# US 2019/0378614 A1 · Telemedicine device, information acquiring device, and telemedicine system and method

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- Number: US 2019/0378614 A1
- Document ID: US20190378614A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 16/089,625
- Filed: 2018-01-11
- Published: 2019-12-12
- Earliest claimed: 2017-06-29
- Assignees: Boe Technology Group Co., Ltd.
- Applicants: Boe Technology Group Co., Ltd.
- Inventors: Wenchu DONG
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20190378614A1

## CPC

- G16H 40/67: for remote operation
- A61B 5/0002: {Remote monitoring of patients using telemetry, e.g. transmission of vital signals via a communication network (endoradiosondes A61B5/07)}
- A61B 5/0022: {Monitoring a patient using a global network, e.g. telephone networks, internet}
- A61B 5/0077: {Devices for viewing the surface of the body, e.g. camera, magnifying lens}
- A61B 5/024: Measuring pulse rate or heart rate
- A61B 5/4854: {Diagnosis based on concepts of alternative medicine, e.g. homeopathy or non-orthodox}
- A61B 5/7425: {Displaying combinations of multiple images regardless of image source, e.g. displaying a reference anatomical image with a live image}
- A61B 5/7465: {Arrangements for interactive communication between patient and care services, e.g. by using a telephone network (telemetry of measured physiological signal A61B5/0002)}
- G16H 20/00: ICT specially adapted for therapies or health-improving plans, e.g. for handling prescriptions, for steering therapy or for monitoring patient compliance
- G16H 30/20: for handling medical images, e.g. DICOM, HL7 or PACS
- G16H 80/00: ICT specially adapted for facilitating communication between medical practitioners or patients, e.g. for collaborative diagnosis, therapy or health monitoring
- A61B 5/02: Detecting, measuring or recording for evaluating the cardiovascular system, e.g. pulse, heart rate, blood pressure or blood flow
- G16H: HEALTHCARE INFORMATICS, i.e. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR THE HANDLING OR PROCESSING OF MEDICAL OR HEALTHCARE DATA
- A61B: DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION (usefulness limited to only animals A61D)

## Abstract

A telemedicine device, communicated with a telemedicine information acquiring device, includes a communication unit and an operation unit. The communication unit is configured to communicate with the telemedicine information acquiring device, and receive physiological sign information of a patient from the telemedicine information acquiring device. The operation unit is configured to restore at least part of the physiological sign information according to the physiological sign information received by the communication unit. Also are provided a telemedicine information acquiring device and a telemedicine method.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A telemedicine device, communicated with a telemedicine information acquiring device, the telemedicine device comprising: a communication unit and an operation unit,
the communication unit being configured to communicate with the telemedicine information acquiring device, and receive physiological sign information of a patient from the telemedicine information acquiring device; and
the operation unit being configured to restore at least part of the physiological sign information according to the physiological sign information received by the communication unit.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The telemedicine device according to claim 1, wherein the operation unit includes a pulse restoring unit and the physiological sign information includes pulse information,
the communication unit being configured to receive a pulse signal indicating the pulse information of the patient from the telemedicine information acquiring device; and
the pulse restoring unit being configured to restore the pulse signal, so as to restore pulse of the patient.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The telemedicine device according to claim 2, wherein the pulse restoring unit includes a vibrating portion, the vibrating portion being configured to vibrate according to the received pulse signal.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The telemedicine device according to claim 3, wherein the vibrating portion is a Micro Electro Mechanical Systems based vibration sensor.

### Claim 5 (depends on 2)

The telemedicine device according to claim 2, wherein the pulse restoring unit further includes a touch region, the touch region being provided with artificial human skin.

### Claim 6 (depends on 2)

The telemedicine device according to claim 2, further comprising: a display unit,
the communication unit receiving the pulse information of the patient from the telemedicine information acquiring device, and the display unit being configured to display a waveform diagram of the pulse information in the physiological sign information.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The telemedicine device according to claim 1, wherein the physiological sign information includes a body feature image,
the communication unit being further configured to receive the body feature image of the patient from the telemedicine information acquiring device, and
the display unit being configured to display the body feature image.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

The telemedicine device according to claim 7, wherein the display unit includes a first display region and a second display region,
the first display region being configured to display an overall image of the body feature image, and
the second display region being configured to display an enlarged image of at least a part of the body feature image.

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

The telemedicine device according to claim 8, wherein the operation unit further includes a function switching device,
the function switching device switching contents displayed by the first display region and the second display region according to a user instruction.

### Claim 10 (depends on 1)

The telemedicine device according to claim 1, further comprising a speaker,
the communication unit being further configured to receive sound information of the patient from the telemedicine information acquiring device, and
the speaker being configured to output the sound information.

### Claim 11

A telemedicine information acquiring device, communicated with a telemedicine device, the telemedicine information acquiring device comprising: a communication unit and a physiological sign information acquiring unit,
the physiological sign information acquiring unit being configured to acquire physiological sign information of a patient, and
the communication unit being configured to communicate with the telemedicine device, and transmit the physiological sign information to the telemedicine device.

### Claim 12 (depends on 11)

The device according to claim 11, wherein the physiological sign acquiring unit includes a physical sign detecting sleeve, for being worn on a limb of the patient and acquiring pulse information of the patient.

### Claim 13

(canceled)

### Claim 14 (depends on 11)

The device according to claim 11, wherein the physical sign detecting sleeve includes a signal amplifier, configured to amplify a pulse signal indicating the pulse information.

### Claim 15 (depends on 11)

The device according to claim 11, wherein the physiological sign information acquiring unit further includes a fingerprint identifying unit, configured to acquire fingerprint information of the patient.

### Claim 16

(canceled)

### Claim 17 (depends on 11)

The device according to claim 11, wherein the physiological sign information acquiring unit includes an image acquiring unit, the image acquiring unit being configured to acquire a body feature image of the patient.

### Claim 18 (depends on 17)

The device according to claim 17, wherein the image acquiring unit includes a first camera and a second camera,
the first camera being used for acquiring a half body or a whole body image of the patient, and the second camera being used for acquiring an image of a first part of the body of the patient.

### Claim 19 (depends on 11)

The device according to claim 11, further comprising a voice input device, configured to input voice by the patient.

### Claim 20 (depends on 11)

A telemedicine system, comprising a telemedicine device and the telemedicine information acquiring device according to claim 11;
the telemedicine device being communicated with the telemedicine information acquiring device, and the telemedicine device including a communication unit and an operation unit,
the communication unit being configured to communicate with the telemedicine information acquiring device, and receive physiological sign information of the patient from the telemedicine information acquiring device;
the operation unit being configured to restore at least part of the physiological sign information according to the physiological sign information received by the communication unit.

### Claim 21 (depends on 1)

A telemedicine system, comprising the telemedicine device according to claim 1 and a telemedicine information acquiring device;
the telemedicine information acquiring device, communicated with the telemedicine device, and the telemedicine information acquiring device including a communication unit and a physiological sign information acquiring unit;
the physiological sign information acquiring unit being configured to acquire physiological sign information of the patient;
the communication unit being configured to communicate with the telemedicine device, and transmit the physiological sign information to the telemedicine device.

### Claim 22

A telemedicine method, comprising:
acquiring physiological sign information of a patient by a telemedicine information acquiring device;
transmitting the physiological sign information to a telemedicine device by the telemedicine information acquiring device;
receiving the physiological sign information by the telemedicine device; and
restoring the received physiological sign information by the telemedicine device.

### Claim 23

(canceled)

### Claim 24

(canceled)

### Claim 25

(canceled)
