AUTOMATIC BIO-SIGNAL SUPERVISING SYSTEM FOR MEDICAL CARE

• US 20090259138A1
• Filed: 04/15/2009
• Published: 10/15/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 04/15/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: National Chiao Tung University (Government of The Republic of China)
• Original Assignee: National Chiao Tung University (Government of The Republic of China)
• Inventors: CHAO, Chih-Feng, KO, Li-Wei, TSAI, I-Ling, CHANG, Che-Jui, LIN, Chin-Teng, CHUNG, Jen-Feng
• Application Number:
  US12/424,325
• Publication Number:
  US 20090259138A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/545
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0006 ECG or EEG signals
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/16 Devices for psychotechnics using teaching or educational appliances G09B1/00 - G09B7/00; Testing reaction times ; Devices for evaluating the psychological state
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/375 using biofeedback
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/389 Electromyography [EMG]
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/398 Electrooculography [EOG], e.g. detecting nystagmus; Electroretinography [ERG]
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/63 for local operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 50/30 for calculating health indices; for individual health risk assessment

Abstract

The present invention discloses an automatic bio-signal supervising system for medical care. The automatic bio-signal supervising system utilizes a head-mounted bio-signal acquisition device, wore upon the user'"'"'s head, to acquire the bio-signals, convert them into the digital bio-signals, and transmit the digital bio-signals to a signal analysis processor to perform analysis process. And the automatic bio-signal supervising system delivers a corresponding control signal to the environment control equipment based on the result of analysis, and control the environment condition to achieve the remote supervising and medical care purpose. Furthermore, the signal analysis processor in the present invention further provides a real-time warning signal or a health index, which supervise the personal biological information to avoid the unpredictable situation.

Claims

1. An automatic bio-signal supervising system for medical care, comprising:

a head-mounted bio-signal acquisition device, wore upon a head of a user, comprising a plurality of bio-signal acquisition modules, for acquiring a plurality of bio-signals from said head of said user, and converting said bio-signals into a plurality of digital bio-signals; and

a signal analysis processor for receiving said digital bio-signals acquired by said bio-signal acquisition modules, analyzing said digital bio-signals, and generating a control signal to at least a environment control equipment for controlling the environment condition of said user.

2. The automatic bio-signal supervising system for medical care of claim 1, wherein said head-mounted bio-signal acquisition device is in a stripe shape, and said bio-signal acquisition modules are distributed setup and surrounded said head of said user.

3. The automatic bio-signal supervising system for medical care of claim 1, wherein said bio-signal acquisition module comprises a biomedical probe sensor, a filter, an bio-signal amplifier, and an analog-to-digital converter (ADC), wherein said biomedical probe sensor is utilized for detecting said analog bio-signals of said user, said filter is utilized for filtering noise of analog said bio-signals, said bio-signal amplifier is utilized for amplifying said analog bio-signals, and said analog-to-digital converter (ADC) is utilized for converting said analog bio-signals into said digital bio-signals.

4. The automatic bio-signal supervising system for medical care of claim 1, wherein said head-mounted bio-signal acquisition device further comprises a signal encoding module for encoding said digital bio-signals.

5. The automatic bio-signal supervising system for medical care of claim 1, wherein said head-mounted bio-signal acquisition device further comprises a wireless communication module for wireless transmitting said digital signal to said signal analysis processor.

6. The automatic bio-signal supervising system for medical care of claim 5, wherein said wireless communication module is embodied by WiFi, WiMax, Zigbee, RF, optical coupler, Bluetooth or GPRS communication protocols.

7. The automatic bio-signal supervising system for medical care of claim 1, wherein said head-mounted bio-signal acquisition device further comprises a power management module for providing power.

8. The automatic bio-signal supervising system for medical care of claim 7, wherein said power management module comprises a rechargeable battery, a power meter, and a auto-charge device, wherein said power meter is utilized for supervising the power condition of said rechargeable battery, and said auto-charge device is utilized for activating auto-charging while said rechargeable battery is running out of power, and said power management module comprises a standby mode for saving the power of said rechargeable battery.

9. The automatic bio-signal supervising system for medical care of claim 1, wherein said signal analysis processor is a cell phone, a PDA, a mounted electrical device, or a head-mounted signal process platform.

10. The automatic bio-signal supervising system for medical care of claim 1, wherein said signal analysis processor is a server, a workstation, a desktop, a laptop, or a database server.

11. The automatic bio-signal supervising system for medical care of claim 1, wherein said signal analysis processor comprises an environment control module for providing said control signal to said environment control equipment based on the analysis result of said digital bio-signals.

12. The automatic bio-signal supervising system for medical care of claim 1, wherein said environment control equipment comprises a warning device, an air-conditioner, or an electrical device.

13. The automatic bio-signal supervising system for medical care of claim 12, wherein said environment control equipment comprises a heater, a cooler, an exsiccator, an audio system, or a lighting device.

14. The automatic bio-signal supervising system for medical care of claim 1, wherein said signal analysis processor generates a corresponding warning signal based on the analysis result of said digital bio-signal, and said warning signal comprises sound or lightness.

15. The automatic bio-signal supervising system for medical care of claim 1, wherein said signal analysis processor generates a corresponding health index signal based on the analysis result of said digital bio-signal, and said health index signal comprises the detecting result of user'"'"'s Electro-encephalogram (EEG), Electro-oculography (EOG), or Electro-myogram (EMG).

16. The automatic bio-signal supervising system for medical care of claim 1, wherein said signal analysis processor comprises a wireless communication module for wireless receiving said digital bio-signal from said head-mounted bio-signal acquisition device.

17. The automatic bio-signal supervising system for medical care of claim 16, wherein said wireless communication module is embodied by WiFi, WiMax, Zigbee, RF, optical coupler, Bluetooth or GPRS communication protocols.