Methods and Apparatus of a Remote Monitoring System

• US 20110275353A1
• Filed: 05/01/2011
• Published: 11/10/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 04/30/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Jun Liu
• Original Assignee: Jun Liu
• Inventors: LIU, JUN
• Application Number:
  US13/098,479
• Publication Number:
  US 20110275353A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/414.1
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0022 Monitoring a patient using a global network, e.g. telephone networks, internet
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/38 for collecting sensor information

Abstract

In one aspect, an apparatus of a data storage and forward device comprises: a cellular phone interface, a controller, a memory, an internet connection and a status indicator, wherein the data sensed by the cellular phone is transferred and stored in the memory, and forwarded to the internet connection. In another aspect, the method of a remote patient monitoring system comprises: a cellular phone sensing and collecting data from a remote patient, a data storage/forward device bridging the connection between the phone and the internet, the data transmitting to a medical office via the bridged connection.

Claims

1. An apparatus of a data storage and forward device, comprising:

a cellular phone interface, a controller, a memory, an internet connection and a status indicator, wherein the data sensed by the cellular phone is transferred and stored in the memory, and forwarded to the internet connection.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the status indication comprises at least one of the following:

Sensed data from phone is still on the device, Time stamp when phone connected to the device, Sensed data from phone is completely transported via internet connection, Time stamp for sensed data from phone completely transported via internet connection.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the cellular phone interface has a power charge module and wherein the status indication includes the charging status of phone battery power.

4. The method of a remote patient monitoring system, comprising:

a cellular phone sensing and collecting data from a remote patient, a data storage/forward device bridging the connection between the phone and the internet, the data transmitting to a medical office via the bridged connection.

5. The method of claim 4 wherein the internet connection is via one of the following:

LAN, Wi-Fi and Femtocell.