Device for detecting and displaying one or more of body weight, body fat percentage, blood pressure, pulse and environmental temperature

• US 8,265,901 B2
• Filed: 11/09/2010
• Issued: 09/11/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 11/15/2006
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Measurement Ltd (Measurement Ltd., Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Measurement Ltd (Measurement Ltd., Inc.)
• Inventors: Petrucelli, Steven
• Primary Examiner(s): Huynh, Phuong
• Application Number:
  US12/942,688
• Publication Number:
  US 20110054799A1
• Time in Patent Office: 672 Days
• Field of Search: 702/104, 702130-132, 702/173, 702188-190, 702/175
• US Class Current: 702/173
• 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 5/022 by applying pressure to close blood vessels, e.g. against the skin; Ophthalmodynamometers
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0537 Measuring body composition by impedance, e.g. tissue hydration or fat content
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/4869 Determining body composition
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/4872 Body fat
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7445 Display arrangements, e.g. multiple display units
• CPC Class Codes: G01G 19/50 having additional measuring devices, e.g. for height
• CPC Class Codes: G01G 23/3728 with wireless means
• CPC Class Codes: G01G 23/3735 using a digital network
• CPC Class Codes: G01K 1/02 Means for indicating or recording specially adapted for thermometers
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/63 for local operation

Abstract

A device for measuring and displaying body parameters includes a sensor that generates a signal representing a detected body parameter, such as body fat, body water and weight, of an individual; a transmitter to wirelessly transmit the signal; a receiver to receiver and display the sensed measurements as well as a user'"'"'s name, time, date and temperature. The invention also pertains a method for determining fitness comprising the steps of: inputting, data pertaining to one of date, time, an individual'"'"'s name, and fitness statistics, sensing parameters of one or more of an a body fat, a body a water and a weight; recording sensed parameters and said data; and transmitting the sensed parameters and said data; receiving said sensed parameters and said data and a signal proportional to a temperature and displaying one or more of said sensed parameters, data and temperature on a portable display unit.

Claims

1. An apparatus for monitoring a plurality of bodily parameters of an individual, said apparatus comprising:

a scale having a platform adapted to receive the individual, said scale comprising;

a body fat sensor for generating an output proportional to body fat of the individual;

a body water sensor for generating an output proportional to body water of the individual; and

a weight sensor for sensing a load on the platform and generating an output proportional to weight of the individual;

a display unit;

a processor coupled to said body fat, body water and weight sensors; and

a memory coupled to said processor,

wherein said processor contains computer code, said code causes the outputs of said body fat, body water and weight sensors to be recorded in said memory and to be displayed by said display unit, and

wherein said processor is operative to calculate a measure indicative of an overall fitness level for the individual by combining the outputs of the body fat sensor, body water sensor and the weight sensor and one or more inputs pertaining to a plurality of vital statistics of the user.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said display unit is attachable and detachable from said apparatus and is adapted to wirelessly communicate with said processor.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a temperature sensing unit adapted to measure and display outside temperature and time.

4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said processor further comprises computer code which causes to be recorded in said memory, information including time, date and an identifier unique to an individual along with outputs of said body fat, body water and weight sensors for the individual.

5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said processor further comprises computer code to authenticate the individual before said processor causes personal information of the individual to be displayed on said display unit.

6. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a blood pressure monitor, wherein said blood pressure monitor is adapted to generate an output signal indicative of the systolic blood pressure and the diastolic blood pressure of the individual.

14. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said processor displays the computed overall fitness level in addition to the displayed body fat, body water and weight outputs.

15. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said processor records the computed overall fitness level in addition to the recorded body fat, body water and weight outputs.

7. A method for measuring and storing a plurality of bodily parameters, said method comprising the steps of:

providing a scale for an individual to obtain measurements for the individual'"'"'s body fat, body water and weight;

generating output signals proportional to body fat measurement, body water measurement, and weight measurement;

calculating a measure of fitness of the individual by combining the measurements of body fat, body water and weight, and one or more inputs pertaining to a plurality of vital statistics of the individual;

generating an output signal proportional to the measure of fitness, and

wirelessly transmitting one or more of said outputs to a receiver for displaying said measurements.

8. The method of claim 7, further comprising the steps of:

detecting systolic and diastolic blood pressure of an individual;

detecting pulse rate of the individual; and

providing an output indicative of the measured systolic and diastolic blood pressure and the measured pulse rate.

9. The method of claim 8, further comprising the steps of:

wirelessly transmitting the measured systolic and diastolic blood pressure and the measured pulse rate; and

displaying the measured systolic and diastolic blood pressure and the measured pulse rate.

10. The method of claim 7, further comprising the step of initiating a request to the individual to provide authentication information,

wherein the wirelessly transmitting step is responsive to the authentication information.

11. The method of claim 7, further comprising the step of tracking the weight of the individual, said tracking step comprising the step of comparing the measured weight of the individual and a target weight of the individual.

12. The method of claim 7, further comprising the step of storing in memory the time, the date, an identifier related to the personal data of an individual and the associated measurements.

13. The method of claim 12, further comprising the step of password protecting the personal data of a user.

16. The method of claim 7, wherein the step of wirelessly transmitting one or more of said outputs to a receiver for displaying said measurements includes wirelessly transmitting said output signal proportional to the measure of fitness in addition to said output signals proportional to said body fat, body water and weight measurements.

17. The method of claim 7, further comprising the step of recording said output signals to memory, wherein said output signal proportional to the measure of fitness is recorded in addition to said output signals proportional to said body fat, body water and weight measurements.