System and method for measuring physiological parameters
First Claim
1. A measuring method for measuring a physiological parameter via a measuring system comprising a test strip, an auxiliary measuring device and an electronic device having an application program, a correction datum, digital-to-analog converting (DAC) unit and an analog-to digital converting (ADC) unit, comprising steps of:
- coupling the auxiliary measuring device to the electronic device through an audio port, and the auxiliary measuring device forms a loop between the test strip and the electronic device;
the electronic device executing the application program to initialize a measuring procedure by generating a first digital signal, wherein said first digital signal is an audio digital signal with a specific frequency;
the DAC unit converting the first digital signal to a first analog signal, and transferring the first analog signal to the auxiliary measuring device via the loop;
the auxiliary measuring device applying a voltage to the test strip according to the first analog signal, and causing the test strip to generate a second analog signal;
the ADC unit converting the second analog signal into a second digital signal via the application program; and
the correction datum and the application program are used to correct and calculate the second digital signal to estimate the physiological parameter.
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Abstract
A measuring method for measuring a physiological parameter via a measuring system comprising a test strip, an auxiliary measuring device and an electronic device having an application program and an analog-to digital converting unit is provided. The measuring method includes steps of coupling the auxiliary measuring device between the test strip and the electronic device to form a loop; the electronic device executing the application program to provide a first analog signal, and transferring the first analog signal to the auxiliary measuring device via the loop; the auxiliary measuring device applying a voltage to the test strip according to the first analog signal, and causing the test strip to generate a second analog signal; the analog-to-digital converting unit converting the second analog signal into a digital signal via the application program; and the application program calculating the digital signal to estimate the physiological parameter.
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7 Claims
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1. A measuring method for measuring a physiological parameter via a measuring system comprising a test strip, an auxiliary measuring device and an electronic device having an application program, a correction datum, digital-to-analog converting (DAC) unit and an analog-to digital converting (ADC) unit, comprising steps of:
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coupling the auxiliary measuring device to the electronic device through an audio port, and the auxiliary measuring device forms a loop between the test strip and the electronic device; the electronic device executing the application program to initialize a measuring procedure by generating a first digital signal, wherein said first digital signal is an audio digital signal with a specific frequency; the DAC unit converting the first digital signal to a first analog signal, and transferring the first analog signal to the auxiliary measuring device via the loop; the auxiliary measuring device applying a voltage to the test strip according to the first analog signal, and causing the test strip to generate a second analog signal; the ADC unit converting the second analog signal into a second digital signal via the application program; and the correction datum and the application program are used to correct and calculate the second digital signal to estimate the physiological parameter. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method for measuring a physiological parameter, comprising steps of:
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providing an electronic device having an analog-to-digital converting (ADC) unit, a digital-to-analog converting (DAC) unit, and an application program and a correction datum; generating a first digital signal having a specific frequency by the application program to initialize a measuring procedure, wherein the first digital signal is an audio digital signal; converting the first digital signal to a first analog signal by the DAC unit, wherein the first analog signal is an audio analog signal; transferring the first analog signal to an auxiliary measuring device through an audio port; converting the first analog signal into a voltage by a power source control unit; generating a second analog signal associated with the physiological parameter based on the voltage; transferring the second analog signal to the electronic device through the audio port; converting the second analog signal into a second digital signal by using the ADC unit, under an operation of the application program; and correcting and measuring the physiological parameter by using the correction datum and the application program according to the second digital signal. - View Dependent Claims (7)
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