DATA BUFFER APPARATUS WITH WIRELESS TRANSMISSION FUNCTION

• US 20120086543A1
• Filed: 12/13/2010
• Published: 04/12/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 10/06/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: National Yang-Ming University
• Original Assignee: National Yang-Ming University
• Inventors: KUO, Bo-Jau, YANG, Ching-Hsiu
• Granted Patent: US 8,810,356 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/3.31
• 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 76/10 Connection setup
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 128/90 Blood pressure recorder
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 128/903 Radio telemetry

Abstract

The present invention relates to a data buffer apparatus with wireless transmission function, including a transmission interface module, a memory module, a wireless transmission module and a microprocessor module. The transmission interface module is coupled to a monitoring unit and continuously receives at least one transmission signal data to be stored in the memory module. When the memory module has the transmission signal data, the microprocessor module controls the wireless transmission module to attempts to establish a wireless connection. If the wireless connection is successfully established, the transmission signal data will be sent. If the wireless connection can not be established, it will attempt to establish the wireless connection again after a period of time.

Claims

1. A data buffer apparatus with wireless transmission, including:

a transmission interface module, coupled to a monitoring unit and receiving at least a signal data that are continuously measured by the monitoring unit;

a memory module, coupled to the transmission interface module and can store the signal data;

a wireless transmission module, used to establish a wireless connection, and transmits the signal data to a reception unit through a wireless method; and

a microprocessor module, coupled to the memory module and the wireless transmission module;

wherein, when the memory module is stored with the signal data, the microprocessor module will control the wireless transmission module to attempt to establish wireless connection;

if wireless connection is established successfully, the signal data stored in the memory module are sent to the reception unit through the wireless method;

if not, the microprocessor module will attempt to establish wireless connection again after a period of time.

2. The data buffer apparatus according claim 1, wherein the memory module can be a FIFO memory.

3. The data buffer apparatus according claim 1, wherein the transmission interface module can be UART.

4. The data buffer apparatus according claim 1, wherein the wireless transmission module can be a wireless RF module, such as RF, WIFI, Bluetooth or WiMax.

5. The data buffer apparatus according claim 1, wherein the monitoring unit can be a hemadynamometer, blood sugar meter, thermometer, palpitation meter, electrocardiogram or physiological sensing meter.

6. The data buffer apparatus according claim 1, wherein the reception unit includes a wireless reception module, which can establish a wireless connection with the wireless transmission module, so as to receive the signal data.

7. The data buffer apparatus according claim 6, wherein the reception unit can be a computer or a microcomputer system that can be connected to the network.

8. The data buffer apparatus according claim 1, wherein the apparatus can further include a battery module to provide power to the modules mentioned.

9. The data buffer apparatus according claim 1, wherein the wireless transmission module further includes an antenna.

10. The data buffer apparatus according claim 1, wherein the signal data can be physiological signal, such as body temperature, blood pressure, blood sugar, pulse, electrocardiogram, respiration or EEG.