Heartbeat data acquisition conversion and display system
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1. A heartbeat data acquisition, conversion and display system comprising:
- a pulse rate sensor having a resistance varying cyclically with heartbeat pulse rate;
first means connected to the pulse rate sensor to generate a series of electrical output pulses having a repetition rate related to the cyclic change in the resistance of the pulse rate sensor;
means for generating a train of clock pulses,a counter receiving the clock pulses, and triggered into an "on" state by a first specified number of output pulses of said first means and triggered into an "off" state by a second specified number of subsequent output pulses of said first means and where a total count registered represents the time period of the second specified number of output pulses representing the cyclic changes in the resistance of the pulse rate sensor;
a divider receiving the total count of the counter wherein the numerator of the divider is a scaling constant and the denominator of the divider is the total count of the counter and where the output of the divider represents the average pulse rate in heartbeat pulses per minute; and
display means connected to said divider for displaying the pulse rate.
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Heartbeat data is measured and converted into a series of electrical output pulses, the frequency of which is related to the heartbeat pulse rate. The output pulses trigger "on" and "off" a timing device, and the average time of a heartbeat cycle is then converted into a heartbeat pulse rate and displayed. The timing device includes a means for delaying a first specified number of output pulses before beginning the sampling period and registering a count of clock pulses which represents the time period of a second specified number of the output pulses occurring subsequently to the first specified number of output pulses.
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1. A heartbeat data acquisition, conversion and display system comprising:
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a pulse rate sensor having a resistance varying cyclically with heartbeat pulse rate; first means connected to the pulse rate sensor to generate a series of electrical output pulses having a repetition rate related to the cyclic change in the resistance of the pulse rate sensor; means for generating a train of clock pulses, a counter receiving the clock pulses, and triggered into an "on" state by a first specified number of output pulses of said first means and triggered into an "off" state by a second specified number of subsequent output pulses of said first means and where a total count registered represents the time period of the second specified number of output pulses representing the cyclic changes in the resistance of the pulse rate sensor; a divider receiving the total count of the counter wherein the numerator of the divider is a scaling constant and the denominator of the divider is the total count of the counter and where the output of the divider represents the average pulse rate in heartbeat pulses per minute; and display means connected to said divider for displaying the pulse rate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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