PORTABLE ELECTRICAL DEVICE, EXTERNAL ENTITY, AND SYSTEM COMPRISING THEM

• US 20140320677A1
• Filed: 04/24/2014
• Published: 10/30/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 04/26/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Istoc Oy
• Original Assignee: Istoc Oy
• Inventors: JARVENPAA, Jarmo, KAUNISKANGAS, Hannu
• Application Number:
  US14/260,630
• Publication Number:
  US 20140320677A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/207.11
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2560/0431 Portable apparatus, e.g. comprising a handle or case
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2562/08 Sensors provided with means for identification, e.g. barcodes or memory chips
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0017 transmitting optical signals transmission by light H04B10/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0022 Monitoring a patient using a global network, e.g. telephone networks, internet
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/01 Measuring temperature of body parts ; Diagnostic temperature sensing, e.g. for malignant or inflamed tissue clinical contact thermometers G01K13/20
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0215 by means inserted into the body catheters A61M25/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/02438 with portable devices, e.g. worn by the patient
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/14532 for measuring glucose, e.g. by tissue impedance measurement
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 20/62 Text, e.g. of license plates, overlay texts or captions on TV images
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 30/20 for handling medical images, e.g. DICOM, HL7 or PACS
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 30/40 for processing medical images, e.g. editing
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/66 Remote control of cameras or camera parts, e.g. by remote control devices
• CPC Class Codes: Y02A 90/10 Information and communication technologies [ICT] supporting adaptation to climate change, e.g. for weather forecasting or climate simulation

Abstract

A system includes a portable electrical device and an external entity. The portable device includes: a wireless transceiver; a screen; a digital camera; a user interface and a processing unit. The external entity includes: a wireless transceiver; a memory with identification data about medical monitoring devices and a processing arrangement. The processing unit acquires medical-monitoring-device-specific data as a plug-in from the external entity and configures an image capturing application of the portable electrical device with the medical-monitoring-device-specific data. The digital camera captures an image of the screen of the medical monitoring device under control of the configured image capturing application in the processing unit, the screen displaying a medical test result of a person or an animal. The portable electrical device transmits the image through the wireless transceiver to the external entity. The wireless transceiver of the external entity receives the image from a portable electrical device.

Claims

1. A portable electrical device comprising

a wireless transceiver;

a screen;

a digital camera;

a user interface;

a processing unit;

the processing unit is configured to acquire medical-monitoring-device-specific data as a plug-in from an external entity and configure an image capturing application of the portable electrical device with the medical-monitoring-device-specific data;

the digital camera is configured to capture at least one image of a location covering the screen of a medical monitoring device under control of the configured image capturing application in the processing arrangement, the screen assumed to display a medical test result of a person or an animal; and

the portable electrical device is configured to transmit the at least one image through the wireless transceiver to an external entity.

2. The portable electronic device of claim 1, wherein the processing unit comprises:

one or more processors; and

one or more memories including computer program code;

the one or more memories and the computer program code configured to, with the one or more processors, cause the portable electronic device at least to;

acquire medical-monitoring-device-specific data as a plug-in from an external entity;

configure the image capturing application of the portable electrical device with the medical-monitoring-device-specific data;

capture, under control of an image capturing application in the processing arrangement, at least one image of a location covering the screen of a medical monitoring device; and

transmit the at least one image through the wireless transceiver to an external entity.

3. The portable electronic device of claim 1, wherein the portable electrical device is configured to receive, with the wireless transceiver, the plug-in from the external entity.

4. The portable electrical device of claim 3, wherein the processing unit with the configured image capturing application is configured to guide the image capturing done by the portable electrical device.

18. The portable electronic device of claim 2, wherein the portable electrical device is configured to receive, with the wireless transceiver, the plug-in from the external entity.

5. An external entity comprising

a wireless transceiver;

one or more memories with identification data about at least one medical monitoring device; and

an processing arrangement;

the wireless transceiver of the external entity is configured to receive at least one image of a location of a screen of a medical monitoring device from a portable electrical device, the screen assumed to display a medical test result of a person or an animal;

the processing arrangement is configured to extract data from the at least one image for regaining a result about the medical test from the at least one image, and for comparing the extracted data with the reference data pre-stored in the one or more memories in order to ensure validity of the result about the medical test.

6. The external entity of claim 5, wherein the processing arrangement comprises:

one or more processors; and

one or more memories including computer program code;

the one or more memories and the computer program code configured to, with the one or more processors, cause external entity at least to;

receive at least one image of a location of a screen of a medical monitoring device from a portable electrical device, the screen assumed to display a medical test result of a person or an animal;

extract data from the at least one image for regaining a result about the medical test from the at least one image, and for comparing the extracted data with the identification data in the one or more memories in order to ensure validity of the result about the medical test.

7. The external entity of claim 5, wherein the wireless transceiver is configured to wirelessly transmit a plug-in to the portable electrical device, the plug-in configuring the image capturing application in the portable electrical device for capturing at least one image of the medical monitoring device.

8. The external entity of claim 5, wherein the processing arrangement is configured to recognize the medical monitoring device;

if the recognition fails, the processing arrangement is configured to add a new identification data associated with the medical monitoring device in the at least one memory.

9. The external entity of claim 5, wherein the processing arrangement is configured to add the new identification data associated with the medical monitoring device in the at least one memory only after an approval by a super user of the external entity.

10. The external entity of claim 5, wherein the processing arrangement is configured to compare proportions of at least one part of the medical monitoring device shown in the at least one image for validating the extracted test result.

11. The external entity of claim 5, wherein the processing arrangement is configured to compare the value of the extracted test result with at least one predetermined criterion for determining reliability of the test result.

12. The external entity of claim 5, wherein the processing arrangement is configured to extract the unit of the test result and compare the extracted unit with at least one reference unit stored in the one or more memories for determining reliability of the test result.

13. The external entity of claim 5, wherein the external entity is configured to transmit, through the wireless transceiver, information about the analysis of the image back to the portable electrical device.

19. The external entity of claim 6, wherein the wireless transceiver is configured to wirelessly transmit a plug-in to the portable electrical device, the plug-in configuring the image capturing application in the portable electrical device for capturing at least one image of the medical monitoring device.

14. A system comprising a portable electrical device and an external entity;

the portable electrical device comprising;

a wireless transceiver;

a screen;

a digital camera;

a user interface;

a processing unit; and

the external entity comprising;

a wireless transceiver;

one or more memories with identification data about at least one medical monitoring device; and

an processing arrangement;

wherein

the processing unit is configured to acquire medical-monitoring-device-specific data as a plug-in from an external entity and configure an image capturing application of the portable electrical device with a medical-monitoring-device-specific data;

the digital camera is configured to capture at least one image of a location covering the screen of a medical monitoring device under control of the configured image capturing application in the processing unit, the screen assumed to display a medical test result of a person or an animal; and

the portable electrical device is configured to transmit the at least one image through the wireless transceiver to the external entity; and

the wireless transceiver of the external entity is configured to receive at least one image of a location of a screen of the medical monitoring device from the portable electrical device; and

the processing arrangement of the external entity is configured to extract data from the at least one image for regaining a result about the medical test from the at least one image, and for comparing the extracted data with the reference data pre-stored in the one or more memories of the external entity in order to ensure validity of the result about the medical test.

15. The system of claim 14, wherein the system comprising the medical monitoring device comprising a screen, and the medical monitoring device being configured to process medical data of a test of a person or an animal, and to display processed medical data on the screen.

16. The system of claim 14, wherein the wireless transceiver is configured to wirelessly transmit a plug-in to the portable electrical device, the plug-in configuring the image capturing application in the portable electrical device for capturing at least one image of the medical monitoring device.

17. The system of claim 15, wherein the configured image capturing application is configured to guide the image capturing performed by the portable electrical device.