Physiological and Physical Movement Detection Apparatus

• US 20150182794A1
• Filed: 06/13/2014
• Published: 07/02/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 12/31/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Hsieh-Chong Huang, Tien-Jung Chang
• Original Assignee: Tien-Jung Chang
• Inventors: Huang, Hsieh-Chong, Chang, Tien-Jung
• Application Number:
  US14/303,606
• Publication Number:
  US 20150182794A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• 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 5/01 Measuring temperature of body parts ; Diagnostic temperature sensing, e.g. for malignant or inflamed tissue clinical contact thermometers G01K13/20
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/02438 with portable devices, e.g. worn by the patient
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/11 Measuring movement of the entire body or parts thereof, e.g. head or hand tremor, mobility of a limb for measuring pulse A61B5/02 ;A61B5/1038 takes precedence; motion detection to correct for motion artifacts in physiological signals A61B5/721
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1112 Global tracking of patients, e.g. by using GPS
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/318 Heart-related electrical modalities, e.g. electrocardiography [ECG]
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/389 Electromyography [EMG]
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6823 Trunk, e.g., chest, back, abdomen, hip
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6831 Straps, bands or harnesses

Abstract

A physiological and physical movement detection apparatus for detecting physiological conditions of a human body and environment information during exercises includes a sensor and a fixing element. The sensor includes a sensing module, a physiological signal sensor, a physical movement sensing module, a positioning module, a micro-processor and a wireless transmission module. The micro-processor includes a computing unit and a storage unit. The computing unit computes each signal of the physiological signal sensor, movement sensing module and positioning module to produce and store display data into the storage unit. When a remote device is online, the display data are outputted to the remote device through the wireless transmission module; when the remote device is not online, the display data are stored in the storage unit to prevent losing the sensed data.

Claims

1. A physiological and physical movement detection apparatus, for detecting a physiological condition and a physical movement status of a human body during an exercise, recording and transmitting related information to a remote device, and providing the related information to a user, wherein the physiological and physical movement detection apparatus comprises a sensor and a fixing element, and the sensor is fixed onto a human body through the fixing element and further comprises a sensing module, a physiological signal sensor, a movement sensing module, a positioning module, a micro-processor and a wireless transmission module installed therein, and the micro-processor is electrically coupled to the physiological signal sensor, the movement sensing module, the positioning module and the wireless transmission module, and a detection result is transmitted to the micro-processor, and then data are transmitted to the remote device through the wireless transmission module, and the physiological and physical movement detection apparatus is characterized in that the sensing module is electrically coupled to the physiological signal sensor, and an electric current detection method is used for collecting a physiological information including heart rate, an electrocardiogram (ECG) status and an electromyography (EMG) status of the human body, the physiological information is transmitted to the physiological signal sensor, and a physiological value signal is generated, and the movement sensing module and the positioning module detect and generate a movement signal and a positioning signal respectively to obtain information of physical activity status and positioning information of the user, and the physiological value signal, the movement signal and the positioning signal are transmitted to the micro-processor respectively, wherein the sensor further comprises a timing module electrically coupled to the micro-processor, so that when the physiological and physical movement detection apparatus is turned on, the timing module starts timing and keeps transmitting a time signal to the micro-processor, and the micro-processor comprises a computing unit and a storage unit, and the computing unit computes the physiological value signal, the movement signal and the positioning signal and uses the time signal as a basis to generate a display data, and the display data is stored in the storage unit, and when the remote device is online and connected to the sensor, the display data are transmitted to the remote device instantly through the wireless transmission module and provided for the user'"'"'s viewing, and when the remote device is offline, the display data are stored into the storage unit continuously.

2. The physiological and physical movement detection apparatus of claim 1, wherein the movement sensing module comprises a linear acceleration sensing unit and an angular acceleration sensing unit for sensing an exercise status of the user, and the linear acceleration sensing unit and the angular acceleration sensing unit obtain a linear acceleration value and an angular acceleration value respectively and compile the values into the movement signal to be transmitted to the micro-processor, and then the computing unit obtains a step length and a moving speed of the exercise status of the user.

3. The physiological and physical movement detection apparatus of claim 2, wherein the positioning module comprises a GPS unit and an air pressure sensing unit, and a satellite positioning method is provided for confirming the user'"'"'s current position, and the air pressure sensing unit is provided for detecting the current altitude of the user and compiling the user'"'"'s current position and altitude into the positioning signal to be transmitted to the micro-processor, and then the computing unit combines a geographic location with the altitude information to obtain the user'"'"'s exercise path and current position.

4. The physiological and physical movement detection apparatus of claim 3, further comprising a temperature sensing module electrically coupled to the micro-processor for detecting a human body temperature or an external temperature and transmitting a temperature signal to the micro-processor.

5. The physiological and physical movement detection apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a vibration module, and a predetermined time being inputted by the remote device, such that after the timing module transmits the time signal corresponding to the predetermined time, the micro-processor drives the vibration module to achieve the effect of reminding the user.

6. The physiological and physical movement detection apparatus of claim 5, wherein the display data include one or more selected from the group consisting of a heart rate, an electrocardiogram (ECG), an electromyography (EMG), a step count, a step length, a moving speed, a current position coordinate, a moving path map, a consumed time, a body temperature and a current temperature.

7. The physiological and physical movement detection apparatus of claim 2, further comprising a vibration module, and a predetermined time being inputted by the remote device, such that after the timing module transmits the time signal corresponding to the predetermined time, the micro-processor drives the vibration module to achieve the effect of reminding the user.

8. The physiological and physical movement detection apparatus of claim 7, wherein the display data include one or more selected from the group consisting of a heart rate, an electrocardiogram (ECG), an electromyography (EMG), a step count, a step length, a moving speed, a current position coordinate, a moving path map, a consumed time, a body temperature and a current temperature.

9. The physiological and physical movement detection apparatus of claim 3, further comprising a vibration module, and a predetermined time being inputted by the remote device, such that after the timing module transmits the time signal corresponding to the predetermined time, the micro-processor drives the vibration module to achieve the effect of reminding the user.

10. The physiological and physical movement detection apparatus of claim 9, wherein the display data include one or more selected from the group consisting of a heart rate, an electrocardiogram (ECG), an electromyography (EMG), a step count, a step length, a moving speed, a current position coordinate, a moving path map, a consumed time, a body temperature and a current temperature.

11. The physiological and physical movement detection apparatus of claim 4, further comprising a vibration module, and a predetermined time being inputted by the remote device, such that after the timing module transmits the time signal corresponding to the predetermined time, the micro-processor drives the vibration module to achieve the effect of reminding the user.

12. The physiological and physical movement detection apparatus of claim 11, wherein the display data include one or more selected from the group consisting of a heart rate, an electrocardiogram (ECG), an electromyography (EMG), a step count, a step length, a moving speed, a current position coordinate, a moving path map, a consumed time, a body temperature and a current temperature.

13. The physiological and physical movement detection apparatus of claim 1, wherein the wireless transmission module is connected to the remote device via a transmission method selected from the group consisting of Bluetooth, WiFi, 3G and 4G.

14. The physiological and physical movement detection apparatus of claim 1, wherein the fixing element is a strip structure for being tied onto the user'"'"'s chest, and the fixing element includes a pair of conductive electrode plates and a pair of conductive fasteners.

15. The physiological and physical movement detection apparatus of claim 14, wherein the sensor includes a pair of electrode contacts corresponding to the sensing module, such that after the fixing element surrounds the user'"'"'s chest, the pair of electrode contacts and the pair of conductive fasteners are engaged with each other for fixing the fixing element and the sensor to a human body for performing a subsequent detection.

16. The physiological and physical movement detection apparatus of claim 15, wherein the sensor includes a power supply element.

17. The physiological and physical movement detection apparatus of claim 16, wherein the power supply element is a rechargeable battery.

18. The physiological and physical movement detection apparatus of claim 17, further comprising a charging cradle corresponding to the pair of electrode contacts and having a pair of charging slots provided for conducting the pair of electrode contacts to perform an electric charging.

19. The physiological and physical movement detection apparatus of claim 15, wherein the pair of conductive fasteners include through holes, and have a first end and a second end, and the first end is larger than the second end, and the pair of electrode contacts are latched from the first end and moved to the second end to define a latched status.