Biological information measuring device and biological information measuring system

• US 20070232869A1
• Filed: 03/28/2007
• Published: 10/04/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 03/31/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Casio Computer Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Casio Computer Company Limited
• Inventors: Kanzaki, Takashi, Fukumura, Masaaki
• Application Number:
  US11/729,414
• Publication Number:
  US 20070232869A1
• 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 5/222 combined with detection or measurement of physiological parameters, e.g. heart rate
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/316 Modalities, i.e. specific diagnostic methods
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/389 Electromyography [EMG]
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/397 Analysis of electromyograms
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6828 Leg

Abstract

A biological information measuring system which is capable of measuring biological information simultaneously at a plurality of body sites, and of visually recognizing the biological information in real time at hand. A control device respectively transmits a measurement start signal to each of myoelectric potential measuring devices when a measurement start instruction is inputted from an input unit, and displays measurement results transmitted as needed from the respective myoelectric potential measuring devices on a display unit. On the other hand, when the measurement start signals are transmitted from the control device, the plurality of myoelectric potential measuring devices start measurement of myoelectric potentials by measuring units, and transmit active states of the measured muscles as measurement results to the control device.

Claims

1. A biological information measuring device comprising:

measuring means for continuously measuring biological information of a predetermined site of a human body;

detecting means for detecting a point in time of activity start and a point in time of activity end of the predetermined site on the basis of measurement values measured by the measuring means;

calculating means for calculating activity efficiency on the basis of an activity time from a point in time of activity start up to a point in time of activity end detected by the detecting means, and an activity interval from the point in time of activity start up to a time when a next point in time of activity start is detected by the detecting means; and

display control means for controlling a display of the activity efficiency calculated by the calculating means.

2. The biological information measuring device according to claim 1, wherein the detecting means includes comparison means for comparing measurement values measured by the measuring means with a predetermined threshold value, detects a point in time when a measurement value exceeds the predetermined threshold value, as a point in time of activity start, and detects a point in time when a measurement value is made less than the predetermined threshold value after the point in time of activity start, as a point in time of activity end.

3. The biological information measuring device according to claim 1, further comprising

counting means for counting a number of activity occurrences at an activity interval,

wherein the display control means controls a display of the activity efficiency calculated by the calculating means and the number of activity occurrences counted by the counting means.

4. The biological information measuring device according to claim 1, wherein the display control means includes change display control means for displaying changes over time in the activity efficiency calculated by the calculating means.

5. The biological information measuring device according to claim 1, wherein the display control means includes average value display control means for controlling a calculation and a display of an average value of the activity efficiency calculated by the calculating means.

6. A biological information measuring device comprising:

a plurality of measuring means for continuously measuring biological information of predetermined sites of a human body;

displaying means for displaying measurement results obtained by measuring the biological information by the plurality of measuring means with time; and

display control means for controlling a display on the displaying means such that the measurement results are displayed in parallel for the each measuring means.

7. The biological information measuring device according to claim 6, further comprising:

detecting means for detecting a point in time of activity start and a point in time of activity end of the predetermined sites on the basis of measurement values measured by the plurality of measuring means; and

calculating means for calculating activity efficiency on the basis of an activity time from a point in time of activity start up to a point in time of activity end detected by the detecting means, and an activity interval from the point in time of activity start up to a time when a next point in time of activity start is detected by the detecting means,

wherein the display control means controls to display the activity efficiency calculated by the calculating means in parallel for the each measuring means in the displaying means.

8. The biological information measuring device according to claim 6, wherein the detecting means includes comparison means for comparing measurement values measured by the measuring means with a predetermined threshold value, detects a point in time when a measurement value exceeds the predetermined threshold value, as a point in time of activity start, and detects a point in time when a measurement value is made less than the predetermined threshold value after the point in time of activity start, as a point in time of activity end.

9. A biological information measuring system comprising:

a plurality of measuring devices which continuously measure biological information of predetermined sites of a human body; and

a control device which displays measurement results obtained by measuring the biological information by the plurality of measuring devices with time,

wherein the control device includes;

displaying means for displaying the measurement results obtained by measuring the biological information by the plurality of measuring devices with time; and

display control means for controlling a display on the displaying means such that the measurement results are displayed in parallel for the each measuring device.

10. A biological information measuring device comprising:

measuring means for continuously measuring biological information of a predetermined site of a human body;

detecting means for detecting a point in time of activity start and a point in time of activity end of the predetermined site on the basis of measurement values measured by the measuring means;

calculating means for calculating activity efficiency on the basis of an activity time from a point in time of activity start up to a point in time of activity end detected by the detecting means, and an activity interval from the point in time of activity start up to a time when a next point in time of activity start is detected by the detecting means; and

display control means for controlling a display of the activity efficiency calculated by the calculating means.

11. The biological information measuring device according to claim 10, wherein the detecting means includes comparison means for comparing measurement values measured by the measuring means with a predetermined threshold value, and detects a point in time when a measurement value exceeds the predetermined threshold value, as a point in time of activity start, and detects a point in time when a measurement value is made less than the predetermined threshold value after the point in time of activity start, as a point in time of activity end.

12. The biological information measuring device according to claim 10, further comprising

counting means for counting a number of activity occurrences at an activity interval,

wherein the display control means controls a display of the activity efficiency calculated by the calculating means and the number of activity occurrences counted by the counting means.

13. The biological information measuring device according to claim 10, wherein the display control means includes change display control means for displaying changes over time in the activity efficiency calculated by the calculating means.

14. The biological information measuring device according to claim 10, wherein the display control means includes average value display control means for controlling a calculation and a display of an average value of the activity efficiency calculated by the calculating means.

15. A biological information measuring device comprising:

measuring means for measuring biological information of respective body sites;

condition setting means for setting a measurement condition in the measurement of the biological information by the measuring means;

displaying means for displaying measurement results obtained by measuring the biological information by the measuring means with time; and

display cycle setting means for setting a cycle in which the measurement results are displayed on the displaying means in accordance with the measurement condition set by the condition setting means.

16. The biological information measuring device according to claim 15, wherein the measurement condition set by the measurement condition setting means is measurement duration, and the display cycle setting means makes a cycle in which the measurement results are displayed on the displaying means less when the measurement duration is short, and makes the cycle in which the measurement results are displayed on the displaying means greater when the measurement duration is long.

17. A biological information measuring system comprising:

measuring devices which measure biological information of respective body sites; and

a control device which displays measurement results obtained by measuring the biological information by the measuring devices with time,

wherein the control device includes;

condition setting means for setting a measurement condition in the measurement of the biological information by the measuring devices;

displaying means for displaying measurement results obtained by measuring the biological information by the measuring devices with time; and

display cycle setting means for setting a cycle in which the measurement results are displayed on the displaying means in accordance with the measurement condition set by the condition setting means.