Monitoring Device, System and Method for Monitoring an Individual

• US 20170257682A1
• Filed: 02/28/2017
• Published: 09/07/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 03/01/2016
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Yaniv Shtalryd
• Original Assignee: Yaniv Shtalryd
• Inventors: SHTALRYD, Yaniv
• Application Number:
  US15/445,144
• Publication Number:
  US 20170257682A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2503/04 Babies, e.g. for SIDS detection
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2562/0204 Acoustic sensors
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/002 Monitoring the patient using a local or closed circuit, e.g. in a room or building A61B5/0017 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0077 Devices for viewing the surface of the body, e.g. camera, magnifying lens
• 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 5/1117 Fall detection
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/4094 Diagnosing or monitoring seizure diseases, e.g. epilepsy
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/447 specially adapted for aiding the prevention of ulcer or pressure sore development, i.e. before the ulcer or sore has developed
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/4818 Sleep apnoea
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6891 Furniture
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6898 Portable consumer electronic devices, e.g. music players, telephones, tablet computers
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 2201/93 Remote control using other portable devices, e.g. mobile phone, PDA, laptop
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/04 Real-time or near real-time messaging, e.g. instant messaging [IM]
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2209/40 using a wireless architecture
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2209/50 using a mobile data collecting device, e.g. walk by or drive by
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2209/823 where the data is sent when the measured values exceed a threshold, e.g. sending an alarm
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/14 Short messaging services, e.g. short message services [SMS] or unstructured supplementary service data [USSD]

Abstract

A portable monitoring device for monitoring at least one physical parameter of an individual, comprising: a first sensor unit having a senor for sensing the physical parameter of the individual; a control unit configured for receiving data from the first sensor unit and also from at least one other remote second sensor unit, identifying sensing mode of each of the first and second sensor units, and processing the received data; a carrying mechanism for having the portable device carried by the individual to be monitored; and one or more output devices for outputting indication and/or information associated with the processed data. The control unit is configured for processing signal data of the first sensor unit or the remote second sensor unit, according to the identified sensing modes thereof.

Claims

1. A monitoring system for monitoring at least one physical condition of an individual, said monitoring system comprising:

a) a sensor unit having at least one sensor for sensing at least one physical parameter of the individual;

b) a mobile device coupled to said sensor unit and configured for;

i. receiving output signal data from both said sensor unit and from one or more sensors on said mobile device;

ii. processing data received from both said sensor unit and from said mobile device; and

iii. outputting an indication and/or information associated with the processed data from both said sensor unit and from said mobile device regarding said at least one physical condition.

2. The monitoring system according to claim 1, wherein said monitoring system is configured for monitoring at least one of the physical conditions:

pressure ulcers, sleep apnea, snoring, wondering, fall prevention, tonic seizures, asthma, sleep tracking, heart conditions, said mobile device further being configured for outputting alarms upon identification of alarming situations.

3. The monitoring system according to claim 1, wherein said sensor unit comprises a piezoelectric transducer, an infrared sensor or both.

4. The monitoring system according to claim 1, wherein said sensor unit is configured for being placed and operated over a support of a bed, a crib or other resting furniture upon which the individual is to be rested for monitoring the individual while resting or sleeping thereover.

5. The monitoring system according claim 1, wherein the communication between said sensor unit and said mobile device is carried out via a wireless communication link or a wired connection.

6. The monitoring system according to claim 5, wherein said wireless communication link is based on radio frequency (RF) communication, optical communication or ultrasound communication.

7. The monitoring system according to claim 5, wherein said wired communication link is a cable connected to the mobile device'"'"'s headphone jack.

8. The monitoring system according to claim 1, wherein said mobile device is a mobile phone, a tablet or a portable console.

9. The monitoring system according to claim 1, wherein the sensors of the mobile device comprise the mobile'"'"'s device camera and microphone.

10. The monitoring system according to claim 1, wherein said physical condition is pressure ulcers and the monitoring system uses the sensor'"'"'s unit piezoelectric transducer and the mobile'"'"'s device camera to monitor the individual.

11. The monitoring system according to claim 1, wherein said physical condition is sleep apnea and the monitoring system uses the sensor'"'"'s unit piezoelectric transducer and the mobile'"'"'s device microphone to monitor the individual.

12. The monitoring system according to claim 1, wherein said physical condition is snoring and the monitoring system uses the sensor'"'"'s unit piezoelectric transducer and the mobile device'"'"'s microphone to monitor the individual.

13. The monitoring system according to claim 1, wherein said physical condition is wandering and the monitoring system uses the sensor'"'"'s unit piezoelectric transducer and infrared sensor, and the mobile device'"'"'s microphone and camera to monitor the individual.

14. The monitoring system according to claim 1, wherein said physical condition is fall prevention and the monitoring system uses the sensor'"'"'s unit piezoelectric transducer and infrared sensor, and the mobile device'"'"'s microphone to monitor the individual.

15. The monitoring system according to claim 1, wherein said physical condition is tonic seizures and the monitoring system uses the sensor'"'"'s unit piezoelectric transducer and the mobile device'"'"'s microphone and camera to monitor the individual.

16. The monitoring system according to claim 1, wherein said physical condition is asthma and the monitoring system uses the sensor'"'"'s unit piezoelectric transducer and the mobile device'"'"'s microphone to monitor the individual.

17. The monitoring system according to claim 1, wherein said physical condition is sleep tracking and the monitoring system uses the sensor'"'"'s unit piezoelectric transducer and the mobile device'"'"'s camera to monitor the individual.

18. A method for monitoring at least one physical condition of an individual, the method comprising:

a) sensing at least one physical parameter of the individual by a sensor unit having at least one sensor;

b) connecting a mobile device to said sensor unit, said mobile device configured for;

i. receiving output signal data from both said sensor unit and from one or more sensors on said mobile device;

ii. processing data received from both said sensor unit and from said mobile phone; and

iii. outputting an indication and/or information associated with the processed data from both said sensor unit and from said mobile phone regarding said at least one physical condition.