HEALTH MONITOR

• US 20150119679A1
• Filed: 03/09/2014
• Published: 04/30/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 10/28/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Inventec Corporation, Inventec Technology Company Limited (Inventec Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Inventec Corporation
• Inventors: HUANG, Shih-Jung
• Application Number:
  US14/201,920
• Publication Number:
  US 20150119679A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/407
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2562/0204 Acoustic sensors
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/002 Monitoring the patient using a local or closed circuit, e.g. in a room or building A61B5/0017 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1072 measuring distances on the body, e.g. measuring length, height or thickness A61B5/1076 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/4255 Intestines, colon or appendix
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6804 Garments; Clothes
• 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 health monitor includes a belt, a belt-buckle and a reader. The belt-buckle is connected to an end of the belt, and is configured to buckle up with the belt when the belt is rounded in a form of a ring. The reader is located at the belt-buckle, and is configured to read a buckling position where the belt-buckle and the belt buckle up.

Claims

1. A health monitor, comprising:

a belt;

a belt-buckle, connected to an end of the belt, configured to buckle up with the belt when the belt is rounded in a form of a ring; and

a reader, located at the belt-buckle, configured to read a buckling position where the belt-buckle and the belt buckle up.

2. The health monitor of claim 1, further comprising:

a plurality of markings, aligned along a belt surface of the belt, configured for the reader to read.

3. The health monitor of claim 1, wherein the reader is an image sensor.

4. The health monitor of claim 1, further comprising:

a transmission unit, located at the belt-buckle, configured to transmit the buckling position read by the reader to a remote device.

5. The health monitor of claim 4, wherein the transmission unit is a wireless network transmitter or a bluetooth transmitter.

6. The health monitor of claim 1, further comprising:

a battery accommodation slot, located at the belt-buckle, configured for the accommodation of at least a battery therein, in order to provide electric power to the reader.

7. The health monitor of claim 1, further comprising:

an alarm unit, located at the belt-buckle, configured to emit an alert message when the buckling position read by the reader reaches a predetermined position.

8. The health monitor of claim 7, wherein the alarm unit is a vibrator, a speaker or a warning light.

9. The health monitor of claim 1, further comprising:

a recording unit, located at the belt-buckle, configured to record a sound.

10. The health monitor of claim 1, further comprising:

a display unit, located at the belt-buckle, configured to display the buckling position read by the reader.