System and method for monitoring a physiological condition
First Claim
1. A system for monitoring health related parameters of a user and for providing health related information comprising:
- a monitoring device having(i) a display port configured to interface to a display device,(ii) an audio port configured to interface to a speaker,(iii) a processor configured to provide an audio signal and a visual signal to the display port and the audio port and(iv) a disk reader configured to read programming from a removable disk;
at least one health related data measuring device configured to provide a health signal representative of the health related parameters of the user;
an interface coupled between the monitoring device and the health related data measuring device to electrically isolate the health related data measuring device from the monitoring device, wherein the interface comprises a patient isolating circuit separate from the monitoring device and the health related data measuring device;
and a program controller configured to (i) receive an input from the user and (ii) provide a control signal to the monitoring device based upon the input from the user to allow the health related information to be provided to the user based upon both the health signal and the control signal, wherein the programming read from the removable disk is executable by the processor to show educational material on the display device, the educational material including a plurality of interactive steps of how to use the health related data measuring device.
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Abstract
The invention describes a system and method for allowing an individual to view an educational program remotely. In the preferred embodiment, the invention is used as a healthcare education system. The system comprises a file server which is connected to a database holding the educational programs. A remote interface connected to the file server allows an administrator to assign educational programs to an individual. The remote interface also includes a memory card writer which records the individual'"'"'s identification code and the address of the file server on a memory card. The individual is given the memory card to take home. When the individual places the memory card in the memory card reader of a multimedia processor, the processor uses the file server address to automatically connect to the file server. The file server receives the individual'"'"'s identification code from the processor, retrieves the corresponding educational program from the database, and sends the program to the processor to be displayed. After the individual has watched the educational program, completion data in the form of the date and time the program was watched, or the individual'"'"'s response, is sent from the multimedia processor to the file server. The completion data can then be viewed by the administrator on a report screen.
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1. A system for monitoring health related parameters of a user and for providing health related information comprising:
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a monitoring device having (i) a display port configured to interface to a display device, (ii) an audio port configured to interface to a speaker, (iii) a processor configured to provide an audio signal and a visual signal to the display port and the audio port and (iv) a disk reader configured to read programming from a removable disk; at least one health related data measuring device configured to provide a health signal representative of the health related parameters of the user; an interface coupled between the monitoring device and the health related data measuring device to electrically isolate the health related data measuring device from the monitoring device, wherein the interface comprises a patient isolating circuit separate from the monitoring device and the health related data measuring device; and a program controller configured to (i) receive an input from the user and (ii) provide a control signal to the monitoring device based upon the input from the user to allow the health related information to be provided to the user based upon both the health signal and the control signal, wherein the programming read from the removable disk is executable by the processor to show educational material on the display device, the educational material including a plurality of interactive steps of how to use the health related data measuring device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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3. A system for interactively monitoring health related parameters and to interactively provide health related information comprising:
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a health related data measuring device configured to (i) measure the health related parameters of a user and (ii) generate a first signal in response to the measurement of the health related parameters; a monitoring device having (i) a processor configured to receive a second signal that is a function of the first signal and (ii) a disk reader configured to read programming from a removable disk, wherein the monitoring device is located adjacent to the user and the health related data measuring device; an interface coupled between the monitoring device and the health related data measuring device to electrically isolate the health related data measuring device from the monitoring device, wherein the interface comprises a patient isolating circuit separate from the monitoring device and the health related data measuring device;
interface configured to (i) receive the first signal from the health related data measuring device, (ii) provide the second signal to the monitoring device and (iii) electrically isolate the user from the monitoring device; anda display system directly connected to the monitoring device to display a representation of the health related parameters of the user and interactively provide the health related information to the user, wherein the programming read from the removable disk is executable by the processor to show educational material on the display system, the educational material including a plurality of interactive steps of how to use the health related data measuring device. - View Dependent Claims (4)
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15. A method for monitoring health related functions comprising the steps of:
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(a) using at least one health related data measuring device to provide a health signal representative of health related parameters of a user; (b) providing a processor to produce an audio signal and a visual signal to allow reproduction at a display device and a speaker; (c) an interface coupled between the monitoring device and the health related data measuring device to electrically isolate the health related data measuring device from the monitoring device, wherein the interface comprises a patient isolating circuit separate from the monitoring device and the health related data measuring device; (d) presenting a plurality of control signals to the processor from a program controller in response to inputs from the user; (e) presenting the visual signal and the audio signal of health related information from the processor in response to receiving both (i) the health signal and (ii) the control signals; and (f) reading programming from a removable disk, wherein the programming is executable by the processor to show educational material on the display device, the educational material including a plurality of interactive steps of how to use the health related data measuring device, wherein the user is located adjacent to all of the processor, the display device and the speaker. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. An apparatus for interactively monitoring health related parameters of a user for interactively providing health related information comprising:
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a display device comprising a display screen and an audio speaker; a multimedia unit configured to provide a visual signal directly to the display screen and an audio signal directly to the audio speaker; an interface coupled between the monitoring device and the health related data measuring device to electrically isolate the health related data measuring device from the monitoring device, wherein the interface comprises a patient isolating circuit separate from the monitoring device and the health related data measuring device; at least one health related data measuring device coupled to the interface and configured to provide a health signal representative of the health related parameters of the user to the interface; a controller coupled to the multimedia unit and configured to generate a control signal based on user inputs to allow the health related information to be presented interactively at the display device; a card reader disposed within the multimedia unit and configured to read (i) an identification code of the user and (ii) a network address of a server computer in a communication network from a removable card; and a disk reader disposed within the multimedia unit and configured to read programming from a removable disk, wherein the programming is executable by the multimedia unit to show educational material on the display device, the educational material including a plurality of interactive steps of how to use the health related data measuring device. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. An apparatus for interactively monitoring health related parameters of a user and to interactively provide health related information comprising:
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a display device comprising a display screen and an audio speaker; a multimedia unit configured to provide (i) a visual signal and (ii) an audio signal directly to the display device; an interface coupled between the monitoring device and the health related data measuring device to electrically isolate the health related data measuring device from the monitoring device, wherein the interface comprises a patient isolating circuit separate from the monitoring device and the health related data measuring device; a health related data measuring device configured to provide a health signal representative of the health related parameters of the user to the interface; a controller configured to provide a control signal to the multimedia unit in response to user inputs to provide the health related information to the user interactively at the display device based upon both the health signal and the control signal; a card reader disposed within the multimedia unit and configured to read (i) an identification code of the user and (ii) a network address of a server computer in a communication network from a removable card; and a disk reader disposed within the multimedia unit and configured to read programming from a removable disk, wherein the programming is executable by the multimedia unit to show educational material on the display device, the educational material including a plurality of interactive steps of how to use the health related data measuring device. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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