METHOD FOR ACQUIRING DYNAMIC INFORMATION OF LIVING BODY AND APPLICATIONS THEREOF

• US 20160038035A1
• Filed: 08/05/2014
• Published: 02/11/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 08/05/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: K-Jump Health Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: K-Jump Health Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: TSENG, CHAO MAN
• Application Number:
  US14/451,939
• Publication Number:
  US 20160038035A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2560/0252 using ambient temperature
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2562/046 in a matrix array
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0008 Temperature signals
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/015 By temperature mapping of body part
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/445 Evaluating skin irritation or skin trauma, e.g. rash, eczema, wound, bed sore
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6892 Mats
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7278 Artificial waveform generation or derivation, e.g. synthesising signals from measured signals A61B5/327 takes precedence
• 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 method for acquiring dynamic information of a living body comprises steps: arranging a plurality of temperature measurement points on a surface, and pointwise encoding positions of the plurality of temperature measurement points; decoding to receive the positions of the temperature measurement points and temperatures detected by the temperature measurement points in different time intervals with a same given length; obtaining an ambient temperature; comparing the temperatures of the temperature measurement points with the ambient temperature respectively to determine relative temperatures of the temperature measurement points; and comparing the relative temperature in the current time interval with the relative temperature in the last time interval for each of the temperature measurement points respectively to determine the temperature variations of the plurality of temperature measurement points in each time interval and thus acquire dynamic information of the living body on the surface.

Claims

1. A method for acquiring dynamic information of a living body, comprising steps of:

providing a plurality of temperature sensing elements contacting surface of a living body and detecting temperatures of the surface of the living body, wherein the temperature sensing elements are distributed on a surface to form a temperature sensing unit;

encoding positions of the plurality of temperature sensing elements which are distributed at different positions on the surface of the temperature sensing unit;

providing an ambient temperature sensor for detecting an ambient temperature;

providing a timer; and

providing a controller triggered by a signal of the timer to undertake decoding to receive information of the plurality of temperature sensing elements and the ambient temperature sensor;

wherein the controller obtains information of positions of all the temperature sensing elements and temperatures detected by all the temperature sensing elements in different time intervals and compares the temperatures detected by all the temperature sensing elements with the ambient temperature detected by the ambient temperature sensor in the different time intervals to determine temperature variations of the living body at different positions of the temperature sensing unit in the different time intervals and thus acquire dynamic information of the living body on the surface of the temperature sensing unit.

2. The method for acquiring dynamic information of a living body according to claim 1 further comprising a step:

providing a decoding processor decoding information of the plurality of temperature sensing elements and transmitting the information to the controller.

3. The method for acquiring dynamic information of a living body according to claim 1, wherein encoding positions of the plurality of temperature sensing elements includes steps of:

arranging the temperature sensing elements at intersections of a plurality of longitudinal axes and a plurality of transverse axes distributed on the surface of the temperature sensing unit;

undertaking a first encoding to encode the longitudinal axes and the transverse axes; and

using a result of the first encoding to undertake a second encoding to encode the positions of the temperature sensing elements on the surface of the temperature sensing unit.

4. The method for acquiring dynamic information of a living body according to claim 2, wherein encoding positions of plurality of the temperature sensing elements includes steps of:

arranging the temperature sensing elements at intersections of a plurality of longitudinal axes and a plurality of transverse axes distributed on the surface of the temperature sensing unit;

undertaking a first encoding to encode the longitudinal axes and the transverse axes; and

using a result of the first encoding to undertake a second encoding to encode the positions of the temperature sensing elements on the surface of the temperature sensing unit.

5. The method for acquiring dynamic information of a living body according to claim 1, wherein encoding positions of the plurality of temperature sensing elements includes steps of:

dividing the temperature sensing unit into a plurality of blocks each including part of the temperature sensing elements;

undertaking a first encoding to encode the plurality of blocks;

using a result of the first encoding to undertake a second encoding to encode the positions of the temperature sensing elements on the surface of the temperature sensing unit.

6. The method for acquiring dynamic information of a living body according to claim 2, wherein encoding positions of the plurality of temperature sensing elements includes steps of:

dividing the temperature sensing unit into a plurality of blocks each including the temperature sensing elements;

undertaking a first encoding to encode the plurality of blocks;

using a result of the first encoding to undertake a second encoding to encode the positions of the temperature sensing elements on the surface of the temperature sensing unit.

7. A method for acquiring dynamic information of a living body, comprising steps of:

arranging a plurality of temperature measurement points on a surface, and encoding positions of the plurality of temperature measurement points;

decoding to receive the positions of the plurality of temperature measurement points on the surface and temperatures detected by the plurality of temperature measurement points in different time intervals a same given length; and

comparing the current temperature with the last temperature for each of the plurality of temperature measurement points to determine temperature variation of each of the plurality of temperature measurement points in each time interval and thus acquire dynamic information of the living body on the surface.

8. The method for acquiring dynamic information of a living body according to claim 7 further comprising steps of:

obtaining an ambient temperature;

comparing the temperatures of the plurality of temperature measurement points with the ambient temperature respectively to determine relative temperatures of the plurality of temperature measurement points; and

comparing the relative temperatures in the current time interval with the relative temperatures in the last time interval for each of the plurality of temperature measurement points respectively to determine the temperature variations of the of the plurality of temperature measurement points in each time interval and thus acquire dynamic information of the living body on the surface.

9. A device for acquiring and converting dynamic information of a living body, comprising

a plurality of temperature sensing elements having been encoded and able to detect temperatures of surface of a living body;

a temperature sensing unit formed by distributing the plurality of temperature sensing elements on a surface thereof;

an ambient temperature sensor detecting an ambient temperature; and

an information processing unit connected with the ambient temperature sensor and the plurality of temperature sensing elements to receive, process and convert information of the ambient temperature sensor and the plurality of temperature sensing elements, the information processing unit including

a timer;

a controller triggered by a signal of the timer to calculate and convert information of the ambient temperature sensor and the plurality of temperature sensing elements into dynamic information of the living body; and

an alarm receiving the dynamic information of the living body and generating sound, light, vibration, wireless signal or combinations thereof.

10. The device for acquiring and converting dynamic information of a living body according to claim 9, wherein the plurality of temperature sensing elements are arranged on the surface of the temperature sensing unit in sequence.

11. The device for acquiring and converting dynamic information of a living body according to claim 9, wherein the temperature sensing unit includes a decoding processor decoding information of the plurality of temperature sensing elements and transmitting the information to the controller, and wherein the alarm is a device selected from a group consisting of a buzzer, a display, a vibrator, a wireless signal transmitter, and combinations thereof.

12. The device for acquiring and converting dynamic information of a living body according to claim 10, wherein the temperature sensing unit includes a decoding processor decoding information of the plurality of temperature sensing elements and transmitting the information to the controller, and wherein the alarm is a device selected from a group consisting of a buzzer, a display, a vibrator, a wireless signal transmitter, and combinations thereof.

13. The device for acquiring and converting dynamic information of a living body according to claim 12, wherein the temperature sensing unit is in form of a mattress, and wherein the temperature sensing unit includes an air-permeable surface layer where the plurality of temperature sensing elements are attached, and a soft pad arranged inside the air-permeable surface layer, wherein the plurality of temperature sensing elements are interposed between the air-permeable surface layer and the soft pad.