Portable monitoring device, system and method for monitoring an individual

A system for monitoring at least physical parameter for an individual, said system comprising:

• a portable monitoring device being configured to be worn by the individual, said portable monitoring device comprising:
• a power source;
• a first sensor unit comprising at least one sensor configured to sense at least one physical parameter of the individual;
• a control unit configured to:
• receive output signal data from said first sensor unit and from at least one other remote second sensor unit including at least one sensor configured to monitor at least one physical parameter, identify sensing mode of each of said first and second sensor units, and process data received from said first and/or second sensor unit;
• a carrying mechanism configured to permit the portable monitoring device carried by the individual to be monitored, said control unit and said at first sensor unit configured to be embedded in said carrying mechanism;
• and
• at least one output device configured to output indication and/or information associated with the processed data, and
• a) at least one remote non-portable second sensor unit comprising at least one sensor configured to sense at least one physical parameter of an individual
• wherein said portable monitoring device is further configured to process signal data of one of the first sensor unit or remote second sensor unit, according to an identified sensing mode indicative of which of the first sensor or second sensor units is currently being used to monitor the individual therefrom.

A system for monitoring at least one physical of an individual, said system comprising:

• a portable monitoring device comprising:
• a first sensor unit including at least one sensor configured to sense at least one physical parameter of the individual;
• an attachment mechanism configured to attach the portable monitoring device to a garment worn by the individual and to position the first sensor unit in proximity to the body of the individual when worn thereby;
• a control unit configured to:
• receive output signal data from said first sensor unit and from another remote second sensor unit including at least one sensor configured to monitor at least one physical parameter, identify sensing mode of each of said first and second sensor units, and process data received from said first or second sensor units, according to the sensing modes thereof;
• and
• at least one output device configured to output indication and/or information associated with the processed first sensor and/or second sensor data;
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• a) a docking apparatus including a housing configured to hold said portable monitoring device therein, said docking apparatus being configured to connect with said at least one second sensor for communicating said portable device with said second sensor.

A system for monitoring at least respiration of an individual, said system comprising:

• a) a portable monitoring device configured to:
• be worn over an individual's garment for portability thereof such as to monitor at least respiration of the individual by having at least one first sensor thereof sense at least one parameter indicative of respiration of the individual, detect at least respiration related alarming situations and output alerts upon detection of an alarming situation, said portable monitoring device further comprising a first control unit configured to communicate data, process data and control an output device configured to initiate and output alarms;
• b) at least one second sensor which is not configured to be worn by the individual, said at least one second sensor being configured to sense at least respiratory of the individual when in proximity thereto;
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• c) a docking device including a housing configured to hold said portable monitoring device therein and a second control unit configured to receive data at least from the at least one second sensor, process the received data, identify alarming situations and initiate an alert upon identification of an alarming situation.

A method for monitoring at least one physical parameter for an individual, said method comprising:

• identifying sensing mode of a portable monitoring device including a first sensor unit configured to sense at least one physical parameter of an individual when carrying the device and of a remote second sensor unit over which the individual can be rested configured to sense the at least one physical parameter;
• receiving and processing data from one of the portable monitoring device or remote sensor unit according to the identified sensing mode thereof, the mode configured to allow processing only data from the sensor unit of the device being used;
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• outputting indication and/or information associated with the processed data.