MOBILE PHONE WITH VITAL SIGNS MEASUREMENT AND DISPLAY CAPABILITIES

• US 20080242348A1
• Filed: 03/28/2007
• Published: 10/02/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 03/28/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Kent T.J. Hsu
• Original Assignee: Kent T.J. Hsu
• Inventors: Hsu, Kent T.J.
• Application Number:
  US11/692,189
• Publication Number:
  US 20080242348A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/556.1
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2560/04 Constructional details of apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2560/0462 Apparatus with built-in sensors
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/01 Measuring temperature of body parts ; Diagnostic temperature sensing, e.g. for malignant or inflamed tissue clinical contact thermometers G01K13/20
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/02233 Occluders specially adapted therefor tourniquets A61B17/132
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/02438 with portable devices, e.g. worn by the patient
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6898 Portable consumer electronic devices, e.g. music players, telephones, tablet computers
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/21 Combinations with auxiliary equipment, e.g. with clocks or memoranda pads
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/12 including a sensor for measuring a physical value, e.g. temperature or motion

Abstract

A mobile phone includes a control unit having two amplification circuits, an ADC, a control IC, a display circuit, and an inflation control circuit; first and second measurement units; and a releasably attached inflatable wrist band having a sphygmomanometer and an air pump. In response to wrapping the wrist band around the wrist of a user holding the mobile phone with the sphygmomanometer being in contact with the wrist and the hand holding the mobile phone being in contact with the measurement units, the first measurement unit measures body temperature and total calories, the second measurement unit measures pulse, the control IC enables the sphygmomanometer to measure blood pressure, signals about body temperature, total calories, pulse, and blood pressure are processed by the control IC to convert into corresponding data, and the display circuit sends the data representing the vital signs to a display of the mobile phone.

Claims

1. A mobile phone comprising:

a body;

a control unit in the body and comprising a first amplification circuit, a second amplification circuit, an ADC (analog to digital converter), a control integrated circuit (IC), a display circuit, a plurality of setup keys, and an inflation control circuit;

a display on a front surface of the body;

a first measurement unit on one side of the body;

a second measurement unit on the other side of the body; and

an inflatable wrist band releasably attached to the control unit for communicating signals therewith, the wrist band comprising a sphygmomanometer and an air pump,

wherein in response to wrapping the wrist band around the wrist of a user holding the mobile phone with the sphygmomanometer being in contact with the wrist and the hand holding the mobile phone being in contact with the first and the second measurement units, (a) the first measurement unit is adapted to measure body temperature and total calories of the user and convert same into a first signal which is sent to the first amplification circuit for amplification, the amplified first signal is sent to the ADC for converting into a first digital signal, and the first digital signal is sent to the control IC for processing;

(b) the second measurement unit is adapted to measure pulse of the user and convert same into a second signal which is sent to the second amplification circuit for amplification, and the amplified second signal is sent to the control IC for processing;

(c) the control IC generates a third signal to enable the inflation control circuit for generating a fourth signal which is sent to the air pump for activation so as to inflate the wrist band for tightening the wrist, the sphygmomanometer is enabled by the inflation control circuit to measure blood pressure of the user, the measured blood pressure is converted into a fifth signal which is sent to the first amplification circuit for amplification, and the amplified fifth signal is sent to the ADC for converting into a second digital signal which is sent to the control IC for processing; and

(d) the control IC sends the processed signals about body temperature, total calories, pulse, and blood pressure of the user to the display circuit for processing into corresponding data representing body temperature, total calories, pulse, and blood pressure of the user, and the display circuit sends the data representing body temperature, total calories, pulse, and blood pressure of the user to the display for display in a digital form.

2. The mobile phone of claim 1, wherein the control unit further comprises a network card, the network card adapted to send the processed signals about body temperature, total calories, pulse, and blood pressure of the user over the Internet.