PHYSIOLOGICAL DATA ACQUISITION UTILIZING VIBRATIONAL IDENTIFICATION
First Claim
1. A system comprising:
- a device having an accelerometer and a patient identifier associated with a particular patient record;
a data acquisition device configured to measure patient data, the data acquisition device having a vibration source to vibrate the device at a selected frequency, wherein the selected frequency of the data acquisition device matches the selected frequency of the device; and
a server configured to receive the patient identifier, the patient data, and the selected frequency, the server configured to match up the patient identifier with the patient data based on the selected frequency.
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Abstract
The present invention utilizes an accelerometer (included within a wireless physiology monitoring device or as part of a separate device such as, but not limited to a smartphone, e.g., iPhone, or other mobile device) to link a patient with a separate medical data acquisition device such as a weight scale or a blood pressure monitor in order to collect and transmit a range of medical data associated with the user. The medical data acquisition device includes a vibration source for emitting a vibration at a predetermined or random frequency. When the acquisition device is activated, a vibration is transmitted from the through the patient and is detected by the accelerometer. The accelerometer then measures the particular frequency of vibration and transmits this information to a centralized monitoring unit (CMU). Based on the measured frequency, the CMU is able to know that the same patient wearing/holding the device is also the same patient using the data acquisition device. The vibration source may revolve through a number of predetermined frequencies (as determined on its own or instructed via the CMU) or simply generate a random frequency.
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18 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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a device having an accelerometer and a patient identifier associated with a particular patient record; a data acquisition device configured to measure patient data, the data acquisition device having a vibration source to vibrate the device at a selected frequency, wherein the selected frequency of the data acquisition device matches the selected frequency of the device; and a server configured to receive the patient identifier, the patient data, and the selected frequency, the server configured to match up the patient identifier with the patient data based on the selected frequency. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method comprising:
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associating a patient identifier with a particular patient record using a device; measuring patient data using a data acquisition device; vibrating the device and the data acquisition device both at a selected frequency; and matching up the patient identifier with the patient data based on the selected frequency.
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11. A device comprising:
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an accelerometer configured to receive a selected frequency corresponding to measured patient data corresponding to a patient having a patient identifier; and a transceiver configured to receive the selected frequency and transmit the patient identifier, wherein the patient identifier is matched up with the patient data based on the selected frequency. - View Dependent Claims (12)
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13. A device comprising:
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an application configured to select a selected frequency; a vibration source for producing the selected frequency; medical test circuitry configured to measure patient data corresponding to a patient; and a transceiver configured to transmit the selected frequency and patient data, wherein the patient data is matched up with the patient based on the selected frequency. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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16. A device comprising:
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an application configured to select a selected frequency; a transceiver configured to receive patient data and a patient identifier; and matching circuitry configured to match the patient data and the patient identifier based on the selected frequency. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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