COMPACT MONITOR AND A METHOD FOR MONITORING A USER

• US 20100145157A1
• Filed: 01/22/2007
• Published: 06/10/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 12/16/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Moshe Raines, Reuven Nanikashvili
• Original Assignee: Moshe Raines, Reuven Nanikashvili
• Inventors: Raines, Moshe, Nanikashvili, Reuven
• Application Number:
  US11/573,197
• Publication Number:
  US 20100145157A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/300
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 20/14 for monitoring programmes
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/06 Arrangements for scheduling broadcast services or broadcast-related services
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/23424 involving splicing one content stream with another content stream, e.g. for inserting or substituting an advertisement
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2547 Third Party Billing, e.g. billing of advertiser
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/266 Channel or content management, e.g. generation and management of keys and entitlement messages in a conditional access system, merging a VOD unicast channel into a multicast channel
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/44016 involving splicing one content stream with another content stream, e.g. for substituting a video clip
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/44222 Analytics of user selections, e.g. selection of programs or purchase activity monitoring of user selections in data processing systems G06F11/34; arrangements for monitoring the user's behaviour or opinions in broadcast systems H04H60/33
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6582 Data stored in the client, e.g. viewing habits, hardware capabilities, credit card number arrangements where receivers interact with the broadcast H04H20/38
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/812 involving advertisement data advertising per se G06Q30/02

Abstract

A compact monitor and a method for health monitoring. The compact monitor includes: at least one physiological sensor; a mass storage unit; and a connector, electrically coupled to the mass storage unit; wherein the connector is adapted to mechanically support the compact monitor when the connector is rigidly connected to a another device.

Claims

1. A compact monitor comprising:

at least one physiological sensor;

a mass storage unit; and

a connector, electrically coupled to the mass storage unit;

wherein the connector is adapted to mechanically support the compact monitor when the connector is rigidly connected to a another device.

2. The compact monitor according to claim 1 further comprising a high-level data processor.

3. The compact monitor according to claim 2 wherein the high-level data processor is adapted to extract physiological parameters in response to detection signals provided by at least one physiological sensor.

4. The compact monitor according to claim 3 wherein the high-level data processor is adapted to output information based on the extracted physiological parameters.

5. The compact monitor according to claim 4 wherein the outputted information comprises outputting to a person reminders or instructions responsive to at least one extracted parameter.

6. The compact monitor according to claim 1 further comprising a display.

7. The compact monitor according to claim 6 wherein the display is a graphic display.

8. The compact monitor according to claim 1 wherein the compact monitor comprises a housing that includes an aperture through which the connector can slide.

9. The compact monitor according to claim 8 further comprising a control element adapted to control a position of the connector.

10. A method for health monitoring, the method comprises:

storing a large amount of data at a mass storage unit that belongs to a compact monitor;

gathering physiological information by at least one physiological sensor that belongs to the compact monitor; and

rigidly connecting a connector of the compact monitor to another device;

wherein the connector provides mechanical support to the personal health monitor;

wherein the connector is electrically coupled to the mass storage device.

11. The method according to claim 10 further comprising performing high-level processing by a high-level data processor that belongs to the personal health monitor.

12. The method according to claim 10 wherein the high-level processing comprises extracting physiological parameters in response to detection signals provided by the at least one physiological sensor.

13. The method according to claim 12 further comprising outputting, by the high-level data processor, output information based upon the extracted physiological parameters.

14. The method according to claim 13 further comprising providing reminders or instructions responsive to at least one extracted parameter.

15. The method according to claim 10 further comprising displaying information representative of the gathered physiological information on the display.

16. The method according to claim 15 wherein the displaying comprises displaying the information on a graphic display.

17. The method according to claim 10 further comprising sliding the connector via an aperture defined in a housing of the compact monitor.

18. The method according to claim 17 further comprising controlling the sliding by a control element adapted to control a position of the connector.

19. A compact monitor, comprising a processor coupled to an alert circuit and at least one physiological sensor;

wherein the compact monitor is adapted to monitor a state of a user at a first monitoring level and evaluate whether a monitoring condition is fulfilled; and

wherein in response to a completion of the monitoring condition the compact monitor is adapted to generate a request, via the alert circuit, to the user, to change a monitoring level of the compact monitor device.

20. The compact monitor according to claim 19 wherein the monitoring condition represents a mental state of the user.

21. The compact monitor according to claim 19 wherein the monitoring condition represents an environmental condition.

22. The compact monitor according to claim 19 wherein the at least one physiological sensor comprise a heart beat sensor.

23. The compact monitor according to claim 19 wherein the at least one physiological sensor comprise a cardiac state sensor.

24. The compact monitor according to claim 19 wherein the at least one physiological sensor comprise a respiration sensor.

25. The compact monitor according to claim 19 further adapted to change the monitoring mode, after the request is generated and the user performs a required action.

26. The compact monitor according to claim 19 wherein the compact monitor is adapted to apply the first monitoring level without contacting the user.

27. The compact monitor according to claim 26 wherein the compact monitor is adapted to apply a second monitoring level while the user contacts at least one physiological sensor.

28. The compact monitor according to claim 26 wherein the compact monitor is adapted to generate a request to the user to contact at least one physiological sensor.

29. A method for health monitoring, the method comprises:

monitoring, by a compact monitor, a state of a user, at a first monitoring level, and evaluating whether a monitoring condition is fulfilled; and

generating a request, via an alert circuit, to the user, to change a monitoring level of the compact monitor, if the monitoring condition is fulfilled.

30. The method according to claim 29 wherein the monitoring condition represents a mental state of the user.

31. The method according to claim 29 wherein the monitoring condition represents an environmental condition.

32. The method according to claim 29 wherein the monitoring comprises monitoring a heart beat of the user.

33. The method according to claim 29 wherein the monitoring comprises monitoring a cardiac state of the user.

34. The method according to claim 29 wherein the monitoring comprises monitoring a respiration of the user.

35. The method according to claim 29 further comprising changing the monitoring mode if sensing that the user responded to the request by performing a required action.

36. The method according to claim 29 wherein the monitoring comprises applying the first monitoring level without contacting the user.

37. The method according to claim 29 wherein the monitoring comprises applying a second monitoring level while the user contacts at least one physiological sensor.

38. The method according to claim 29 wherein the generating comprises generating a request to the user to contact at least one physiological sensor.

39. A compact monitor comprising:

a processor coupled to a mass storage unit and to a user interface;

wherein the compact monitor is adapted to generate context-based reminders to carry out at least one predefined action, via the user interface, and

wherein the compact monitor is adapted to determine a completion of at least one predefined action in response to an input provided to the compact monitor.

40. The compact monitor according to claim 39 wherein the compact monitor is adapted to generate a context-based reminder in response to an environmental parameter.

41. The compact monitor according to claim 39 further comprising at least one physiological sensor.

42. The compact monitor according to claim 41 wherein the processor is adapted to generate a context-based reminder in response to at least one signal provided by the at least one physiological sensor.

43. The compact monitor according to claim 42 wherein the processor is adapted to generate a context-based reminder in response to previously stored information.

44. The compact monitor according to claim 43 wherein the context is at least partially defined by information received from a computer.

45. The compact monitor according to claim 39 wherein the input is provided by the user and wherein the input is selected from a group of possible input words.

46. The compact monitor according to claim 39 further adapted to generate another reminder to the user if the at least one predefined condition was not fulfilled.

47. A method for monitoring a user, the method comprising:

generating, via a user interface of a compact monitor that comprises a processor coupled to a mass storage unit, context-based reminders to carry out at least one predefined action; and

determining a completion of at least one predefined action in response to an input provided to the compact monitor.

48. The method according to claim 47 wherein the generating is responsive to an environmental parameter.

49. The method according to claim 47 wherein the generating is responsive to at least one signal provided by at least one physiological sensor.

50. The method according to claim 47 wherein the generating is responsive to previously stored information.

51. The method according to claim 47 further comprising receiving information from a computer and wherein the generating is responsive to information received from the computer.

52. The method according to claim 47 wherein the receiving comprises receiving an input word that is selected from a group of possible input words.

53. The method according to claim 47 further comprising generating another reminder to the user if the at least one predefined condition was not fulfilled.

54. A compact monitor comprising:

at least one physiological sensor;

a mass storage unit; and

a communication circuit adapted to transmit physiological information gathered by the at least one physiological sensor.

55. The compact monitor according to claim 54 wherein the communication circuit is adapted to wirelessly transmit the physiological information.

56. A method for health monitoring, the method comprises:

storing a large amount of data at a mass storage unit that belongs to a compact monitor;

gathering physiological information by at least one physiological sensor that belongs to the compact monitor; and

transmitting the physiological information.

57. The method according to claim 56 wherein the transmitting comprises wirelessly transmitting the physiological information.