Method and apparatus for health and disease management combining patient data monitoring with wireless internet connectivity
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Abstract
Embodiments of the invention provide a method and apparatus for a wireless health monitoring system for interactively monitoring a disease or health condition of a patient by connecting a mobile phone to or with a digital camera and/or a medical monitoring device. The health related data or visual information from the camera is transmitted to a server using standard internet protocols and may be integrated with various operating systems for handheld or wireless devices, especially those with enhanced capabilities for handing images and visual data.
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54 Claims
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1-47. -47. (canceled)
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48. A system for monitoring heart rate of a user, comprising:
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a. a heart rate monitor, the heart rate monitor having an infrared port for transmission of signals corresponding to the user'"'"'s heart rate; and
b. b mobile phone, the mobile phone having an infrared port for receipt of the signals corresponding to the user'"'"'s heart rate. - View Dependent Claims (49, 50, 51)
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52. A method of monitoring heart rate of a user, comprising:
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a. measuring heart rate with a heart rate monitor;
b. transmitting the results of the heart rate measuring step to a mobile phone by transmitting the results from an infrared transmitter on the heart rate monitor to an infrared receiver on the mobile phone.
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53. The method of claim 522, further comprising displaying the results of the heart rate measuring step on a display of the mobile phone.
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54. The method of claim 522, further comprising receiving heart rate data from a sensor disposed on the chest of the user.
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