Operation state detection device

• US 7,911,342 B2
• Filed: 09/12/2005
• Issued: 03/22/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 10/05/2004
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Takaharu Sekine
• Original Assignee: Takaharu Sekine
• Inventors: Sekine, Takaharu
• Primary Examiner(s): Previl; Daniel
• Application Number:
  US11/664,629
• Publication Number:
  US 20070247312A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,017 Days
• Field of Search: 3405721-5729, 340/5.92, 340/539.1, 340/825.49, 340/568.1, 340/505, 340/3.51, 340/825.31, 340/825.23
• US Class Current: 340/572.1
• 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 5/02438 with portable devices, e.g. worn by the patient
• CPC Class Codes: A61J 1/00 Containers specially adapted for medical or pharmaceutical purposes capsules or the like for oral use A61J3/07; specially adapted for surgical or diagnostic appliances or instruments A61B50/30; containers for radioactive substances G21F5/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61J 2205/60 using magnetic or electronic identifications, e.g. chips, RFID, electronic tags
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/6027 Electric-conductive bridges closing detection circuits, with or without identifying elements, e.g. resistances, zener-diodes
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/00309 operated with bidirectional data transmission between data carrier and locks
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/00896 specially adapted for particular uses
• CPC Class Codes: H03K 17/962 Capacitive touch switches
• CPC Class Codes: H03K 17/9645 Resistive touch switches
• CPC Class Codes: H03K 2217/96058 Fail-safe touch switches, where switching takes place only after repeated touch
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 13/005 Transmission systems in which the medium consists of the human body
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 5/77 for interrogation

Abstract

An operation state detection device comprises data communication devices and a detection device. The data communication devices are respectively attached to an operator, and a person or an object as an operation target. The data communication devices mutually perform data communication when the operator contacts the person or the object and thereby a path is formed through the operator, and the person or the object. The detection device detects the data communication performed between the data communication devices.

Claims

1. A communication apparatus comprising:

communication devices respectively attached to a first object and a second object, the communication devices mutually performing communication via a communication path through the first object, the second object, a living body and a conductive path of a conductive floor when the first object and the second object contact directly or indirectly via an intervening medium; and

a data comparison device that compares data received from one of the first object and the second object during communication performed between the first object and the second object by the communication devices and data stored in a predetermined storage area, wherein

the data stored in the storage area includes confusing data which is difficult to be distinguished from a plurality of data; and

the data comparison device compares whether or not the data received from the one of the first object and the second object coincides with the confusing data, and makes one of a determination that the received data is confusing when the received data coincides with the confusing data and a determination that the received data is not confusing when the received data does not coincide with the confusing data.

2. The communication apparatus as set forth in claim 1, wherein the communication path further includes a conductive path provided in a medical apparatus.

3. The communication apparatus as set forth in claim 1, wherein the confusing data comprises an article name or a person'"'"'s name.

4. A communication apparatus comprising:

communication devices respectively attached to a first object and a second object, the communication devices mutually performing communication via a communication path through the first object, the second object, a living body and a conductive path of a conductive floor when the first object and the second object contact directly or indirectly via an intervening medium; and

a data comparison device that compares data received from one of the first object and the second object during communication performed between the first object and the second object by the communication devices and data stored in a predetermined storage area, wherein

the data stored in the storage area includes data of a correct corresponding object to be combined with the recipient object; and

the data comparison device compares whether or not the data received from the one of the first object and the second object coincides with the data of the correct corresponding object to be combined, and makes one of a determination that the received data is correct when the received data coincides with the correct corresponding data and a determination that the received data is incorrect when the received data does not coincide with the correct corresponding data.

5. The communication apparatus as set forth in claim 4, wherein the communication path further includes a conductive path provided in a medical apparatus.

6. The communication apparatus as set forth in claim 4, wherein the received data and the data stored in the storage area comprise an article name or a person'"'"'s name.

7. A communication apparatus comprising:

communication devices respectively attached to a first object and a second object, the communication devices mutually performing communication via a communication path through the first object, the second object, a living body and a conductive path of a conductive floor when the first object and the second object contact directly or indirectly via an intervening medium; and

a data comparison device that compares data received from one of the first object and the second object during communication performed between the first object and the second object by the communication devices and data stored in a predetermined storage area, wherein

the data stored in the storage area includes data of an incorrect corresponding object to be combined with the recipient object; and

the data comparison device compares whether or not the data received from the one of the first object and the second object coincides with the data of the incorrect corresponding object to be combined, and makes one of a determination that the received data is incorrect when the received data coincides with the incorrect corresponding data and a determination that the received data is correct when the received data does not coincide with the incorrect corresponding data.

8. The communication apparatus as set forth in claim 7, wherein the communication path further includes a conductive path provided in a medical apparatus.

9. The communication apparatus as set forth in claim 7, wherein the data received from one of the first object and the second object and the data stored in the predetermined storage area comprise an article name or a person'"'"'s name.

10. A communication apparatus comprising:

communication devices respectively attached to a plurality of objects, the communication devices mutually performing communication via a communication path through the plurality of objects, a living body and a conductive path of a conductive floor when the plurality of objects contact directly or indirectly via an intervening medium; and

a data comparison device that compares a combination of data transmitted from one of the plurality of objects during communication performed between the plurality of objects by the communication devices and data set in the recipient object with a combination of data stored in a predetermined storage area, wherein

the combination of data stored in the storage area is a correct combination of data; and

the data comparison device compares whether or not the combination of data transmitted from the one of the plurality of objects and data set in the recipient object coincides with the correct combination of data, and makes one of a determination that the combination of the transmitted data and the set data is correct when the combination of the transmitted data and the set data coincides with the correct data and a determination that the combination of the transmitted data and the set data is incorrect when the combination of the transmitted data and the set data does not coincide with the correct data.

11. The communication apparatus as set forth in claim 10, wherein the communication path further includes a conductive path provided in a medical apparatus.

12. The communication apparatus as set forth in claim 10, wherein the combination of data transmitted from one of the plurality of objects, the data set in the recipient object and the combination of data stored in the predetermined storage area comprise an article name or a person'"'"'s name.

13. A communication apparatus comprising:

communication devices respectively attached to a plurality of objects, the communication devices mutually performing communication via a communication path through the plurality of objects, a living body and a conductive path of a conductive floor when the plurality of objects contact directly or indirectly via an intervening medium;

a data combination creation device that creates a combination of associated data from the data transmitted from the one of the plurality of objects and the data set in the recipient object during communication between the plurality of objects by the communication device; and

a data comparison device that compares the combination of data created by the data combination creation device with the combination of data stored in the predetermined storage area, wherein

the combination of data stored in the storage area is a correct combination of data; and

the data comparison device compares whether or not the combination of data created by the data combination creation device coincides with the correct combination of data, and makes one of a determination that the created combination of data is correct when the created combination of data coincides with the correct data and a determination that the created combination of data is incorrect when the created combination of data does not coincide with the correct data.

14. The communication apparatus as set forth in claim 13, wherein the communication path further includes a conductive path provided in a medical apparatus.

15. The communication apparatus as set forth in claim 13, wherein the combination of data created by the data combination device and the combination of data stored in the predetermined storage area comprise an article name or a person'"'"'s name.

16. A communication apparatus comprising:

data communication devices respectively attached to an operator, and a person or an object as an operation target, the data communication devices mutually performing data communication when the operator contacts the person or the object and thereby a path is formed through the operator, the person or the object and a conductive path of a conductive floor;

a data comparison device that compares a combination of the operator, and the person or the object corresponding to data communication performed by the data communication device with a combination stored in a predetermined storage area as a correct combination; and

a warning device that gives a warning when, as a result of comparison by the data comparison device, the combination of the operator, and the person or the object corresponding to data communication does not coincide with the combination stored in the predetermined storage area as the correct combination.

17. The communication apparatus as set forth in claim 16 further comprising:

a detection device that detects the data communication performed between the data communication devices; and

a storage device that stores information indicating the operator, the person or the object corresponding to the data communication detected by the detection device.

18. The communication apparatus as set forth in claim 17 further comprising:

a clock device that clocks time; and

a detection device that detects the data communication performed between the data communication devices together with the time of the data communication.

19. The communication apparatus as set forth in claim 18 further comprising:

a position detection device that detects a position of the operator, the person or the object via wireless communication; and

a detection device that detects the data communication performed between the data communication devices together with the position detected by the position detection device as the position of the operator, the person or the object in which the data communication is performed.

20. The communication apparatus as set forth in claim 16, wherein the path formed through the operator, the person or the object and the conductive path of the conductive floor further includes a conductive path provided in a medical apparatus.

21. The communication apparatus as set forth in claim 16, wherein the combination of the operator and the combination stored in the predetermined storage area comprise an article name or a person'"'"'s name.

22. A communication apparatus comprising:

data communication devices respectively attached to an operator, and a person or an object as an operation target, the data communication devices mutually performing data communication when the operator contacts the person or the object and thereby a path is formed through the operator, the person or the object and a conductive path of a conductive floor;

a data comparison device that compares the person or the object corresponding to data communication performed by the data communication device with a person or an object stored in a predetermined storage area as a confusing, mistakable person or object; and

a warning device that gives a warning when, as a result of comparison by the data comparison device, the person or the object corresponding to the data communication detected by the detection device includes the person or the object stored in a predetermined storage area as a confusing, mistakable person or object.

23. The communication apparatus as set forth in claim 22 further comprising:

a detection device that detects the data communication performed between the data communication devices; and

a storage device that stores information indicating the operator, the person or the object corresponding to the data communication detected by the detection device.

24. The communication apparatus as set forth in claim 23 further comprising:

a clock device that clocks time; and

a detection device that detects the data communication performed between the data communication devices together with the time of the data communication.

25. The communication apparatus as set forth in claim 24 further comprising:

a position detection device that detects a position of the operator, the person or the object via wireless communication; and

a detection device that detects the data communication performed between the data communication devices together with the position detected by the position detection device as the position of the operator, the person or the object in which the data communication is performed.

26. The communication apparatus as set forth in claim 22, wherein the path formed through the operator, the person or the object and the conductive path of the conductive floor further includes a conductive path provided in a medical apparatus.

27. The communication apparatus as set forth in claim 22, wherein the data communication performed by the data communication devices includes data representing an article name or a person'"'"'s name, and the data comparison device compares the communicated article name or person'"'"'s name with a list of confusing, mistakable article names or people'"'"'s names to determine whether the communicated article name or person'"'"'s name is a confusing, mistakable article name or person'"'"'s name.