ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF

• US 20170119252A1
• Filed: 11/02/2016
• Published: 05/04/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 11/02/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: KIM, Seoung-hun, KOH, Hyun-woo, LEE, Min-gu, KO, Sung-chan, IM, Seung-bin
• Granted Patent: US 10,456,039 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2560/0214 of power generation or supply
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2562/226 comprising means for identifying the connector, e.g. to prevent incorrect connection to socket
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2562/227 Sensors with electrical connectors
• 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 5/02055 Simultaneously evaluating both cardiovascular condition and temperature
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/14532 for measuring glucose, e.g. by tissue impedance measurement
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/332 Portable devices specially adapted therefor
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6898 Portable consumer electronic devices, e.g. music players, telephones, tablet computers
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/72 Signal processing specially adapted for physiological signals or for diagnostic purposes character recognition, recognising digital ink, document-oriented image-based pattern recognition G06V30/00; recognition or understanding of postal images G06V30/424
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/742 using visual displays A61B5/339 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 7/04 Electric stethoscopes microphones, acoustic transducers therefor H04R
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2209/00 Arrangements in telecontrol or telemetry systems
• 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

An electronic apparatus includes: a connector which is configured to enable one of measurement devices for measuring different types of bio signals to be selectively attached thereto or detached therefrom; a communication device configured to communicate with an external apparatus; and a processor configured to, in response to the measurement device being attached to the connector, obtain identification information of the attached measurement device and transmit the identification information to the external apparatus, and control the attached measurement device based on a control command received from the external apparatus.

Claims

1. An electronic apparatus comprising:

a connector which is configured to enable one of measurement devices for measuring different types of bio signals to be selectively attached thereto or detached therefrom;

a communication device configured to communicate with an external apparatus; and

a processor configured to, in response to the measurement device being attached to the connector, obtain identification information of the attached measurement device and transmit the identification information to the external apparatus, and control the attached measurement device based on a control command received from the external apparatus.

2. The electronic apparatus of claim 1, wherein each of the measurement devices comprises a different sensor based on a type of a bio signal to be measured.

3. The electronic apparatus of claim 1, wherein, in response to a control command for starting measuring the bio signal being received from the external apparatus which has received the identification number of the measurement device attached to the connector, the processor is configured to drive the attached measurement device to start measuring the bio signal, and, in response to a control command for stopping the measuring the bio signal being received from the external apparatus, the processor is configured to drive the attached measurement device to stop measuring the bio signal.

4. The electronic apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a battery,

wherein the processor is configured to convert power charged in the battery into a driving voltage for the attached measurement device, and provide the driving voltage to the attached measurement device.

5. The electronic apparatus of claim 4, wherein, in response to the measurement device which has been attached to the connector being changed to another measurement device and a driving voltage of the another measurement device being different from the driving voltage of the previously attached measurement device, the processor is configured to convert the power charged in the battery into the driving voltage of the another measurement device and provide the driving voltage to the another measurement device.

6. The electronic apparatus of claim 1, wherein the communication device comprises an NFC tagger and a Bluetooth communication device, and

the processor is configured to exchange information for Bluetooth communication pairing with the external apparatus via the NFC tagger, and transmit the identification information of the attached measurement device to the external apparatus via the Bluetooth communication device, in response to the Bluetooth communication pairing being completed.

7. The electronic apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a display,

wherein the processor is configured to control the display to display information on a state of the electronic apparatus.

8. The electronic apparatus of claim 7, wherein the information on the state of the electronic apparatus comprises at least one among an information on an operation state of the electronic apparatus, an amount of power charged in the battery, and whether the battery is charged or not.

9. The electronic apparatus of claim 4, wherein the connector comprises a connection terminal for connecting with one of the measurement devices, and

the processor is configured to transmit the driving voltage of the attached measurement device and the control command to the attached measurement device via the connection terminal, and receive information on the bio signal from the attached measurement device via the connection terminal.

10. A system comprising:

an electronic apparatus which enables one of measurement devices for measuring different types of bio signals to be selectively attached thereto and detached therefrom; and

a user terminal for controlling the electronic apparatus,

wherein the electronic apparatus is configured to, in response to one of the measurement devices being connected, obtain identification information of the connected measurement device and transmit the identification information to the user terminal, and

the user terminal is configured to display a user interface screen corresponding to the connected measurement device based on the identification information of the connected measurement device, which is received from the electronic apparatus, and transmit a control command input through the user interface screen to the electronic apparatus, and

the electronic apparatus is configured to control the connected measurement device based on the received control command.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein, in response to information on a bio signal measured by the connected measurement device being received, the user terminal is configured to analyze the received information and display a result of the analyzing on the user interface screen.

12. A control method of an electronic apparatus which comprises a connector configured to enable one of measurement devices for measuring different types of bio signals to be selectively attached thereto and detached therefrom, the method comprising:

in response to one of the measurement devices being attached to the connector, obtaining identification information of the attached measurement device and transmitting the identification information to an external apparatus; and

controlling the measurement device connected to the connector based on a control command received from the external apparatus.

13. The control method of claim 12, wherein each of the measurement devices comprises a different sensor based on a type of a bio signal to be measured.

14. The control method of claim 12, wherein the controlling comprises:

in response to a control command for starting measuring the bio signal being received from the external apparatus which has received the identification number of the attached measurement device, driving the attached measurement device to start the measuring the bio signal; and

in response to a control command for stopping the measuring the bio signal being received from the external apparatus, driving the attached measurement device to stop the measuring the bio signal.

15. The control method of claim 14, wherein the controlling comprises:

converting power charged in a battery included in the electronic apparatus into a driving voltage for the attached measurement device; and

providing the driving voltage to the attached measurement device.

16. The control method of claim 12, wherein the transmitting comprises:

in response to the electronic apparatus and the external apparatus being adjacent to each other within a certain range, exchanging information for Bluetooth communication pairing with the external apparatus through NFC tagging; and

in response to the Bluetooth communication pairing being completed, transmitting the identification information of the attached measurement device to the external apparatus through the Bluetooth communication.

17. The control method of claim 12, further comprising displaying information on a state of the electronic apparatus.

18. The control method of claim 17, wherein the information on the state of the electronic apparatus comprises at least one among an information on an operation state of the electronic apparatus, an amount of power charged in a battery, and whether the battery is charged or not.

19. The control method of claim 15, wherein the connector comprises a connection terminal for connecting with one of the measurement devices, and

the control method further comprises:

transmitting the driving voltage of the attached measurement device and the control command to the attached measurement device via the connection terminal; and

receiving information on the bio signal from the attached measurement device via the connection terminal.