Health care network system using smart communicator and method thereof

• US 20070168229A1
• Filed: 12/13/2006
• Published: 07/19/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 01/16/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Kim, Jong Hee
• Application Number:
  US11/637,980
• Publication Number:
  US 20070168229A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/2
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2505/07 Home care
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2560/0271 using a remote monitoring unit
• 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 5/02055 Simultaneously evaluating both cardiovascular condition and temperature
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1072 measuring distances on the body, e.g. measuring length, height or thickness A61B5/1076 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/222 combined with detection or measurement of physiological parameters, e.g. heart rate
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/318 Heart-related electrical modalities, e.g. electrocardiography [ECG]
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/486 Bio-feedback A61B5/375 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/4872 Body fat
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/4875 Hydration status, fluid retention of the body
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6887 mounted on external non-worn devices, e.g. non-medical devices
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7246 using correlation, e.g. template matching or determination of similarity
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7264 Classification of physiological signals or data, e.g. using neural networks, statistical classifiers, expert systems or fuzzy systems neural networks per se G06N3/00; expert systems per se G06N5/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7282 Event detection, e.g. detecting unique waveforms indicative of a medical condition A61B5/4094, A61B5/4818, A61B5/349, A61B5/0823 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/60 for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/10 relating to drugs or medications, e.g. for ensuring correct administration to patients
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation

Abstract

The present invention relates to a health care network system and a method thereof utilizing a smart communicator. The health care network system of the present invention includes: a hospital server for providing a prescription based on information of a user'"'"'s health state and abnormality corresponding to the user'"'"'s prescription request through the Internet; at least one biological state measuring sensor installed in at least one home instrument to detect the user'"'"'s various biological states; a home server analyzing the user'"'"'s health state based on the measured biological states, identifying and transmitting the health abnormality, and receiving and transmitting the prescription by connecting to the hospital server when the prescription is requested; and a smart communicator receiving the user'"'"'s health state information and health abnormality information transmitted by the home server, transmitting the user'"'"'s prescription request information to the home server when the prescription request is made, and receiving prescription information transmitted by the home server.

Claims

1. A health care network system comprising:

a hospital server for providing a prescription based on a user'"'"'s health state information, via the Internet, in response to a prescription request;

at least one biological state measuring sensor installed in at least one home instrument to detect various biological states of the user;

a home server for analyzing and transmitting the user'"'"'s health state based on the detected biological states to the hospital server and receiving the prescription from the hospital server; and

a smart communicator for receiving the user'"'"'s health state information and health abnormality information transmitted by the home server, transmitting the user'"'"'s prescription request information to the home server in response to the prescription request, and receiving the prescription transmitted by the home server for a subsequent presentation to the user.

2. The health care network system of claim 1, wherein the home server includes:

a display unit for displaying information generated according to the operation of the home server;

a communication unit for performing a mutual communication with the at least one biological state measuring sensor, the smart communicator, and the hospital server;

a health state analyzing unit for analyzing the user'"'"'s health state based on the biological states;

a control unit for receiving the prescription by connecting to the hospital server through the communication unit; and

a storage unit for storing information on the user'"'"'s biological states and the prescription.

3. The health care network system of claim 2, wherein the storage unit further stores information on a pharmaceutical prescription relating to the analyzed health state.

4. The health care network system of claim 2, wherein the storage unit further stores information on a basic health care guide as a basic guide for the user'"'"'s health care and conservation.

5. The health care network system of claim 4, wherein the home server further includes

a health care guide unit for comparing the result of the health state analyzed by the health state analyzing unit with basic health care information stored in the storage unit, and generating information on a health care guide for the user'"'"'s health care according to the basic health care information.

7. The health care network system of claim 1, wherein the smart communicator includes:

a communication unit for performing a mutual communication with the home server in a local area and/or in a wide area;

a display unit for displaying information transmitted by the home server and information generated by the operation of the smart communicator;

a storage unit for storing the health state information and the prescription transmitted by the home server; and

a key-input unit for inputting the prescription request.

8. The health care network system of claim 7, wherein the communication unit includes at least one of the following:

an IR (infrared) communication unit for communicating at home with the home server;

a Wibro communication unit for providing a bi-directional wireless communication outside the home with the home server through a Wibro communication network;

a Zigbee module for providing a function of local area wireless communication for home automation and data network of the home server; and

a GPS (Global Positioning System) module for receiving information on longitude and latitude from satellites and identifying the user'"'"'s current location.

9. The health care network system of claim 1, wherein the biological state measuring sensor includes at least one from the group consisting of:

a body weight measuring sensor, body moisture measuring sensor, body fat measuring sensor, electrocardiogram measuring sensor, blood pressure/pulse rate measuring sensor, breathing rate measuring sensor, body height measuring sensor, body temperature measuring sensor, and exercise rate measuring sensor.

16. The health care network system of claim 1, wherein the prescription includes a guideline for recovering in response to the analyzed health state.

17. The health care network system of claim 1, wherein the prescription includes a pharmaceutical prescription relating to the analyzed health state.

6. The health care network system of claim 6, wherein the control unit transmits the health care guide information generated by the health care guide unit to the smart communicator.

10. A health care method of a health care network system utilizing a smart communicator, comprising the steps of:

measuring a user'"'"'s various biological states using a plurality of biological state measuring sensors installed in home instruments;

analyzing the user'"'"'s health state based on the measured biological states and identifying health abnormality;

transmitting the analyzed health state and health abnormality information to the user'"'"'s smart communicator;

receiving a prescription based on the health state and health abnormality information by connecting to a registered hospital server when a request for a prescription is received from the user'"'"'s smart communicator; and

transmitting the received prescription to the user'"'"'s smart communicator.

11. The health care method of claim 10, further including a step of storing the analyzed health state and health abnormality information.

12. The health care method of claim 10, further including a step of storing the prescription received from the hospital server.

13. The health care method of claim 10, wherein the biological state measuring sensor includes at least one from the group consisting of:

a body weight measuring sensor, body moisture measuring sensor, body fat measuring sensor, electrocardiogram measuring sensor, blood pressure/pulse rate measuring sensor, breathing rate measuring sensor, body height measuring sensor, body temperature measuring sensor, and exercise rate measuring sensor.

14. The health care method of claim 10, wherein the prescription includes a guideline for recovering from the health abnormality.

15. The health care method of claim 10, wherein the prescription includes a pharmaceutical prescription relating to the analyzed health state and health abnormality information.