Sportcare set-top-box monitoring system

• US 20060294564A1
• Filed: 09/21/2004
• Published: 12/28/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 09/22/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. (Koninklijke Philips N.V.)
• Original Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. (Koninklijke Philips N.V.)
• Inventors: Guillorit, Fabien Marcel Jacques
• Application Number:
  US10/572,836
• Publication Number:
  US 20060294564A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 725/108
• 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 5/0017 transmitting optical signals transmission by light H04B10/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/021 Measuring pressure in heart or blood vessels A61B5/0205 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/024 Detecting, measuring or recording pulse rate or heart rate A61B5/0205, A61B5/021 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/222 combined with detection or measurement of physiological parameters, e.g. heart rate
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/806 Video cameras
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/807 Photo cameras
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2225/20 with means for remote communication, e.g. internet or the like
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2225/50 Wireless data transmission, e.g. by radio transmitters or telemetry
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2230/00 Measuring physiological parameters of the user
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 24/0003 Analysing the course of a movement or motion sequences during an exercise or trainings sequence, e.g. swing for golf or tennis
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 69/00 Training appliances or apparatus for special sports training of parachutists B64D23/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42201 biosensors, e.g. heat sensor for presence detection, EEG sensors or any limb activity sensors worn by the user input arrangements for interaction with the human body based on nervous system activity detection G06F3/015
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42203 sound input device, e.g. microphone
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4223 Cameras H04N23/00 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4788 communicating with other users, e.g. chatting arrangements for providing for computer conferences, e.g. chat rooms, to substation in data switching networks H04L12/1813; distributed application using peer-to-peer [P2P] networks H04L67/104
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6582 Data stored in the client, e.g. viewing habits, hardware capabilities, credit card number arrangements where receivers interact with the broadcast H04H20/38
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/147 Communication arrangements, e.g. identifying the communication as a video-communication, intermediate storage of the signals selecting H04Q
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/173 with two-way working, e.g. subscriber sending a programme selection signal

Abstract

A method for sportcare monitoring of a person is provided. The method including: operatively connecting a set-top-box (102) to at least one of a television display (104), a speaker (106), a first network (110), a remote station (124), and one or more wireless sensors (108); measuring one or more vital signs of the person with the one or more wireless sensors (108); wirelessly transmitting the one or more vital signs from the one or more wireless sensors (108) to the set-top-box (102); operatively connecting the remote station (124) to the set-top-box (102) through the first network (110); and transmitting the one or more vital signs from the set-top-box (102) to the remote station (124) via the first network (110).

Claims

1. A system (100) for sportcare monitoring of a person, the system comprising:

a set-top-box (102) operatively connected to at least one of a television display (104) and speaker (106), the set-top-box (102) being further operatively connected to a first network (110);

one or more wireless sensors (108) for measuring one or more vital signs of the person and transmitting the same to the set-top-box (102), the one or more wireless sensors (108) being wirelessly connected to the set-top-box (102).

2. The system of claim 1, further comprising communication means (112) for operatively connecting a remote station (124) to the set-top-box (102) through the first network (110), wherein the one or more vital signs are transmitted from the set-top-box (102) to the remote station (124) via the first network (110).

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the first network is the Internet (110).

4. The system of claim 2, wherein the remote station is a location of a health club (124).

5. The system of claim 2, further comprising at least one sports equipment (128) operatively connected to the set-top-box (102) via the remote station (124) for transmitting performance characteristics from the at least one sports equipment (128) to the set-top-box (102).

6. The system of claim 5, wherein the set-top-box (102) further having a memory (116) for storing the transmitted performance characteristics.

7. The system of claim 5, wherein the communication means (112) further transmits the performance characteristics to the remote station (124) through the first network (110).

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the set-top-box (102) having means (112) for contacting a medical professional through a second network (114).

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the second network is a telephone network (114).

10. The system of claim 2, further comprising a first video camera (130) operatively connected to the set-top-box (102) for transmitting a video signal of the person to the remote station (124).

11. The system of claim 10, further comprising a second video camera (132) operatively connected to the remote station (124) for transmitting a video signal of one or more individuals at the remote station (124) to the set-top-box (102) for display on the television display (104).

12. A method for sportcare monitoring of a person, the method comprising:

operatively connecting a set-top-box (102) to at least one of a television display (104), a speaker (106), a first network (110), a remote station (124), and one or more wireless sensors (108);

measuring one or more vital signs of the person with the one or more wireless sensors (108);

wirelessly transmitting the one or more vital signs from the one or more wireless sensors (108) to the set-top-box (102);

operatively connecting the remote station (124) to the set-top-box (102) through the first network (110); and

transmitting the one or more vital signs from the set-top-box (102) to the remote station (124) via the fire network (110).

13. The method of claim 12, further comprising:

operatively connecting at least one sports equipment (128) to the set-top-box (102) via the remote station (124); and

transmitting performance characteristics from the at least one sports equipment (128) to the set-top-box (102).

14. The method of claim 13, further comprising storing the transmitted performance characteristics in a memory (116) operatively connected to the set-top-box (102).

15. The method of claim 13, further comprising transmitting the performance characteristics to the remote station (124) through the first network (110).

16. The method of claim 12, further comprising contacting a medical professional through a second network (114) from the set-top-box (102).

17. The method of claim 12, further comprising transmitting a video signal of the person to the remote station (124) from a first video camera (130) operatively connected to the set-top-box (102).

18. The method of claim 17, further comprising transmitting a video signal of one or more individuals at the remote station (124) from a second video camera (132) operatively connected to the remote station (124) to the set-top-box (102) for display on the television display (104).

19. The method of claim 12, further comprising coaching the person from the remote station (124) on at least one of the television display (104) and speaker (106) based at least in part on the transmitted at least one vital signs.

20. The method of claim 13, further comprising coaching the person from the remote station (124) on at least one of the television display (104) and speaker (106) based at least in part on the transmitted performance characteristics.

21. The method of claim 12, further comprising displaying at least one of a performance of another exercising person or a performance characteristic of the another person on the television display (104) such that the person can compete with the performance of the another person.

22. The method of claim 12, further comprising displaying a performance characteristic of the person on the television display (104).