Apparatus and System for Monitoring

A monitoring device wearable by a person to be monitored, comprising:

• one or more sensing means for sensing cardio, respiratory, physiological and/or other information from the person;
• processing means for analysing the sensed information and capable of processing the (primary) cardio, respiratory, physiological and/or other information to derive secondary cardio, respiratory, physiological and/or other information;
• memory means for storing the sensed and/or analysed information;
• and
• communication means for transmitting at least a portion of the analysed information, wherein:
• at least one waveform acquired from the sensed cardio, respiratory, physiological and/or other information is digitised in real-time;
• analysis of the sensed and/or digitised information is performed in real-time and a welfare indication of the person computed in real-time;
• and
• the computed welfare indication of the person is transmitted by the communication means and/or stored in the memory means,
• the welfare indication is determinable by analysis and/or comparison of at least two forms of information selected from the primary and/or secondary cardio, respiratory, physiological and/or other information, with thresholds from configurable data stored in the memory, wherein the thresholds and configurable data are modifiable for a type or range of activities or environments.

A monitoring device wearable by a person to be monitored, comprising:

• a detachable anatomically-shaped sensor electronics module comprising processing means, memory means and communications means;
• and
• a connector, harness and/or other support wearable by a person, capable of attaching, or holding in sensory/sensing proximity, the sensor electronics module to a person, and comprising one or more sensing means, wherein the monitoring device:
• senses cardio, respiratory, physiological and/or other information from a person;
• and
• performs real-time analysis of the sensed information and computes a real-time welfare indication of the person for onwards transmission/communication.

A monitoring device wearable by a person to be monitored, comprising:

• one or more sensing means for sensing cardio, respiratory, physiological and/or other information from the person;
• processing means for analysing the sensed information and capable of processing the (primary) cardio, respiratory, physiological and/or other information to derive secondary cardio, respiratory, physiological and/or other information;
• memory means for storing the sensed and/or analysed information;
• and
• communication means for transmitting at least a portion of the analysed information, wherein:
• at least one waveform acquired from the sensed cardio, respiratory, physiological and/or other information is digitised in real-time;
• analysis of the sensed and/or digitised information is performed in real-time and a welfare indication of the person computed in real-time;
• and
• the computed welfare indication of the person is transmitted by the communication means and/or stored in the memory means,
• the welfare indication is determinable by analysis and/or comparison of at least two forms of information selected from the primary and/or secondary cardio, respiratory, physiological and/or other information, with thresholds from configurable data stored in the memory, wherein the thresholds and configurable data are modifiable for a type or range of activities or environments, and the thresholds and configurable data are automatically, manually or remotely modifiable or learned for a specific person, or derivable from previous analysis, and/or comparison of cardio, respiratory, physiological and/or other information and the thresholds.

A monitoring device wearable by a person to be monitored, comprising:

• one or more sensing means for sensing cardio, respiratory, physiological and/or other information from the person;
• processing means for analysing the sensed information and capable of processing the (primary) cardio, respiratory, physiological and/or other information to derive secondary cardio, respiratory, physiological and/or other information;
• memory means for storing the sensed and/or analysed information;
• and
• communication means for transmitting at least a portion of the analysed information, wherein:
• at least one waveform acquired from the sensed cardio, respiratory, physiological and/or other information is digitised in real-time;
• analysis of the sensed and/or digitised information is performed in real-time and a welfare indication of the person computed in real-time;
• and
• the computed welfare indication of the person is transmitted by the communication means and/or stored in the memory means,
• the welfare indication is determinable by analysis and/or comparison of at least two forms of information selected from the primary and/or secondary cardio, respiratory, physiological and/or other information, with thresholds from configurable data stored in the memory, and the thresholds and configurable data are modifiable for a type or range of activities or environments, wherein the sensitivity of detection is modifiable in response to the activity status, level of ambulation and/or body position detected by the monitoring device, and/or contextual information experienced by a person.

A monitoring device wearable by a person to be monitored, comprising:

• a detachable anatomically-shaped sensor electronics module comprising processing means, memory means and communications means;
• and
• a connector, harness and/or other support wearable by a person, capable of attaching, or holding in sensory/sensing proximity, the sensor electronics module to a person, and comprising one or more sensing means, wherein the monitoring device:
• senses cardio, respiratory, physiological and/or other information from a person;
• and
• performs real-time analysis of the sensed information and computes a real-time welfare indication of the person for onwards transmission/communication, wherein the monitoring device comprises means for detecting blood oxygen levels of a user.