Biometric information transmitter

• US 20070164752A1
• Filed: 12/28/2006
• Published: 07/19/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 01/18/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Seiko Instruments Incorporated (Seiko Group)
• Original Assignee: Seiko Instruments Incorporated (Seiko Group)
• Inventors: Kato, Kazuo
• Application Number:
  US11/646,920
• Publication Number:
  US 20070164752A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 324/606
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0006 ECG or EEG signals
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0245 by using sensing means generating electric signals, i.e. ECG signals

Abstract

To reduce power consumption in transmitting biometric information signal by wireless. A heart beat detecting circuit amplifies a heart beat signal from an electrode and outputs a biometric detecting signal A having a predetermined time width in synchronism with heart beat of the heart. A voltage comparator, a pulse counting circuit and a control signal generating circuit control an antenna driving circuit such that an antenna circuit is driven when a signal level of a drive signal for driving the antenna circuit by the antenna driving circuit is lowered during a time period of outputting the biometric detecting signal A. The antenna driving circuit excites a resonance circuit comprising a coil L and a capacitor C for an antenna of the antenna circuit in response to the control. A biometric information signal of a burst signal type in correspondence with the heart beat signal is outputted by wireless from the antenna coil L, thereby, power consumption in transmitting by wireless is reduced.

Claims

1. A biometric information transmitter comprising:

biometric signal detecting means for detecting a biometric signal and outputting a corresponding biometric detecting signal;

driving means for driving an antenna circuit by a drive signal;

the antenna circuit for outputting a biometric information signal in correspondence with the biometric detecting signal by wireless by being driven by the driving means; and

controlling means for controlling the driving means to drive the antenna circuit;

wherein the controlling means controls the driving means to drive the antenna circuit when a signal level of the drive signal is lowered.

2. A biometric information transmitter according to claim 1, wherein the controlling means comprises a voltage comparator for comparing the drive signal with a predetermined reference level and outputting a signal in accordance with the signal level of the drive signal, dividing means for dividing an output signal of the voltage comparator by a predetermined dividing ratio, and a control signal generating circuit for outputting a control signal for controlling the driving means to output the drive signal in response to an output signal of the dividing means;

wherein the control signal generating circuit outputs the control signal to the driving means when the signal level of the drive signal is lowered.

3. A biometric information transmitter according to claim 2, wherein the biometric signal detecting means detects the biometric signal and outputs the biometric detecting signal having a predetermined time width;

wherein the control signal generating circuit outputs the control signal to the driving means during a time period of outputting the biometric detecting signal.

4. A biometric information transmitter according to claim 3, wherein the control signal generating circuit outputs the control signal to the driving means when the signal level of the drive signal is lowered by outputting the control signal in response to an edge in a predetermined direction of the biometric detecting signal and outputting the control signal in response to an edge in a predetermined direction of each output signal of the dividing means during the time period of outputting the biometric detecting signal.

5. A biometric information transmitter according to claim 2, wherein the voltage comparator comprises a first voltage dividing circuit for dividing a voltage of the drive signal by a predetermined voltage dividing ratio to be outputted, a second voltage dividing circuit for dividing a power source voltage by a voltage dividing ratio the same as the predetermined voltage dividing ratio of the first voltage dividing circuit to be outputted, and a comparing circuit for comparing output signals of the first voltage dividing circuit and the second voltage dividing circuit and outputting a signal in accordance with a result of the comparison.

6. A biometric information transmitter according to claim 1 further comprising:

a battery and being operated by constituting a power source by the battery.