DATA TRANSFER OF A HEART RATE AND ACTIVITY MONITOR ARRANGEMENT AND A METHOD FOR THE SAME

• US 20160073904A1
• Filed: 04/28/2014
• Published: 03/17/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 04/30/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Jari Raglund, Tommi Opas, Vesa Saynajakangas
• Original Assignee: Tommi Opas
• Inventors: SAYNAJAKANGAS, VESA, RAGLUND, Jari
• Granted Patent: US 10,799,124 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2503/10 Athletes
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2560/0475 Special features of memory means, e.g. removable memory cards
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2562/0219 Inertial sensors, e.g. accelerometers, gyroscopes, tilt switches
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0022 Monitoring a patient using a global network, e.g. telephone networks, internet
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0024 for multiple sensor units attached to the patient, e.g. using a body or personal area network
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0205 Simultaneously evaluating both cardiovascular conditions and different types of body conditions, e.g. heart and respiratory condition
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0245 by using sensing means generating electric signals, i.e. ECG signals
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1118 Determining activity level
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7282 Event detection, e.g. detecting unique waveforms indicative of a medical condition A61B5/4094, A61B5/4818, A61B5/349, A61B5/0823 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation

Abstract

The invention relates generally to data transfer of the heart rate and activity monitor arrangement. The arrangement includes heart rate monitoring elements for monitoring a user'"'"'s heart rate, motion detection elements for monitoring the user'"'"'s activity, control elements for obtaining data from the heart rate monitoring elements and from the motion detection elements, and transferring element including at least one transceiver. Further, the transferring element is arranged to transfer heart rate and/or activity data monitored by the heart rate and activity monitor arrangement to an external entity directly via a wireless cellular communications system.

Claims

1-11. -11. (canceled)

12. A heart rate and activity monitor arrangement comprising:

heart rate monitoring means for monitoring a user'"'"'s heart rate,

motion detection means for monitoring said user'"'"'s activity,

control means for obtaining data from said heart rate monitoring means and/or from said motion detection means, and

transferring means comprising at least one transceiver capable of send and receive data,

wherein said transferring means is arranged to transfer heart rate and activity data monitored by said heart rate and activity monitor arrangement to an external entity via a wireless cellular communications system.

13. The heart rate and activity monitor arrangement according to claim 12, wherein said transferring means comprises a GSM module.

14. The heart rate and activity monitor arrangement according to claim 12, wherein said transferring means is arranged to continuously transfer data as long as a use'"'"'s heart rate and/or activity monitoring device is in its activated state.

15. The heart rate and activity monitor arrangement according to claim 12, wherein said monitored data is stored by storing means before data transfer.

16. The heart rate and activity monitor arrangement according to claim 15, wherein data is transferred, after a predetermined time period has elapsed.

17. The heart rate and activity monitor arrangement according to claim 15, wherein data is transferred, when charging of the device is started.

18. The heart rate and activity monitor arrangement according to claim 12, wherein said heart rate monitoring is paused, if in process, for the duration of data transfer.

19. The heart rate and activity monitor arrangement according to claim 18, wherein a heart rate profile is generated from said activity data for the duration of paused monitoring.

20. A method for transferring data between a heart rate and activity monitor arrangement according to claim 12 and an external entity comprising at least following steps:

detecting a predetermined condition;

transferring data, when said predetermined condition is fulfilled.

21. The method for transferring data according to claim 20 comprising a further step of pausing said heart rate monitoring, if in process, for the duration of data transfer.

22. The method for transferring data according to claim 21 comprising a further step of generating a heart rate profile from said activity data for the duration of paused heart rate monitoring.