Mobile, personal, and non-intrusive health monitoring and analysis system

• US 20070027367A1
• Filed: 08/01/2005
• Published: 02/01/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 08/01/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
• Inventors: Sinclair, Michael, Howard, Dane, Oliver, Nuria, Sanchez, Russell, Flores-Mangas, Fernando, Lang, Eric, Thompson, Ralph, Tan, Alfred
• Application Number:
  US11/195,338
• Publication Number:
  US 20070027367A1
• 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 5/0006 ECG or EEG signals
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0008 Temperature signals
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0024 for multiple sensor units attached to the patient, e.g. using a body or personal area network
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0205 Simultaneously evaluating both cardiovascular conditions and different types of body conditions, e.g. heart and respiratory condition
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/021 Measuring pressure in heart or blood vessels A61B5/0205 takes precedence
• 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 5/145 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: G16H 40/63 for local operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/12 specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks

Abstract

An open architecture, wireless personal area network for receiving, storing, processing, displaying and communicating physiological data. The wireless personal area network may include a personal server, such as a cellular phone, and a plurality of sensors to monitor physiological signs, the user'"'"'s motion, the user'"'"'s orientation, and environmental factors. The sensors wirelessly provide data to the personal server, which may store, process, display, and communicate the data. An open architecture allows additional sensors to join the network without rendering the personal server irrelevant.

Claims

1. A networked system, comprising:

a master device;

at least one sensor to monitor a physiological sign, wherein the master device and the sensor are in a wireless personal area network having an open architecture.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the physiological sign is one of at least heart rate, oxygen level, respiration rate, body temperature, cholesterol level, blood glucose level, galvanic skin response, EEG, or blood pressure.

3. The system of claim 1, further comprising at least one sensor to monitor other than a physiological sign.

4. The system of claim 1, further comprising at least one sensor to monitor motion, orientation, or the environment.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the master device is a cellular phone, a personal digital assistant, a computer, or a wearable device.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the master device may store, process, communicate or display data gathered by the sensor.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein communication in the wireless personal area network is encrypted.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the master device includes a radio frequency integrated circuit.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the sensor includes a radio frequency integrated circuit.

10. A method of communicating physiological data over a wireless personal area network having an open architecture, comprising:

determining when a sensor device is in proximity to a master device;

receiving an identification signal from the sensor device;

authenticating the sensor device;

receiving data from the sensor device, wherein the sensor device may monitor a physiological sign.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the physiological sign is one of at least heart rate, oxygen level, respiration rate, body temperature, cholesterol level, blood glucose level, galvanic skin response, EEG, or blood pressure.

12. The method of claim 10, further comprising receiving other than physiological data from a second sensor device.

13. The method of claim 10, further comprising receiving data to monitor motion, orientation, or the environment.

14. The method of claim 10, wherein the master device is a cellular phone, a personal digital assistant, a computer, or a wearable device.

15. The method of claim 10, further comprising determining a sleep apnea event.

16. The method of claim 10, wherein the master device includes a discovery module to determine when a sensor is in proximity to the master device.

17. The method of claim 10, wherein the master device includes an authentication module to determine when a sensor may join the wireless personal area network.

18. The method of claim 10, wherein the master device and the sensor device include a radio frequency integrated circuit.

19. A sensor device comprising a radio frequency integrated circuit with an open architecture communications protocol and a sensor to monitor a physiological sign.

20. The sensor of claim 19, wherein the sensor monitors at least one of heart rate, oxygen level, respiration rate, body temperature, cholesterol level, blood glucose level, galvanic skin response, or blood pressure.