US 2017/0319079 A1 · METHOD OF CALCULATING BLOOD PRESSURE USING A MOBILE DEVICE

Abstract

Apparatus and associated methods relate to determining a user's blood pressure via information collected by a camera and a microphone of a portable communication device (PCD). In an illustrative example, the PCD simultaneously records a blood flow and a pulsation for the user. The blood flow may be recorded by positioning the camera such that camera aligns with a finger of a first arm of the user. The pulsation may be recorded by positioning the microphone such that the microphone proximate to an antecubital artery of the second arm of the user. In response, the PCD uses the recorded blood flow and pulsation information to determine a systolic blood pressure and diastolic blood pressure for the user in accordance with previously input body parameters (e.g., height, weight, age, gender) of the user.

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Dependent claims

A method of measuring a human's blood pressure, the method comprising:

receiving, in a portable communication device (PCD), user input information about body parameters of an operator;
simultaneously recording:
a blood flow information by positioning a camera of the PCD such that the camera aligns with a finger of a first arm;
a pulsation information by positioning a microphone of the PCD such that the microphone proximate to an antecubital artery of a second arm;
determining, in response to the recorded blood flow information and the recorded pulsation information, a pulse velocity;
determining, in response to the determined pulse velocity, a systolic blood pressure measurement;
determining, in response to the inputted body parameters and the recorded pulsation information, a pulse pressure;
determining, in response to the determined pulse pressure, a diastolic blood pressure measurement;
and,
transmitting, the determined systolic blood pressure and the determined diastolic blood pressure for display on a display panel of the PCD.

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A computer program product (CPP) tangibly embodied in a data store, the CPP including instructions that, when executed, operate a portable communication device (PCD) to measure the blood pressure of a user, the operations comprising:

receive, in a portable communication device (PCD), user input information about body parameters of an operator;
simultaneously record:
a blood flow information by positioning a camera of the PCD such that the camera aligns with a finger of a first arm;
a pulsation information by positioning a microphone of the PCD such that the microphone proximate to an antecubital artery of a second arm;
determine, in response to the recorded blood flow information and the recorded pulsation information, a pulse velocity;
determine, in response to the determined pulse velocity, a systolic blood pressure measurement;
determine, in response to the inputted body parameters and the recorded pulsation information, a pulse pressure;
determine, in response to the determined pulse pressure, a diastolic blood pressure measurement;
and,
transmit, the determined systolic blood pressure and the determined diastolic blood pressure for display on a display panel of the PCD.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Method of calculating blood pressure using a mobile device

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Method of calculating blood pressure using a mobile device

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