PHYSIOLOGIC MONITORING SYSTEMS AND METHODS
First Claim
1. An apparatus comprising:
- an integrated circuit and a memory circuit, the integrated circuit and the memory circuit configured and arranged to process input signals obtained from a user according to a plurality of physiologic monitoring uses;
a physiologic monitoring sensor circuit, including at least one physiologic sensor and physiologic signal amplification and filtering circuitry, configured and arranged to be applied to the user'"'"'s skin by coupling physiologic signals from the user'"'"'s skin, to receive physiologic signals received by the coupling between the at least one physiologic sensor and the user'"'"'s skin, and to amplify and filter the received physiologic signals for processing by the integrated circuit and therefrom measure a plurality of physiologic parameters of the user according to the plurality of physiologic monitoring uses for which the integrated circuit and the memory circuit are configured;
a user-wearable system including a user-monitor encasement configured to provide mechanical protection to at least the physiologic monitoring sensor circuit and the integrated circuit and further including a flexible material to maintain the at least one physiologic sensor while the physiologic monitoring sensor circuit is coupling physiologic signals between the physiologic sensor and the user'"'"'s skin;
an external removable circuit, removably connected to verification and activation circuitry, configured and arranged to provide a capability of additional physiological monitoring uses;
the verification and activation circuitry configured and arranged toreceive initialization data from the external removable circuit, the initialization data including an ID code that is unique to the user or the physiologic monitoring sensor circuit,configure the integrated circuit and the physiologic monitoring sensor circuit, in response to receiving the initialization data and verifying the ID code as an authorized code, to cause the physiologic monitoring sensor circuit and the integrated circuit to provide at least one additional physiologic parameter according to the additional physiological monitoring uses,wherein the integrated circuit and the physiologic monitoring sensor circuit are configured, prior to receiving the initialization data, to cause the physiologic monitoring sensor circuit and the integrated circuit to process the input signals obtained from the user and measure the plurality of physiologic parameters.
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Abstract
According to an aspect, an apparatus comprises an integrated circuit and a memory circuit to process input signals obtained from a user according to a plurality of physiologic monitoring uses, and a physiologic monitoring sensor circuit, including at least one physiologic sensor and physiologic signal amplification and filtering circuitry, applied to the user'"'"'s skin by coupling physiologic signals from the user'"'"'s skin, to receive physiologic signals received by the coupling, and to amplify and filter the received physiologic signals for processing by the integrated circuit and therefrom measure a plurality of physiologic parameters of the user according to the physiologic monitoring uses. The apparatus comprises an external removable circuit to enable additional physiological monitoring uses, and verification and activation circuitry to receive initialization data from the external removable circuit and configure the integrated circuit and the physiologic monitoring sensor circuit to provide at least one additional physiologic parameter.
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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an integrated circuit and a memory circuit, the integrated circuit and the memory circuit configured and arranged to process input signals obtained from a user according to a plurality of physiologic monitoring uses; a physiologic monitoring sensor circuit, including at least one physiologic sensor and physiologic signal amplification and filtering circuitry, configured and arranged to be applied to the user'"'"'s skin by coupling physiologic signals from the user'"'"'s skin, to receive physiologic signals received by the coupling between the at least one physiologic sensor and the user'"'"'s skin, and to amplify and filter the received physiologic signals for processing by the integrated circuit and therefrom measure a plurality of physiologic parameters of the user according to the plurality of physiologic monitoring uses for which the integrated circuit and the memory circuit are configured; a user-wearable system including a user-monitor encasement configured to provide mechanical protection to at least the physiologic monitoring sensor circuit and the integrated circuit and further including a flexible material to maintain the at least one physiologic sensor while the physiologic monitoring sensor circuit is coupling physiologic signals between the physiologic sensor and the user'"'"'s skin; an external removable circuit, removably connected to verification and activation circuitry, configured and arranged to provide a capability of additional physiological monitoring uses; the verification and activation circuitry configured and arranged to receive initialization data from the external removable circuit, the initialization data including an ID code that is unique to the user or the physiologic monitoring sensor circuit, configure the integrated circuit and the physiologic monitoring sensor circuit, in response to receiving the initialization data and verifying the ID code as an authorized code, to cause the physiologic monitoring sensor circuit and the integrated circuit to provide at least one additional physiologic parameter according to the additional physiological monitoring uses, wherein the integrated circuit and the physiologic monitoring sensor circuit are configured, prior to receiving the initialization data, to cause the physiologic monitoring sensor circuit and the integrated circuit to process the input signals obtained from the user and measure the plurality of physiologic parameters. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An apparatus comprising:
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an integrated circuit and a memory circuit, the integrated circuit and the memory circuit configured and arranged to process input signals obtained from a user according to a plurality of physiologic monitoring uses; a physiologic monitoring sensor circuit, including at least one physiologic sensor and physiologic signal amplification and filtering circuitry, configured and arranged to be applied to the user'"'"'s skin by coupling physiologic signals from the user'"'"'s skin, to receive physiologic signals received by the coupling between the at least one physiologic sensor and the user'"'"'s skin, and to amplify and filter the received physiologic signals for processing by the integrated circuit and therefrom measure a plurality of physiologic parameters of the user according to the physiologic monitoring uses for which the integrated circuit and the memory circuit are configured; a user-wearable system including a user-monitor encasement configured to provide mechanical protection to at least the physiologic monitoring sensor circuit and the integrated circuit and further including a flexible material to maintain the at least one physiologic sensor while the physiologic monitoring sensor circuit is coupling physiologic signals between the physiologic sensor and the user'"'"'s skin; verification and activation circuitry configured and arranged to receive different types of initialization data from at least one other apparatus, each type including an ID code that is unique to the user or the physiologic monitoring sensor circuit, configure the integrated circuit and the physiologic monitoring sensor circuit, in response to receiving one of the types of initialization data and verifying the ID code as an authorized code, for use in a first operational mode by causing to the physiologic monitoring sensor circuit circuitry and the integrated circuit to process the input signals obtained from the user and measure a subset, which is less than all, of the plurality of physiologic parameters and composed of at least one of the plurality of physiologic parameters, and configure, in response to receiving and verifying authorization data corresponding to another type of the different types of initialization data, the integrated circuit and the physiologic monitoring sensor circuit for use in a second operational mode by causing the physiologic monitoring sensor circuit and the integrated circuit to process the input signals obtained from the user and measure another of the plurality of physiologic parameters which is not included in the subset of the plurality of physiologic parameters corresponding to the first operational mode. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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