INTERACTIVE BABY TIMER SYSTEM AND METHOD

• US 20080183106A1
• Filed: 01/29/2008
• Published: 07/31/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 01/30/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Christopher V. Mielke, Mark D. Covelli
• Original Assignee: Christopher V. Mielke, Mark D. Covelli
• Inventors: Covelli, Mark D., Mielke, Christopher V.
• Application Number:
  US12/021,691
• Publication Number:
  US 20080183106A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/588
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 15/00 ICT specially adapted for medical reports, e.g. generation or transmission thereof
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 50/20 for computer-aided diagnosis, e.g. based on medical expert systems

Abstract

Interactive fun, facts and functionality are incorporated into a pregnancy monitoring device. The system includes a contraction monitoring device and timer which are configured to detect contractions to enable a calculation of the length of the contraction and the time between the contractions. The device provides additional audio and visual information related to the pregnancy. The display may include pregnancy status levels such as: emergency level (go to hospital now), prepare for emergency level (get ready to go to hospital), and no emergency level, along with displaying the fetus at certain developmental stages. The audio device may announce special dates and reminders.

Claims

1. A pregnancy monitoring device comprising:

a microprocessor in communication with a memory;

a display in communication with said microprocessor;

a contraction monitoring device in communication with said microprocessor and configured to detect a contraction;

a timer in communication with said microprocessor;

a power supply coupled to said microprocessor;

said microprocessor configured to receive input from said contraction monitoring device and said timer to enable a first calculation of a length of said contraction and a second calculation of a time period between multiple of said contractions;

said microprocessor configured to determine child data and an appropriate pregnancy status level, based on said first calculation and said second calculation;

said display configured to receive input related to at least one of;

said child data and said pregnancy status level from said microprocessor; and

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said display configured to display at least one of child data and said pregnancy status level.

2. The device of claim 1, wherein said microprocessor, display, contraction monitoring device, timer and power supply are contained within a housing.

3. The device of claim 1, further comprising a sensor in communication with said microprocessor and configured to detect vital signs.

4. The device of claim 1, further comprising an audible device in communication with said microprocessor and configured to provide sounds.

5. The device of claim 1, further comprising a clock in communication with said contraction monitoring device.

6. The device of claim 1, further comprising at least one of a transmitter to transmit information related to said device to a communication device and a receiver to receive information from at least one of a database and second device.

7. The device of claim 1, wherein said memory comprises at least one of:

verbal content and musical content.

8. The device of claim 1, further comprising an input to activate functions of said device related to said contraction monitoring device.

9. The device of claim 1, wherein said microprocessor is configured to receive parent data related to a parent and create a display signal related to said parent data and said child data.

10. The device of claim 1, wherein said microprocessor is configured to create at least one of:

a display signal and an audible signal related to advertisements based on said child data.

11. The device of claim 1, further comprising a calendar function for tracking a current date and a special date.

12. The device of claim 1, further comprising a calendar function for tracking a current date and a special date, wherein at least one of said display is further configured to display a statement related to said special date and said audible device is further configured to create a sound related to said special date.

13. The device of claim 1, further comprising a calendar function for tracking a current date, a special date and a special event, said display configured to display a representation of at least one of a fetus and a child based on said special date.

14. The device of claim 1, wherein said pregnancy status level includes at least one of:

emergency level, prepare for emergency level, and no emergency level.

15. The device of claim 1, wherein said microprocessor further comprises a verbal statement program for assembling a selected verbal statement from words and phrases stored in said memory.

16. A method for displaying an indicator on a pregnancy monitoring device, said method comprising:

receiving, at a processor, input from a contraction monitoring device and a timer to enable a first calculation of a length of said contraction and a second calculation of a time between multiple of said contractions;

determining child data and an appropriate pregnancy status level, based on said first calculation and said second calculation; and

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displaying at least one of said child data and said pregnancy status level on said pregnancy monitoring device, wherein said pregnancy monitoring device comprises a microprocessor in communication with a memory, a display in communication with said microprocessor, said contraction monitoring device in communication with said microprocessor, a timer in communication with said microprocessor, and a power supply coupled to said microprocessor.