Life support apparatus and method for providing advertisement information

• US 6,942,615 B2
• Filed: 05/02/2003
• Issued: 09/13/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 05/31/2000
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Toshiba Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Toshiba Corporation)
• Inventors: Suzuki, Takuji, Doi, Miwako
• Primary Examiner(s): Jones, Mary Beth
• Assistant Examiner(s): Astorino, Michael
• Application Number:
  US10/427,922
• Publication Number:
  US 20030204132A1
• Time in Patent Office: 865 Days
• Field of Search: 600300-301, 600/529, 600/531, 128/903, 128/904, 128/920, 128/925, 128/924, 128/897, 705 2- 4, 705/1, 705/10, 434/262, 434/235, 434/118, 340/573.1, 340/517, 342/457, 709/217, 455/66
• US Class Current: 600/300
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0002 Remote monitoring of patients using telemetry, e.g. transmission of vital signals via a communication network A61B5/07 takes precedence; transmission systems for measured values G08C; transmission H04B; transmission of digital information H04L; wireless communication networks H04W
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0013 Medical image data A61B1/00011, A61B6/56, A61B8/56 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/02055 Simultaneously evaluating both cardiovascular condition and temperature
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/02427 Details of sensor
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/02438 with portable devices, e.g. worn by the patient
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0533 Measuring galvanic skin response
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/11 Measuring movement of the entire body or parts thereof, e.g. head or hand tremor, mobility of a limb for measuring pulse A61B5/02 ;A61B5/1038 takes precedence; motion detection to correct for motion artifacts in physiological signals A61B5/721
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1112 Global tracking of patients, e.g. by using GPS
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1116 Determining posture transitions
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/165 Evaluating the state of mind, e.g. depression, anxiety
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/4035 Evaluating the autonomic nervous system
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6816 Ear lobe
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6817 Ear canal
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/726 using Wavelet transforms
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/749 Voice-controlled interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0207 Discounts or incentives, e.g. coupons or rebates
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0245 Surveys
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0277 Online advertisement
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 128/903 Radio telemetry
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 128/92 Computer assisted medical diagnostics

Abstract

A life support apparatus comprising a vital information sensor attached to a body to acquire vital information of a user, a behavior information sensor attached to the body to acquire behavior information of the user, a situation recognition device which recognizes a user'"'"'s situation based on the behavior information acquired by the behavior information sensor and the vital information acquired by the vital information sensor to generate user'"'"'s situation information, a data base which stores stress management information are prepared in advance, an information search device which searches the data base for stress management information corresponding to the user'"'"'s situation information, and an information presentation device which presents the stress management information obtained by the information search device to the user.

Claims

1. A life supporting method comprising:

measuring vital information of a user using a vital information sensor;

generating behavior information of the user;

recognizing a user'"'"'s situation based on the behavior information and the vital information to generate user'"'"'s situation information;

storing, in a database, stress management information prepared in advance;

searching the database for stress management information corresponding to the user'"'"'s situation information;

presenting searched stress management information to the user;

controlling a measurement condition of the vital information sensor in accordance with the user'"'"'s situation information;

determining presentation contents and procedure to be presented as the stress management information;

searching the database for relaxation information for eliminating stress and navigation information for controlling stress and increasing an operation efficiency; and

providing the relaxation information and navigation information in accordance with the user'"'"'s situation and the presentation contents and procedure.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein searching the database for the stress management information includes generating the stress management information useful for improving the user'"'"'s situation.

3. The method according to claim 2, further comprising providing the stress management information in accordance with the user'"'"'s situation and the presentation contents and procedure.

4. The method according to claim 3, wherein the stress management information includes information of a schedule and task of the user.

5. The method according to claim 3, wherein the stress management information includes a fluctuation of a sympathetic and a parasympathetic nature.