RFID system and method for tracking environmental data
First Claim
1. A body and environment monitoring system comprising:
- at least one bio-sensor associated with a body and configured to generate sensor-data related to at least one body-parameter;
a first computer in communication with said at least one bio-sensor and configured to retrieve sensor-data from said at least one bio-sensor;
at least one electronic tag scanning device configured to retrieve environmental-data stored in electronic tags associated with items in an environment wherein said at least one electronic tag scanning device is one of (a) adapted to be mounted on said body, (b) adapted to be attached to said body and (c) adapted to be carried by said body, said electronic tags remaining with their respective associated item within the environment such that said electronic tag scanning device retrieves the environmental-data when the monitored body comes within a predetermined range of said electronic tags, said stored environmental data relating to a characteristic of the associated item that is relevant to interpretation of the bio-sensor data; and
memory for storing at least one of said sensor-data and said environmental-data and wherein said memory is at least one of a volatile memory and a non-volatile memory.
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Abstract
A method and system for tracking a body'"'"'s bio-readings and environmental information in which such bio-readings are generated is disclosed. Conventional bio-reading sensor technology may be used in combination with technology for receiving information from electronic tags associated with items in a body'"'"'s environment. Such technology may include RFID smart tags associated with items in an environment. Such smart tags store information describing the item associated with the smart tag. An RFID smart tag reader may be provided for retrieving item description information stored in such smart tags. The combination of bio-reading data and environmental data provide a power tool in evaluating behavioral and environmental variables that affect a body'"'"'s bio-readings.
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65 Claims
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1. A body and environment monitoring system comprising:
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at least one bio-sensor associated with a body and configured to generate sensor-data related to at least one body-parameter; a first computer in communication with said at least one bio-sensor and configured to retrieve sensor-data from said at least one bio-sensor; at least one electronic tag scanning device configured to retrieve environmental-data stored in electronic tags associated with items in an environment wherein said at least one electronic tag scanning device is one of (a) adapted to be mounted on said body, (b) adapted to be attached to said body and (c) adapted to be carried by said body, said electronic tags remaining with their respective associated item within the environment such that said electronic tag scanning device retrieves the environmental-data when the monitored body comes within a predetermined range of said electronic tags, said stored environmental data relating to a characteristic of the associated item that is relevant to interpretation of the bio-sensor data; and memory for storing at least one of said sensor-data and said environmental-data and wherein said memory is at least one of a volatile memory and a non-volatile memory. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A monitoring system comprising:
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at least one electronic tag scanning device configured to transmit an electronic tag trigger signal and to receive electronic tag transmissions; a first computer in communication with at least one electronic tag scanning device and configured to use said at least one electronic tag scanning device to retrieve environmental-data stored in electronic tags associated with items within an environment; memory in communication with said first computer wherein said memory is at least one of a volatile memory and a non-volatile memory; wherein said first computer stores retrieved environmental-data in said memory; wherein said first computer is further configured to use said at least one electronic tag scanning device to transmit an electronic tag trigger signal when a predefined amount of time elapses without a valid electronic tag transmission being received containing valid environmental-data; wherein said first computer and said at least one electronic tag scanning device is at least one of (a) mounted on a body, (b) attached to a body, and (c) carried by a body; and at least one bio-sensor associated with a body and configured to generate sensor-data for at least one body-parameter, said first computer is in communication with said at least one bio-sensor and configured to retrieve sensor-data from said at least one bio-sensor and to store said sensor-data in said memory, said electronic tags remaining with their respective associated item within the environment such that said electronic tag scanning device retrieves the environmental-data upon coming within a predetermined range of said electronic tags, said stored environmental data relating to a characteristic of the associated item that is relevant to interpretation of the bio-sensor data. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A body and environment monitoring system comprising:
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at least one bio-sensor associated with a body and configured to generate sensor-data for at least one body-parameter; at least one electronic tag scanning device associated with said body and configured to receive electronic tag transmissions comprising environmental-data stored in electronic tags associated with items in an environment, said electronic tags remaining with their respective associated item within the environment such that said electronic tag scanning device retrieves the environmental-data when the monitored body comes within a predetermined range of said electronic tags, said stored environmental data relating to a characteristic of the associated item that is relevant to interpretation of the bio-sensor data; a first computer associated with said body and in communication with said at least one bio-sensor and said at least one electronic tag scanning device; said first computer configured to receive said sensor-data and said environmental-data; and a memory in communication with said first computer wherein said memory is configured to store said sensor-data and said environmental-data. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39)
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40. A body and environment monitoring system, comprising:
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a bio-sensor associated with a body and configured to generate sensor-data related to a body-parameter; a first computer in communication with the bio-sensor and configured to retrieve sensor-data from the bio-sensor, communicate with the electronic tag scanning device, monitor the environmental-data and compare the environmental-data to predefined warning-criteria, and issue a warning message when monitored environmental-data meets predefined warning-criteria wherein the warning message is issued to a local electronic device; and an electronic tag scanning device configured to retrieve environmental-data stored in electronic tags associated with items in an environment wherein the electronic tag scanning device is one of (a) adapted to be mounted on the body, (b) adapted to be attached to the body, or (c) adapted to be carried by the body, the electronic tags remaining with their respective associated item within the environment such that the electronic tag scanning device retrieves the environmental-data when the monitored body comes within a predetermined range of the electronic tags, the stored environmental data relating to a characteristic of the associated item that is relevant to interpretation of the bio-sensor data. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54)
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55. A monitoring system, comprising:
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at least one electronic tag scanning device configured to transmit an electronic tag trigger signal and to receive electronic tag transmissions; a first computer in communication with at least one electronic tag scanning device and configured to use said at least one electronic tag scanning device to retrieve environmental-data stored in electronic tags associated with items within an environment, wherein the electronic tag scanning device is an RFID STR device and wherein the electronic tag is an RFID smart tag; wherein said first computer stores retrieved environmental-data in a memory; wherein said first computer is further configured to use said at least one electronic tag scanning device to transmit an electronic tag trigger signal when a predefined amount of time elapses without a valid electronic tag transmission being received containing valid environmental-data; wherein said first computer and said at least one electronic tag scanning device is at least one of (a) mounted on a body, (b) attached to a body, and (c) carried by a body; and at least one bio-sensor associated with a body and configured to generate sensor-data for at least one body-parameter, said first computer is in communication with said at least one bio-sensor and configured to retrieve sensor-data from said at least one bio-sensor and to store said sensor-data in said memory, said electronic tags remaining with their respective associated item within the environment such that said electronic tag scanning device retrieves the environmental-data upon coming within a predetermined range of said electronic tags, said stored environmental data relating to a characteristic of the associated item that is relevant to interpretation of the bio-sensor data. - View Dependent Claims (56, 57, 58, 59, 60)
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61. A body and environment monitoring system, comprising:
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a bio-sensor associated with a body and configured to generate sensor-data for at least one body-parameter; an electronic tag scanning device associated with the body and configured to receive electronic tag transmissions comprising environmental-data stored in electronic tags associated with items in an environment, the electronic tags remaining with their respective associated item within the environment such that the electronic tag scanning device retrieves the environmental-data when the monitored body comes within a predetermined range of the electronic tags, the stored environmental data relating to a characteristic of the associated item that is relevant to interpretation of the bio-sensor data; a first computer associated with the body and configured to retrieve the sensor-data from the bio-sensor and the environmental-data from the electronic tag scanning device; a memory for storing the bio-sensor data and the environmental-data; wherein the combination of the first computer the at least one bio-sensor and at least one electronic tag scanning device comprise a body-monitor device; a first network operating in accordance with a predetermined protocol; a second network comprising a plurality of the body-monitor devices; a gateway operatively coupled to the first network and to the second network; and an HTTP server embedded in one of the gateway and the body-monitor devices. - View Dependent Claims (62, 63, 64, 65)
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