Health care system

• US 7,063,665 B2
• Filed: 02/25/2004
• Issued: 06/20/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 03/04/2003
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Tanita Corporation (Tanita)
• Original Assignee: Tanita Corporation (Tanita)
• Inventors: Hasegawa, Hiroki, Kosaka, Kazuhiro, Nagatsuka, Takahiko, Uchikoshi, Michiko
• Primary Examiner(s): Hindenburg, Max F.
• Assistant Examiner(s): ASTORINO, MICHAEL C
• Application Number:
  US10/785,028
• Publication Number:
  US 20040199057A1
• Time in Patent Office: 846 Days
• Field of Search: 702/19, 702/97, 702/160, 482 5- 9, 482/900, 600300-301, 600/481, 600/500, 600/503, 600/597, 128/903, 128/904, 128920-925, 340/573.1, 705 2- 4
• 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 5/0205 Simultaneously evaluating both cardiovascular conditions and different types of body conditions, e.g. heart and respiratory condition
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/022 by applying pressure to close blood vessels, e.g. against the skin; Ophthalmodynamometers
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/024 Detecting, measuring or recording pulse rate or heart rate A61B5/0205, A61B5/021 take precedence
• 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 5/222 combined with detection or measurement of physiological parameters, e.g. heart rate
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/4872 Body fat
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7475 User input or interface means, e.g. keyboard, pointing device, joystick
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/60 relating to nutrition control, e.g. diets
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/63 for local operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16Z 99/00 Subject matter not provided for in other main groups of this subclass
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 128/92 Computer assisted medical diagnostics

Abstract

Disclosed is a health care system, comprising: a living body data input unit; a living body data display unit; and an advice display unit, wherein said living body data input unit enters the living body data, said living body data display unit displays the living body data, and said advice display unit displays an advice about health according to said living body data. Furthermore, said advice display unit displays the advice about health in such manner that a human animation character points to the advice within a balloon with a hand while moving a mouth and waving the hand.

Claims

1. A health care system, comprising:

one or more living body data measurement units wherein at least one unit includes a pedometer;

a receiver unit including a permanent magnet, an infrared ray receiving section, and a wireless receiving section; and

a personal computer;

wherein said living body data measurement unit measures living body data,

wherein said receiver unit receives the living body data from the living body data measurement unit,

wherein said pedometer includes a reed switch which turns on, responsive to the permanent magnet, when said pedometer is placed on said receiver unit, and sends the living body data to said receiver unit by infrared ray responsive to the reed switch turning on,

wherein said personal computer is USB connected to the receiver unit, and

wherein said wireless receiving section is normally in standby condition and, upon receiving the living body data from the living body data measurement unit, checks whether there is any problem in the data, and if not, acquires the living body data.

2. A health care system according to claim 1 in which said receiver unit receives the living body data from the living body data measurement unit via electromagnetic wave or infrared ray.

3. A health care system according to claim 1 in which said living body data measurement unit includes at least one of a body fat meter and a sphygmomanometer.

4. A health care system according to claim 1, wherein the living body data measurement unit comprises a body fat meter, and said living body data includes at least one of body weight, body fat rate, body fat mass, basal metabolism, total energy consumption and visceral fat level.

5. A health care system according to claim 1, wherein said living body data includes at least one of number of steps, distance, calorie consumption and amount of burned fat.

6. A health care system according to claim 1, wherein the living body data measurement unit comprises a sphygmomanometer, and said living body data includes at least one of highest blood pressure, lowest blood pressure and pulse rate.

7. A health care system according to claim 1, wherein the living body data measurement unit comprises a body fat meter or a sphygmomanometer, and it sends the living body data to the receiver unit in a frame synchronized manner upon depressing a data transmission button after measurement is done.