USER WEARABLE PORTABLE COMMUNICATION DEVICE

• US 20120041278A1
• Filed: 05/12/2011
• Published: 02/16/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 03/12/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Rajendra Padma Sadhu
• Original Assignee: Rajendra Padma Sadhu
• Inventors: SADHU, RAJENDRA PADMA
• Granted Patent: US 8,568,313 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/301
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2560/0209 adapted for power saving
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2562/0219 Inertial sensors, e.g. accelerometers, gyroscopes, tilt switches
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2562/227 Sensors with electrical connectors
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0006 ECG or EEG signals
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0008 Temperature signals
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/002 Monitoring the patient using a local or closed circuit, e.g. in a room or building A61B5/0017 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0022 Monitoring a patient using a global network, e.g. telephone networks, internet
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0024 for multiple sensor units attached to the patient, e.g. using a body or personal area network
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0077 Devices for viewing the surface of the body, e.g. camera, magnifying lens
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/01 Measuring temperature of body parts ; Diagnostic temperature sensing, e.g. for malignant or inflamed tissue clinical contact thermometers G01K13/20
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/02055 Simultaneously evaluating both cardiovascular condition and temperature
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/021 Measuring pressure in heart or blood vessels A61B5/0205 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/02438 with portable devices, e.g. worn by the patient
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0816 Measuring devices for examining respiratory frequency measuring frequency of electric signals G01R23/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1112 Global tracking of patients, e.g. by using GPS
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1117 Fall detection
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/14532 for measuring glucose, e.g. by tissue impedance measurement
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/332 Portable devices specially adapted therefor
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/4872 Body fat
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/681 Wristwatch-type devices
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/686 : Permanently implanted devices, e.g. pacemakers, other stimulators, biochips A61B5/6861 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7445 : Display arrangements, e.g. multiple display units
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7465 : Arrangements for interactive communication between patient and care services, e.g. by using a telephone network telemetry of measured physiological signal A61B5/0002
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/747 : in case of emergency, i.e. alerting emergency services
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7475 : User input or interface means, e.g. keyboard, pointing device, joystick
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 8/0866 : involving foetal diagnosis; pre-natal or peri-natal diagnosis of the baby
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 8/488 : involving Doppler signals
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 11/30 : for purposes related to the operation of the system, e.g. for safety or monitoring
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 11/58 : using Internet communication
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 19/17 : Emergency applications
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/163 : Wearable computers, e.g. on a belt
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/3231 : Monitoring the presence, absence or movement of users
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/0446 : worn on the body to detect changes of posture, e.g. a fall, inclination, acceleration, gait
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/0453 : worn on the body to detect health condition by physiological monitoring, e.g. electrocardiogram, temperature, breathing detecting, measuring or recording for diagnostic purposes A61B5/00
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 : for remote operation
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/147 : Communication arrangements, e.g. identifying the communication as a video-communication, intermediate storage of the signals selecting H04Q

Abstract

A user wearable portable communication device and a method for collecting and transmitting a plurality of physiological parameters to a remote monitoring center are disclosed. The portable communication device includes a provision for enabling the user to establish a video conference, a fall detection module in conjunction with an accelerometer recognizes a placement of the portable communication device, a home automation module for enabling the user to remotely operate multiple electronic devices, an acknowledgment acceptance module for receiving the acknowledgment, a physiological data collecting module communicatively coupled to a fetal doppler module for monitoring and transmitting the physiological parameters associated with a child, multiple preprogrammed contact numbers for enabling the user to establish a communication, a subscriber identity module for enabling the user establish a communication and data transmission between the portable communication device and the remote monitoring center.

Claims

1. A user wearable portable communication device for collecting and transmitting a plurality of physiological parameters to a remote monitoring center, comprising:

at least one provision for enabling the user to establish a video conference with the plurality of health care providers present over the remote monitoring center;

at least one fall detection module in conjunction with an accelerometer recognizes a placement of the portable communication device;

at least one home automation module for enabling the user to remotely operate a plurality of electronic devices;

at least one acknowledgment acceptance module for receiving the acknowledgment corresponding to a plurality of medical reminders;

at least one physiological data collecting module communicatively coupled to at least one fetal doppler module for monitoring and transmitting the physiological parameters associated with a child to the plurality of health care providers present over the remote monitoring center;

a plurality of preprogrammed contact numbers for enabling the user to establish a communication with the plurality of health care providers; and

at least one subscriber identity module for enabling the user perform at least one of;

a step of establishing a communication between the portable communication device and the remote monitoring center; and

a step of data transmission between the portable communication device and the remote monitoring center.

2. The portable communication device of claim 1 further comprising a location tracking module for tracking a current location of the user through at least one of:

an assisted global positioning system; and

a global positioning system.

3. The portable communication device of claim 1, wherein the at least one physiological data collecting module receives the physiological parameters over a short range communication network employing a set of communication protocols from a plurality of plurality of physiological data collecting devices.

4. The portable device of claim 3, wherein the set of communication protocols comprising at least one of

a transmission control protocol/internet protocol;

and

a hyper text transfer protocol.

5. The portable communication device of claim 3, wherein the short range communication network comprising at least one of:

a bluetooth network; and

a zigbee network;

6. The portable communication device of claim 1 further comprising a universal serial bus provision for receiving the physiological parameters from the plurality of physiological data collecting devices.

7. The portable communication device of claim 1, wherein the communication with the remote monitoring center enabled through a communication network comprising at least one of:

a global system for mobile communications;

a general packet radio service; and

a wifi network.

8. The portable communication device of claim 1, wherein the at least one provision for enabling the user to establish a video conference with the plurality of health care providers comprising at least one of:

a webcam; and

a video camera.

9. A method adapted for collecting and transmitting a plurality of physiological parameters from a user wearable portable communication device to a remote monitoring center, comprising:

facilitating a video conference between a user and a plurality of health care providers present over the remote monitoring center by using at least one provision;

detecting a placement of the portable communication device by using at least one fall detection module in conjunction with an accelerometer;

remotely operating a plurality of electronic devices by using at least one home automation module;

receiving the acknowledgment of the plurality of medical reminders by using at least one acknowledgment acceptance module;

monitoring and transmitting the physiological parameters associated with a child to the plurality of health care providers present over the remote monitoring center by utilizing at least one physiological data collecting module communicatively coupled to at least one fetal doppler module;

enabling the user to establish a communication with the plurality of health care providers by utilizing a plurality of preprogrammed contact numbers; and

establishing a communication between the portable communication device and the remote monitoring center through at least one subscriber identity module for enabling at least one of;

a voice based communication; and

a data transmission.

10. The method of claim 9 further comprising employing a set of communication protocols for enabling a communication between the plurality of physiological data collecting devices and the portable communication device.

11. The method of claim 9, wherein the plurality of physiological parameters from the plurality of physiological data collecting devices of the user collected through a short range communication.

12. The method of claim 9, wherein the plurality of preprogrammed contact numbers enables the user to establish a communication with the plurality of health care providers present over the remote monitoring center.