PHYSIOLOGICAL STATUS MONITORING/POSITIONING SYSTEM

• US 20100022848A1
• Filed: 08/27/2008
• Published: 01/28/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 07/25/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Imriss Technology Corporation
• Original Assignee: Imriss Technology Corporation
• Inventors: LEE, WEI-CHEN, LEE, YANG-HAN, CHIEN, WEI
• Application Number:
  US12/199,174
• Publication Number:
  US 20100022848A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/300
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2503/40 Animals
• 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 5/1112 Global tracking of patients, e.g. by using GPS
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6822 Neck
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6887 mounted on external non-worn devices, e.g. non-medical devices
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2230/00 Measuring physiological parameters of the user
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 24/0021 Tracking a path or terminating locations

Abstract

A physiological status monitoring/positioning system is disclosed, which comprises: a physiological status sensing device, being configured with at least a sensing unit and a signal transmitting unit to be used for detecting and transmitting a physiological attribute of a living entity; a positioning device, being configured with a second signal transceiving unit to be used for transmitting a second signal to a positioning system where the location of the living entity is identified; a calculation device, being configured with a first signal transceiving unit for receiving the physiological attribute while converting the same into a bio index to be transmitted; a signal transceiver, for transmitting/receiving the bio index; and a display device, for displaying the identified location of the living entity as well as the bio index. With the aforesaid system, the physiological status of the living entity as well as its location can be monitored at the same time so that as soon as an abnormal physiological status of the living entity is detected, an immediate action can be taken in response to the emergency.

Claims

1. A physiological status monitoring/positioning system, comprising:

a physiological status sensing device, being configured with at least a sensing unit and a signal transmitting unit to be used for detecting and transmitting a physiological attribute of a living entity;

a positioning device, being configured with a second signal transceiving unit to be used for transmitting a second signal to a positioning system where the location of the living entity is identified;

a calculation device, being configured with a first signal transceiving unit for receiving the physiological attribute while converting the same into a bio index to be transmitted;

a signal transceiver, for transmitting/receiving the bio index; and

a display device, for displaying the identified location of the living entity as well as the bio index.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the second signal specifies a coordinate in a coordinate system.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the second signal is substantially a positioning signal.

4. The system of claim 2, wherein the physiological attribute, the coordinate and the bio index are transmitted through a communication network system.

5. The system of claim 3, wherein the physiological attribute, the coordinate and the bio index are transmitted through a communication network system.

6. The system of claim 4, wherein the signal transceiver and the display unit are configured in a handheld electronic device while enabling the signal transceiver to transmit/receive the coordinate and the bio index through the communication network system and thus to display the same on the display unit.

7. The system of claim 5, wherein the signal transceiver and the display unit are configured in a handheld electronic device while enabling the signal transceiver to transmit/receive the coordinate and the bio index through the communication network system and thus to display the same on the display unit.

8. The system of claim 6, wherein the handheld electronic device is designed to form a closed circuit with other handheld electronic devices in a manner that they are enabled to receive the coordinates and the bio indexes of different living entities from one another.

9. The system of claim 7, wherein the handheld electronic device is designed to form a closed circuit with other handheld electronic devices in a manner that they are enabled to receive the coordinates and the bio indexes of different living entities from one another.

10. The system of claim 4, wherein the calculation device is configured in a center operation system while enabling the same to receive the physiological attribute and then converting the received physiological attribute in to the bio index.

11. The system of claim 5, wherein the calculation device is configured in a center operation system while enabling the same to receive the physiological attribute and then converting the received physiological attribute in to the bio index.

12. The system of claim 6, wherein the handheld electronic device is a cellular phone.

13. The system of claim 7, wherein the handheld electronic device is a cellular phone.

14. The system of claim 4, wherein the calculation device and the display unit are configured in an electric calculation apparatus while enabling the calculation device to receive the coordinate and the physiological attribute from the communication network system and covert the received physiological attribute into the bio index and thus to display the bio index along with the coordinate on the display unit.

15. The system of claim 5, wherein the calculation device and the display unit are configured in an electric calculation apparatus while enabling the calculation device to receive the coordinate and the physiological attribute from the communication network system and covert the received physiological attribute into the bio index and thus to display the bio index along with the coordinate on the display unit.

16. The system of claim 14, wherein the electric calculation apparatus is designed to form a closed circuit with other electric calculation apparatuses in a manner that they are enabled to receive the coordinates and the bio indexes of different living entities from one another.

17. The system of claim 15, wherein the electric calculation apparatus is designed to form a closed circuit with other electric calculation apparatuses in a manner that they are enabled to receive the coordinates and the bio indexes of different living entities from one another.

18. The system of claim 14, wherein the electric calculation apparatus is a device selected from the group consisting of:

a desktop computer and a notebook computer.

19. The system of claim 15, wherein the electric calculation apparatus is a device selected from the group consisting of:

a desktop computer and a notebook computer.

20. The system of claim 1, wherein the physiological attribute is a value of physiological voltage.

21. The system of claim 1, wherein the bio index is an index adapted to be displayed as a chart selected from the group consisting of:

an electroencephalogram (EEG), an electrocardiogram (ECG), an electrogastrogram (EGG) and an electromyogram (EMG).

22. The system of claim 1, wherein the living entity is a living thing selected from the group consisting of:

a human being and an animal.

23. The system of claim 4, wherein the communication network system is a system selected from the group consisting of:

a wireless communication system and a wireless network system.

24. The system of claim 5, wherein the communication network system is a system selected from the group consisting of:

a wireless communication system and a wireless network system.

25. The system of claim 1, wherein the physiological status sensing device is designed to contact with the living entity for enabling the same to detect the physiological attribute of the living entity.

26. The system of claim 1, wherein the physiological status sensing device is designed to detect the physiological attribute of the living entity in a wireless sensing manner.

27. The system of claim 1, wherein the physiological status sensing device and the positioning device are configured in a physiological status monitoring/positioning apparatus to be used for detecting the physiological attribute of the living entity and the same time identifying the location of the living entity.

28. The system of claim 4, wherein the signals relating to the coordinate and the bio index are transmitted in an alternative manner representing the alternative relationship between the coordinate and the bio index.

29. The system of claim 5, wherein the signals relating to the coordinate and the bio index are transmitted in an alternative manner representing the alternative relationship between the coordinate and the bio index.

30. The system of claim 12, wherein the cellular phone further comprises an alert unit to be used for executing an alert operation as soon as the bio index exceeds a specific threshold value.

31. The system of claim 13, wherein the cellular phone further comprises an alert unit to be used for executing an alert operation as soon as the bio index exceeds a specific threshold value.

32. The system of claim 30, wherein the alert operation comprises the step of:

enabling the cellular phone to alerting those other cellular phones in the communication network system in a manner such as marking the cellular phone performing the alert operation as an eye-catching symbol on the display devices of those other cellular phones.

33. The system of claim 31, wherein the alert operation comprises the step of:

enabling the cellular phone to alerting those other cellular phones in the communication network system in a manner such as marking the cellular phone performing the alert operation as an eye-catching symbol on the display devices of those other cellular phones.

34. The system of claim 18, wherein there is an alert unit being configured in a device selected from the group consisting of:

a desktop computer and a notebook computer, and to be used for executing an alert operation as soon as the bio index exceeds a specific threshold value.

35. The system of claim 19, wherein there is an alert unit being configured in a device selected from the group consisting of:

a desktop computer and a notebook computer, and to be used for executing an alert operation as soon as the bio index exceeds a specific threshold value.

36. The system of claim 34, wherein the alert operation comprises the step of:

enabling the electric calculation apparatus to alerting those other the electric calculation apparatuses in the communication network system in a manner such as marking the electric calculation apparatus performing the alert operation as an eye-catching symbol on the display devices of those other the electric calculation apparatuses.

37. The system of claim 35, wherein the alert operation comprises the step of:

enabling the electric calculation apparatus to alerting those other the electric calculation apparatuses in the communication network system in a manner such as marking the electric calculation apparatus performing the alert operation as an eye-catching symbol on the display devices of those other the electric calculation apparatuses.

38. The system of claim 1, wherein the signal transceiver and the positioning device are integrated on a chip.

39. The system of claim 1, wherein the calculation device and the positioning device are integrated on a chip.