PHYSICAL EXAMINATION METHOD USING MOBILE TERMINAL, AND GATEWAY AND MOBILE TERMINAL FOR PHYSICAL EXAMINATION

• US 20120157790A1
• Filed: 12/02/2011
• Published: 06/21/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 12/21/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
• Original Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
• Inventors: LIM, Joon Ho, PARK, Soo Jun, PARK, Chan Yong
• Application Number:
  US13/310,618
• Publication Number:
  US 20120157790A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/300
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2560/045 with a separable interface unit, e.g. for communication
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2560/0487 Special user inputs or interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0002 Remote monitoring of patients using telemetry, e.g. transmission of vital signals via a communication network A61B5/07 takes precedence; transmission systems for measured values G08C; transmission H04B; transmission of digital information H04L; wireless communication networks H04W
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7495 using a reader or scanner device, e.g. barcode scanner

Abstract

A physical examination method using a mobile terminal, and a gateway and a mobile terminal for physical examination are provided. The physical examination method using a mobile terminal may include: receiving, at a physical measurement gateway, information on a subject and information on a physical measurement device to be used by the subject through the mobile terminal; and receiving, at the physical measurement gateway, physical information on the subject measured by the physical measurement device, transmitting the physical information to a health management server, receiving physical examination results, obtained based on the transmitted physical information, from the health management server, and providing the physical examination results to the mobile terminal of the subject. Thus, a patient who has limited mobility can easily undergo a physical examination without accessing the physical measurement gateway, thereby constructing a convenient U-health environment.

Claims

1. A physical examination method using a mobile terminal, the method comprising:

receiving, at a physical measurement gateway, information on a subject and information on a physical measurement device to be used by the subject through the mobile terminal; and

receiving, at the physical measurement gateway, physical information on the subject measured by the physical measurement device, transmitting the physical information to a health management server, receiving physical examination results, obtained based on the transmitted physical information, from the health management server, and providing the physical examination results to the mobile terminal of the subject.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising, when the subject requests additional physical examination information, providing, at the physical measurement gateway, the additional physical examination information to the mobile terminal.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the receiving, at the physical measurement gateway, the information on the subject and the information on the physical measurement device to be used by the subject through the mobile terminal comprises:

receiving, at the physical measurement gateway, registration information of the subject from the mobile terminal; and

receiving, at the physical measurement gateway, the information on the physical measurement device to be used by the subject from at least one of the mobile terminal and the physical measurement device and registering the physical measurement device.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the receiving, at the physical measurement gateway, the information on the subject and the information on the physical measurement device to be used by the subject through the mobile terminal further comprises receiving, at the physical measurement gateway, the information on the subject and the information on the physical measurement device to be used by the subject from the mobile terminal.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the receiving, at the physical measurement gateway, the physical information on the subject measured by the physical measurement device, transmitting the physical information to the health management server, receiving the physical examination results, obtained based on the transmitted physical information, from the health management server, and providing the physical examination results to the mobile terminal of the subject, comprises:

transmitting, at the physical measurement gateway, the physical information on the subject, which is measured by the physical measurement device and provided from at least one of the mobile terminal and the physical measurement device, to the health management server;

receiving the physical examination results obtained based on the physical information of the subject and provided from the health management server; and

providing the physical examination results to the mobile terminal of the subject.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the mobile terminal uses at least one communication network selected from the group consisting of WiFi, Bluetooth, and Zigbee and provides at least one of the information on the subject and the information on the physical measurement device to be used by the subject to the physical measurement gateway.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the receiving, at the physical measurement gateway, the information on the subject and the information on the physical measurement device to be used by the subject through the mobile terminal is performed by an application for physical examination included in the mobile terminal.

8. A physical measurement gateway for physical examination, the physical measurement gateway comprising:

a receiver for receiving information on a subject and information on a physical measurement device to be used by the subject from at least one of a mobile terminal and the physical measurement device; and

a transmitter for providing the information on the subject and the information on the physical measurement device to be used by the subject, which are received from the mobile terminal through the receiver, to a physical examination server and providing physical examination results received from the physical examination server to the mobile terminal.

9. The physical measurement gateway of claim 8, wherein the receiver and the transmitter use at least one communication network selected from the group consisting of WiFi, Bluetooth, and Zigbee, receive the information on the subject and the information on the physical measurement device to be used by the subject from at least one of the mobile terminal and the physical measurement device, provide the received information on the subject and information on the physical measurement device to be used by the subject to the physical examination server, and provide the physical examination results received from the physical examination server to the mobile terminal.

10. A mobile terminal for physical examination, the mobile terminal comprising:

an input unit for receiving information on a subject and information on a physical measurement device to be used by the subject for the purpose of the physical examination and receiving a request for additional physical examination information from the subject; and

a transmitter for transmitting the information on the subject, the information on the physical measurement device to be used by the subject, and the additional physical examination information to a physical measurement gateway in order to connect to a physical examination server that outputs physical examination results obtained based on the information received from the input unit.

11. The mobile terminal of claim 10, further comprising:

a receiver for receiving the physical examination information transmitted from the physical measurement gateway; and

an output unit for outputting physical examination results received from the receiver.

12. The mobile terminal of claim 11, wherein the receiver and the transmitter use at least one communication network selected from the group consisting of WiFi, Bluetooth, and Zigbee, receive the physical examination information transmitted from the physical measurement gateway, and transmit the information on the subject, the information on the physical measurement device to be used by the subject, and the additional physical examination information to the physical measurement gateway.