TW201532593A - Physiology sensing patch device having an identification function and operation method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

A physiology sensing patch device includes a physiology patch unit, a wireless transmission unit and an identification unit. An operation method of the physiology sensing patch device includes: arranging the identification unit to connect with the physiology patch unit; operating the physiology patch unit to measure at least one physical data; operating the identification unit to identify the physical data for personal identification; operating the wireless transmission unit to transmit the physical data to a main receiver or a host. In an alternative, the main receiver or the host includes an identification reader which is applied to read the identification unit.

Description

Physiological detection patch device with identity recognition function and operation method thereof

The invention relates to a physiological detection patch device and an operation method thereof; in particular to a physiological detection patch device with an identification function and an operation method thereof.

For example, a conventional patchless physiological detecting device, such as the Republic of China Patent Publication No. I234449, a patchless electrocardiograph measuring device and a measuring method, discloses a non-slice electrocardiographic measuring device and Measurement method. An electrocardiograph measuring device designed with a flat electrode of an electrocardiogram from the root between the two fingers, and the measured electrocardiogram can be directly displayed on the non-patch without dropping or applying a conductive substance Electrocardiogram measuring device. The non-slice electrocardiographic measuring device comprises: a housing exhibiting a thin and long cube having at least one operating surface, the operating surface further having at least one button for function setting and conversion; at least two glueless The electrode is in the form of a sheet and is slightly embedded in the operation surface and surrounds at least one edge of the outer casing to the opposite side of the operation surface; at least one information display is located on the operation surface to display the plurality of measurements The information computing system is located inside the casing and electrically connected to the information display by the two glueless electrodes respectively, so that the relevant electrical information is electrically generated after the relevant information is not measured by the glueless electrode. Sexual operations and display the results on the information display. However, the aforementioned No. I234449 is only a patchless electrocardiographic measuring device, so it cannot meet the demand of the patch type physiological detecting technology.

Another commonly used physiological test patch, the invention patent application of the physiological data measuring device and the measuring patch of the Republic of China Patent Publication No. 200820938, discloses a physiological data measuring device and a measuring patch. The physiological data measuring device comprises a measuring body and a measuring patch. The measuring body is used to interpret physiological signals and display or record them. The measuring patch has an accommodating space for accommodating the measuring body. The measurement patch further includes a plurality of conductive metals to measure physiological signals and transmit to the measurement body. The conductive metal constitutes a pair of conductive metals. The conductive metal is located at the bottom of the accommodating space, and the other conductive metal is located on the outer wings of the accommodating space to form a third contact point. The measurement patch further comprises at least one piece of glue attached to the living body. However, the physiological data measuring device of the aforementioned No. 200820938 does not have a wireless transmission function, and therefore the measurement patch cannot satisfy the requirement of wireless transmission of physiological data.

Another conventional physiological test patch, the Republic of China Patent Publication No. I331027, a patch-type physiological monitoring device, a system and a network of invention patents, discloses a physiological monitoring device. The physiological monitoring device includes at least one body and at least one attached patch. The attached patch is attached to the skin surface of the user and supports the body on the body surface of the user by being combined with the body. The body includes at least one connection interface for transmitting through a connection line. The external body is connected to at least one sensor or an electrode to obtain a physiological signal. The body includes a wireless transceiver interface for transmitting and receiving signals. However, the body of the above-mentioned No. I331027 needs to adopt at least one connection interface and one connection line, and is connected to at least one sensor or one electrode, so that it has the disadvantage of complicated structure.

Another commonly used physiological test patch, the invention patent of the slab-type wireless micro-physiological signal collecting device of the Republic of China Patent Publication No. I311909, discloses a patch-type wireless micro-physiological signal collecting device. The SMD wireless micro-physiological signal collecting device comprises a set of positive and negative electrodes of a chip design, an amplifier module, a microcontroller, a radio module and A power supply. The positive electrode and the negative electrode can be adhered to the human body to collect a micro physiological signal. The amplifier module amplifies the microphysiological signal at an appropriate magnification to generate an amplified microphysiological signal. The microcontroller performs analog-to-digital conversion and data compression on the amplified microphysiological signal to generate a digital microphysiological signal. The radio module modulates the digital microphysiological signal and wirelessly transmits it to the remote receiver, and the radio module can also receive the wireless signal from the remote end. The power supply is used to supply power to the above circuit. However, the wireless microphysiological signal collecting device of the above-mentioned No. I311909.

In fact, the aforementioned patent publication No. I234449, Patent Publication No. 200820938, Patent Publication No. I331027, and Patent Publication No. I311909 still have a need to further improve the physiological detection device thereof. The foregoing patents are only for the purpose of reference to the present invention, and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention.

In view of the above, in order to meet the above technical problems and needs, the present invention provides a physiological detection patch device having an identity recognition function and an operation method thereof, which utilizes a physiological detection patch unit and an identity recognition unit, thereby physio The detection patch unit and the identity recognition unit perform common data transmission and identification, so that the accuracy of the inspection object and the data security can be greatly improved compared with the conventional physiological detection patch.

The main object of the present invention is to provide a physiological detection patch device with an identity recognition function and an operation method thereof, which utilizes a physiological detection patch unit and an identity recognition unit, so that the physiological detection patch unit and the identity recognition unit are performed. Common data transmission and identity identification to achieve the purpose of improving the accuracy of the inspection object and data security.

In order to achieve the above object, the physiological detection patch device with the identity recognition function of the preferred embodiment of the present invention comprises: a physiological detection patch unit, which is disposed on the physiological detection patch On the tablet device, the physiological detection patch unit is configured to detect at least one physiological data of a subject; a wireless communication unit is disposed on the physiological detection patch device, and the wireless communication unit is electrically connected to the physiological detection a patch unit, such that the wireless communication unit wirelessly transmits the physiological data detected by the physiological detection patch unit to a receiving host; and an identity identifying unit disposed on the physiological detecting patch device, the identity identifying unit is electrically Connecting to the physiological detection patch unit; wherein the physiological identification data detected by the physiological detection patch unit is used to identify the identity; or the receiving host includes an identity recognition reading unit, and the identity is used The identification reading unit reads the identity recognition unit to allow wireless transmission of the physiological data detected by the physiological detection patch unit to the receiving host.

In the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the physiological detecting patch unit comprises a temperature sensing unit, an ECG sensing unit, an EMG sensing unit, an EEG sensing unit or a breathing sensing unit.

In the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the identity recognition unit is selected from an ECG identity recognition unit or a single-lead ECG identity recognition unit.

In the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the identity recognition unit is selected from an RFID tag unit, and the identity recognition reading unit is selected from an RFID reading unit.

The wireless communication unit of the preferred embodiment of the present invention is selected from a low power RF unit, a Bluetooth transmission unit or a Zigbee transmission unit.

In order to achieve the above object, a physiological detection patch operating method with an identity recognition function according to another preferred embodiment of the present invention includes: providing an identity identification unit connected to a physiological detection patch unit; and detecting by the physiological detection patch unit The subject of a testee Having one physiological data; identifying the physiological data detected by the physiological detecting patch unit by using the identity identifying unit for identity identification; and wirelessly transmitting the physiological data detected by the physiological detecting patch unit to the wireless communication unit Receive host.

In the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the physiological detecting patch unit comprises a temperature sensing unit, an ECG sensing unit, an EMG sensing unit, an EEG sensing unit or a breathing sensing unit.

In the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the identity recognition unit is selected from an ECG identity recognition unit or a single-lead ECG identity recognition unit.

In the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the identity recognition unit is selected from an RFID tag unit, and the identity recognition reading unit is selected from an RFID reading unit.

The wireless communication unit of the preferred embodiment of the present invention is selected from a low power RF unit, a Bluetooth transmission unit or a Zigbee transmission unit.

1‧‧‧Physical testing patch device

10‧‧‧Physical testing patch unit

11‧‧‧Wireless communication unit

12‧‧‧ Identity Identification Unit

13‧‧‧ thermoelectric power unit

130‧‧‧Auxiliary power unit

14‧‧‧Warning unit

2‧‧‧ Receiving host

21‧‧‧Warning unit

Fig. 1 is a block diagram showing the structure of a physiological detection patch device having an identity recognition function according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flow chart showing the process of identifying the physiological detection patch with the identity recognition function according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of a physiological detection patch device with a body identification function combined with a thermoelectric power generation unit according to another preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 4 is a flow chart showing the operation of the temperature difference power generation by the physiological detection patch operation method with the identity recognition function according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of a physiological detection patch device with a body identification function combined with a thermoelectric power generation unit and an auxiliary power supply unit according to another preferred embodiment of the present invention.

In order to fully understand the present invention, the preferred embodiments of the present invention are described in detail below, and are not intended to limit the invention.

The physiological detection patch device with the identification function of the preferred embodiment of the present invention and the operation method thereof are applicable to various physiological data sensing devices and methods thereof, for example, temperature sensing device, ECG [electrocardiogram] sensing device, EMG [ Electromyrography] sensing device, EEG [electroencephalogram] sensing device or respiratory sensing device, but it is not intended to limit the scope of the invention.

FIG. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a physiological detection patch device having an identity recognition function according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, which mainly includes two blocks, as shown in the left square and the right square of FIG. 1 , and the remaining blocks are data strings. A data stream block in which a data stream is indicated by a solid arrow and a data stream transmission type is indicated by a dotted line.

FIG. 2 is a flow chart showing the identification of the physiological detection patch operating method with the identity recognition function according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention, which corresponds to the physiological detection patch device of FIG. 1. The operation steps will be appropriately omitted or added without departing from the operation method of the present invention, or the order before and after the operation steps will be adjusted.

Referring to the upper left corner of FIG. 1 , the physiological detection patch device 1 with the identity recognition function of the preferred embodiment of the present invention includes a physiological detection patch unit 10 , a wireless communication unit 11 , and an identity recognition unit 12 . Optionally, the identity recognition reading unit is selected, for example, the identity recognition reading unit is disposed on the receiving host. The physiological detection patch unit 10, the wireless communication unit 11 and the identity recognition unit 12 are commonly disposed on the physiological detection patch device 1 to form a patch type physiological detection device.

Referring to FIG. 1 again, for example, between the physiological detection patch unit 10 and the wireless communication unit 11, data transmission is directly performed by using an appropriate data stream transmission method, for example, general non-identity. Step Serial Train Transmission (UART, Universal Asynchronous Receiver & Transmitter). In addition, the physiological detection patch device 1 transmits an RF signal to a receiving host 2 by using the wireless communication unit 11 or the physiological detecting and patching device 1 receives the receiving host 2 by using the wireless communication unit 11 The wireless transmission mode transmits one of the RF signals.

Referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, for example, the physiological detection patch operation method with the identity recognition function according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention includes the steps of: providing the identity identification unit 12 to the physiological detection patch unit. 10, as indicated by the arrow in Figure 1, to provide identity recognition. In addition, the identity identifying unit 12 is connected to the wireless communication unit 11 for wireless communication between the identity identifying unit 12 and the receiving host 2.

Referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 again, for example, the physiological detection patch operation method with the identity recognition function according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention includes the following steps: the physiological detection patch unit 10 is configured to detect a subject At least one physiological data, and the physiological data is transmitted by means of data stream transmission. For example, the physiological detection patch unit 10 includes a temperature sensing unit, an ECG sensing unit, an EMG sensing unit, an EEG sensing unit, a respiratory sensing unit or other physiological sensing unit (for example: HRV sensing unit].

Referring again to FIG. 1, the wireless communication unit 11 is selected from a low power RF unit, a Bluetooth transmission unit, a Zigbee transmission unit, or other wireless communication technology. For example, the wireless communication unit 11 performs wireless communication using a frequency dedicated to industry, science, and ISM in accordance with international standards.

Referring to FIG. 1 again, the identity recognition unit 12 is selected from an ECG identity recognition unit, a single-lead ECG identity recognition unit, other identity recognition units, or a combination thereof. The ECG identity identification unit may select the ECG of the subject to be measured by the physiological detection patch unit 10 first. The fixed waveform feature is transmitted to the receiving host 2 via the wireless communication unit 11. For example, the ECG data of the subject includes a P wave, a Q wave, an R wave, an S wave, and a T wave, and the specific waveform feature of the ECG that captures the subject is selected by the receiving host 2 via the wireless communication unit 11 Transfer to the identity recognition unit 12.

Referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, for example, the physiological detection patch operation method with the identity recognition function according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention includes the steps of: identifying the physiological detection sticker by using the storage feature of the identity recognition unit 12. The physiological data detected by the slice unit 10, that is, the storage feature of the identity recognition unit 12 is automatically compared with the physiological data detected by the physiological detection patch unit 10 for identity recognition.

In addition to setting the ECG identity recognition unit or the single-lead ECG identity recognition unit, another preferred embodiment of the present invention selects the identity recognition unit 12 to be selected from an RFID tag unit, and the identity recognition read The taking unit is selected from an RFID reader unit, and the RFID reading unit is disposed on the receiving host 2 for performing identification of the subject of the physiological detecting patch device 1. As such, the physiological detection patch device 1 of the preferred embodiment of the present invention can provide a single identity recognition or dual identity recognition function.

Referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, for example, the physiological detection patch operation method with the identity recognition function according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention includes the steps of: wirelessly transmitting the physiological detection patch by using the wireless communication unit 11. The physiological data detected by the unit 10 is sent to the receiving host 2. In addition, the wireless communication unit 11 is used to wirelessly transmit the ECG waveform characteristic of the subject of the identity recognition unit 12 to the receiving host 2, or use the wireless communication unit 11 to receive the receiving host 2 to transmit the ECG waveform of the subject. The feature is to the identity recognition unit 12.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing a physiological detection patch device with a body identification function combined with a thermoelectric power generation unit according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention; The patch device should be physiologically detected in Fig. 1. Referring to FIG. 3, the physiological detection patch device 1 with the identity recognition function of the preferred embodiment of the present invention includes a physiological detection patch unit 10, a wireless communication unit 11, an identity recognition unit 12, and a thermoelectric power generation. Unit 13. The physiological detection patch unit 10, the wireless communication unit 11, the identity recognition unit 12, and the thermoelectric power generation unit 13 are collectively disposed on the physiological detection patch device 1 to form a patch type physiological detection device.

Referring to FIG. 3 again, for example, the thermoelectric power generation unit 13 is selected from a thermoelectric power generation chip or other thermoelectric power generation device, and the thermoelectric power generation unit 13 can be electrically connected to a micro temperature difference battery. The thermoelectric power generation unit 13 uses the temperature difference between the subject's body temperature and the ambient temperature to generate electricity, that is, directly converts the body's thermal energy (body temperature) into electrical energy. In general, the greater the temperature difference, the greater the voltage it produces. Since the temperature difference between the human body and the surrounding environment is usually limited, it can only produce a voltage of about 200 millivolts.

Referring to FIG. 3 again, for example, the physiological detection patch device 1 corresponds to at least one or a plurality of receiving hosts 2. The physiological detection patch device 1 further includes an alert unit 14, for example, a warning signal device, a warning speaker device or a warning light device, and the receiving host 2 also includes another warning unit 21. According to different design requirements, the present invention may omit one of the warning unit 14 and the warning unit 21 or omit both.

Referring again to FIG. 3, the thermoelectric power generation unit 13 is applied to a power supply unit as a micro medical device. In this manner, the thermoelectric power generation unit 13 is electrically connected to the physiological detection patch unit 10, the wireless communication unit 11, the identity recognition unit 12, and the warning unit 14 to perform power supply operation in a human body and environmental temperature difference power generation manner. For example, the thermoelectric power generation unit 13 can perform temperature difference power generation by using a minimum temperature difference of 0.5 ° C between the body temperature and the ambient temperature.

FIG. 4 is a flow chart showing the process of performing a temperature difference power generation by the physiological detection patch operation method with the identity recognition function according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention; It corresponds to the physiological detection patch device of Fig. 3. The operation steps will be appropriately omitted or added without departing from the operation method of the present invention, or the order before and after the operation steps will be adjusted. Referring to Figures 3 and 4, for example, a preferred embodiment of the present invention uses a thermoelectric power generation operation method comprising the steps of: attaching the thermoelectric power generation unit 13 to a skin surface of a subject to utilize body temperature and ambient temperature. A voltage value is generated between them.

Referring to FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 again, for example, the preferred embodiment of the present invention uses a temperature difference power generation operation method including the steps of: supplying power of the thermoelectric power generation unit 13 to the physiological detection patch unit 10, and wireless communication. The unit 11 and the identity recognition unit 12, that is, the physiological detection patch unit 10, the wireless communication unit 11, and the identity recognition unit 12 can perform various operations using the power (for example, the startup voltage) of the thermoelectric power generation unit 13.

Referring to FIGS. 3 and 4 , for example, the preferred embodiment of the present invention uses a thermoelectric power generation operation method including the steps of: calculating an integrated temperature value using the voltage value generated between the body temperature and the ambient temperature, such that the present invention The setting of the temperature sensing unit can be omitted. In addition, the body temperature value is transmitted to the receiving host 2 via the wireless communication unit 11 to record the daily temperature of the subject, or to monitor abnormal temperature or high temperature of the subject.

Referring to FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 again, for example, the preferred embodiment of the present invention uses a temperature difference power generation operation method including the steps of: comparing the body temperature value with a predetermined body temperature value, and when obtaining the integrated temperature abnormality signal, The warning unit 14 or/and the warning unit 21 can be used to emit an abnormally high temperature or low temperature warning of body temperature.

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram showing a physiological detection patch device with a body identification function combined with a thermoelectric power generation unit and an auxiliary power supply unit according to another preferred embodiment of the present invention, which corresponds to the physiological detection patch device of FIGS. 1 and 3. Referring to FIG. 5 again, the physiological detection patch device 1 with the identity recognition function of the preferred embodiment of the present invention further includes an auxiliary power supply unit 130 for use as a backup auxiliary power source or a UPS unit, and the Auxiliary power supply The element 130 can be selected from a miniature battery or a button lithium battery. When the voltage of the thermoelectric power generation unit 13 is lower than a predetermined voltage, the auxiliary power supply unit 130 can be used for auxiliary power supply. When the power generation voltage of the thermoelectric power generation unit 13 is obtained to be lower than a predetermined voltage, the warning unit 14 or/and the warning unit 21 can be used to issue an abnormal voltage low voltage warning.

The foregoing preferred embodiments are merely illustrative of the invention and the technical features thereof, and the techniques of the embodiments can be carried out with various substantial equivalent modifications and/or alternatives; therefore, the scope of the invention is subject to the appended claims. The scope defined by the scope shall prevail. The copyright limitation of this case is used for the purpose of patent application in the Republic of China.

1‧‧‧Physical testing patch device

10‧‧‧Physical testing patch unit

11‧‧‧Wireless communication unit

12‧‧‧ Identity Identification Unit

2‧‧‧ Receiving host

Claims (10)

A physiological detection patch device with an identity recognition function, comprising: a physiological detection patch unit for detecting at least one physiological data of a subject; and a wireless communication unit disposed on the physiological detection patch unit The wireless communication unit is electrically connected to the physiological detection patch unit, such that the wireless communication unit wirelessly transmits the physiological data detected by the physiological detection patch unit to a receiving host; and an identity identifying unit is disposed on the wireless communication unit The physiological identification patch unit is electrically connected to the physiological detection patch unit; wherein the physiological identification device detects the physiological data detected by the physiological detection patch unit for identification; or The receiving host includes an identity recognizing reading unit, and the identity recognizing unit is used to read the identity recognizing unit to allow wireless transmission of the physiological data detected by the physiological detecting patch unit to the receiving host. The physiological detection patch device with the identity recognition function according to the first aspect of the patent application, wherein the physiological detection patch unit comprises a temperature sensing unit, an ECG sensing unit, an EMG sensing unit, and an EEG sense Measuring unit or a breathing sensing unit. The physiological detection patch device with the identity recognition function according to the first aspect of the patent application, wherein the identity recognition unit is selected from an ECG identity recognition unit or a single-lead ECG identity recognition unit. The physiological detection patch device with the identity recognition function according to the first aspect of the patent application, wherein the identity recognition unit is selected from an RFID tag unit, and the identity recognition reading unit is selected from an RFID reading unit. The physiological detection patch device with the identity recognition function according to claim 1, wherein the wireless communication unit is selected from a low power RF unit, a Bluetooth transmission unit or a Zigbee transmission unit. A physiological detection patch operation method with an identity recognition function, comprising: Providing a body identification unit on a physiological detection patch unit; using the physiological detection patch unit to detect at least one physiological data of a subject; and using the identity identification unit to identify the physiological data detected by the physiological detection patch unit, In order to perform identity identification; and wirelessly transmitting the physiological data detected by the physiological detection patch unit to a receiving host by using a wireless communication unit. The physiological detection patch operating method according to the sixth aspect of the patent application, wherein the physiological detection patch unit comprises a temperature sensing unit, an ECG sensing unit, an EMG sensing unit, and an EEG. A sensing unit or a breathing sensing unit. The method for operating a physiological detection patch according to the sixth aspect of the patent application, wherein the identity identification unit is selected from an ECG identity recognition unit or a single lead ECG identity recognition unit. The method for operating a physiological detection patch according to the sixth aspect of the patent application, wherein the identity recognition unit is selected from an RFID tag unit, and the identity recognition reading unit is selected from an RFID reading unit. The method for operating a physiological detection patch according to the sixth aspect of the patent application, wherein the wireless communication unit is selected from a low power RF unit, a Bluetooth transmission unit or a Zigbee transmission unit.