Apparatus for acquiring, processing and transmitting physiological sounds
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1. A system for acquiring, processing and transmitting physiological sounds comprising:
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a sensor comprising a diaphragm, wherein said diaphragm is configured to be positioned on a body surface, and said sensor is configured to convert analogue signals, in response to vibration of said diaphragm by said physiological sounds, into an electrical signal representative of said physiological sounds;
an analogue to digital converter operatively coupled to said sensor, said analogue to digital converter configured to convert said electrical signal into a first signal;
a first processing unit operatively coupled to said analogue to digital converter, said first processing unit configured to process said first signal into a first processed signal; and
a first wireless network device operatively coupled to said first processing unit, said first wireless network device configured for transmission of a signal representative of said first processed signal away from said first apparatus, and said first wireless network device configured to receive transmission of an input towards said first apparatus; and
a second apparatus comprising;
a second wireless network device operatively coupled to said first wireless network device over a wireless network, said second wireless network device configured to receive said transmitted signal representative of said first processed signal over said wireless network;
a second processing unit operatively coupled to said second wireless network device, said second processing unit configured to process a signal representative of said transmitted signal into a second processed signal;
a display device operatively coupled to said second processing unit, said display device configured to display a plurality of icons, wherein each icon of said plurality of icons displayed respectively correspond to at least one operation of a plurality of operations that said second processing unit is configured to perform, wherein a sequence of said plurality of operations is configured for customization by a user through insertion of an additional icon in said plurality of icons displayed and modification of at least one operation of said plurality of operations by said user through interaction with at least one icon of said plurality of icons displayed, and wherein said second processing unit is further configured to process said second processed signal by said customized sequence, and said display device is further configured to display a characterization of said second processed signal; and
an electronic memory operatively coupled to said second processing unit, said electronic memory configured to store said second processed signal.
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Abstract
In some embodiments, an apparatus for acquiring, processing and transmitting physiological sounds may include a sensor for acquiring physiological sounds. Analog signals representative of the physiological sounds are converted into an electrical output. The electrical output is converted to digital data. A processing unit processes the digital data. The digital data is transmitted over a wireless network.
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1. A system for acquiring, processing and transmitting physiological sounds comprising:
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a first apparatus comprising; a sensor comprising a diaphragm, wherein said diaphragm is configured to be positioned on a body surface, and said sensor is configured to convert analogue signals, in response to vibration of said diaphragm by said physiological sounds, into an electrical signal representative of said physiological sounds; an analogue to digital converter operatively coupled to said sensor, said analogue to digital converter configured to convert said electrical signal into a first signal; a first processing unit operatively coupled to said analogue to digital converter, said first processing unit configured to process said first signal into a first processed signal; and a first wireless network device operatively coupled to said first processing unit, said first wireless network device configured for transmission of a signal representative of said first processed signal away from said first apparatus, and said first wireless network device configured to receive transmission of an input towards said first apparatus; and a second apparatus comprising; a second wireless network device operatively coupled to said first wireless network device over a wireless network, said second wireless network device configured to receive said transmitted signal representative of said first processed signal over said wireless network; a second processing unit operatively coupled to said second wireless network device, said second processing unit configured to process a signal representative of said transmitted signal into a second processed signal; a display device operatively coupled to said second processing unit, said display device configured to display a plurality of icons, wherein each icon of said plurality of icons displayed respectively correspond to at least one operation of a plurality of operations that said second processing unit is configured to perform, wherein a sequence of said plurality of operations is configured for customization by a user through insertion of an additional icon in said plurality of icons displayed and modification of at least one operation of said plurality of operations by said user through interaction with at least one icon of said plurality of icons displayed, and wherein said second processing unit is further configured to process said second processed signal by said customized sequence, and said display device is further configured to display a characterization of said second processed signal; and an electronic memory operatively coupled to said second processing unit, said electronic memory configured to store said second processed signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system for acquiring, processing and transmitting physiological sounds comprising:
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a first apparatus comprising; a first wireless network device; and a second apparatus comprising; a sensor comprising a diaphragm, wherein said diaphragm is configured to be positioned on a body surface, and said sensor is configured to convert analogue signals, in response to vibration of said diaphragm by said physiological sounds, into an electrical output representative of said physiological sounds; an analogue to digital converter operatively coupled to said sensor, wherein said analogue to digital converter is configured to convert said electrical output into a stream of digital data; a processing unit operatively coupled to said analogue to digital converter, said processing unit configured to receive and process said stream of digital data into a processed signal representative of said physiological sounds; a display device operatively coupled to said processing unit, said display device configured to display a plurality of icons, wherein each icon of said plurality of icons displayed respectively correspond to at least one operation of a plurality of operations that said processing unit is configured to perform, wherein a sequence of said plurality of operations is configured for customization by a user through insertion of an additional icon in said plurality of icons displayed and modification of at least one operation of said plurality of operations by said user through interaction with at least one icon of said plurality of icons displayed, and wherein said processing unit is further configured to process said processed signal by said customized sequence, and said display device further configured to display a characterization of said processed signal; a second wireless network device operatively coupled to said first wireless network device over a wireless network, wherein said first wireless network device is configured to transmit an output in a first direction towards said second apparatus, and said second wireless network device is configured for transmission of a signal representative of said electrical output in a second direction away from said second apparatus, and further configured for access to an interne; and an electronic memory operatively coupled to said processing unit, said electronic memory configured to store a signal representative of said physiological sounds. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An apparatus for acquiring, processing and transmitting physiological sounds comprising:
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a plurality of sensors each respectively comprising a corresponding diaphragm, wherein at least one corresponding diaphragm is configured to be positioned on a body surface, and at least two sensors of said plurality of sensors are configured to convert said physiological sounds, in response to vibration of said corresponding diaphragms by said physiological sounds, into a corresponding plurality of electrical signals; a corresponding plurality of analogue to digital converters each operatively coupled to a corresponding one sensor of said plurality of sensors, said analogue to digital converters configured to convert at least a portion of said plurality of electrical signals into a plurality of streams of digital data; a processing unit operatively coupled to the plurality of analogue to digital converters, said processing unit configured to process said plurality of streams of digital data, wherein at least a portion of said plurality of streams of digital data are input in parallel into a parallel to serial converter to generate a serial output; and a wireless network device configured for wireless transmission of at least a portion of said serial output in a first direction away from said processing unit, and said wireless network device is further configured for reception of an input that is wirelessly transmitted in a second direction towards said processing unit. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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