Remote monitoring of cardiac electrical activity using a cell phone device
OwnerIzmail Batkin, Riccardo del Re +2inventors
InventorsIzmail Batkin, Riccardo del Re, Steven Carkner, Robert Brookes
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Abstract
A bio-monitor is built into a telephone handset or cell phone. Sensors are configured to obtain bio-signals while the handset or cell phone is in the position for normal speaking use of the telephonic device. This enables biosignal acquisition and/or bio-signal telephonic transmission to occur without the need for a position change to effect voice communications. The invention can also be constructed in the form of a case or harness designed to fit over a preexisting cell phone or a pre-existing telephone handset.
Claims15
A telephone device for a user in the form of a telephone handset or cell phone, or a case, or harness for attachment to a pre-existing telephone handset or cell phone in combination with a pre-existing telephone handset or cell phone, comprising:
- a) a first sensor carried on the outer surface of the device in order to establish contact with the user's head and acquire bio-signals through such first contact;
- b) a pickup signal conditioning circuit carried by the device and connected to the first sensor to condition acquired bio-signals into conditioned signals for subsequent telephonic communication;
- c) a telephonic communication circuit connected to the signal conditioning circuit to provide a telephonic signal corresponding to the bio-signal data for telephonic communication, and
- d) voice communication means positioned on the device to convey voice messages to and from the user through the telephonic communication circuit while the device is in position to receive bio-signals through such first contact,
- whereby the simultaneous or alternate communication of bio-data and voice may occur without the need for any interruption arising from repositioning of the device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.