HEALTH MANAGEMENT TERMINAL AND THE METHOD FOR MANAGING HEALTH

• US 20120101345A1
• Filed: 12/30/2010
• Published: 04/26/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 10/20/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Sungwook Park
• Original Assignee: Sungwook Park
• Inventors: PARK, SUNGWOOK
• Application Number:
  US12/982,589
• Publication Number:
  US 20120101345A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/300
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/14532 for measuring glucose, e.g. by tissue impedance measurement
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/742 using visual displays A61B5/339 takes precedence

Abstract

A health management terminal and method for managing health are discussed. The health management terminal includes an output module and a controller obtaining bio-signals and information regarding a time when a measurement of the bio-signals was made. The controller compares the bio-signals to a reference range, the reference range being adjusted according to the time when the measurement was made, and determines whether the bio-signals fall within the reference range. If the bio-signals are determined to fall outside of the reference range, the controller outputs, via the output module, a first user message for determining whether the obtained bio-signals are abnormal.

Claims

1. A health management terminal, comprising:

an output module; and

a controller obtaining bio-signals and information regarding a time when a measurement of the bio-signals was made, comparing the bio-signals to a reference range, the reference range being adjusted according to the time when the measurement was made, determining whether the bio-signals fall within the reference range, and, if the bio-signals are determined to fall outside of the reference range, outputting, via the output module, a first user message for determining whether the obtained bio-signals are abnormal.

2. The terminal of claim 1, wherein the time when the measurement was made is a relative time about at least one of a mealtime, a sleep time, and an amount of time on an empty stomach.

3. The terminal of claim 2, wherein the controller estimates the relative time and outputs a second user message for confirming the estimated relative time through the output module.

4. The terminal of claim 3, wherein the controller obtains time information about at least one of mealtime, sleep time, and amount of time on an empty stomach from a schedule and estimates the relative time based on the obtained time information.

5. The terminal of claim 3, wherein if the estimated relative time is confirmed, the controller stores the obtained bio-signals and the estimated relative time in association with each other.

6. The terminal of claim 3, wherein if an input indicating that the estimated relative time is inaccurate is received, the controller outputs a third user message for receiving the relative time through the output module.

7. The terminal of claim 1, wherein the reference range is generated based on previous bio-signals at the same relative time by the same user who measured the obtained bio-signals.

8. The terminal of claim 2, wherein the reference range is a recommended standard bio-signal range with respect to the relative time.

9. The terminal of claim 1, wherein the controller receives an input about whether there is a factor affecting the bio-signal measurement.

10. The terminal of claim 9, wherein if the input indicating that there is no factor affecting the bio-signal measurement is received, the controller instructs re-measurement of the bio-signals.

11. The terminal of claim 10, wherein if a new bio-signal obtained according to the re-measurement instruction is determined to fall outside a reference range corresponding to the time when measurement of the new bio-signal was made, the controller outputs instructional information related to health through the output module.

12. The terminal of claim 10, wherein if a new bio-signal obtained according to the re-measurement instruction is determined to fall outside of a reference range corresponding to the time when measurement of the new bio-signal was made, the controller transmits the newly measured bio-signal and information about the time when measurement of the new bio-signal was made to a medical institution.

13. The terminal of claim 9, wherein if the input indicating that there is a factor affecting measurement of the bio-signals, the controller receives information related to factors affecting the bio-signal measurement through the output module.

14. A method for managing health, comprising:

obtaining bio-signals and information about a time when measurement of the bio-signals was made;

comparing the bio-signals to a reference range adjusted for the time when the measurement was made;

determining whether the bio-signals fall within the reference range; and

outputting a first user message for determining whether the obtained bio-signals are abnormal if the bio-signals are determined to fall outside of the reference range.

15. The method of claim 14, further comprising calculating time the measurement was based on a schedule;

and

outputting a second user message for confirming the estimated relative time.

16. The method of claim 14, further comprising generating the reference range based on previous bio-signals made at the same time and by the same user.

17. The method of claim 14, further comprising receiving an input about whether there is a factor affecting the bio-signal measurement.

18. The method of claim 17, further comprising instructing re-measurement of the bio-signals if the input indicating that there is no factor affecting the bio-signal measurement is received through the first user interface.

19. The method of claim 17, further comprising outputting a fourth user message for receiving information related to factors affecting the bio-signal measurement if the input indicating that there is a factor affecting measurement of the bio-signals through the first user interface.

20. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium recording programs for performing a method of claim 14 in a computer