Visual medical monitoring system for a remote subject
AssigneeMedic4all AG
InventorMoshe COHEN
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Abstract
The present invention is of a system, which features bi-directional communication for measuring and transferring medical data and for communication with medical personnel. The apparatus is preferably integrated with at least one of, but more preferably both, audio and video conferencing between an external (home and office) subject and a medical service center. The invention is particularly useful for subjects having some type of medical risk who wish to be supervised by a medical service center, as well as supervision for emergency situations.
Claims19
A gateway for communicating medical information and conferencing information, said gateway comprising:
- a first communication unit structured for communicating with a patient medical monitoring unit, the patient medical monitoring unit structured to measure a physiological parameter of a subject to form physiological data;
- a second communication unit structured for communicating with a medical service center connected with said gateway via a public communication network, said medical service center and said gateway being structured to communicate said physiological data and to communicate conferencing information, said conferencing information comprising at least one of audio information and video information;
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- a switching unit structured to controllably alternate between communicating said physiological data and communicating said conferencing information.
A method for communicating medical information and conferencing information, the method comprising the steps of:
- communicating with a patient medical monitoring unit, the patient medical monitoring unit structured to measure a physiological parameter of a subject to form physiological data;
- communicating with a medical service center connected with said gateway via a public communication network, said medical service center and said gateway being structured to communicate said physiological data and to communicate conferencing information, said conferencing information comprising at least one of audio information and video information;
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- controllably alternating between communicating said physiological data and communicating said conferencing information.
A gateway for communicating medical information and conferencing information, said gateway comprising:
- a first communication unit structured for communicating with a patient medical monitoring unit, the patient medical monitoring unit structured to measure a physiological parameter of a subject to form physiological data;
- a second communication unit structured for communicating with a medical service center connected with said gateway via a public communication network, said medical service center and said gateway being structured to communicate said physiological data and to communicate conferencing information, said conferencing information comprising at least one of audio information and video information;
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- a display unit structured to display said conferencing information together with said data on other parts of a single display.
A gateway for communicating medical information and conferencing information, said gateway comprising:
- a first communication unit structured for communicating with a patient medical monitoring unit, the patient medical monitoring unit structured to measure a physiological parameter of a subject to form physiological data;
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- a second communication unit structured for communicating with a medical service center connected with said gateway via a public communication network, said medical service center and said gateway being structured to communicate said physiological data and to communicate conferencing information, said conferencing information comprising at least one of audio information and video information;
- wherein said physiological data and to communicate conferencing information are communicated over at least one of:
- same communication session, same call, same communication line, and a single call.
A medical service gateway for communicating medical information and conferencing information, the medical service gateway comprising:
- a communication unit structured for communicating with a gateway via a public communication network, said medical service gateway and said gateway being structured to communicate physiological data and to communicate conferencing information, said conferencing information comprising at least one of audio information and video information;
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- a switching unit structured to controllably alternate between communicating said physiological data and communicating said conferencing information.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.