Terminal device and telemetry system

• US 9,762,977 B2
• Filed: 03/11/2015
• Issued: 09/12/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 03/20/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nihon Kohden Corporation
• Original Assignee: Nihon Kohden Corporation
• Inventors: Omori, Kiyohiro, Okano, Takayoshi, Murata, Shiro
• Primary Examiner(s): McNally, Kerri
• Assistant Examiner(s): Akhter, Sharmin
• Application Number:
  US14/644,890
• Publication Number:
  US 20150271574A1
• Time in Patent Office: 916 Days
• Field of Search: 34087016-87017
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2560/0204 of power management
• 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 5/0015 characterised by features of the telemetry system
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/28 Supervision thereof, e.g. detecting power-supply failure by out of limits supervision
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 9/00 Arrangements in telecontrol or telemetry systems for selectively calling a substation from a main station, in which substation desired apparatus is selected for applying a control signal thereto or for obtaining measured values therefrom

Abstract

A terminal device in which a transmitter transmits biological information and battery state information to a biological information display device, includes a shutdown detector that detects a shutdown state of a battery, and a transmission controller that, when the shutdown detector detects the battery shutdown state, causes the transmitter to transmit the battery state information indicative of shutdown.

Claims

1. A terminal device in which a transmitter transmits biological information and battery state information to a biological information display device, the terminal device comprising:

a shutdown detector that detects a shutdown state of a first battery from at least one of an operation of a power switch to turn off the terminal device and detachment of the first battery from the terminal device;

a transmission controller that, when the shutdown detector detects the first battery shutdown state, causes the transmitter to transmit the first battery state information indicative of shutdown; and

a second battery that provides power for detecting the shutdown state and transmitting the first battery state information when the first battery is detached.

2. The terminal device according to claim 1 further comprising:

a power supply controller that, when the power switch is turned on, immediately supplies a power of the first battery to the terminal device, and, when the power switch is turned off, shutdown the supply of the first battery power after a predetermined time delay.

3. The terminal device according to claim 1, wherein the shutdown detector detects the shutdown state of the first battery from detachment of the first battery from the terminal device.

4. A telemetry system comprising:

a terminal device that includes;

a transmitter which transmits at least biological information and battery state information;

a shutdown detector which detects a shutdown state of a battery; and

a transmission controller which, when the shutdown detector detects a battery shutdown state, causes the transmitter to transmit the battery state information indicative of shutdown; and

a biological information display device that includes a display controller which receives the biological information transmitted from the terminal device to display the information, and, when the battery state information indicative of shutdown of the battery is received from the terminal device, performs a display indicating shutdown of the battery,

wherein the biological information display device further includes a radio wave state detector which detects a state of a radio wave transmitted from the terminal device, and the display controller performs a display based on the radio wave state detected by the radio wave state detector, and

wherein the biological information display device further includes a determination unit which obtains information of a remaining charge amount of the battery from the terminal device, and which determines shutdown of the battery in combination with the information of the remaining charge amount and the radio wave state, and the display controller performs a display indicating shutdown of the battery based on the determination of the determination unit.

5. A telemetry system comprising:

a terminal device that includes;

a transmitter which transmits at least biological information and battery state information;

a shutdown detector which detects a shutdown state of a battery; and

a transmission controller which, when the shutdown detector detects a battery shutdown state, causes the transmitter to transmit the battery state information indicative of shutdown; and

a biological information display device that includes a display controller which receives the biological information transmitted from the terminal device to display the information, and, when the battery state information indicative of shutdown of the battery is received from the terminal device, performs a display indicating shutdown of the battery,

wherein the battery state information indicative of the shutdown of the battery is information indicating at least one of turn off due to operation of a power switch, and battery detachment, and the display controller displays respectively corresponding to kinds of information,

wherein the biological information display device further includes a radio wave state detector which detects a state of a radio wave transmitted from the terminal device, and the display controller performs a display based on the radio wave state detected by the radio wave state detector, and

wherein the biological information display device further includes a determination unit which obtains information of a remaining charge amount of the battery from the terminal device, and which determines shutdown of the battery in combination with the information of the remaining charge amount and the radio wave state, and the display controller performs a display indicating shutdown of the battery based on the determination of the determination unit.