DEVICES AND METHODS FOR RECEIVING PHYSIOLOGICAL SIGNALS

• US 20120226176A1
• Filed: 01/20/2012
• Published: 09/06/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 03/02/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Wistron Corporation
• Original Assignee: Wistron Corporation
• Inventors: TSAI, Chu-Chia, WU, Wen-Chin, LI, Chia-Hsien, CHO, Chu-Shun, CHONG, Brian-Chua
• Application Number:
  US13/354,998
• Publication Number:
  US 20120226176A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/509
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2560/0204 of power management
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2562/22 Arrangements of medical sensors with cables or leads; Connectors or couplings specifically adapted for medical sensors
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/002 Monitoring the patient using a local or closed circuit, e.g. in a room or building A61B5/0017 takes precedence

Abstract

An electronic device for receiving a physiological signal of a user comprises a physiological signal receiving device and a computing device. The physiological signal receiving device comprises: a sensor, configured to receive the physiological signal of the user; a first processor, coupled to the sensor, and configured to convert the physiological signal into a digital signal; a first communication interface, configured to output the digital signal; a battery and power management system; and an ExpressCard connector, coupled to the first processor. The computing device comprises a second communication interface, configured to receive the digital signal; and an ExpressCard socket.

Claims

1. An electronic device for receiving a physiological signal of a user, comprising:

a physiological signal receiving device, comprising;

a sensor, configured to receive the physiological signal of the user;

a first processor, coupled to the sensor, and configured to convert the physiological signal into a digital signal;

a first communication interface, configured to output the digital signal;

a battery and power management system; and

an ExpressCard connector, coupled to the first processor; and

a computing device, comprising;

a second communication interface, configured to receive the digital signal; and

an ExpressCard socket.

2. The electronic device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the computing device further comprises:

a second processor, coupled to the second communication interface, and generating user status information according to the digital signal.

3. The electronic device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the sensor comprises a plurality of sensing metals configured to receive the physiological signal of the user.

4. The electronic device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the ExpressCard connector of the physiological signal receiving device is coupled to the computing device through a USB adapter.

5. The electronic device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the ExpressCard socket is coupled to the ExpressCard connector in order to provide electric power for the battery and power management system of the physiological signal receiving device.

6. The electronic device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the physiological signal is a heartbeat signal, and the digital signal is an electrocardiogram.

7. The electronic device as claimed in claim 1, wherein each of the first and second communication interfaces is a wireless communication module.

8. The electronic device as claimed in claim 1, wherein each of the first and second communication interfaces is a USB interface.

9. The electronic device as claimed in claim 2, wherein the user status information is a sentiment index.

10. A physiological signal receiving device for receiving a physiological signal of a user, comprising:

a sensor, configured to receive the physiological signal of the user;

a processor, coupled to the sensor, and configured to convert the physiological signal into a digital signal;

a communication interface, configured to output the digital signal;

a battery and power management system; and

an ExpressCard connector, coupled to the processor.

11. The physiological signal receiving device as claimed in claim 10, wherein the sensor comprises a plurality of sensing metals configured to receive the physiological signal of the user.

12. The physiological signal receiving device as claimed in claim 10, wherein the ExpressCard connector is coupled to a USB adapter.

13. The physiological signal receiving device as claimed in claim 10, wherein the ExpressCard connector is coupled to a charging device.

14. The physiological signal receiving device as claimed in claim 10, wherein the physiological signal is a heartbeat signal, and the digital signal is an electrocardiogram.

15. The physiological signal receiving device as claimed in claim 10, wherein the communication interface is a wireless communication module.

16. The physiological signal receiving device as claimed in claim 10, wherein the communication interface is a USB interface.

17. A physiological signal receiving method for receiving a physiological signal of a user, comprising:

receiving the physiological signal of the user via a physiological signal receiving device;

converting the physiological signal into a digital signal via the physiological signal receiving device;

outputting the digital signal wirelessly via the physiological signal receiving device;

receiving the digital signal wirelessly via a computing device; and

generating user status information according to the digital signal via the computing device,

wherein the physiological signal receiving device comprises an ExpressCard interface.

18. The physiological signal receiving method as claimed in claim 17, wherein the physiological signal is a heartbeat signal, and the digital signal is an electrocardiogram.

19. The physiological signal receiving method as claimed in claim 17, wherein the user status information is a sentiment index.

20. A computing device for computing a digital signal, comprising:

a processor, generating user status information according to the digital signal.