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User wearable portable communication device for collection and transmission of physiological data

OwnerRajendra Padma Sadhuinventor

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Abstract

A user wearable portable communication device and a method for collecting and transmitting a plurality of physiological parameters to a remote monitoring center are disclosed. The portable communication device includes a provision for enabling the user to establish a video conference, a fall detection module in conjunction with an accelerometer recognizes a placement of the portable communication device, a home automation module for enabling the user to remotely operate multiple electronic devices, an acknowledgment acceptance module for receiving the acknowledgment, a physiological data collecting module communicatively coupled to a fetal doppler module for monitoring and transmitting the physiological parameters associated with a child, multiple preprogrammed contact numbers for enabling the user to establish a communication, a subscriber identity module for enabling the user establish a communication and data transmission between the portable communication device and the remote monitoring center.

Claims9

Dependent claims

A user wearable portable communication device for collecting and transmitting a plurality of physiological parameters to a remote monitoring center, comprising:

at least one provision for enabling a user to establish a video conference with a plurality of health care providers present over the remote monitoring center;
at least one accelerometer for fall detection;
at least one physiological data collecting means communicatively coupled to at least one fetal Doppler module for monitoring and transmitting physiological parameters associated with a child to the plurality of health care providers over the remote monitoring center;
a plurality of preprogrammed contact numbers for enabling the user to establish a communication with the plurality of health care providers;
and
at least one subscriber identity module for enabling the user to perform at least one of:
a step of establishing a communication between the portable communication device and the remote monitoring center;
and a step of data transmission between the portable communication device and the remote monitoring center;
wherein the user wearable portable communication device is operable to remotely operate a plurality of electronic devices;
wherein the at least one physiological data collection means receives the physiological parameters over a short range communication network employing a set of communication protocols from a plurality of physiological data collecting devices, and
wherein the communication with the remote monitoring center is enabled through a long range communication network comprising at least one of:
a global system for mobile communications;
a general packet radio service;
and
a wifi network.

12 more elements

A method adapted for collecting and transmitting a plurality of physiological parameters from a user wearable portable communication device to a remote monitoring center, comprising:

facilitating a video conference between a user and a plurality of health care providers present over the remote monitoring center by using at least one of a webcam and a video camera;
detecting a placement of the portable communication device by using at least one accelerometer;
remotely operating a plurality of electronic devices from the user wearable portable communication device;
monitoring and transmitting at least one physiological parameter associated with a child to the plurality of health care providers present over the remote monitoring center by utilizing at least one physiological data collecting means communicatively coupled to at least one fetal Doppler module;
enabling the user to establish a communication with the plurality of health care providers by utilizing a plurality of preprogrammed contact numbers;
and
establishing a communication between the portable communication device and the remote monitoring center through at least one subscriber identity module for enabling at least one of:
a voice based communication;
and
a data transmission;
wherein the at least one physiological data collecting means receives the physiological parameters over a short range communication network employing a set of communication protocols from a plurality of physiological data collecting devices, and
wherein the communication with the remote monitoring center is enabled through a long range communication network comprising at least one of:
a global system for mobile communications;
a general packet radio service;
and
a wifi network.

13 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 13/105,925Filed 12 May 2011 · continuation in part
Priority: 12 Mar 2010
Published: US 2012/0041278 A116 Feb 2012
Granted: 29 Oct 2013
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification43 codes

G16H 40/67
For the operation of medical equipment or devices: for remote operation
A61B 5/0006
Characterised by the type of physiological signal transmitted: eCG or EEG signals
A61B 5/0008
Characterised by the type of physiological signal transmitted: temperature signals
A61B 5/002
Characterised by features of the telemetry system: monitoring the patient using a local or closed circuit, e.g. in a room or building