Wearable human physiological data sensors and reporting system therefor
First Claim
1. An apparatus for detecting and reporting static and dynamic data relating to at least one of the human physiological and environmental condition, comprising:
- at least one sensor for detecting at least one human conditional status data point when said apparatus is mounted on a human body, said at least one sensor being mounted within a rigid pod supported by a flexible section, said rigid pod and said flexible section adapted to be mounted within at least one defined, preselected space proximate to said human body such that said pod and said flexible section avoid interference with the motion and flexibility of said human body, said pod and said flexible section having a concave inner surface adapted to accept a generally convex exterior surface of said human body and a convex outer surface, said inner surface of said pod having an outer edge, at least a portion of said pod being radiussed at said outer edge of said inner surface;
wrapping means coupled to said flexible section for maintaining contact between said pod and said human body;
processing means in electrical communication with said at least one sensor for converting said at least one data point from said at least one sensor into at least one of human physiological and environmental status output data; and
output means in electrical communication with said processing means for communicating said output data to a user.
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Abstract
A sensor array and computing apparatus are located on the human body while maintaining said sensors and apparatus within a proximity zone of the body such that the mobility and flexibility of the body are not deleteriously affected by the presence of the apparatus. A series of rigid and flexible pods within which the sensors and computing apparatus may be housed are typically comprised of a rigid material having a minimum hardness or rigidity mounted in conjunction with certain more flexible sections to allow relative movement of the rigid material sections with respect to each other. The flexible material is further utilized to conform said rigid sections to certain pre-specified portions of the human body. The system permits the dynamic monitoring of human physiological status data without substantial interference in human motion and flexibility. A processor is mounted within a pod location with or adjacent to a sensor pod location, or said processor may be electrically connected to said sensor through a flexible material. Data in a processed or unprocessed state is transmitted to an external monitor through certain wire-based or wireless technologies. There is optionally provided a graphical, visual, audible, tactile or haptic output means so that certain data might be displayed or otherwise communicated instantaneously to the wearer.
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1. An apparatus for detecting and reporting static and dynamic data relating to at least one of the human physiological and environmental condition, comprising:
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at least one sensor for detecting at least one human conditional status data point when said apparatus is mounted on a human body, said at least one sensor being mounted within a rigid pod supported by a flexible section, said rigid pod and said flexible section adapted to be mounted within at least one defined, preselected space proximate to said human body such that said pod and said flexible section avoid interference with the motion and flexibility of said human body, said pod and said flexible section having a concave inner surface adapted to accept a generally convex exterior surface of said human body and a convex outer surface, said inner surface of said pod having an outer edge, at least a portion of said pod being radiussed at said outer edge of said inner surface;
wrapping means coupled to said flexible section for maintaining contact between said pod and said human body;
processing means in electrical communication with said at least one sensor for converting said at least one data point from said at least one sensor into at least one of human physiological and environmental status output data; and
output means in electrical communication with said processing means for communicating said output data to a user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119)
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