User wearable portable communication device for collection and transmission of physiological data

• US 9,545,230 B2
• Filed: 09/12/2013
• Issued: 01/17/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 03/12/2010
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Rajendra Padma Sadhu
• Original Assignee: Rajendra Padma Sadhu
• Inventors: Sadhu, Rajendra Padma
• Primary Examiner(s): Thomson, William
• Assistant Examiner(s): Archer, Marie
• Application Number:
  US14/025,475
• Publication Number:
  US 20140073881A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,223 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2560/0209 adapted for power saving
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2562/0219 Inertial sensors, e.g. accelerometers, gyroscopes, tilt switches
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2562/227 Sensors with electrical connectors
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0006 ECG or EEG signals
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0008 Temperature signals
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/002 Monitoring the patient using a local or closed circuit, e.g. in a room or building A61B5/0017 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0022 Monitoring a patient using a global network, e.g. telephone networks, internet
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0024 for multiple sensor units attached to the patient, e.g. using a body or personal area network
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0077 Devices for viewing the surface of the body, e.g. camera, magnifying lens
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/01 Measuring temperature of body parts ; Diagnostic temperature sensing, e.g. for malignant or inflamed tissue clinical contact thermometers G01K13/20
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/02055 Simultaneously evaluating both cardiovascular condition and temperature
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/021 Measuring pressure in heart or blood vessels A61B5/0205 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/02438 with portable devices, e.g. worn by the patient
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0816 Measuring devices for examining respiratory frequency measuring frequency of electric signals G01R23/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1112 Global tracking of patients, e.g. by using GPS
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1117 Fall detection
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/14532 for measuring glucose, e.g. by tissue impedance measurement
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/332 Portable devices specially adapted therefor
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/4872 Body fat
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/681 Wristwatch-type devices
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/686 : Permanently implanted devices, e.g. pacemakers, other stimulators, biochips A61B5/6861 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7445 : Display arrangements, e.g. multiple display units
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7465 : Arrangements for interactive communication between patient and care services, e.g. by using a telephone network telemetry of measured physiological signal A61B5/0002
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/747 : in case of emergency, i.e. alerting emergency services
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7475 : User input or interface means, e.g. keyboard, pointing device, joystick
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 8/0866 : involving foetal diagnosis; pre-natal or peri-natal diagnosis of the baby
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 8/488 : involving Doppler signals
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 11/30 : for purposes related to the operation of the system, e.g. for safety or monitoring
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 11/58 : using Internet communication
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 19/17 : Emergency applications
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/163 : Wearable computers, e.g. on a belt
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/3231 : Monitoring the presence, absence or movement of users
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/0446 : worn on the body to detect changes of posture, e.g. a fall, inclination, acceleration, gait
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/0453 : worn on the body to detect health condition by physiological monitoring, e.g. electrocardiogram, temperature, breathing detecting, measuring or recording for diagnostic purposes A61B5/00
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 : for remote operation
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/147 : Communication arrangements, e.g. identifying the communication as a video-communication, intermediate storage of the signals selecting H04Q

Abstract

A user wearable portable communication device and a method for collecting and transmitting a plurality of physiological parameters to a remote monitoring center are disclosed. The portable communication device includes a provision for enabling the user to establish a video conference, a fail detection module in conjunction with an accelerometer recognizes a placement of the portable communication device, a home automation module for enabling the user to remotely operate multiple electronic devices, an acknowledgment acceptance module for receiving the acknowledgment, a physiological data, collecting module communicatively coupled to a fetal doppler module for monitoring and transmitting the physiological parameters associated with a child, multiple preprogrammed contact numbers for enabling the user to establish a communication, a subscriber identity module for enabling the user establish a communication and data transmission between the portable communication device and the remote monitoring center.

Claims

1. A user wearable portable communication device for collecting and transmitting a plurality of physiological parameters to a remote monitoring center, comprising:

a provision for enabling a user to establish a video conference with a plurality of health care providers present over the remote monitoring center;

at least one accelerometer for fall detection;

at least one physiological data collecting device that collects and transmits data to the plurality of health care providers present over the remote monitoring center, the at least one physiological data collecting device receives the physiological parameters over a short range communication network from a plurality of physiological data collecting devices;

a provision to receive an acknowledgment corresponding to a plurality of reminders for preventing the repetition of alarms;

a provision to configure a plurality of preprogrammed contact numbers for enabling the user to establish a communication with the plurality of health care providers; and

at least one subscriber identity module for enabling the user perform;

a step of establishing a communication between the portable communication device and the remote monitoring center; and

a step of data transmission between the portable communication device and the remote monitoring center employing a set of communication protocols;

a secured data repository that stores data from the user wearable portable communication device;

wherein the remote monitoring center provides an analysis of the physiological data received from the user wearable portable communication device; and

a transmission of feedback to the patient over a communication network based on the physiological data received;

wherein the user wearable portable communication device is operable to remotely operate a plurality of electronic devices;

wherein the communication with the remote monitoring center is enabled through a long range communication network comprising at least one of;

a global system for mobile communications;

a general packet radio service; and

a wifi network.

2. The portable communication device of claim 1 further comprising a location tracking module for tracking a current location of the user through at least one of:

an assisted global positioning system; and

a global positioning system.

3. The portable device of claim 1, further comprising:

a home automation module with remote operation capabilities for a plurality of electronics devices using at least one a short range communication network and a long range communication network.

4. The portable communication device of claim 1, wherein the device initiates the communication to the preprogrammed contact numbers when the fall is detected.

5. The portable device of claim 1, wherein the set of communication protocols comprising at least one of a transmission control protocol/internet protocol, a hyper text transfer protocol, an HTTPS, and an SSL.

6. The portable communication device of claim 1, wherein the short range communication network comprising at least one of:

a bluetooth network, a zigbee network, a near field communication, and a radio frequency communication.

7. The portable communication device of claim 1 further comprising a universal serial bus provision for receiving the physiological parameters from the plurality of physiological data collecting devices.

8. The portable communication device of claim 1, wherein the physiological data collecting devices include at least one of a blood pressure monitor, an ECG/EKG, a Blood Sugar Monitor, a heart rate sensor, a chest belt, a physiological data collection patch, a invasive medical device, and a noninvasive medical device.

9. The portable communication device of claim 1, wherein the at least one provision for enabling the user to establish a data transmission with the plurality of health care providers comprising at least one of:

a keyboard;

a microphone;

a webcam; and

a video camera.

10. The portable communication device of claim 1, wherein the secured data repository is a data bank.

11. The portable communication device of claim 1, wherein the a data transmission with a plurality of health care providers present over the remote monitoring center is at least one of a video conference, an audio conference, or a text-based conference.

12. A method adapted for collecting and transmitting a plurality of physiological parameters from a user wearable portable communication device to a remote monitoring center, comprising:

facilitating communication between a user and a plurality of health care providers present over the remote monitoring center by using at least one of a keyboard, a microphone, a webcam and a video camera;

detecting a placement of the portable communication device by using at least one accelerometer;

remotely operating a plurality of electronic devices from the user wearable portable communication device;

monitoring and transmitting at least one physiological parameter by utilizing at least one physiological data collecting device communicatively coupled to the user wearable portable communication device, the at least one physiological data collecting device receives the physiological parameters over a short range communication network from a plurality of physiological data collecting devices;

enabling the user to establish a communication with the plurality of health care providers by utilizing a plurality of preprogrammed contact numbers;

receiving an acknowledgment corresponding to a plurality of reminders for preventing the repetition of alarms; and

establishing a communication between the portable communication device and the remote monitoring center through at least one subscriber identity module for enabling at least one of;

a voice based communication; and

a data transmission;

wherein data from the user wearable portable communication device is stored in a secured data bank;

wherein the communication with the remote monitoring center is enabled through a long range communication network comprising at least one of;

a global system for mobile communications;

a cellular network;

a WiMax;

a global system for mobile communications;

a general packet radio service; and

a wifi network.

13. The method of claim 12 further comprising:

employing a set of communication protocols for enabling a communication between the plurality of physiological data collecting devices and the portable communication device.

14. The method of claim 12, wherein the plurality of preprogrammed contact numbers enable the user to establish a communication with the plurality of health care providers present over the remote monitoring center.