Bio-information sensor monitoring system and method
First Claim
1. A bio-information modem for use with a continuous remote bio-information unit attached to a human subject, and for use with a bio-information network, the bio-information modem comprising:
- a radio frequency transceiver for communicating bi-directional radio frequency signals with the continuous remote bio-information unit, wherein said radio frequency signals contain a plurality of data;
a central processing unit connectable to said radio frequency transceiver, wherein said central processing unit processes said plurality of data to determine if at least one alert condition exists; and
a bio-information modem chip set connectable to said central processing unit, wherein when said at least one alert condition exists, a communication link is established by said central processing unit through said bio-information modem chip set to the bio-information network, and further wherein said central processing unit communicates an alert over said communication link to the bio-information network.
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Abstract
A bio-information monitoring system passively monitors a patient with a remote portable bio-information unit that takes various bio-information measurements at selected time intervals as well as at random times without patient intervention. The measurements are converted to digital signals which are transmitted from the bio-information unit to a modem when the bio-information unit is in proximity to the modem. The signals are stored in the modem and uploaded to a central monitoring network. Automatic alerts may be sent from the central monitoring network to a treatment provider. The treatment provider may also access the information through secured dedicated websites via the Internet.
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1. A bio-information modem for use with a continuous remote bio-information unit attached to a human subject, and for use with a bio-information network, the bio-information modem comprising:
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a radio frequency transceiver for communicating bi-directional radio frequency signals with the continuous remote bio-information unit, wherein said radio frequency signals contain a plurality of data;
a central processing unit connectable to said radio frequency transceiver, wherein said central processing unit processes said plurality of data to determine if at least one alert condition exists; and
a bio-information modem chip set connectable to said central processing unit, wherein when said at least one alert condition exists, a communication link is established by said central processing unit through said bio-information modem chip set to the bio-information network, and further wherein said central processing unit communicates an alert over said communication link to the bio-information network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for using a bio-information modem to process data received from a continuous remote bio-information unit attached to a human subject, and for use with a bio-information network, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) communicating bi-directionally with a radio frequency transceiver in the bio-information modem radio frequency signals with the continuous remote bio-information unit, wherein said radio frequency signals contain the data;
(b) processing by said central processing unit the data to determine if at least one alert condition exists;
(c) when said at least one alert condition exists, establishing a communication link by said central processing unit through a bio-information modem chip set to a bio-information network; and
(d) communicating by said central processing unit an alert over said communication link to said bio-information network. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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