System for remote monitoring of personnel

A personnel status monitoring system comprising:

• a) support means for wearing by a person on one or more body parts;
• b) sensor means, disposed on the support means, for measuring at least one physiological parameter of the person, and an ambient temperature;
• c) means responsive to the sensor means for transmitting to a remote location, wherein the data indicates values of at least one physiological parameter measured;
• d) global positioning means for determining the position of the person;
• e) a portable, remote monitoring unit comprising:
• communications means for receiving data transmitted by the means for transmitting;
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• display means for displaying data representative of values of at least one physiological parameter detected by the sensor means, and for displaying indicia representing the geolocation of the person.

A personnel status monitoring system for monitoring a person, the system comprising:

• a monitoring unit including:
• a) integrated sensor means configured for wearing by a person, the sensor means comprising an oxygen saturation sensor, breathing rate sensor, and blood pressure sensor, a temperature sensor, a heart rate sensor and a motion sensor for generating signals indicative of the person's physiological condition;
• b) processor means disposed in communication with the integrated sensor means for processing signals from the integrated sensor means and for developing data therefrom;
• c) radio communication means disposed in communication with the processor means for conveying the data developed by the processor means to a remote location;
• d) global positioning means for indicating the location of the person wearing the integrated sensor means;
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• d) remote monitoring means for receiving the data conveyed by the radio communications means of the monitoring unit.

A system for monitoring personnel comprising:

• at least one soldier unit for wearing by a soldier including:
• sensor means having a plurality of sensors for measuring a plurality of physiological parameters and generating signals indicative of the physiological parameters sensed;
• a processor means programmed for analyzing the signals and comparing the physiological parameters indicated by the signals to a predetermined range of acceptable physiological parameters;
• first wireless communication means for conveying the signals from the sensor means to the processor means;
• global positioning means for determining the position of the soldier wearing the soldier unit;
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• second wireless communications means disposed in communication with the processor means for conveying signals indicative of the physiological parameters and the position of the soldier to a remote leader/medic unit and/or a remote command unit;
• at least one leader/medic unit for use by a leader or medic including:
• communications means for receiving signals from the second communications means of the soldier unit indicative of physiological parameters and position of the soldier;
• display means for selectively displaying visual indicia representing of the physiological parameters and the position of the soldier;
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• input means for selectively controlling whether the display means displays visual indicia representing of physiological parameters or position;
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• at least one command unit for communicating with both the at least one soldier unit and the at least one leader/medic unit, the command unit including:
• command communication means for communicating with the communication means of the leader/medic unit and the second communications means of the soldier unit;
• command processor means disposed in communication with the command communications means for processing signals received from the leader/medic unit and/or the soldier unit, and for providing an alarm signal when one or more of the signals indicates that a physiological parameter monitored by the soldier unit does not fall within the predetermined acceptable range of physiological parameters;
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• display means for displaying indicia representing the physiological parameters and/or position of the soldier unit.

Wearable apparatus for monitoring physiological parameters of a person comprising:

• a) support means for wearing by a person on one or more body parts;
• b) sensor means, disposed on the support means, for measuring at least one physiological parameter of the person, and an ambient temperature;
• c) means responsive to the sensor means for transmitting to a remote location, data indicating values of at least one physiological parameter measured;
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• d) a harness having a plurality of pocket means, the means for transmitting being disposed in at least one pocket, and at least one antenna means disposed on the harness and in communication with the means for transmitting.

Wearing apparatus for monitoring physiological parameters of a person comprising:

• support means for wearing by a person on one or more body parts;
• sensor means, disposed on the support means, for measuring multiple physiological parameters of the person including oxygen saturation, breathing rate and blood pressure of the person;
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• means responsive to the sensor means for transmitting to a remote location data indicating values of each of the multiple physiological parameters measured.

Wearable apparatus for monitoring physiological parameters of a person comprising:

• (a) support means for wearing by a person on one or more body parts, the support means having a strap mountable about the person's torso;
• (b) sensor means, disposed on the support means, for measuring at least one physiological parameter of the person, and an ambient temperature;
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• (c) means responsive to the sensor means for transmitting to a remote location, data indicating values of at least one physiological parameter measured.

Wearable apparatus for monitoring physiological parameters of a person comprising:

• (a) support means for wearing by a person on one or more body parts;
• (b) sensor means, disposed on the support means, for measuring a least one physiological parameter of the person, and an ambient temperature;
• (c) wherein the sensor means is selected from the group consisting of an accelerometer including filters, an acceleration switch, a heart rate sensor including an ECG sensor, body surface temperature sensor, and an ambient temperature sensor;
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• (d) means responsive to the sensor means for transmitting to a remote location, data indicating values of at least one physiological parameter measured.

Wearable apparatus for monitoring physiological parameters of a person, comprising:

• a) support means for wearing by a person on one or more body parts;
• b) sensor means, disposed on the support means, for measuring at least one physiological parameter of the person, and an ambient temperature;
• c) a receiving/sending means responsive to the sensor means for transmitting data to and receiving data from a remote location, wherein the data indicates values of at least one physiological parameter measured;
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• d) a wireless local area network coupled to the receiving sending means for receiving data from the sensor means.