Monitoring system
OwnerJames R. Maultinventor
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Abstract
A monitor system is provided for allowing a person to remotely monitor a physiological parameter of a subject, comprising: a sensor system having a transducer and a transmitter, a computing device, receiving a signal transmitted by the sensor system, a software application program, running on the computing device, to determine values of the physiological parameter from the received signal. Received data is stored in a memory of the computing device, and shown as a chart on the display of the computing device. Data may be further transmitted over a communications network, where it is accessible by a caregiver at a remote location.
Claims33
A monitor system for allowing a person to remotely monitor a temperature of a subject, the monitor system comprising:
- a sensor system, including:
- a transducer, adapted to provide a transducer signal correlated with the temperature;
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- a transmitter, receiving the transducer signal, and adapted to transmit a wireless signal carrying data correlated with the temperature;
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- a computing device, including:
- a display;
- a memory;
- a processor;
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- a receiver, adapted to receive the wireless signal transmitted by the sensor system and to provide a receiver signal;
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- a software application program, running on the computing device, adapted to determine a temperature value from the receiver signal, further adapted to store the temperature value in the memory, and further adapted to show a chart of a plurality of temperature values on the display.
A monitor system to allow a person to monitor a temperature of a subject, the system comprising:
- a sensor system adapted to transmit data correlated with the temperature to a communications network, the sensor system having a transducer and a transmitter;
- a server system connected to the communications network, having a server software program adapted to receive the data transmitted by the sensor system;
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- a computing device having a connection to the communications network, a display, and a software application program adapted to receive the data from the server system, and to present a graphical representation of the temperature on the display.
A method of informing a caregiver of a condition of a subject that requires monitoring, the method comprising:
- detecting a temperature of the subject;
- generating a signal related to the temperature;
- transmitting the signal over a communications network to a computing device;
- processing the signal, using software running on the computing device, so as to add data to a database, wherein the data are correlated with the temperature;
- analyzing the database at intervals, so as to determine if the data are unacceptable, wherein unacceptable data correspond to an attention need of the subject;
- alerting the caregiver if the data are unacceptable;
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- providing the caregiver with a chart showing a time dependence of the data.
A monitoring system for informing a caregiver of a physiological condition of a subject, the system comprising:
- a sensor system, providing a status signal correlated with the physiological condition of the subject;
- a signal processor, receiving a signal containing entertainment content from an entertainment content provider, further receiving the status signal from the sensor system, and providing a combination signal containing entertainment content and a status signal component;
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- an entertainment device, receiving the combination signal, having a signal receiver adapted to convey the entertainment content and a status representation to a person being entertained by the entertainment device.
A method by which a person can communicate medical information regarding a subject to a medical professional, the method comprising:
- monitoring a temperature of a subject using a sensor system, the sensor system transmitting a signal correlated with the physiological parameter to a computing device;
- storing temperature values and corresponding time data in a memory of the computing device;
- displaying a chart of temperature values versus time data on a display of the computing device;
- contacting the medical professional if the chart shows unacceptable behavior of the temperature values, and further transmitting the temperature values and time data to a second computing device accessible by the medical professional, so as to allow the medical professional to view the chart.
A method of alerting a caregiver to a temperature of a subject, the method comprising:
- monitoring the temperature using a sensor system, the sensor system wirelessly transmitting a signal correlated with the temperature of the subject;
- receiving the signal on a computing device, the computing device having a wireless receiver, a display, a processor, and a memory,
- determining temperature values from the received signal using a software program running on the computing device;
- storing the temperature values within the memory of the computing device;
- displaying a chart of temperature values on the display of the computing device;
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- providing an alarm, using the computing device, if the temperature values go outside a predetermined range.
A method, executed by a software program running on a computing device having a memory, a display, and a processor, for alerting one or more caregivers to a temperature of a subject, the method comprising:
- receiving temperature data from a transceiver, the transceiver being in wireless communication with a temperature sensor system;
- associating the temperature data with time data;
- storing the associated temperature data and time data in the memory of the computing device;
- providing an alert to the caregiver if the temperature goes outside a predetermined range;
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- providing a chart of temperature and time on the display of the computing device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.