PATCH FOR DETECTING MOVEMENTS OF A BODY

• US 20100225476A1
• Filed: 01/06/2010
• Published: 09/09/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 03/09/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
• Original Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
• Inventors: KLOSE, Hans-Peter
• Application Number:
  US12/652,888
• Publication Number:
  US 20100225476A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/540
• CPC Class Codes: A01K 29/005 Monitoring or measuring activity, e.g. detecting heat or mating
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2562/0219 Inertial sensors, e.g. accelerometers, gyroscopes, tilt switches
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2562/028 Microscale sensors, e.g. electromechanical sensors [MEMS]
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2562/0285 Nanoscale sensors
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1123 Discriminating type of movement, e.g. walking or running A61B5/1116, A61B5/112 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1126 using a particular sensing technique
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/411 Detecting or monitoring allergy or intolerance reactions to an allergenic agent or substance
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6833 Adhesive patches
• CPC Class Codes: G01P 1/023 for acceleration measuring devices

Abstract

A patch for detecting movements of a body and its use.

Claims

1. A patch for detecting movements of a body, comprising:

a motion sensor;

an analyzer device;

a data transmission device; and

a power supply device.

2. The patch according to claim 1, wherein the patch is a disposable patch.

3. The patch according to claim 1, wherein data is readable by a stationary or mobile query device.

4. The patch according to claim 1, wherein data is readable by an RFID reader.

5. The patch according to claim 1, wherein the motion sensor is a micro-electromechanical system (MEMS).

6. The patch according to claim 1, wherein the motion sensor detects accelerations in two dimensions.

7. The patch according to claim 1, wherein the motion sensor detects accelerations in three dimensions.

8. The patch according to claim 1, wherein the analyzer device includes at least one of an integrated circuit, an application-specific integrated circuit and a microprocessor.

9. The patch according to claim 1, further comprising a data storage unit.

10. The patch according to claim 1, wherein the data transmission device includes an RFID transponder.

11. The patch according to claim 1, wherein the motion sensor, the data transmission device, the power supply device and the analyzer device have a bendable design.

12. The patch according to claim 9, wherein the data storage unit has a bendable design.

13. The patch according to claim 1, further comprising a sealing layer, which is at least one of bendable and elastic.

14. The patch according to claim 13, wherein the motion sensor, the data transmission device, the power supply device, the analyzer device and a data storage unit are situated in the sealing layer or are covered by the sealing layer.

15. The patch according to claim 1, wherein the patch is used for at least one of the following:

detecting movements of a human in at least one of sports, fitness, elderly care, and medicine,

detecting movements of an animal,

monitoring movements of sleeping, bed-ridden, dementia, or coma patients,

measuring muscular tremors, and

adjusting medication of Parkinson'"'"'s patients.