Biofeedback device displaying results on a cellular phone display

• US 7,613,510 B2
• Filed: 12/11/2003
• Issued: 11/03/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 12/12/2002
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Christopher J.P. Dawes, Razvan Rentea
• Original Assignee: Christopher J.P. Dawes, Razvan Rentea
• Inventors: Dawes, Christopher J. P., Rentea, Razvan
• Primary Examiner(s): Hindenburg; Max
• Assistant Examiner(s): Foreman; Jonathan M
• Application Number:
  US10/734,066
• Publication Number:
  US 20040204633A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,154 Days
• Field of Search: 600300-301, 600/547, 600/548, 128903-905, 128920-921, 434236-238, 434/262
• US Class Current: 600/548
• 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 5/24 Detecting, measuring or recording bioelectric or biomagnetic signals of the body or parts thereof
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/441 Skin evaluation, e.g. for skin disorder diagnosis
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/4854 Diagnosis based on concepts of traditional oriental medicine
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/486 Bio-feedback A61B5/375 takes precedence

Abstract

Biofeedback information is measured at a body part of a user. The information is communicated to a cellular telephone device and used to produce a display on a display screen of the cellular telephone device.

Claims

1. A biofeedback system comprising:

a cellular telephone device, including

a data processor, and

a user interface including a display screen;

a biofeedback measuring device configured to contact the skin of a user and detect and measure a body own electrical current occurring at an acupuncture point on the user'"'"'s body and to produce one or more biofeedback signals derived from the electrical current;

first computer readable program code stored in a computer readable medium for controlling the biofeedback measuring device in producing the one or more biofeedback signals;

second computer readable program code stored in a computer readable medium for producing a display on the display screen based on the one or more biofeedback signals; and

third computer readable code stored in a computer readable medium for producing a user assistance display on the display screen identifying the acupuncture point on the user'"'"'s body for measuring the body own electrical current.

2. The biofeedback system of claim 1 wherein the biofeedback measuring device is operable to communicate with the cellular telephone device.

3. The biofeedback system of claim 1 wherein the biofeedback measuring device is embedded within the cellular telephone device.

4. The biofeedback system of claim 1 wherein the third computer code produces the user assistance display user feedback for measuring the biofeedback signal and producing on the display a graphical image of measured biofeedback data.