HEART RATE ALARM SYSTEM

• US 20130131483A1
• Filed: 03/28/2012
• Published: 05/23/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 11/21/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Zoetronics Technology Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Zoetronics Technology Company Limited
• Inventors: Chen, Jen-Ran, Lee, Ren-Guey, Lai, Chien-Chih, Wang, Hsi-Wen, Chen, Chun-Chang
• Application Number:
  US13/431,999
• Publication Number:
  US 20130131483A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/388
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0022 Monitoring a patient using a global network, e.g. telephone networks, internet
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/02438 with portable devices, e.g. worn by the patient
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/02455 provided with high/low alarm devices
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6805 Vests
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/746 Alarms related to a physiological condition, e.g. details of setting alarm thresholds or avoiding false alarms alarms per se G08B

Abstract

A heart rate alarm system includes an article of clothing, at least two conductive units, at least one alarm device, a heart rate measurement unit, a first transmission unit, a second transmission unit, and an operation unit. The at least two conductive units are coupled to each other through at least one conductive fibric. The heart rate measurement unit measures a heart rate through the at least two conductive units, and generates a control signal and a heart rate value according to the heart rate. The first transmission unit transmits the control signal to the at least one alarm device and transmits the heart rate value. The at least one alarm device generates at least one alarm signal according to the control signal. The operation unit calculates a heart beat period, a heart physiological age, indicators of autonomic nervous system, and/or a calorie consumption indicator.

Claims

1. A heart rate alarm system, comprising:

an article of clothing;

at least two conductive units, wherein two conductive units of the at least two conductive units are two elastic bands, and the at least two conductive units are coupled to each other through at least one conductive fibric of the clothing;

at least one alarm device disposed on the clothing for generating at least one alarm signal;

a heart rate measurement unit coupled to the at least two conductive units for measuring a heart rate of a user to generate a heart rate value of the user through the at least two conductive units, determining whether the heart rate value of the user is normal, and generating a control signal according to a determination result through the at least two conductive units;

a first transmission unit coupled to the heart rate measurement unit for transmitting the control signal to the at least one alarm device, and transmitting the heart rate value;

a second transmission unit for receiving the heart rate value of the user; and

an operation unit coupled to the second transmission unit for calculating a heart beat period, a heart physiological age, indicators of an autonomic nervous system, and/or a calorie consumption indicator of the user according to the heart rate value of the user.

2. The heart rate alarm system of claim 1, wherein the clothing is long-sleeved clothing or short-sleeved clothing.

3. The heart rate alarm system of claim 2, wherein the two elastic bands are connected to two cuffs of the clothing through at least two metal tenons, at least two metal buttons, at least two conductive velcros, and/or at least two magnets.

4. The heart rate alarm system of claim 2, wherein the heart rate measurement unit is connected to the clothing through at least one metal tenon, at least one metal button, at least one conductive velcro, and/or at least one magnet.

5. The heart rate alarm system of claim 2, wherein the first transmission unit is connected to the heart rate measurement unit through at least one metal tenon, at least one metal button, at least one conductive velcro, and/or at least one magnet.

6. The heart rate alarm system of claim 1, wherein the two elastic bands comprises conductive fibrics and/or conductive adhesive.

7. The heart rate alarm system of claim 1, wherein the clothing further comprises two pieces of tarpaulin.

8. The heart rate alarm system of claim 7, wherein the two elastic bands are disposed at inner sides of the two pieces of tarpaulin.

9. The heart rate alarm system of claim 7, wherein the heart rate measurement unit is disposed at an inner side of one piece of tarpaulin of the two pieces of tarpaulin, and at least one passive component of the heart rate measurement unit is composed of at least one conductive fibric of the clothing.

10. The heart rate alarm system of claim 9, wherein the at least one passive component of the heart rate measurement unit is a resistor, an inductor, or a capacitor.

11. The heart rate alarm system of claim 9, wherein the first transmission unit is disposed at an inner side of one piece of tarpaulin of the two pieces of tarpaulin, and at least one passive component of the first transmission unit is composed of at least one conductive fibric of the clothing.

12. The heart rate alarm system of claim 11, wherein the at least one passive component of the first transmission unit is a resistor, an inductor, or a capacitor.

13. The heart rate alarm system of claim 1, wherein the at least one alarm device comprises a light alarm unit and/or a special sound effect unit, and the at least one alarm signal is a flash and/or a special sound effect.

14. The heart rate alarm system of claim 1, wherein the first transmission unit communicates with the at least one alarm device through a wireless LAN (WLAN), a Zigbee (IEEE 802.15.4), a Bluetooth, a Bluetooth Low Energy(BLE), a Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMAX), a Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM), a General Packet Radio Service (GPRS), a Third Generation (3G), or an Actor Network Theory+ (Ant+) technology.

15. The heart rate alarm system of claim 1, wherein the heart rate measurement unit utilizes the first transmission unit to output the control signal to the at least one alarm device through at least one conductive fibric of the clothing.

16. The heart rate alarm system of claim 1, wherein the second transmission unit and the operation unit are located outside the clothing, and the second transmission unit further uploads the heart beat period, the heart physiological age, the indicators of the autonomic nervous system, and/or the calorie consumption indicator of the user to a cloud platform of the Internet.

17. The heart rate alarm system of claim 1, wherein the second transmission unit and the operation unit are comprised by a cell phone, a smart phone, a tablet computer, a notebook computer, a personal digital assistant or a desktop computer.

18. The heart rate alarm system of claim 1, wherein the first transmission unit communicates with the second transmission unit through a transmission line.

19. The heart rate alarm system of claim 1, wherein the first transmission unit communicates with the second transmission unit through a wireless LAN, a Zigbee, a Bluetooth, a Bluetooth Low Energy, a Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access, a Global System for Mobile Communications, a General Packet Radio Service, a Third Generation, or an Actor Network Theory+ technology.