Measurement data processing system

• US 6,999,890 B2
• Filed: 05/15/2001
• Issued: 02/14/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 05/16/2000
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: ARKRAY, Inc
• Original Assignee: ARKRAY, Inc
• Inventors: Kai, Akinori
• Primary Examiner(s): Hoff, Marc S.
• Assistant Examiner(s): O MALLEY, MARY CATHERINE
• Application Number:
  US10/276,815
• Publication Number:
  US 20030158693A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,736 Days
• Field of Search: 702 33- 36, 702/56, 702/122, 702/127, 702183-184, 702187-188, 340/870.01, 340/870.02, 340/870.05, 340/937
• US Class Current: 702/122
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0006 ECG or EEG signals
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/021 Measuring pressure in heart or blood vessels A61B5/0205 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/037 Measuring oesophageal pressure
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/087 Measuring breath flow
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0878 using temperature sensing means
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/14532 for measuring glucose, e.g. by tissue impedance measurement
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 7/003 Detecting lung or respiration noise
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation

Abstract

A measurement data processing system is provided, which can transmit measurement data for processing from a data measuring device that has measured and stored the data to a data processing device without a complicated operation. When a personal measuring instrument (1) is connected to a cable (3), followed by turning on a power switch (1a) or when a personal measuring instrument (1) whose power switch (1a) is on is connected to a computer (2) via a cable (3), the computer (2) automatically executes a series of operations including fetching the measurement data stored in the personal measuring instrument (1), analyzing the data and then outputting the results of processing to a printer (4).

Claims

1. A measurement data processing system comprising:

a data measuring device; and

a data processing device;

wherein the data measuring device measures and stores data into an internal memory in a state disconnected from the data processing device,

the data processing device fetches and processes the data from the data measuring device and then outputs a result of the processing in a state connected to the data measuring device via wired or wireless communication,

the data measuring device transmits to the data processing device a signal for judging whether the data measuring device is connected to the data processing device when the power is turned on, sets an operation mode to be an automatic data transmitting mode if a connection confirmation response to the signal is returned from the data processing device, and sets the operation mode to be a data measuring mode if the connection confirmation response is not returned, and

after returning the connection confirmation response to the signal from the data measuring device, the data processing device starts fetching the data from the data measuring device.

2. A measurement data processing system comprising:

a data measuring device; and

a data processing device;

wherein the data measuring device measures and stores data into an internal memory in a state disconnected from the data processing device,

the data processing device fetches and processes the data from the data measuring device and then outputs a result of the processing in a state connected to the data measuring device via wired or wireless communication,

the data measuring device transmits to the data processing device a signal for judging whether the data measuring device is connected to the data processing device, sets an operation mode to be an automatic data transmitting mode if a connection confirmation response to the signal is returned from the data processing device, and sets the operation mode to be a data measuring mode if the connection confirmation response is not returned, and

after returning the connection confirmation response to the signal from the data measuring device, the data processing device starts fetching the data from the data measuring device.

3. The measurement data processing system according to claim 2, wherein the data measuring device is connected to the data processing device via a public communication network.

4. The measurement data processing system according to claim 3, wherein the result of processing the data is outputted from the data processing device to a receiver of a user of the data measuring device.

5. A data measuring device for measuring and storing bioiogical data of a user into an internal memory in an off-line state and transmitting the biological data to a data processing device in a state connected to the data processing device via wired or wireless communication, the data measuring device comprising:

an interface portion for transmitting to the data processing device a signal for judging whether the data measuring device is connected to the data processing device when a power is turned on by a presence or an absence of a connection confirmation response to the signal returned from the data processing device; and

an operation controlling portion for setting an operation mode to be an automatic data transmitting mode for transmitting the biological data stored in the internal memory to the data processing device if the data measuring device is connected to the data processing device, and setting the operation mode to be a data measuring mode for measuring the biological data if the data measuring device is not connected to the data processing device.

6. A data measuring device for measuring and storing biological data of a user into an internal memory in an off-line state and transmitting the biological data to a data processing device in a state connected to the data processing device via wired or wireless communication, the data measuring device comprising:

an interface portion for transmitting to the data processing device a signal for judging whether the data measuring device is connected to the data processing device by a presence or an absence of a connection confirmation response to the signal returned from the data processing device; and

an operation controlling portion for setting an operation mode to be an automatic data transmitting mode for transmitting the biological data stored in the internal memory to the data processing device if the data measuring device is connected to the data processing device, and setting the operation mode to be a data measuring mode for measuring the biological data if the data measuring device is not connected to the data processing device.

7. A data processing device for, when a data measuring device that has measured and stored data in an off-line state is connected to the data processing device via wired or wireless communication, receiving and processing the data from the data measuring device, the data processing device comprising:

an interface portion that detects that a power of the data measuring device is turned on by a signal transmitted by the data measuring device to the data processing device for judging whether the data measuring device is connected to the data processing device after the data measuring device is connected to the data processing device via the wired or wireless communication; and

a data processing portion that, when the interface portion detects that the power of the data measuring device is tuned on, automatically starts fetching the data from the data measuring device after returning a connection confirmation response to the signal to the data measuring device.

8. A data processing device for, when a data measuring device that has measured and stored data in an off-line state is connected to the data processing device via wired or wireless communication, receiving and processing the data from the data measuring device, the data processing device comprising:

an interface portion that detects that the data measuring device is connected to the data processing device via the wired or wireless communication by a signal transmitted by the data measuring device to the data processing device for judging whether the data measuring device is connected to the data processing device; and

a data processing portion that, when the interface portion detects that the data measuring device is connected to the data processing device, automatically starts fetching the data from the data measuring device after returning a connection confirmation response to the signal to the data measuring device.

9. A computer-readable recording medium storing a program for allowing a computer to execute operations of:

after a data measuring device that has measured and stored data in an off-line state is connected to the computer via wired or wireless communication, detecting that a power of the data measuring device is turned on by a signal transmitted by the data measuring device to the computer for judging whether the data measuring device is connected to the computer;

when detection is made that the power of the data measuring device is turned on, automatically starting to fetch the data from the data measuring device after returning a connection confirmation response to the signal to the data measuring device;

processing the data that has been fetched; and

outputting a result of the processing.

10. A computer-readable recording medium storing a program for allowing a computer to execute operations of:

detecting that the data measuring device that has measured and stored data in an off-line state is connected to the computer via wired or wireless communication by a signal transmitted by the data measuring device to the computer for judging whether the data measuring device is connected to the computer;

when detection is made that the data measuring device is connected to the computer, automatically starting fetching the data from the data measuring device after returning a connection confirmation response to the signal to the data measuring device;

processing the data that has been fetched; and

outputting a result of the processing.