Garment and cardiac data processing

• US 10,617,356 B2
• Filed: 08/15/2017
• Issued: 04/14/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 03/15/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: ZEPP, Anhui Huami Information Technology Co., Ltd. (Zepp Health Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Anhui Huami Information Technology Co., Ltd. (Zepp Health Corporation)
• Inventors: Wang, Hui, Zhao, Yajun, Huang, Wang, Wang, Yuanxiang, Wang, Yuchen, Wang, Fei
• Primary Examiner(s): Schaetzle, Kennedy
• Application Number:
  US15/677,671
• Publication Number:
  US 20180007983A1
• Time in Patent Office: 973 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 13/1281 with incorporated means for medical monitoring
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/282 Holders for multiple electrodes for introduction into the body A61B5/287
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/30 Input circuits therefor
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/308 for electrocardiography [ECG]
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/361 Detecting fibrillation
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/363 Detecting tachycardia or bradycardia
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/366 Detecting abnormal QRS complex, e.g. widening
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6805 Vests

Abstract

A method for processing electrocardiograph (ECG) data using a garment includes determining, by a processor, a current working lead from ECG leads formed in advance using flexible electrodes in the garment based on a current ECG monitor type, and receiving, by the processor through lead wires corresponding to the current working lead, ECG data collected by flexible electrodes corresponding to the current working lead. A wearable apparatus for processing ECG data includes at least two flexible electrodes, in which the at least two flexible electrodes are capable of forming different leads based on predetermined configurations, at least two lead wires, and an ECG data collector configured to receive ECG data collected by the at least two flexible electrodes, in which each of the at least two flexible electrodes connects to the ECG data collector via at least one of the at least two lead wires.

Claims

1. A method for processing electrocardiograph (ECG) data using a garment, comprising:

receiving, by a communication interface, indication data transmitted by a user terminal, wherein the garment comprises the communication interface and the indication data comprises a current ECG monitor type;

determining, by a processor, a current working lead from ECG leads formed in advance using flexible electrodes in the garment based on the current ECG monitor type; and

receiving, by the processor through lead wires corresponding to the current working lead, ECG data collected by flexible electrodes corresponding to the current working lead.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving, by a user interface, a first instruction triggered by a user, wherein the garment comprises the user interface, and the first instruction comprises the current ECG monitor type.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

receiving, by the user interface, a second instruction triggered by the user, wherein the second instruction comprises a time interval for the flexible electrodes corresponding to the current working lead; and

based on the second instruction, receiving, by the processor in the time interval through the lead wires corresponding to the current working lead, the ECG data collected by the flexible electrodes corresponding to the current working lead.

4. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

receiving, by the user interface, a third instruction triggered by the user; and

based on the third instruction, transmitting, by the processor using a communication interface, the ECG data to at least one of a user terminal and a server, wherein the garment comprises the communication interface.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the indication data is first indication data, the method further comprising:

receiving, by the communication interface, second indication data transmitted by the user terminal, wherein the second indication data comprises a time interval for the flexible electrodes corresponding to the current working lead; and

based on the second indication data, receiving, by the processor in the time interval through the lead wires corresponding to the current working lead, the ECG data collected by the flexible electrodes corresponding to the current working lead.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

transmitting, by the processor using the communication interface, the ECG data to at least one of the user terminal and a server.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

based on the ECG data, determining, by the processor, a health status for a wearer of the garment.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein determining the health status for the wearer of the garment comprises:

determining whether the ECG data is in a target range associated with the wearer of the garment; and

based on a determination that the ECG data is not in the target range, determining the health status for the wearer of the garment as abnormal, and generate an alert signal.

9. A wearable apparatus for processing electrocardiograph (ECG) data, comprising:

at least two flexible electrodes, wherein the at least two flexible electrodes are capable of forming different leads based on predetermined configurations;

at least two lead wires;

an ECG data collector configured to receive ECG data collected by the at least two flexible electrodes, wherein each of the at least two flexible electrodes connects to the ECG data collector via at least one of the at least two lead wires;

a processor connected to the ECG data collector for controlling the ECG data collector;

a communication interface electrically connected with the processor configured to receive an instruction from a user, wherein the instruction comprises an ECG monitor type; and

a user interface electrically connected to the ECG data collector and the processor, configured to receive the instruction from the communication interface, wherein the processor is configured to;

determine a current working lead from the different leads for collecting the ECG data based on the ECG monitor type; and

receive, through lead wires corresponding to the current working lead, the ECG data collected by flexible electrodes corresponding to the current working lead.

10. The wearable apparatus of claim 9, wherein the processor is further configured to:

based on the instruction, determine a time interval for the flexible electrodes corresponding to the current working lead; and

receive, in the time interval through the lead wires corresponding to the current working lead, the ECG data collected by the flexible electrodes corresponding to the current working lead.

11. The wearable apparatus of claim 9, wherein the processor is further configured to:

based on the instruction, transmit, using the communication interface, the ECG data to at least one of a user terminal and a server.

12. The wearable apparatus of claim 9, wherein the processor is further configured to:

transmit, using the communication interface, the ECG data to at least one of a user terminal and a server.

13. The wearable apparatus of claim 9, wherein the wearable apparatus comprises a garment.

14. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions which when executed by a computer system using a processor become operational with the processor for processing electrocardiograph (ECG) data using a garment, the non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions to:

receive, by a communication interface, indication data transmitted by a user terminal, wherein the garment comprises the communication interface and the indication data comprises a current ECG monitor type, wherein the current ECG monitor type is triggered by a user and received from a user interface;

determine, by the processor, a current working lead from ECG leads formed in advance using flexible electrodes in the garment based on the current ECG monitor type;

receive, by the processor through lead wires corresponding to the current working lead, ECG data collected by flexible electrodes corresponding to the current working lead; and

based on the ECG data, determine a health status for a wearer of the garment.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 14, further comprising instructions to:

transmit, by the processor using a communication interface, the ECG data to at least one of a user terminal and a server.