Bionic information measuring system, bionic information measuring transmitter and bionic information measuring receiver

• US 20080200772A1
• Filed: 02/06/2008
• Published: 08/21/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 02/19/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Seiko Instruments Incorporated (Seiko Group)
• Original Assignee: Seiko Instruments Incorporated (Seiko Group)
• Inventors: Shimizu, Hiroshi
• Application Number:
  US12/012,831
• Publication Number:
  US 20080200772A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/300
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2560/0209 adapted for power saving
• 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 5/02438 with portable devices, e.g. worn by the patient
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/681 Wristwatch-type devices

Abstract

To reduce power consumption of a receiver in a bionic information measuring system. A transmitter calculates a heart rate per predetermined time period by detecting heartbeat of a measured person and transmits in wireless a heartbeat information signal including heartbeat information and transmission interval information at a transmission interval in accordance with a state of setting a switch and a state of a power source in reference to a state table stored to a memory. A receiver receives the heartbeat information signal from the transmitter at reception timing in synchronism with the transmission interval information included in the heartbeat information signal and displays the heartbeat information included in the heartbeat information signal by a display portion.

Claims

1. A bionic information measuring system comprising:

a transmitter for detecting a bionic signal of a measured person and transmitting in wireless a bionic information signal including bionic information in correspondence with the bionic signal at predetermined intervals; and

a receiver for carrying out a notice indicating the bionic information included in the bionic information signal received by the receiver;

wherein the transmitter includes sensor means for detecting the bionic signal of the measured person and outputting the bionic information in correspondence therewith, and transmitting means for transmitting a signal constituted by adding transmission interval information indicating a transmission interval of the bionic information to the bionic information as the bionic information signal; and

wherein the receiver includes receiving means for receiving the bionic information signal, controlling means for setting a reception interval of the receiving means based on the transmission interval information included in the bionic information signal, and noticing means for carrying out the notice indicating the bionic information of the measured person based on the bionic information signal received by the receiving means.

2. A bionic information measuring system according to claim 1, wherein the transmitter includes transmission interval setting means for setting the transmission interval of the bionic information signal, and the transmitting means transmits the bionic information signal by the transmission interval set by the transmission interval setting means.

3. A bionic information measuring system according to claim 2, wherein the transmitter is constituted by including at least one of operating means capable of setting the transmission interval by an external operation and transmitter power source state detecting means for detecting a state of a power source for the transmitter and setting the transmission interval in accordance with the state of the power source as the transmission interval setting means.

4. A bionic information measuring system according to claim 3, wherein in a case of including at least the transmitter power source state detecting means as the transmission interval setting means, when the transmitter power source state detecting means detects that the power source of the transmitter is reduced to be equal to or smaller than a predetermined voltage and sets the transmission interval, the transmission interval is set the most predominantly by the transmitter power source state detecting means.

5. A bionic information measuring system according to claim 1, wherein the transmitting means of the transmitter transmits the bionic information signal by a plurality of kinds of the transmission intervals;

wherein the receiver includes reception interval setting means for setting a reception interval of the receiving means, the receiving means receives the bionic information signal transmitted by the transmission interval in synchronism with the reception interval set by the reception interval setting means, and the noticing means carries out the notice indicating the bionic information of the measured person based on the received bionic information signal.

6. A bionic information measuring system according to claim 5, wherein the reception interval setting means is constituted by including at least one of operating means capable of setting the reception interval, the receiver power source state detecting means for detecting a state of a power source of the receiver and setting the reception interval in accordance with the state of the power source, and mode detecting means for detecting an operation mode of counting means provided on a side of the receiver and setting the reception interval in accordance with the operation mode of the counting means.

7. A bionic information measuring system according to claim 6, wherein in a case of including at least the receiver power source state detecting means as the reception interval setting means, when the receiver power source state detecting means detects that the power source for the receiver is reduced to be equal to or smaller than a predetermined voltage, the reception interval is set the most predominantly by the receiver power source state detecting means.

8. A transmitter for measuring bionic information comprising:

sensor means for detecting a bionic signal of a measured person and outputting a bionic information in correspondence therewith; and

transmitting means for transmitting a signal constituted by adding transmission interval information indicating a transmission interval of the bionic information to the bionic information as a bionic information signal;

wherein the transmitter for measuring bionic information detects the bionic signal of the measured person and transmits the bionic information signal including bionic information in correspondence with the bionic signal at predetermined intervals.

9. A transmitter for measuring bionic information according to claim 8, further including transmission interval setting means for setting a transmission interval of the bionic information signal, wherein the transmitting means transmits the bionic information signal by the transmission interval set by the transmission interval setting means.

10. A transmitter for measuring bionic information according to claim 9, wherein the transmitter is constituted by including at least one of operating means capable of setting the transmission interval by an external operation and transmitter power source state detecting means for detecting a state of a power source for the transmitter and setting the transmission interval in accordance with the state of the power source.

11. A transmitter for measuring bionic information according to claim 10, wherein in a case of including at least the transmitter power source state detecting means as the transmission interval setting means, when the transmitter power source state detecting means detects that the power source for the transmitter is reduced to be equal to or smaller than a predetermined voltage and sets the transmission interval, the transmission interval is set the most predominantly by the transmitter power source state detecting means.

12. A transmitter for measuring bionic information according to claim 8, wherein the transmitting means transmits the bionic information signal by a plurality of kinds of the transmission intervals.

13. A transmitter for measuring bionic information according to claim 9, wherein the transmitting means transmits the bionic information signal by a plurality of kinds of the transmission intervals.

14. A transmitter for measuring bionic information according to claim 10, wherein the transmitting means transmits the bionic information signal by a plurality of kinds of the transmission intervals.

15. A transmitter for measuring bionic information according to claim 11, wherein the transmitting means transmits the bionic information signal by a plurality of kinds of the transmission intervals.

16. A receiver for measuring bionic information comprising:

a receiver including receiving means for receiving a bionic information signal;

controlling means for setting a reception interval of the receiving means based on transmission interval information included in the bionic information signal; and

noticing means for carrying out a notice indicating the bionic information of a measured person based on the bionic information signal received by the receiving means;

wherein the receiver for measuring bionic information receives the bionic information signal including bionic information of the measured person and transmission interval information indicating a transmission interval of the bionic information and carries out a notice indicating the bionic information of the measured person.

17. A receiver for measuring bionic information according to claim 16, further including reception interval setting means for setting the reception interval of the receiving means, wherein the receiving means receives the bionic information signal transmitted by the transmission interval in synchronism with the reception interval set by the reception interval setting means, and the noticing means carries out the notice indicating the bionic information of the measured person based on the received bionic information signal.

18. A receiver for measuring bionic information according to claim 17, wherein the reception interval setting means is constituted by including at least one of operating means capable of setting the reception interval, receiver power source state detecting means for detecting a state of a power source for the receiver and setting the reception interval in accordance with the state of the power source, and mode detecting means for detecting an operation mode of counting means provided on a side of the receiver and setting the reception interval in accordance with the operation mode of the counting means.

19. A receiver for measuring bionic information according to claim 18, wherein in a case of including at least the receiver power source state detecting means as the reception interval setting means, when the receiver power source state detecting means detects that the power source for the receiver is reduced to be equal to or smaller than a predetermined voltage and the reception interval is set, the reception interval is set the most predominantly by the receiver power source state detecting means.