Dyspnea monitor, and telemedicine system and method
First Claim
1. Breathing interval measurement apparatus for measuring breathing of a subject, the apparatus comprisinga breathing interval beginning determinator for using sound detection to determine a start of breath sound, breathing interval end determinator for using sound detection to determine an end of breath sound, a timer associated with said breathing interval beginning determinator and said breathing interval end determinator to measure an interval between activation of said determinators, said interval being a breathing length between a start and an end of breathing, a processor operable with said timer to assign levels of importance to said measured time interval, storage for storing a previous measurement, and a comparator for comparing said interval with said previous measurement.
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Abstract
Breathing interval measurement apparatus for measuring breathing of a subject, the apparatus comprising: a breathing interval beginning determinator, a breathing interval end determinator, and a timer associated with said breathing interval beginning determinator and said breathing interval end determinator to measure an interval between activation of said determinators, and a processor operable with said timer to assign levels of importance to said measured time interval.
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1. Breathing interval measurement apparatus for measuring breathing of a subject, the apparatus comprising
a breathing interval beginning determinator for using sound detection to determine a start of breath sound, breathing interval end determinator for using sound detection to determine an end of breath sound, a timer associated with said breathing interval beginning determinator and said breathing interval end determinator to measure an interval between activation of said determinators, said interval being a breathing length between a start and an end of breathing, a processor operable with said timer to assign levels of importance to said measured time interval, storage for storing a previous measurement, and a comparator for comparing said interval with said previous measurement.
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