ECG DATA MONITOR

• US 20120311092A1
• Filed: 06/02/2011
• Published: 12/06/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 06/02/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Nokia Solutions and Networks US LLC (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Nokia Solutions and Networks US LLC (Nokia Corporation)
• Inventors: MUSIOL, Torsten, LEWIS, David William, TONG ALVAREZ, Marcos Ulises, REINARTZ, Ole, GONZALEZ, Remberto MARTINEZ, BHAT, Vreddhi
• Application Number:
  US13/151,392
• Publication Number:
  US 20120311092A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/219
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0006 ECG or EEG signals
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0022 Monitoring a patient using a global network, e.g. telephone networks, internet
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation

Abstract

The invention provides a simple low-cost electrocardiography (ECG) monitoring device connected to a server (typically cloud based) via a mobile network with a mobile phone acting as a gateway. The time period between successive provisions of ECG data to said remote server is variable. The system enables ECG data to be collected over a long period of time in a system in which each of the elements can be optimized.

Claims

1. A mobile communication device;

comprising;

a first input configured to receive electrocardiography data of a user of the mobile communication device; and

a first output configured to provide said electrocardiography data to a server via a mobile communications link,

wherein said first output is configured to periodically provide said electrocardiography data to the server via the mobile communications link, and

wherein a time period between successive provisions of electrocardiography data to said server is variable.

2. A mobile communication device as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a second input configured to receive an indication from the server of a desired period between successive provisions of electrocardiography data to said server.

3. A mobile communication device as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a third input configured to receive an indication from the user of a desired period between successive provisions of electrocardiography data to said server.

4. A mobile communication device as claimed in claim 1, wherein, in a first mode, the time period between successive provisions of electrocardiography data to said server is equal to or greater than one day.

5. A mobile communication device as claimed in claim 1, wherein, in a second mode, the time period between successive provisions of electrocardiography data to said server is less than one hour.

6. A mobile communication device as claimed in claim 1, wherein, in a third mode, the time period between successive provisions of electrocardiography data to said server is zero.

7. A mobile communication device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the time period between successive provisions of electrocardiography data to said server is at least partially dependent on a power level of the mobile communication device.

8. An apparatus, comprising:

a first input configured to receive electrocardiography data from a mobile communication device via a mobile communications link, wherein the electrocardiography data relates to a user of said mobile communication device; and

a first output configured to indicate to the mobile communication device a desired period between successive provisions of the electrocardiography data.

9. An apparatus as claimed in claim 8, further comprising a second input configured to indicate a desired period between successive provisions of the electrocardiography data.

10. A method, comprising:

receiving electrocardiography data of a user at a first input of a mobile communication device; and

periodically providing said electrocardiography data from the mobile communication device to a server via a mobile communications link, wherein a time period between successive provisions of electrocardiography data to said server is variable.

11. A method as claimed in claim 10, wherein the time period between successive provisions of electrocardiography data is at least partially set by the server.

12. A method as claimed in claim 10, wherein the time period between successive provisions of electrocardiography data is at least partially set by the user.

13. A method, comprising:

receiving electrocardiography data from a mobile communication device via a mobile communication link, wherein the electrocardiography data relates to a user of said mobile communication device; and

indicating to the mobile communication device a desired time period between successive provisions of electrocardiography.

14. A method as claimed in claim 13, further comprising receiving a desired period between successive provisions of the electrocardiography data.

15. A computer program product comprising computer readable executable code which, when run on a processor, controls said processor to perform a method comprising:

receiving electrocardiography data of a user at a first input of a mobile communication device; and

periodically providing said electrocardiography data from the mobile communication device to a server via a mobile communications link, wherein a time period between successive provisions of electrocardiography data to said server is variable.

16. A computer program product comprising computer readable executable code which, when run on a processor, controls said processor to perform a method comprising:

receiving electrocardiography data from a mobile communication device via a mobile communication link, wherein the electrocardiography data relates to a user of said mobile communication device; and

indicating to the mobile communication device a desired time period between successive provisions of electrocardiography.