BIOMEDICAL DEVICE WITH NEAR FIELD COMMUNICATION (NFC) FUNCTION AND METHOD THEREOF FOR USER IDENTIFICATION, BIOMEDICAL DATA MEASUREMENT, BIOMEDICAL DATA UPLOAD/DOWNLOAD, BIOMEDICAL DATA MANAGEMENT, AND REMOTE MEDICAL CARE

• US 20120197090A1
• Filed: 02/01/2011
• Published: 08/02/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 02/01/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Pensiero Medical Electronics Corporation
• Original Assignee: Pensiero Medical Electronics Corporation
• Inventors: Chen, Chun-Yu, Yang, Chia-Wen
• Application Number:
  US13/018,520
• Publication Number:
  US 20120197090A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/301
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0015 characterised by features of the telemetry system
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/14532 for measuring glucose, e.g. by tissue impedance measurement

Abstract

The present invention relates to a biomedical device with near field communication (NFC) function and a method thereof for user identification, biomedical data measurement, biomedical data upload/download, biomedical data management, and remote medical care, the biomedical device comprises: a measuring unit, a environment sensing unit, a data transforming unit, a micro control unit, a memory unit, a smart card unit, a display unit, and a near field communication unit, wherein by way of near field communication unit, the biomedical device is able to communicate with a portable device and a user individual information and the relative biomedical data thereof can be transmitted to the portable device, such that multi men are allowed for using the identical biomedical device and the situation about misrecording and misjudging of data would not be occurred; moreover, through the portable device, the biomedical data can be uploaded to a cloud server and a user history data and an optimized setting data for personalization biomedical device can be downloaded from the cloud server.

Claims

1. A biomedical device with near field communication (NFC) function, capable of communicating with a portable device having at least one near field communication module and a smart card, and able to exchange data with portable device by way of near field communication, the biomedical device comprising:

a measuring unit, being used for connecting an object under test, so as to measure an analog biomedical signal of the object under test;

an environment sensing unit, capable of simultaneously detecting a temperature/humidity parameter of the external environment when the measuring unit measures the analog biomedical signal;

a data transforming unit, being coupled to the measuring unit for receiving the analog biomedical signal, so as to transform the analog biomedical signal to a digital biomedical signal;

a micro control unit, being coupled to the environment sensing unit and the data transforming unit, and adopted for simultaneously receiving the digital biomedical signal and the temperature/humidity parameter in order to sort and process the digital biomedical signal and the temperature/humidity parameter to a biomedical data;

a memory unit, being coupled to the micro control unit for being one storage media;

a smart card unit, being coupled to the micro control unit for being one storage media;

a display unit, being coupled to the micro control unit and capable of receiving the biomedical data outputted by the micro control unit, so as to show a biomedical value; and

a near field communication (NFC) unit, being coupled to the smart card unit, wherein the near field communication unit is used for accessing the smart card unit, moreover, the near field communication unit being able to transmit the biomedical data stored in the smart card unit to the near field communication module of the portable device;

wherein the user must put the near field communication unit near to the near field communication module of the portable device before the object under test is connected to the measuring unit, such that the near field communication module can communicate with the near field communication unit, and the near field communication module can transmit a user individual information, a GPS information, a time information, an optimized setting data for personalization biomedical device, and an environment temperature/humidity information stored in the smart card to the near field communication unit;

furthermore, the near field communication unit storing the user individual information, the GPS information, the time information, the optimized setting data for personalization biomedical device, and the environment temperature/humidity information in the smart card unit 16, so as to complete a user identification procedure and a parameter setting procedure.

2. The biomedical device with near field communication function of claim 1, further comprising a power unit, used for providing power to the measuring unit, the environment sensing unit, the data transforming unit, the micro control unit, the display unit, and the near field communication unit.

3. The biomedical device with near field communication function of claim 1, wherein the smart card unit further comprises:

a first micro processor unit, being coupled to the micro control unit and the near field communication unit for receiving the biomedical data, the user individual information, the GPS information, the time information, the optimized setting data for personalization biomedical device, and the environment temperature/humidity information; and

a first micro memory unit, being coupled to the first micro processor unit, wherein the first micro processor unit stores the user individual information, the GPS information, the time information, the optimized setting data for personalization biomedical device, and the environment temperature/humidity information in the first micro memory unit after the biomedical data is received.

4. The biomedical device with near field communication function of claim 1, wherein the smart card further comprises:

a second micro processor unit, being coupled to the near field communication module; and

a second micro memory unit, being coupled to the second micro processor unit, wherein the second micro processor unit is able to read out the user individual information, the GPS information, the time information, the optimized setting data for personalization biomedical device, and the environment temperature/humidity information stored in the second micro memory unit, and able to store the received biomedical data thereof in the second micro memory unit.

5. The biomedical device with near field communication function of claim 1, wherein after the near field communication unit stores the user individual information in the smart card unit and the user identification procedure and the parameter setting procedure are finished, the user can further connect the object under test to the measuring unit for measuring the analog biomedical signal.

6. The biomedical device with near field communication function of claim 3, wherein after the near field communication unit stores the user individual information in the smart card unit and the user identification procedure and the parameter setting procedure are finished, the near field communication unit can further transmit the biomedical data stored in the first micro memory unit to the near field communication module through the micro processor unit.

7. The biomedical device with near field communication function of claim 4, wherein after the near field communication module receives the biomedical data transmitted by the near field communication unit, the second micro processor unit would store the biomedical data in the second micro memory unit, moreover, by way of a communication module of the portable device, the biomedical data, the user individual information, the GPS information, the time information, the optimized setting data for personalization biomedical device, and the environment temperature/humidity information may be uploaded to a cloud server with at least one database, so that a medical care procedure can be executed by way of the cloud server.

8. The biomedical device with near field communication function of claim 1, wherein the measuring unit is selected from the group consisting of:

a measuring device for blood glucose strip, a measuring device for body fat, a measuring device for blood pressure, and a measuring device for electrocardiography.

9. The biomedical device with near field communication function of claim 1, wherein the object under test is selected from the group consisting of:

a blood glucose strip and a man body.

10. The biomedical device with near field communication function of claim 1, wherein the wherein the portable device is selected from the group consisting of:

a smart phone, a PDA, a portable game console, a digital photo frame, an iPAD, a notebook, and a tablet PC.

11. A method used by a biomedical device with near field communication (NFC) function for user identification, biomedical data measurement, biomedical data upload/download, biomedical data management, and remote medical care, comprising the steps of:

(1) putting a biomedical device with near field communication (NFC) function near to a portable device having at least one near field communication module and a smart card;

(2) determining whether starting a communication and data exchange procedure between the biomedical device and the portable device, if yes, proceeding to step (3), otherwise, proceeding to step (21);

(3) a near field communication unit communicating with the near field communication module of the portable device;

(4) downloading a user individual information, a GPS information, a time information, an optimized setting data for personalization biomedical device, and an environment temperature/humidity information from a cloud server by a communication module of the portable device;

(5) storing the user individual information, the GPS information, the time information, the optimized setting data for personalization biomedical device, and the environment temperature/humidity information in a smart card;

(6) accessing the smart card by the near field communication module;

(7) the near field communication module transmitting the user individual information, the GPS information, the time information, the optimized setting data for personalization biomedical device, and the environment temperature/humidity information to the near field communication unit 18;

(8) the near field communication unit storing the user individual information, the GPS information, the time information, the optimized setting data for personalization biomedical device, and the environment temperature/humidity information in a smart card unit;

(9) the biomedical device completing a parameter setting procedure according to the user individual information and the optimized setting data for personalization biomedical device;

(10) determining whether downloading a user history measurement data from the cloud server by using the portable device, if yes, proceeding to step (11), otherwise, proceeding to step (12);

(11) downloading the user history measurement data from the cloud server through the communication module;

(12) determining whether starting to use the biomedical device for measuring an analog biomedical signal of an object under test, if yes, proceeding to step (13), otherwise, proceeding to step (19);

(13) connecting the object under test to a measuring unit of the biomedical device;

(14) measuring the analog biomedical signal of the object under test by the measuring unit, and detecting a temperature/humidity parameter of an external environment by an environment sensing unit;

(15) a data transforming unit receiving the analog biomedical signal and transforming the analog biomedical signal to a digital biomedical signal;

(16) a micro control unit receiving the digital biomedical signal and the temperature/humidity parameter;

(17) the micro control unit sorting and processing the digital biomedical signal and the temperature/humidity parameter to a biomedical data;

(18) storing the biomedical data in the smart card unit by the micro control unit;

(19) determining whether transmitting the biomedical data stored in the smart card unit to the portable device, if yes, proceeding to step (20), otherwise, proceeding to step (25);

(20) the near field communication unit transmitting the biomedical data to the near field communication module;

(21) storing the biomedical data in the smart card by the near field communication module;

(22) determining whether uploading the biomedical data to the cloud server, if yes, proceeding to step (23), otherwise, proceeding to step (25);

(23) uploading the biomedical data, the user individual information, the GPS information, the time information, and the environment temperature/humidity information to the cloud server by using the communication module of the portable device;

(24) the cloud server immediately executing a medical care procedure;

(25) determining whether ending the communication and data exchange procedure between the biomedical device 1 and the portable device, if yes, proceeding to step (26), otherwise, proceeding to step (3);

(26) determining whether ending using the biomedical device to measure the analog biomedical signal of the object under test, if yes, proceeding to step (27), otherwise, proceeding to step (13); and

(27) making the biomedical device with near field communication function to be distant from the portable device.

12. The method used by a biomedical device with near field communication function for user identification, biomedical data measurement, biomedical data upload/download, biomedical data management, and remote medical care of claim 11, wherein the step (5) further comprises the detailed steps of:

(51) a second micro processor unit receiving the user individual information, the GPS information, the time information, and the optimized setting data for personalization biomedical device; and

(52) the second micro processor unit storing the user individual information, the GPS information, the time information, and the optimized setting data for personalization biomedical device in a second micro memory unit.

13. The method used by a biomedical device with near field communication function for user identification, biomedical data measurement, biomedical data upload/download, biomedical data management, and remote medical care of claim 11, wherein the step (6) further comprises the detailed steps of:

(61) a second micro processor unit reading out the user individual information, the GPS information, the time information, and the optimized setting data for personalization biomedical device stored in a second micro memory unit; and

(62) the second micro processor unit transmitting the user individual information, the GPS information, the time information, and the optimized setting data for personalization biomedical device to the near field communication module.

14. The method used by a biomedical device with near field communication function for user identification, biomedical data measurement, biomedical data upload/download, biomedical data management, and remote medical care of claim 11, wherein the step (8) further comprises the detailed steps of:

(81) a first micro processor unit receiving the user individual information, the GPS information, the time information, the optimized setting data for personalization biomedical device, and the environment temperature/humidity parameter information transmitted by the near field communication; and

(82) the first micro processor unit storing the user individual information, the GPS information, the time information, the optimized setting data for personalization biomedical device, and the environment temperature/humidity information in a first micro memory unit.

15. The method used by a biomedical device with near field communication function for user identification, biomedical data measurement, biomedical data upload/download, biomedical data management, and remote medical care of claim 11, wherein the step (18) further comprises the detailed steps of:

(181) a first micro processor unit receiving the biomedical data transmitted by the micro control unit; and

(182) the first micro processor unit storing the biomedical data in a first micro memory unit.

16. The method used by a biomedical device with near field communication function for user identification, biomedical data measurement, biomedical data upload/download, biomedical data management, and remote medical care of claim 11, wherein the step (21) further comprises the detailed steps of:

(211) a second micro processor unit receiving the biomedical data transmitted by the near field communication module; and

(212) the second micro processor unit storing the biomedical data in a second micro memory unit.

17. The method used by a biomedical device with near field communication function for user identification, biomedical data measurement, biomedical data upload/download, biomedical data management, and remote medical care of claim 11, wherein the step (24) further comprises the detailed steps of:

(241) determining whether the biomedical data is correct, if yes, proceeding to step (243), otherwise, proceeding to step (242);

(242) correcting the biomedical data;

(243) determining whether the biomedical data exceeds the range of a standard value, if yes, proceeding to step (244), otherwise, proceeding to step (246);

(244) to position a real location of the user according to the GPS information;

(245) notifying and demanding a nearby medical unit immediately go to the real location of the user, so as to provide an immediate medical care for the user; and

(246) recording the biomedical data, the user individual information, the GPS information, the time information, the environment temperature/humidity information, and the temperature/humidity parameter in a database of the cloud server.

18. The method used by a biomedical device with near field communication function for user identification, biomedical data measurement, biomedical data upload/download, biomedical data management, and remote medical care of claim 11, wherein the measuring unit is selected from the group consisting of:

a measuring device for blood glucose strip, a measuring device for body fat, a measuring device for blood pressure, and a measuring device for electrocardiography.

19. The method used by a biomedical device with near field communication function for user identification, biomedical data measurement, biomedical data upload/download, biomedical data management, and remote medical care of claim 11, wherein the object under test is selected from the group consisting of:

a blood glucose strip and a man body.

20. The method used by a biomedical device with near field communication function for user identification, biomedical data measurement, biomedical data upload/download, biomedical data management, and remote medical care of claim 11, wherein the wherein the portable device is selected from the group consisting of:

a smart phone, a PDA, a portable game console, a digital photo frame, an iPAD, a notebook, and a tablet PC.