Health monitoring appliance

• US 8,968,195 B2
• Filed: 06/06/2013
• Issued: 03/03/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 05/12/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.
• Original Assignee: Empire IP LLC
• Inventors: Tran, Bao
• Primary Examiner(s): Gedeon, Brian T
• Application Number:
  US13/911,077
• Publication Number:
  US 20140194702A1
• Time in Patent Office: 635 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 600/300
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2503/08 Elderly
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2560/0412 Low-profile patch shaped housings
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0006 ECG or EEG signals
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0022 Monitoring a patient using a global network, e.g. telephone networks, internet
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0024 for multiple sensor units attached to the patient, e.g. using a body or personal area network
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0077 Devices for viewing the surface of the body, e.g. camera, magnifying lens
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/02055 Simultaneously evaluating both cardiovascular condition and temperature
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/021 Measuring pressure in heart or blood vessels A61B5/0205 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/02438 with portable devices, e.g. worn by the patient
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0537 Measuring body composition by impedance, e.g. tissue hydration or fat content
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1112 Global tracking of patients, e.g. by using GPS
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1113 Local tracking of patients, e.g. in a hospital or private home
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1117 Fall detection
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1118 Determining activity level
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/112 Gait analysis
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/14532 for measuring glucose, e.g. by tissue impedance measurement
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/14551 for measuring blood gases
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/339 Displays specially adapted therefor
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/349 Detecting specific parameters of the electrocardiograph cycle
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/4806 Sleep evaluation A61B5/4821 takes precedence; devices for inducing sleep A61M21/02
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/4833 : Assessment of subject's compliance to treatment
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6808 : Diapers
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/681 : Wristwatch-type devices
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6814 : Head
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6815 : Ear
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6816 : Ear lobe
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6887 : mounted on external non-worn devices, e.g. non-medical devices
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6898 : Portable consumer electronic devices, e.g. music players, telephones, tablet computers
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7214 : using signal cancellation, e.g. based on input of two identical physiological sensors spaced apart, or based on two signals derived from the same sensor, for different optical wavelengths
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7225 : Details of analog processing, e.g. isolation amplifier, gain or sensitivity adjustment, filtering, baseline or drift compensation A61B5/30, A61B5/316 take precedence; transformers for specific applications H01F38/00; amplifiers H03F
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7257 : using Fourier transforms
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/726 : using Wavelet transforms
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7264 : Classification of physiological signals or data, e.g. using neural networks, statistical classifiers, expert systems or fuzzy systems neural networks per se G06N3/00; expert systems per se G06N5/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7267 : involving training the classification device
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7275 : Determining trends in physiological measurement data; Predicting development of a medical condition based on physiological measurements, e.g. determining a risk factor
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7282 : Event detection, e.g. detecting unique waveforms indicative of a medical condition A61B5/4094, A61B5/4818, A61B5/349, A61B5/0823 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/741 : using synthesised speech
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/746 : Alarms related to a physiological condition, e.g. details of setting alarm thresholds or avoiding false alarms alarms per se G08B
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7465 : Arrangements for interactive communication between patient and care services, e.g. by using a telephone network telemetry of measured physiological signal A61B5/0002
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 7/04 : Electric stethoscopes microphones, acoustic transducers therefor H04R
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 8/06 : Measuring blood flow measuring volume flow in general G01F, e.g. G01F1/66, G01F1/72; measuring speed of fluids in general G01P5/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 8/4227 : characterised by straps, belts, cuffs or braces
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 8/565 : involving data transmission via a network
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 8/582 : Remote testing of the device
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 90/30 : Devices for illuminating a surgical field, the devices having an interrelation with other surgical devices or with a surgical procedure
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 : for remote operation
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/80 : Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication

Abstract

A monitoring system includes a wearable eyeglass, band, belt, patch or bandage appliance; and a processor coupled to the wearable eyeglass, band, belt, patch or bandage appliance to analyze vital data or wellness data.

Claims

1. A monitoring system for a person, comprising:

a wearable eyeglass, band, belt, watch, patch or bandage appliance communicating over a personal area network (PAN); and

a processor coupled to the wearable eyeglass, band, belt, watch, patch or bandage appliance to analyze heart rate, vital sign data or wellness data.

2. The system of claim 1, comprising an accelerometer coupled to the processor.

3. The system of claim 1, comprising a wireless transceiver coupled to the appliance.

4. The system of claim 1, comprising a heart rate detector coupled to the processor.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the appliance monitors patient movement.

6. The system of claim 1, comprising a positioning system to provide location information.

7. The system of claim 1, comprising one or more light emitting devices on the wearable eyeglass, band, belt, watch, patch or bandage appliance to detect heart rate.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the processor tracks at least one of:

steps taken, running activity, distance traveled, food consumed, calories burned, heart rate, blood oxygen levels, skin temperature.

9. The system of claim 1, comprising code to track at least one of:

steps taken, running activity, distance traveled, food consumed, calories burned, heart rate, blood oxygen levels, skin temperature.

10. The system of claim 1, comprising code to store and analyze daily activities.

11. The system of claim 1, comprising code to store medicine taking habits, eating and drinking habits, sleeping habits, or exercise habits.

12. The system of claim 1, comprising code to track activity during sleep.

13. The system of claim 1, comprising a heart rate sensor, an ECG sensor, or an EKG sensor coupled to the processor.

33. The system of claim 1, wherein vital sign data includes at least one of:

blood pressure data, EKG data, and ECG data.

34. The system of claim 1, wherein wellness data includes data from at least one of:

sleep data, calorie data, and exercise data.

14. A monitoring system, comprising:

a wearable eyeglass, band, belt, watch, patch or bandage appliance communicating over a personal area network (PAN);

a processor coupled to the wearable eyeglass, band, belt, watch, patch or bandage appliance to analyze heart rate, vital sign data, or wellness data; and

a transceiver coupled to a remote transceiver to communicate heart rate, vital or wellness data,

wherein the processor controls a cellular telephone.

15. The system of claim 14, wherein the remote transceiver comprises a cellular telephone.

16. A monitoring system, comprising:

an eyeglass frame or head mounted device communicating over a personal area network (PAN); and

a processor in the eyeglass frame or head mounted device to analyze vital sign or wellness data;

wherein the processor works with a cellular telephone to allow remote control of the cellular telephone and display email or chat received by the cellular telephone.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein the processor tracks at least one of:

steps taken, running activity, distance traveled, food consumed, calories burned, heart rate, blood oxygen levels, skin temperature.

18. A portable system, comprising:

a sensor to capture heart rate data;

a cellular transceiver;

a personal area network (PAN) transceiver;

a processor coupled to the sensor, the cellular transceiver and the personal area network (PAN) transceiver and capable of communicating with an optional wearable appliance over the PAN to process heart rate, vital sign data or wellness data,

wherein the processor operates with the wearable device to display email or chat received by the processor.

19. The system of claim 18, and wherein the processor processes at least one of:

steps taken, running activity, distance traveled, food consumed, calories burned, heart rate, blood oxygen levels, skin temperature.

20. The system of claim 18, wherein the optional wearable appliance comprises a pendant, a watch or head-mounted device wirelessly coupled to the processor to monitor vital sign data or wellness data.

21. A monitoring system, comprising:

a wearable eyeglass, head-mounted display, watch, band, belt, patch or bandage appliance to capture heart rate, vital sign data, or wellness data, the appliance communicating with a personal area network (PAN); and

a telephone coupled to the wearable eyeglass, head-mounted display, watch, band, belt, patch or bandage appliance over the PAN to process the heart rate, vital sign data or wellness data,

wherein the appliance displays text communication received by the telephone.

22. The system of claim 21, wherein either or both the appliance and the telephone tracks at least one of:

steps taken, running activity, distance traveled, food consumed, calories burned, heart rate, blood oxygen levels, skin temperature.

23. The system of claim 21, comprising a camera, a light emitting device, a heart rate sensor, an ECG sensor, or an EKG sensor in each of the appliance and the telephone.

24. A cellular telephone, comprising:

a heart rate sensor;

a processor coupled to the heart rate sensor and communicating over a cellular network and a local wireless network, the processor capable of communicating with an optional wearable eyeglass, head-mounted display, watch, band, belt, patch or bandage appliance over the local wireless network; and

computer code to process heart rate, vital sign data or wellness data and to communicate the data over the cellular network and the local wireless network; and

computer code to display data normally shown on the telephone on a display of the optional wearable appliance.

25. The cellular telephone of claim 24, wherein the optional appliance comprises a heart rate sensor, an ECG sensor, or an EKG sensor.

26. The cellular telephone of claim 24, wherein the appliance communicates with the cellular telephone to remotely control the telephone and display email or chat received by the telephone, wherein the processor tracks at least one of:

steps taken, running activity, distance traveled, food consumed, calories burned, heart rate, blood oxygen levels, skin temperature.

27. A monitoring system, comprising:

an optional wearable appliance to capture heart rate, vital sign data, or wellness data, the optional wearable appliance communicating over a wireless area network; and

a cellular telephone including a heart sensor coupled to the optional wearable appliance over the wireless area network to process the heart rate, vital sign data or wellness data,

wherein the optional wearable appliance displays email or chat received by the telephone.

28. The system of claim 27, wherein the optional wearable appliance and/or the cellular telephone tracks at least one of:

steps taken, running activity, distance traveled, food consumed, calories burned, heart rate, blood oxygen levels, skin temperature.

29. The system of claim 27, wherein the wearable appliance and/or the cellular telephone each comprises at least one of:

a camera, a light emitting device, a heart rate sensor, an ECG sensor, or an EKG sensor.

30. A system, comprising:

means for detecting heart rate or vital sign data;

means for communicating voice and data over a cellular transmission coupled to the detecting means, said communicating means further including a personal area network (PAN); and

means for communicating heart rate or vital sign data,

wherein the optional wearable means is wirelessly coupled to the communicating means, and comprising means for displaying email or chat received by the communicating means on the optional wearable means.

31. The system of claim 30, comprising an optional wearable means for detecting heart rate or vital sign data, wherein the optional wearable means communicates over the PAN and wherein the optional wearable means and the detecting means each comprises a heart rate sensor or an exercise sensor.

32. The system of claim 30, comprising means for tracking at least one of:

steps taken, running activity, distance traveled, food consumed, calories burned, heart rate, blood oxygen levels, skin temperature.