ELECTRONIC BIO MONITORING PATCH

• US 20140171751A1
• Filed: 12/19/2012
• Published: 06/19/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 12/19/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Original Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Inventors: Sankman, Robert L., Young, Ian A., Swan, Johanna M., Radosavljevic, Marko
• Application Number:
  US13/719,360
• Publication Number:
  US 20140171751A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/301
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0002 Remote monitoring of patients using telemetry, e.g. transmission of vital signals via a communication network A61B5/07 takes precedence; transmission systems for measured values G08C; transmission H04B; transmission of digital information H04L; wireless communication networks H04W
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0004 characterised by the type of physiological signal transmitted
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0006 ECG or EEG signals
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0008 Temperature signals
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0205 Simultaneously evaluating both cardiovascular conditions and different types of body conditions, e.g. heart and respiratory condition
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/02055 Simultaneously evaluating both cardiovascular condition and temperature
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/021 Measuring pressure in heart or blood vessels A61B5/0205 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/02438 with portable devices, e.g. worn by the patient
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0245 by using sensing means generating electric signals, i.e. ECG signals
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/14532 for measuring glucose, e.g. by tissue impedance measurement
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/14542 for measuring blood gases A61B5/14551 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/369 Electroencephalography [EEG] devices for psychotechnics A61B5/16
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/389 Electromyography [EMG]
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/4839 combined with drug delivery
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/681 Wristwatch-type devices
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/501 connected to external computer devices or networks
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/5097 wireless
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2230/06 Heartbeat rate
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2230/10 Electroencephalographic signals
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2230/202 Glucose
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2230/30 : Blood pressure A61H2230/04 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2230/50 : Temperature
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2230/60 : Muscle strain, i.e. measured on the user, e.g. Electromyography [EMG]
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 23/02 : with electric or magnetic drive
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/36003 : of motor muscles, e.g. for walking assistance
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/37229 : Shape or location of the implanted or external antenna
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/37282 : characterised by communication with experts in remote locations using a network

Abstract

Described herein are technologies related to a wireless electronic vital sign monitoring of a person. More particularly, detecting vital signs and processing of the detected vital signs using a bio monitoring patch.

Claims

1. A system on chip (SOC) device comprising:

at least one stimulator, stimulator contact, or sensor configured to convert a vital sign of a user into electrical signal;

memory that is configured to store the electrical signal;

a SOC microprocessor unit that is configured to process and utilize the stored electrical signal in implementing a configured software program in the SOC microprocessor, the configured software program combines the stored electrical signal to produce an output signal; and

an antenna that is configured to transmit the output signal of the SOC microprocessor.

2. The SOC device as recited in claim 1, wherein the at least one stimulator, stimulator contact, or sensor measures the vital sign that includes one or more of the following:

a heartbeat rate, blood sugar, oxygen, blood pressure, muscle activity, neurological activity, brain waves, or body temperature.

3. The SOC device as recited in claim 1, wherein the at least one stimulator, stimulator contact, or sensor is configured to deliver electrical pulses.

4. The SOC device as recited in claim 1, wherein the memory is a non-volatile memory (NVM) that stores the electrical signals that are measured at different time intervals, the stored electrical signals are utilized as variables in implementing the configured software program at the SOC microprocessor.

5. The SOC device as recited in claim 1, wherein SOC microprocessor implements the software program that includes deriving a summary of the stored electrical signals, changing periods of vital signs detection, or clearing contents of non-volatile memory (NVM).

6. The SOC device as recited in claim 1, wherein the SOC microprocessor is configured to control another SOC device.

7. The SOC device as recited in claim 1, wherein the antenna is configured to receive a triggering signal from a wireless device, the triggering signal includes a request signal to the SOC device to perform an operation.

8. The SOC device as recited in claim 1, wherein the antenna is a near field communications (NFC) antenna.

9. A wireless device comprising:

the SOC device as recited in claim

10. A wireless device comprising:

a memory;

a processor coupled to the memory, the processor includes one or more processor-executable instructions that, when executed, perform operations comprising;

receiving data that includes vital sign measurements;

storing the vital sign measurements;

executing a software program that utilizes the stored vital sign measurements.

11. The wireless device as recited in claim 10, wherein the memory stores the vital sign measurements that includes measurements of vital signs at different time intervals.

12. The wireless device as recited in claim 10, wherein the vital sign measurements include a heartbeat rate, blood sugar, oxygen, blood pressure, muscle activity, neurological activity, brain waves, or body temperature.

13. The wireless device as recited in claim 10, wherein the software program is configured to provide a triggering signal that is transmitted to a bandage patch configured to enable transmission of the vital sign measurements to the wireless device.

14. The wireless device as recited in claim 10, wherein the software program is configured to control operations of a bandage patch configured to detect vital measurements of a person.

15. The wireless device as recited in claim 10, further comprising an antenna configured to receive the data through a network or a radio signal.

16. The wireless device as recited in claim 10, further comprising a chip set that is configured to provide intercommunications between the memory and the processor.

17. A method of wireless electronic monitoring by a system on chip (SOC) device, the method comprising:

detecting vital signs from a body of a person, the vital signs are converted into electrical signal;

receiving the electrical signal;

storing the electrical signal;

configuring a microprocessor to execute software program that utilizes the stored electrical signal; and

transmitting an output of the microprocessor.

18. The method as recited in claim 17, the vital signs include at least one of a heartbeat rate, blood sugar, oxygen, blood pressure, muscle activity, neurological activity, brain waves, or body temperature.

19. The method as recited in claim 17, wherein storing the electrical signal includes measuring at different time intervals, the stored electrical signals are utilized as variables in implementing the configured software program at the microprocessor.

20. The method as recited in claim 17, wherein microprocessor implements the software program that includes deriving a summary of the stored electrical signals, changing frequency periods of vital signs detection, or clearing contents of non-volatile memory.

21. The method as recited in claim 17, wherein the transmitting the output includes delivering medicine, electrical, optical, radio frequency and/or mechanical energy through a stimulator, stimulator contact, and/or sensor.