METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MEASURING A HUMAN PHYSIOLOGICAL SIGNAL

• US 20120302850A1
• Filed: 03/08/2012
• Published: 11/29/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 05/27/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Wistron Corporation
• Original Assignee: Wistron Corporation
• Inventors: Li, Chia-Hsien, Chang, Yao-Tsung, Chung, Shun-Chi, LIN, Shu-Hung, Lin, Pai-Yang
• Application Number:
  US13/414,833
• Publication Number:
  US 20120302850A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/365
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/021 Measuring pressure in heart or blood vessels A61B5/0205 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/14532 for measuring glucose, e.g. by tissue impedance measurement
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/318 Heart-related electrical modalities, e.g. electrocardiography [ECG]
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/33 specially adapted for cooperation with other devices
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/4833 Assessment of subject's compliance to treatment

Abstract

A method for measuring a human physiological signal includes: receiving a reminder canceling time range; measuring a human physiological signal by a human physiological signal measuring apparatus; and determining if a measurement-related time for measuring the physiological signal falls within the reminder canceling time range, followed by releasing a reminding device in response to an affirmative determination.

Claims

1. A method for measuring a human physiological signal, the method being for use with a human physiological signal measuring apparatus, the apparatus comprising a reminding device, the method comprising the steps of:

receiving a reminder canceling time range;

measuring a physiological signal with the human physiological signal measuring apparatus; and

determining whether a measurement-related time for measuring the physiological signal falls within the reminder canceling time range, followed by releasing the reminding device in response to an affirmative determination.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the reminder canceling time range is 15 minutes to 90 minutes.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of receiving a preset reminder starting time and obtaining the reminder canceling time range based on the preset reminder starting time, wherein the preset reminder starting time falls within the reminder canceling time range.

4. The method of claims 1, further comprising the step of receiving an identification data and identifying a user identity based on the identification data.

5. The method of claims 1, wherein the physiological signal is one of a blood pressure-related signal, an electrocardiogram-related signal, or a blood sugar-related signal.

6. The method of claims 3, wherein the reminder canceling time range and the preset reminder starting time are set by an external electronic device or directly by the human physiological signal measuring apparatus.

7. The method of claims 1, wherein the measurement-related time is a time taken to measure the physiological signal.

8. The method of claims 1, wherein the reminding device is an audio reminding device.

9. An apparatus for measuring a human physiological signal, the apparatus comprising:

a receiving module for receiving a reminder canceling time range;

a measuring module for measuring a physiological signal;

a reminding device for reminding a user to measure the physiological signal;

a clock device for providing a measurement-related time for measuring the physiological signal;

a memory for storing the reminder canceling time range;

a controlling module electrically connected with and adapted to control the receiving module, the measuring module, the reminding device, the clock device, and the memory for determining whether the measurement-related time falls within the reminder canceling time range and releasing the reminding device in response to an affirmative determination.

10. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the reminder canceling time range is 15 minutes to 90 minutes.

11. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the receiving module receives a preset reminder starting time and obtains the reminder canceling time range based on the preset reminder starting time, wherein the preset reminder starting time falls within the reminder canceling time range.

12. The apparatus of claims 9, wherein the receiving module receives an identification data and identifies a user identity based on the identification data.

13. The apparatus of claims 9, wherein the physiological signal is one of a blood pressure-related signal, an electrocardiogram-related signal, and a blood sugar-related signal.

14. The apparatus of claims 11, further comprising:

a time setting device for setting the reminder canceling time range or the preset reminder starting time; and

a displaying device for displaying a measurement record.

15. The apparatus of claims 11, wherein the reminder canceling time range and the preset reminder starting time are set by an external electronic device.

16. The apparatus of claims 9, wherein the measurement-related time is a time taken to measure the physiological signal.

17. The apparatus of claims 9, wherein the reminding device is an audio reminding device.