Diagnostic system and portable telephone device

• US 7,291,106 B2
• Filed: 07/31/2002
• Issued: 11/06/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 02/18/2002
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Takashi Yoshimine
• Original Assignee: Takashi Yoshimine
• Inventors: Yoshimine, Takashi
• Primary Examiner(s): Hindenburg; Max F.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Naqi; Sharick
• Application Number:
  US10/472,568
• Publication Number:
  US 20040109571A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,924 Days
• Field of Search: 600/300, 600/301, 709/230, 709/240, 709/246, 382/133, 128903-905, 128/920, 381/67
• US Class Current: 600/301
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 10/0051 for taking saliva or sputum samples devices for receiving spittle A61J9/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/00 Measuring for diagnostic purposes radiation diagnosis A61B6/00; diagnosis by ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic waves A61B8/00; Identification of persons
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0013 Medical image data A61B1/00011, A61B6/56, A61B8/56 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/411 Detecting or monitoring allergy or intolerance reactions to an allergenic agent or substance
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/4803 Speech analysis specially adapted for diagnostic purposes
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 7/04 Electric stethoscopes microphones, acoustic transducers therefor H04R
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 7/045 Detection of Korotkoff sounds A61B5/0225 takes precedence; measuring blood pressure A61B5/021
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 128/92 Computer assisted medical diagnostics

Abstract

A patient registers his audible sound when he is in good health. When he is not feeling well, and even when he is in good health, he may contact regularly with a medical institution. Once he pronounces words to his mobile phone, the audible sound will be stored in a storing portion for storing audible sound information of the patient and will be processed by a computer that gives diagnosis to the patient and the patient will be informed of the diagnosis through a public line.

Claims

1. A diagnosing system diagnosing a patient to communicate with a computer of a medical institution through a public line, comprising:

a stethoscope having a sound pick-up portion picking up a sound information and an image pick-up device picking up image information of the patient which is disposed inside the sound pick-up portion;

a signal transformer processing the sound information and the image information digitally, being connected with the computer, and transmitting the processed sound and image information digitally through the public line;

wherein the computer has;

receiving means for receiving the transmitted sound information and image information transmitted by the signal transformer; and

first transmitting means for transmitting diagnosis information obtained from the medical institution based on the received sound information and image information by the receiving means.

2. The diagnosing system as set forth in claim 1, further comprising:

audible sound information transmitting means for transmitting audible sound information actually pronounced by the patient to the computer;

wherein the computer has;

storing means for storing the audible sound information of the patient obtained when the patient is in good health, as first audible sound information;

audible sound information receiving means for receiving the transmitted audible sound information;

analyzing means for comparing second audible sound information of the patient with the first audible sound information stored in the storing means and obtaining an audible sound-diagnosis information; and

second transmitting means for transmitting the obtained audible sound-diagnosis information to the patient.

3. The diagnosing system as set forth in claim 2,

wherein the audible sound information transmitting means is a mobile phone carried by the patient.

4. The diagnosing system as set forth in claim 1,

wherein the image pick-up device is a charge coupled device (CCD) or a complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) device.

5. The diagnosing system as set forth in claim 1, further comprising:

an USB interface capable of outputting at least one of the sound information picked up by the sound pick-up portion and the image information picked-up by the image pick-up device.