Audio apparatus

• US 6,048,310 A
• Filed: 01/07/1999
• Issued: 04/11/2000
• Est. Priority Date: 03/02/1998
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Pioneer Electronics (USA) Incorporated (Pioneer Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Pioneer Electronics (USA) Incorporated (Pioneer Corporation)
• Inventors: Cheng, Jun, Takashima, Kayoko, Watanabe, Koji, Satoh, Hiroshi, Yasushi, Mitsuo, Yanagidaira, Masatoshi, Uchiyama, Kazuyuki
• Primary Examiner(s): Hindenburg, Max
• Assistant Examiner(s): Natnithithadha, Navin
• Application Number:
  US09/226,167
• Time in Patent Office: 460 Days
• Field of Search: 600/300, 600/301, 600/595, 128/897, 128/898, 128/903, 128/904, 128/905, 128/920
• US Class Current: 600/300
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/02 Detecting, measuring or recording pulse, heart rate, blood pressure or blood flow; Combined pulse/heart-rate/blood pressure determination; Evaluating a cardiovascular condition not otherwise provided for, e.g. using combinations of techniques provided for in this group with electrocardiography or electroauscultation; Heart catheters for measuring blood pressure
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7405 using sound
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/60 for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/63 for local operation
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 128/905 Feedback to patient of biological signal other than brain electric signal

Abstract

The audio apparatus of the invention has: vital information detecting means for detecting vital information of a resident; a database which is configured by information based on the vital information, and in which at least vital information of the resident is accumulated; audio signal information generating means for, when vital information is detected by the vital information detecting means, referring to the vital information of the database, and for generating predetermined audio signal information at the detection; and audio signal producing means for producing an audio signal to the resident, the audio signal being based on the audio signal information generated by the audio signal information generating means.

Claims

1. An audio apparatus comprising:

vital information detecting means for detecting vital information of a resident;

a database which is configured by information based on the vital information, and in which at least vital information of the resident is accumulated;

audio signal information generating means for, when vital information is detected by said vital information detecting means, referring to the vital information of said database, and for generating predetermined audio signal information at the detection; and

audio signal producing means for producing an audio signal to the resident, said audio signal being based on the audio signal information generated by said audio signal information generating means.

4. The audio apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

said apparatus further comprises:

action form detecting means for detecting an action form of the resident, and

said audio signal information generating means generates audio signal information corresponding also to the action form which is detected by said action for;

detecting means.

7. The audio apparatus according to claim 4, wherein

said action form detecting means detects whether one person exists in a room or plural persons exist in the room.

10. The audio apparatus according to claim 4, wherein

said action form detecting means detects whether a person in a room is still or moving.

13. The audio apparatus according to claim 4, wherein

said action form detecting means detects whether a person in a room is conducting a predetermined work or not.

16. The audio apparatus according to claim 4, wherein

said action form detecting means detects whether em person in a room is in an utterance state or not.

19. The audio apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

said vital information detecting means includes ai sensor attached to bedding,

said sensor detects physiological data such as an electrocardiographic wave of the resident at sleeping,

together with the physiological data, external data such as data of a date, a time, and weather when the physiological data are detected are accumulated in said database,

physiological indices relating to physiological information of the resident at rising and sleeping are calculated on the basis of the accumulated data, and accumulated in said database, and

feature amounts of the resident at rising and sleeping and obtained from the physiological indices are registered in said database.

21. The audio apparatus according to claim 19, wherein

said apparatus further comprises:

comparing means for comparing the physiological data at rising and sleeping and detected by said sensor, with the average physiological indices and feature amounts, and

said audio signal information generating means generates audio signal information on the basis of a result of the comparison.

23. The audio apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

said vital information detecting means includes a sensor for detecting physiological data of the resident during action,

physiological data of the resident during action are detected by said sensor,

together with the physiological data, external data such as data of a date, a time, and weather when the physiological data are detected are accumulated in said database,

physiological indices relating to average physiological information of the resident during action are calculated on the basis of the accumulated data, and accumulated in said database, and

feature amounts of the resident during action and obtained from the physiological indices are registered in said database.

25. The audio apparatus according to claim 23, wherein

said apparatus further comprises:

comparing means for comparing the physiological data. during action and detected by said sensor, with the physiological indices and feature amounts, and

said audio signal information generating means generates audio signal information on the basis of a result of the comparison.

27. The audio apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

said vital information detecting means includes a sensor for detecting physiological data of the resident at rest,

physiological data of the resident at rest are detected by said sensor,

together with the physiological data, external data such as data of a date, a time, and weather when the physiological data are detected are accumulated in said database,

physiological indices relating to physiological information of the resident at rest are calculated on the basis of the accumulated data, and accumulated in said database, and

feature amounts of the resident at rest and obtained from the physiological indices are registered in said database.

29. The audio apparatus according to claim 27, wherein

said apparatus further comprises comparing means for comparing the physiological data at rest and detected by said sensor, with the physiological indices and feature amounts, and

said audio signal information generating means generates audio signal information on the basis of a result of the comparison.

31. The audio apparatus according to claim 19, wherein

said apparatus further comprises:

means for calculating rhythm of variation relating to the resident, from the physiological data accumulated in said database; and

comparing means for comparing a temporal change of physiological data obtained from the physiological data detected by said sensor, with the rhythm of variation, and

said audio signal information generating means generates audio signal information on the basis of a result of the comparison.

33. The audio apparatus according to claim 23, wherein

said apparatus further comprises:

means for calculating rhythm of variation relating to the resident, from the physiological data accumulated in said database; and

comparing means for comparing a temporal change of physiological data obtained from the physiological data detected by said sensor, with the rhythm of variation, and

said audio signal information generating means generates audio signal information on the basis of a result of the comparison.

35. The audio apparatus according to claim 27, wherein

said apparatus further comprises:

means for calculating rhythm of variation relating to the resident, from the physiological data accumulated in said database; and

comparing means for comparing a temporal change of physiological data obtained from the physiological data detected by said sensor, with the rhythm of variation, and

said audio signal information generating means generates audio signal information on the basis of a result of the comparison.

41. The audio apparatus according to claim 21, wherein

said audio signal producing means produces the audio signal when the resident is to be induced to rise.

42. The audio apparatus according to claim 21, wherein

said audio signal producing means produces the audio signal when the resident is to be induced to sleep.

2. An audio apparatus comprising:

a database in which, when a resident is in one of predetermined states, audio signal information. corresponding to the state is accumulated for the state and for the resident;

state detecting means for detecting a state of the resident;

audio signal information generating means for, when the state of the resident is detected by said state detecting means, referring to the audio signal information of said database, and for generating predetermined audio signal information; and

audio signal producing means for producing an audio signal to the resident, said audio signal being based on the audio signal information generated by said audio signal information generating means.

5. The audio apparatus according to claim 2, wherein

said apparatus further comprises:

action form detecting means for detecting an action form of the resident, and

said audio signal information generating means generates audio signal information corresponding also to the action form which is detected by said action for;

detecting means.

8. The audio apparatus according to claim 5, wherein

said action form detecting means detects whether one person exists in a room or plural persons exist in the room.

11. The audio apparatus according to claim 5, wherein

said action form detecting means detects whether a person in a room is still or moving.

14. The audio apparatus according to claim 5, wherein

said action form detecting means detects whether a person in a room is conducting a predetermined work or not.

17. The audio apparatus according to claim 5, wherein

said action form detecting means detects whether ai person in a room is in an utterance state or not.

3. An audio apparatus comprising:

vital information detecting means for detecting vital information of a resident;

a database which is configured by information based on the vital information, and in which at least vital information of the resident and audio signal information are accumulated for each of the states and for the resident, the audio signal information corresponding to the state;

audio signal information generating means for, when vital information is detected by said vital information detecting means, referring to the vital information and the audio signal information of said database, and for generating audio signal information which is optimum in. a state at the detection; and

audio signal producing means for producing an audio signal to the resident, said audio signal being based on the audio signal information.

6. The audio apparatus according to claim 3, wherein

said apparatus further comprises:

action form detecting means for detecting an action form of the resident, and

said audio signal information generating means generates audio signal information corresponding also to the action form which is detected by said action form detecting means.

9. The audio apparatus according to claim 6, wherein

said action form detecting means detects whether one person exists in a room or plural persons exist in the room.

12. The audio apparatus according to claim 6, wherein

said action form detecting means detects whether a person in a room is still or moving.

15. The audio apparatus according to claim 6, wherein

said action form detecting means detects whether i:

person in a room is conducting a predetermined work or not.

18. The audio apparatus according to claim 6, wherein

said action form detecting means detects whether a person in a room is in an utterance state or not.

20. The audio apparatus according to claim 3, wherein

said vital information detecting means includes a sensor attached to bedding,

said sensor detects physiological data such as an electrocardiographic wave of the resident at sleeping,

together with the physiological data, external data such as data of a date, a time, and weather when the physiological data are detected are accumulated in said database,

physiological indices relating to physiological information of the resident at rising and sleeping are calculated on the basis of the accumulated data, and accumulated in said database, and

feature amounts of the resident at rising and sleeping and obtained from the physiological indices are registered in said database.

22. The audio apparatus according to claim 20, wherein

said apparatus further comprises:

comparing means for comparing the physiological data at rising and sleeping and detected by said sensor, with the average physiological indices and feature amounts, and

said audio signal information generating means generates audio signal information on the basis of a result of the comparison.

24. The audio apparatus according to claim 3, wherein

said vital information detecting means includes a sensor for detecting physiological data of the resident during action,

physiological data of the resident during action are detected by said sensor,

together with the physiological data, external data such as data of a date, a time, and weather when the physiological data are detected are accumulated in said database,

physiological indices relating to average physiological information of the resident during action are calculated on the basis of the accumulated data, and accumulated in said database, and

feature amounts of the resident during action and obtained from the physiological indices are registered in said database.

26. The audio apparatus according to claim 24, wherein

said apparatus further comprises:

comparing means for comparing the physiological data during action and detected by said sensor, with the physiological indices and feature amounts, and

said audio signal information generating means generates audio signal information on the basis of a result of the comparison.

28. The audio apparatus according to claim 3, wherein

said vital information detecting means includes a sensor for detecting physiological data of the resident at rest,

physiological data of the resident at rest are detected by said sensor,

together with the physiological data, external data such as data of a date, a time, and weather when the physiological data are detected are accumulated in said database,

physiological indices relating to physiological information of the resident at rest are calculated on the basis of the accumulated data, and accumulated in said database, and

feature amounts of the resident at rest and obtained from the physiological indices are registered in said database.

30. The audio apparatus according to claim 28, wherein

said apparatus further comprises comparing means for comparing the physiological data at rest and detected by said sensor, with the physiological indices and feature amounts, and

said audio signal information generating means generates audio signal information on the basis of a result of the comparison.

32. The audio apparatus according to claim 20, wherein

said apparatus further comprises:

means for calculating rhythm of variation relating to the resident, from the physiological data accumulated in said database; and

comparing means for comparing a temporal change of physiological data obtained from the physiological data detected by said sensor, with the rhythm of variation, and

said audio signal information generating means generates audio signal information on the basis of a result of the comparison.

34. The audio apparatus according to claim 24, wherein

said apparatus further comprises:

means for calculating rhythm of variation relating to the resident, from the physiological data accumulated in said database; and

comparing means for comparing a temporal change of physiological data obtained from the physiological data detected by said sensor, with the rhythm of variation, and

said audio signal information generating means generates audio signal information on the basis of a result of the comparison.

36. The audio apparatus according to claim 28, wherein

said apparatus further comprises:

means for calculating rhythm of variation relating to the resident, from the physiological data accumulated in said database; and

comparing means for comparing a temporal change of physiological data obtained from the physiological data detected by said sensor, with the rhythm of variation, and

said audio signal information generating means generates audio signal information on the basis of a result of the comparison.

43. The audio apparatus according to claim 22, wherein

said audio signal producing means produces the audio signal when the resident is to be induced to rise.

44. The audio apparatus according to claim 22, wherein

said audio signal producing means produces the audio signal when the resident is to be induced to sleep.

37. An audio apparatus comprising:

vital information detecting means for detecting vital information of a resident;

audio signal producing means for producing plural audio signals of feature data and/or content data;

selecting means for selecting a desired audio signal from said audio signal producing means; and

a database in which, when the resident selects an audio signal through said selecting means, feature data and/or content data of said audio signal, and the vital information detected by said vital information detecting means are accumulated;

wherein

said audio signal producing means refers, when vital information of the resident is detected by said vital information detecting means, to said database, and produces an audio signal corresponding to the vital information.

38. The audio apparatus according to claim 37, wherein

when the resident selects a desired audio signal through said selecting means, external data such as data of a time and weather, and data relating to a state of the resident, and the state and vital information of the resident before and after the selection are accumulated in said database, and

said audio signal producing means produces an audio signal which is optimum under a predetermined condition including the detected vital information.

39. An audio apparatus comprising:

vital information detecting means for detecting vital information of a resident;

audio signal producing means for producing plural audio signals of feature data and/or content data;

a database in which vital information which is detected by vital information detecting means of the resident when plural audio signals of feature data and/or content data are produced is accumulated together with the feature data and/or the content data; and

learning means for referring to said database, and for learning an audio signal of optimum feature data and/or content data corresponding to vital information, wherein

said audio signal producing means produces an audio signal of optimum feature data and/or content data obtained by said learning means, to the detected vital information.

40. The audio apparatus according to claim 39, wherein

external data such as data of a time and weather and data relating to a state of the resident when the plural audio signals of feature data and/or content data are produced, and the state and vital information of the resident before and after the detection are accumulated in said database, and

said learning means refers to said database and learns an audio signal of optimum feature data and/or content data and corresponding to vital information, a time, weather, and the state of the resident before and after the detection.