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Apparatus and method for communicating electrocardiographic data to a facsimile machine

  • US 5,581,369 A
  • Filed: 09/25/1992
  • Issued: 12/03/1996
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/25/1992
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A remotely programmable apparatus for transmitting electrocardiographic (ECG) data to a remote facsimile machine, the apparatus comprising:

  • means for receiving ECG data from a recording unit;

    filter means for removing undesired signals from the ECG data;

    processing means coupled to the receiving means for converting the filtered ECG data into a graphical representation in the form of image data, the processing means being programmable by DTMF signals generated by a remote touch-tone telephone; and

    ,converter means associated with the processing means for converting the image data generated by the processing means into a format prescribed by international communication standards and suitable for transmission over standard telephone lines to a facsimile machine, the converter means including a transmitter electrically coupled to a telephone line for communicating the converted image data to a selected remote facsimile machine and for receiving the DTMF signals from the remote touch-tone telephone, the converter means further including a DTMF decoder electrically connected to the transmitter for decoding the DTMF signals received from the transmitter and for forwarding the decoded DTMF signals to the processing means.

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