Method for Exercise Tolerance Measurement

• US 20060281976A1
• Filed: 08/16/2005
• Published: 12/14/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 06/07/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: National Applied Research Laboratories National Center For High-Performance Computing
• Original Assignee: National Applied Research Laboratories National Center For High-Performance Computing
• Inventors: Hung, Shu-Hui, Liu, Wen-Te, Juang, Jer-Nan, Kuo, Han-Pin, Liang, Kang-Yang
• Application Number:
  US11/161,751
• Publication Number:
  US 20060281976A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/300
• 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 5/4884 inducing physiological or psychological stress, e.g. applications for stress testing
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2071/0625 Emitting sound, noise or music
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2225/50 Wireless data transmission, e.g. by radio transmitters or telemetry
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 71/0686 Timers, rhythm indicators or pacing apparatus using electric or electronic means

Abstract

An exercise tolerance measurement method for sufferers of chronic obstructive airway disease is established with the aid of a wireless transmission system and the Internet. The exercise tolerance measurement method provides sufferers of chronic obstructive airway disease with personal homely rehabilitation exercises and real-time on-line diagnosis policy according to the conditions of the sufferers. More importantly, the conditions of the sufferers can be monitored immediately via the Internet by the present measurement method. In the case of any emergency, the claimed method notifies the sufferers or the physician to supply instant medical treatment to the sufferers.

Claims

1. A method for exercise tolerance measurement, the method comprising the following steps:

(a) generating corresponding test parameters according to a condition generated after an exercise status test is performed on a patient;

(b) generating a test strategy according to the test parameters generated in step (a);

(c) playing tunes according to the test strategy generated in step (b); and

(d) analyzing an exercise status of the patient according to a condition of playing the tunes in step (c).

2. The method of claim 1 wherein a monitor system in step (b) generates the test strategy according to the test parameters generated according to step (a).

3. The method of claim 2 further comprising requesting the monitor system to execute the test strategy utilizing a wireless communication device in a wireless manner.

4. The method of claim 3 wherein the monitor system in step (c) controls the wireless communication device in a wireless manner to play the tunes corresponding to the test strategy.

5. The method of claim 4 further comprising reporting the condition of playing the tunes in step (c) via the wireless communication device to the monitor system.

6. The method of claim 5 wherein the monitor system in step (d) analyzes the exercise status of the patient according to the condition of playing the tunes in step (c).

7. The method of claim 6 wherein the monitor system in step (d) analyzes the exercise status of the patient according to signals transmitted by the wireless communication device and the condition of playing the tunes in step (c).

8. The method of claim 3 further comprising transmitting a measurement notice, at a preset time, generated by the monitor system to the wireless communication device.

9. The method of claim 3 wherein the monitor system in step (b) generates the test strategy according to signals transmitted by the wireless communication device and the test parameters generated in step (a).

10. The method of claim 3 further comprising the following step:

(e) generating a treatment recommendation according to a result analyzed in step (d).

11. The method of claim 10 wherein the monitor system in step (e) generates the treatment recommendation according to signals transmitted by the wireless communication device and the result analyzed in step (d).

12. The method of claim 11 further comprising transmitting the treatment recommendation generated by the monitor system in step (e) to the wireless communication device in a wireless manner.

13. The method of claim 1 wherein step (c) plays tunes from a slow to fast beat according to the test strategy generated in step (b).