WEARABLE SENSOR TO MONITOR BIOSIGNAL AND METHOD TO MONITOR BIOSIGNAL USING WEARABLE DEVICE

• US 20160112775A1
• Filed: 10/14/2015
• Published: 04/21/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 10/16/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: KIM, Sang Joon, YOON, Seung Keun, YOON, Kih Hyun, CHOI, Eun Ha
• Application Number:
  US14/882,616
• Publication Number:
  US 20160112775A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2560/0214 of power generation or supply
• 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 5/681 Wristwatch-type devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2209/40 using a wireless architecture
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2209/883 where the sensing device enters an active or inactive mode
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 9/00 Arrangements in telecontrol or telemetry systems for selectively calling a substation from a main station, in which substation desired apparatus is selected for applying a control signal thereto or for obtaining measured values therefrom

Abstract

A wearable device to monitor a biosignal includes a wearable sensor configured to monitor the biosignal of an individual and an interactor configured to supply a charging power to the wearable sensor in response to a connection to the wearable sensor.

Claims

1. A wearable device to monitor a biosignal of an individual, the wearable device comprising:

a wearable sensor configured to monitor the biosignal of the individual; and

an interactor configured to supply a charging power to the wearable sensor in response to a connection to the wearable sensor.

2. The wearable device of claim 1, wherein the interactor is further configured to process the biosignal monitored by the wearable sensor and to provide the individual with a result of processing the biosignal, in response to the connection to the wearable sensor.

3. The wearable device of claim 1, wherein the wearable sensor comprises a processor configured to process the biosignal by consuming an amount of power less than a power threshold.

4. The wearable device of claim 1, wherein the wearable sensor comprises a communicator configured to transmit data associated with the biosignal by consuming an amount of power less than a power threshold.

5. The wearable device of claim 1, wherein the wearable sensor comprises a battery configured to supply a power to operate the wearable sensor, and

the battery is configured to receive the charging power from the interactor, in response to a connection to the interactor.

6. The wearable device of claim 5, wherein the wearable sensor is further configured to provide the individual with charging information, in response to a remaining amount of power detected in the battery being less than a remaining threshold.

7. The wearable device of claim 1, wherein the interactor comprises a processor configured to operate in response to at least one of a processing rate required for a calculation associated with the biosignal being faster than a threshold rate and a memory required for the calculation being greater than a threshold memory.

8. The wearable device of claim 1, wherein the interactor comprises a communicator configured to transmit data at a data rate higher than a threshold data rate.

9. The wearable device of claim 1, wherein the interactor comprises a battery configured to supply another power to operate the interactor, and

the battery is further configured to supply the charging power to the wearable sensor in order to charge the wearable sensor, in response to the connection to the wearable sensor.

10. The wearable device of claim 1, wherein the interactor comprises:

an interface configured to receive an input from the individual; and

a display configured to provide the individual with information associated with an interaction with the individual in response to the input.

11. The wearable device of claim 1, wherein the interactor comprises at least one of a vibrating motor, a camera, and a microphone to provide an interaction with the individual.

12. The wearable device of claim 1, wherein the wearable sensor comprises a mounter configured to mount the wearable sensor to a body of the individual.

21. The wearable device of claim 1, wherein the interactor is further configured to be detachable from the wearable sensor.

13. A method to monitor a biosignal by a wearable sensor, the method comprising:

monitoring a biosignal of an individual by consuming power of a battery of the wearable sensor; and

receiving another power from an interactor, in response to a connection to the interactor.

14. The method of claim 13, further comprising:

transmitting a biosignal monitored by the wearable sensor to the interactor, in response to the connection to the interactor.

15. The method of claim 13, wherein the monitoring comprises processing the biosignal through a processor consuming an amount of power less than a power threshold.

16. The method of claim 13, further comprising:

transmitting data associated with the biosignal through a communicator consuming an amount of power less than a power threshold.

17. The method of claim 13, further comprising:

providing the individual with charging information, in response to a remaining amount of charge detected in the wearable sensor being less than a remaining threshold.

18. A method to monitor a biosignal by an interactor, the method comprising:

receiving the biosignal from a wearable sensor, in response to a connection to the wearable sensor;

processing the received biosignal; and

supplying power to the wearable sensor in response to the connection to the wearable sensor.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein the processing comprises processing the received biosignal through a processor operating in response to at least one of a processing rate required for a calculation associated with the biosignal being faster than a predetermined threshold and a memory required for the calculation being greater than a threshold memory.

20. The method of claim 18, further comprising:

transmitting a result of processing the biosignal through a communicator configured to transmit data at a data rate greater than a threshold data rate.