,

wherein the storing unit databases and stores care information related to a care support;

and

wherein the storing unit reads out the care information corresponding to the care receiver specific information stored in the care receiver monitoring device.

22. A care managing device comprising:

a computer and a database connected through a network,

wherein the computer includes;

an information processing unit for determining a life status of a care receiver based on detected information, care receiver specific information, reader specific information, and care information;

a line communication unit for communicating with a monitoring device reader through a communication line; and

a terminal communication unit for communicating with a care giver terminal device,

wherein the database includes a storing unit for storing care information.

23. A care managing device according to claim 22,

wherein the database includes a storing unit for storing care information;

wherein the information processing unit includes an SRAM, a central processing unit, and a memory control circuit;

wherein the line communication unit includes a communication control circuit;

wherein the terminal communication unit includes a communication control circuit, a memory control circuit, an antenna, a demodulation circuit, and a modulation circuit; and

wherein the storing unit includes a hard disc.

26. The care managing device according to claim 22,

wherein the storing unit databases and stores care information related to a care support;

and

wherein the storing unit reads out the care information corresponding to the care receiver specific information stored in the care receiver monitoring device.

27. A care giver terminal device comprising:

a communication unit for communicating with a care managing device; and

a display unit for displaying information of biological information and a life status of a care receiver.

28. A care giver terminal device according to claim 27,

wherein the communication unit includes a communication control circuit, an antenna, a demodulation circuit, and a modulation circuit;

and

wherein the display unit includes a memory, a memory control circuit, and a display device.

29. The care giver terminal device according to claim 27,

wherein an alarm unit which beeps when receiving information is further provided.

30. The care giver terminal device according to claim 27,

wherein an alarm unit which beeps when receiving information is further provided;

and

wherein the alarm unit includes a speaker.

31. The care giver terminal device according to claims 27,

wherein an information requesting unit for requesting a care managing device for information of a care receiver is further provided.

32. The care giver terminal device according to claim 27,

wherein an information requesting unit for requesting a care managing device for information of a care receiver is further provided;

and

wherein the information requesting unit includes an input device and an instruction signal generating circuit.

33. A care support system comprising:

a care receiver monitoring device for detecting biological information of a care receiver and sends the detected information to a monitoring device reader;

a care managing device for determining a life status of a care receiver based on information received from the monitoring device reader and sends the determined information to a care giver terminal device; and

a care giver terminal device for displaying information received from the care managing device.

34. A care support method comprising:

detecting and sending biological information of a care receiver to a monitoring device reader by a care receiver monitoring device;

sending the information received from the care receiver monitoring device to a care managing device by the monitoring device reader;

determining a life status of a care receiver based on the information received from the monitoring device reader and sending the determined information to a care giver terminal device by the care managing device; and

displaying the information received from the care managing device by the care giver terminal device.

35. The care support system according to claim 34, further comprising:

sending an information requesting instruction to the care managing device by the care receiver terminal device;

receiving the instruction and sending an information requesting instruction to the monitoring device reader by the care managing device; and

receiving the instruction and sending an information requesting instruction to the care receiver monitoring device by the monitoring device reader.