METHOD, SYSTEM, AND APPARTUS FOR MONITORING AND TRANSMITTING PHYSIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS
First Claim
1. An apparatus for monitoring the physiological characteristics of a human, comprising:
- a wearable device with at least one sensor for measuring vital signs, a microcontroller operably connected to the at least one sensor and a first transceiver that sends and receives data collected by the at least one sensor;
a base station communicatively coupled to the wearable device with a second transceiver that sends and receives data, a microcontroller that determines the health of a human coupled to the wearable device, anda portable alert device with a third transceiver that sends and receives data toand from the base station and a display that shows data.
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Abstract
An apparatus, system, and method for monitoring a child'"'"'s vitals and transmitting these vitals, through wireless technology, to a portable alert device. The child monitoring device may include a wearable device, a base station, and a portable alert device. The wearable device may record, among other things, a child'"'"'s pulse oximetry, and send data regarding these readings, via short range transmission, to a base station which may analyze these readings, and transmit data regarding the child'"'"'s health, via long range transmission, to the portable alert device. This apparatus will enable a caregiver to monitor a child for sign of health problems, including sleep apnea and SIDS, and alert the caregiver at the onset of any such problems.
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21 Claims
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1. An apparatus for monitoring the physiological characteristics of a human, comprising:
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a wearable device with at least one sensor for measuring vital signs, a microcontroller operably connected to the at least one sensor and a first transceiver that sends and receives data collected by the at least one sensor; a base station communicatively coupled to the wearable device with a second transceiver that sends and receives data, a microcontroller that determines the health of a human coupled to the wearable device, and a portable alert device with a third transceiver that sends and receives data to and from the base station and a display that shows data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system for monitoring the physiological characteristics of a child comprising:
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a wearable device for monitoring physiological characteristics, comprising; a pulse oximeter and an electronic circuit for measuring vital signs; a microcontroller operably coupled to the pulse oximeter, and transmits data collected by said pulse oximeter; a base station that receives transmissions from the wearable device and sends transmissions, wherein said base station comprises; a microcontroller that determines the health of a human from data received from said wearable device; at least one wireless transmitter that sends and receives transmissions from said wearable device and to a portable device; a portable alert device that receives transmissions from and sends transmissions to the base station, wherein said portable alert device comprises; an electronic circuit; a transceiver that receives the health status from said base station; a display; a microcontroller in the electronic circuit operably coupled to both the display and the radio frequency transceiver to send signals based on the data received from said wearable device, as transmitted through said base station, to the display data relevant to the health of the child. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for monitoring and reporting physiological characteristics, comprising:
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monitoring the vital signs of a human with a wearable pulse oximeter; transmitting data collected by the pulse oximeter through a microcontroller operably coupled to the pulse oximeter; receiving the data collected by the pulse oximeter at a base station that sends and receives transmissions through a second microcontroller, wherein the second microcontroller is included in the base station; transmitting the data collected from the base station to a portable device; and producing at least one of a visual and audio health status based on a transmission received from the base station at a portable alert device. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
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