Network roaming and reporting system of physiological parameters and method thereof

• US 20080107121A1
• Filed: 11/07/2006
• Published: 05/08/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 11/07/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: National Yang-Ming University
• Original Assignee: National Yang-Ming University
• Inventors: Lin, Chao-Hung, Jao, Hao-Chieh, Lee, Chung-Wang, Young, Shuenn-Tsong
• Application Number:
  US11/593,530
• Publication Number:
  US 20080107121A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/401
• 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: G16H 10/60 for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/63 for local operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 50/20 for computer-aided diagnosis, e.g. based on medical expert systems
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 50/30 for calculating health indices; for individual health risk assessment

Abstract

The present invention discloses a network roaming and reporting system of physiological parameters and its method. The system includes at least one wireless transmission module, at least two gateways, an Internet and a server. The wireless transmission module is connected to a portable measuring instrument for receiving a user'"'"'s physiological parameters measured by the measuring instrument and using an identification code of the wireless transmission module to encode the physiological parameters into a packet. The gateway is provided for receiving the packet from the wireless transmission module and analyzing and processing the packet based on a user'"'"'s physiological parameter history data or threshold to determine whether or not the user'"'"'s life condition is critical and automatically generating a precaution reporting signal to report to a related family member through Internet or telephone network if the life condition of the user is critical.

Claims

1. A network roaming and reporting system of physiological parameters, comprising:

at least one wireless transmission module, coupled to a portable measuring instrument, for receiving a user'"'"'s physiological parameters measured by said measuring instrument, and using an exclusive identification code of said wireless transmission module to encode said physiological parameters into a first packet, and transmitting said first packet through a wireless method;

at least two gateways, each for receiving said first packet transmitted from said wireless transmission module, and analyzing and processing said first packet according to a user'"'"'s physiological parameter history data collected and saved into a database of said gateway at regular time or according to a physiological parameter threshold preset in said database to determine whether or not a user'"'"'s life condition becomes critical and automatically generate a precaution reporting signal, and encode said precaution reporting signal into a second packet by using an identification code of said wireless transmission module and an exclusive identification code of said gateway, and transmit said second packet out;

an Internet, connected to said each gateway, for receiving said second packet transmitted from said each gateway; and

a server, connected to any two gateways through said Internet, such that one of said gateways accesses said user'"'"'s physiological parameter history data collected and saved at regular time in said database of another gateway, or accesses said physiological parameter threshold preset in said database of another gateway through said server, and after said server receives said second packet with said precaution reporting signal transmitted from said each gateway and obtains the data of a related contact person of a corresponding user registered in a management database of said server according to said identification code of said wireless transmission module and said exclusive identification code of said gateway, said server reports to said related contact person about the situation relating to said precaution reporting signal through a telecommunication network.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein said management database of said server, comprising:

at least one exclusive identification code of said wireless transmission module;

at least one user'"'"'s basic information and contact person information corresponding to said exclusive identification code of said each wireless transmission module;

at least two exclusive identification codes of said gateways; and

at least two installation addresses and contact person information of said gateways respectively corresponding to said exclusive identification code of said each gateway.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein said wireless transmission module further comprises an emergency button provided for a user to press during an emergency, such that said wireless transmission module produces an emergency signal accordingly, and uses said identification code of said wireless transmission module to encode said emergency signal into a third packet and transmit said third packet out through said wireless method.

4. The system of claim 2, wherein said wireless transmission module further comprises a built-in sensor, for generating an emergency signal when detecting a user'"'"'s abnormal movement and using said identification code of said wireless transmission module to encode said emergency signal into a third packet and transmit said third packet out through said wireless method.

5. The system of claims 3, wherein said gateway automatically generates said precaution reporting signal when receiving said third packet transmitted from said wireless transmission module and determining that said wireless transmission module has generated said emergency signal, encodes said precaution reporting signal into a fourth packet by using said identification code of said wireless transmission module and said exclusive identification code of said gateway, and then transmits said fourth packet out.

6. The system of claims 4, wherein said gateway automatically generates said precaution reporting signal when receiving said third packet transmitted from said wireless transmission module and determining that said wireless transmission module has generated said emergency signal, encodes said precaution reporting signal into a fourth packet by using said identification code of said wireless transmission module and said exclusive identification code of said gateway, and then transmits said fourth packet out.

7. The system of claim 5, wherein said telecommunication network is an Internet.

8. The system of claim 6, wherein said telecommunication network is an Internet.

9. The system of claim 5, wherein said telecommunication network is a telephone network.

10. The system of claim 6, wherein said telecommunication network is a telephone network.

11. A network roaming and reporting system of physiological parameters, which is implemented to a gateway, comprising:

receiving a connection request packet transmitted by a wireless transmission module at the present environment;

examining a lookup table stored in a database of said gateway, and determining whether or not an exclusive identification code of said wireless transmission module carried in said connection request packet has been registered as an authenticated identification code;

if yes, then transmitting said exclusive identification code of said wireless transmission module and an exclusive identification code of said gateway to a server through Internet;

determining whether or not a user'"'"'s physiological parameter history data or threshold corresponding to said identification code of said wireless transmission module is saved in said database;

if yes, then receiving said first packet transmitted from said wireless transmission module and decoding said first packet to obtain user'"'"'s physiological parameters or an emergency signal carried in said first packet; and

determining whether or not said received user'"'"'s physiological parameters carried in said first packet stands for a critical condition of said user or said received packet carries said emergency signal according to said user'"'"'s physiological parameter history data or threshold stored in said database;

if yes, then automatically generating a precaution reporting signal, and using said exclusive identification code of said wireless transmission module and said exclusive identification code of said gateway to encode said precaution reporting signal into a first packet and transmit said first packet to said sever through Internet.

12. The method of claim 11 wherein, when determining that said user'"'"'s physiological parameter history data or threshold corresponding to said identification code of said wireless transmission module is not stored in said database, further comprising the step of receiving said user'"'"'s physiological parameter history data or threshold downloaded by said server from an originally logged gateway.

13. A network roaming and reporting system of physiological parameters, which is implemented to a server, comprising the steps of:

receiving a packet transmitted by a currently used gateway through Internet, and decoding said packet to obtain an identification code of a wireless transmission module and an identification code of said gateway;

examining a logon data stored in a management database of said server, and determining whether or not said identification code of said gateway is the same as an identification code of an originally logged-on gateway based on said identification code of said wireless transmission module; and

if yes, determining whether or not said packet carries a precaution reporting signal;

if yes, then starting a precaution reporting mechanism, and reporting to a related contact person through a telecommunication network according to the data of a related contact person of a user registered in said management database corresponding to said identification code of said wireless transmission module.

14. The method of claim 13 wherein, when determining that said received identification code of said currently used gateway is not the same as said identification code of said originally logged-on gateway, further comprising the step of downloading said stored physiological parameter history data or threshold of said user from said originally logged-on gateway to said currently used gateway based on said identification code of said originally logged-on gateway.

15. The method of claims 13 wherein, when determining that said received identification code of said currently used gateway is not the same as said identification code of said originally logged-on gateway, further comprising the step of synchronously or periodically reading said received physiological parameter of said user of said currently used gateway and uploading said received physiological parameter of said user of said currently used gateway to said originally logged-on gateway based on said identification code of said originally logged-on gateway, and synchronously or periodically updating said user'"'"'s physiological parameter stored in said originally logged-on gateway.

16. The method of claims 14 wherein, when determining that said received identification code of said currently used gateway is not the same as said identification code of said originally logged-on gateway, further comprising the step of synchronously or periodically reading said received physiological parameter of said user of said currently used gateway and uploading said received physiological parameter of said user of said currently used gateway to said originally logged-on gateway based on said identification code of said originally logged-on gateway, and synchronously or periodically updating said user'"'"'s physiological parameter stored in said originally logged-on gateway.