TWI448272B - Portable physiological signal detecting system - Google Patents

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Portable physiological signal detection system

The invention relates to a portable physiological signal detecting system, in particular to a physiological signal detecting program capable of detecting a physiological signal of a user at any time and any place, and detecting the physiological signal detected by the user. The result is passed to a portable physiological signal detection system in a remote database system.

In the current field of home care, how to measure the physiological signals of home caregivers has always been an important issue. Because, if it is impossible to measure the physiological signals of the home caregivers, the home care organization can't monitor the health status of the home caregivers, and it is impossible to find out the physical condition of the home caregivers (such as high blood pressure or low blood pressure). ), make appropriate dispositions on the spot (such as calling a health care provider for first aid).

In addition, because the instruments currently used to measure the physiological signals of home caregivers, such as sphygmomanometers, blood glucose meters, heart monitors, etc., have a certain volume, so that they cannot be moved gently, resulting in these instruments. It is not possible to move with the care of the home. In this way, once the home caregiver leaves the home (such as going out to travel), the home care organization can not monitor the health status of the home caregiver, making the home care window open.

In addition, since the aforementioned instruments for measuring the physiological signals of home caregivers were originally designed, it was not considered to transmit the physiological signal detection results detected by them to a remote database system. Therefore, the physiological signal detection results detected by these instruments will only be displayed on their respective display units (such as the liquid crystal display screen of the sphygmomanometer). Therefore, in the current home care environment, the aforementioned physiological signal test results (such as high and low blood pressure values) must still be transmitted to the home care provider (or their family members) by phone or fax to the home care facility. Home care agency. Or, the home care organization still needs to take the initiative to call the home care provider (or his family) for the aforementioned physiological signal test results (such as high and low blood pressure values) in order to pass the aforementioned physiological signal test results (such as high and low blood pressure values) to the home. Care institution. That is to say, the current transmission of physiological signal detection results (such as high and low blood pressure values) to the home care institution's mode of operation is not only inefficient, but also relies too much on home caregivers (or their families).

Therefore, the industry needs a physiological signal detection program that can detect a physiological signal of a user at any time and any place, and can transmit the physiological signal detection result detected by the user to a remote database system. Portable physiological signal detection system.

The main object of the present invention is to provide a portable physiological signal detecting system capable of executing a physiological signal detecting program at any time and any place to detect a physiological signal of a user.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a portable physiological signal detecting system capable of transmitting the detected physiological signal detection result to a remote database system.

To achieve the above objective, the portable physiological signal detecting system of the present invention comprises: a smart phone having a screen unit and a sound source input unit; and a physiological signal detecting module having at least one physiological signal detecting unit a physiological signal conversion module is coupled to the sound source input unit and the physiological signal detection module, and the physiological signal conversion module receives the physiological signal detection module. The physiological signal is converted into a corresponding physiological sound source signal, and the physiological sound source signal is transmitted into the smart phone through the sound source input unit. The smart phone system processes the physiological sound source signal to calculate and output a physiological signal detection result, and the smart phone is coupled with the physiological signal detecting module to control the physiological signal detecting module. Perform a physiological signal detection procedure.

Therefore, since the portable physiological signal detecting system of the present invention includes a smart phone with excellent portability, the smart phone can control the portable physiology of the present invention by executing a physiological signal detecting program. The physiological signal detecting module of the signal detecting system executes a physiological signal detecting program, so the portable physiological signal detecting system of the present invention performs a physiological signal detecting program at any time and any place to detect a physiological signal of a user. . On the other hand, since the smart phone itself transmits data data or voice through a wireless communication network, the portable physiological signal detecting system of the present invention can detect the physiological signal detection result (calculated by the smart phone) ), transmitted to a remote database system through the aforementioned wireless communication network. Thus, the portable physiological signal detecting system of the present invention enables a home care institution to immediately monitor the health status of the user of the portable physiological signal detecting system of the present invention, and when it finds that the physiological signal is abnormal (such as blood pressure) High or low blood pressure), the home care organization can immediately make appropriate treatment (such as contacting the user's family or actively helping the user to make an appointment for a visit, etc.), effectively protecting the portable physiological signal detection system of the present invention. The user's home is safe.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a system architecture of a portable physiological signal detecting system according to an embodiment of the present invention. The portable physiological signal detecting system according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a smart phone 1, a physiological signal detecting module 2, and a physiological signal converting module 3, and the smart phone 1 and the physiological signal The detection module 2 is coupled to control the physiological signal detection module 2 to perform a physiological signal detection procedure. A detailed description of the steps involved in the physiological signal detecting program will be described later in conjunction with the drawings.

As shown in FIG. 1 , in the portable physiological signal detecting system of the embodiment of the present invention, the smart phone 1 has a screen unit 11 and a sound source input unit 12, and the physiological signal detecting module 2 has at least one. The physiological signal detecting unit 21 detects a physiological signal (not shown). In addition, the physiological signal conversion module 3 is coupled to the sound source input unit 12 and the physiological signal detection module 2 to convert a physiological signal (not shown) received from the physiological signal detection module 2 into a corresponding correspondence. Physiological sound source signal (not shown). Then, the physiological signal conversion module 3 transmits the physiological sound source signal (not shown) to the smart phone 1 through the sound source input unit 12. The smart phone 1 processes the physiological sound source signal (not shown) to calculate and output a physiological signal detection result (not shown).

As shown in FIG. 2, it is a schematic diagram of the appearance of a smart phone of the portable physiological signal detecting system according to an embodiment of the present invention. The smart phone 1 has a screen unit 11 and a sound source input unit 12. When the portable physiological signal detecting system of the embodiment of the present invention operates, the screen unit 11 of the smart phone 1 is controlled by a physiological signal detecting program (not shown), and the display block on the surface thereof is displayed. A and display block B respectively display at least one pattern to control the physiological signal detecting module 2 to execute a physiological signal detecting program. It should be noted that, in this embodiment, the physiological signal detecting program (not shown) may be pre-stored in the memory unit of the smart phone 1 (not shown), and the physiological signal detecting program is prepared for execution ( When not shown in the figure, the arithmetic unit (not shown) of the smart phone 1 is read from the aforementioned memory unit (not shown). Alternatively, the physiological signal detection program (not shown) may be stored in a remote database, and downloaded to the wireless communication network only before being prepared to execute the physiological signal detection program (not shown). The arithmetic unit of the smart phone (not shown).

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 3, it is a schematic diagram of the appearance of a smart phone accommodating module of the portable physiological signal detecting system according to an embodiment of the present invention. The smart phone housing module 4 has a light sensing unit 41 and a circuit unit 42. In addition, when the portable physiological signal detecting system of the embodiment of the present invention operates, the smart phone receiving module 4 is coupled with the physiological signal detecting module 2, as shown in FIG.

When the portable physiological signal detecting system of the embodiment of the present invention operates, the smart phone accommodating module 4 accommodates the smart phone 1 therein, and causes the light sensing unit 41 to correspond to the screen unit 11 . The optical signals (not shown) are controlled by sensing a plurality of detection programs issued by the screen unit 11. In this embodiment, the screen unit 11 is configured to display the plurality of detection program control optical signals (patterns) in the display block A and the display block B shown in FIG. 2, and the light sensing unit 41 is composed of two light diodes. The bodies 411 and 412 are configured to respectively control the display of the display block A and the display block B and the plurality of detection programs represented by them to control the optical signals (not shown). Subsequently, the circuit unit 42 of the smart phone accommodating module 4 converts the plurality of detection program control optical signals (not shown) into a plurality of corresponding detection program control signals (not shown), and These detection programs control the transmission of a telecommunication signal (not shown) to the physiological signal detecting module 2 to control the physiological signal detecting module 2 to execute the aforementioned "physiological signal detecting program".

As shown in FIG. 4, the physiological signal detecting unit 21 of the physiological signal detecting module 2 of the portable physiological signal detecting system of the embodiment of the present invention is a pulse detecting unit, and is applicable to an embodiment of the present invention. The arm 43 of the user of the portable physiological signal detecting system contacts to detect a pulse signal (not shown). In this embodiment, the pulse signal (not shown) is converted into a corresponding pulse value source signal (not shown) by the physiological signal conversion module 3 to use the pulse value source signal. (not shown) is transmitted to the smartphone 1 through the sound source input unit 12 of the smartphone 1.

In addition, in addition to the physiological signal detecting unit 21, the physiological signal detecting module 2 further includes a blood pressure measuring sleeve 22 and a pressing unit 23 coupled to the blood pressure measuring sleeve 22 to detect a blood pressure physiological signal (Fig. Not shown). In the present embodiment, the pressurizing unit 23 includes a pressurizing pump 231, a slow pressure relief valve 232, and an exhaust pressure relief valve 233.

When the portable physiological signal detecting system according to an embodiment of the present invention operates (when the blood pressure value is measured), the pressing unit 23 controls the electrical signal (not shown) according to the plurality of detecting programs. The operation of the pressurizing pump 231, the slow pressure relief valve 232, and the emptying pressure relief valve 233 applies different amounts of pressure to the blood pressure measuring sleeve 22 for each step included in the "physiological signal detecting program". The pressure value of each step included in the "physiological signal detection program" of the blood pressure measurement set 22 is converted into a corresponding pressure value sound source signal (not shown) by the physiological signal conversion module 3. The pressure value source signal (not shown) is transmitted to the smart phone 1 through the audio source input unit 12 of the smart phone 1.

Hereinafter, the steps included in the aforementioned "physiological signal detection program" will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings:

First, as shown in FIG. 4, the smart phone 1 is housed in the smart phone accommodating module 4, and the smart phone 1 controls the physiology by executing a physiological signal detecting program (not shown). The signal detection module 2 executes the "physiological signal detection program".

When the smart phone 1 receives an activation signal (not shown), the smart phone 1 starts to execute the physiological signal detection program. In this embodiment, the activation signal can be an optical signal (acting on the photographic lens of the smart phone 1), an audio signal (acting on the audio input unit 12 of the smart phone 1), and a push signal (acting on The screen unit 11 of the smart phone 1 or a remote input signal (acting on the wireless communication unit of the smart phone 1).

When the smart phone 1 starts to execute the physiological signal detecting program, the screen unit 11 facilitates the display block A shown in FIG. 2 to send a first detection program control optical signal (not shown). At this time, the smart phone The accommodating module 4 receives the first detecting program control optical signal (not shown) by the optical sensing unit 41, and converts the first detecting program control optical signal (not shown) into a first A test program controls the electrical signal (not shown). The first detection program control signal (not shown) is then transmitted to the physiological signal detecting module 2 to drive the pressure pump 231 of the pressurizing unit 23 to apply pressure to the blood pressure measuring sleeve 22 until the blood pressure The pressure of the measuring sleeve 22 reaches 220 mmHg. In the entire "physiological signal detecting program", the pressure value of the blood pressure measuring sleeve 22 is continuously transmitted to the smart phone 1 by means of a pressure value sound source signal (not shown).

Then, the slow pressure relief valve 232 of the pressurizing unit 23 starts to operate, so that the pressure value of the blood pressure measuring sleeve 22 gradually decreases. During the pressure drop, the physiological signal detecting unit 21 (ie, the pulse detecting unit) continuously detects the presence or absence of a pulse signal (not shown), and when a pulse signal (not shown) is detected, The physiological signal detecting module 2 transmits the pulse signal (not shown) to the physiological signal conversion module 3 to convert it into a corresponding pulse value sound source signal (not shown) and transmit it into the smart type. Mobile phone 1.

When the physiological signal detecting unit 21 (ie, the pulse detecting unit) does not detect any pulse signal (not shown) for a certain time (for example, 3 seconds), the screen unit 11 of the smart phone 1 is convenient for the screen shown in FIG. The display block B sends a second detection program control optical signal (not shown). As the first detection program controls the optical signal (not shown), the second detection program controls the optical signal (not shown) to be converted into a second detection program by the smart phone receiving module 4 correspondingly. An electric signal (not shown) is transmitted to the physiological signal detecting module 2 to open the emptying pressure relief valve 233 of the pressurizing unit 23. In this way, the remaining pressure in the blood pressure measurement set 22 can be completely emptied to prepare for the next "physiological signal detection procedure".

In the process of the pressure drop mentioned above, the smart phone 1 also performs the aforementioned "physiological signal detection program" according to the received pulse value sound source signal (not shown) and the pressure value sound source signal. (not shown), a physiological signal detection result (in the present embodiment, a high and low blood pressure value) is calculated. When the smart phone 1 calculates a physiological signal detection result (high and low blood pressure value in this embodiment), the smart phone 1 displays the physiological signal detection result on the screen unit 11 for an embodiment of the present invention. The user of the portable physiological signal detection system is viewed.

In some cases, the smart phone 1 of the portable physiological signal detecting system according to an embodiment of the present invention can also detect the physiological signal (in this embodiment, the high and low blood pressure values) through a wireless communication network. The same smart phone identification data is transmitted to a remote database system, such as a central computer of a home care organization. In this embodiment, the aforementioned "smartphone identification data" includes a mobile phone identification code and positioning data of a global satellite positioning system. In this way, the foregoing home care organization can immediately monitor the health status of the user of the portable physiological signal detecting system according to an embodiment of the present invention, and when abnormality of the physiological signal is detected (such as high blood pressure or low blood pressure), Appropriate disposal can be made immediately (such as contacting the user's family or actively helping the user to make an appointment for a visit, etc.).

As shown in FIG. 5, it is a schematic diagram of the appearance of a smart phone of the portable physiological signal detecting system according to another embodiment of the present invention. The smart phone has a screen unit 51, a sound source input unit 52 and a sound source output unit 53. When the portable physiological signal detecting system of another embodiment of the present invention operates, the smart phone receives control of a physiological signal detecting program (not shown), and outputs a plurality of detecting signals from the sound source output unit 53. The program controls the sound source signal (not shown) to control the physiological signal detecting module of the portable physiological signal detecting system according to another embodiment of the present invention to execute a "physiological signal detecting program".

The steps included in the "physiological signal detection program" performed by the portable physiological signal detecting system according to another embodiment of the present invention are as follows:

First, the audio source input unit 52 and the sound source output unit 53 of the smart phone are coupled to the physiological signal detecting module of the portable physiological signal detecting system according to another embodiment of the present invention. And when the smart phone accepts a start signal (not shown), the smart phone starts to execute the physiological signal detection program. In this embodiment, the activation signal can be an optical signal (acting to the photographic lens of the smart phone), an audio signal (acting to the audio input unit 52 of the smart phone), and a push signal (for the smart type). The screen unit 51 of the mobile phone or a remote input signal (acting on the wireless communication unit of the smart phone).

After the smart phone starts to execute the physiological signal detecting program, the sound source output unit 53 sends a first detecting program to control the sound source signal (not shown), and the first detecting program controls the sound source signal (not shown in the figure) Passing the physiological signal detecting module of the portable physiological signal detecting system of another embodiment of the present invention to drive the pressure pump of the pressurizing unit to apply pressure to the blood pressure measuring sleeve until the blood pressure measurement thereof The pressure of the sleeve reaches 220 mmHg. In the entire "physiological signal detection program", the pressure value of the blood pressure measurement set is continuously transmitted to the smart phone by means of a pressure value sound source signal (not shown).

Then, the slow pressure relief valve of the pressurizing unit of the physiological signal detecting module of the portable physiological signal detecting system of the portable embodiment of the present invention starts to operate, so that the pressure value of the blood pressure measuring sleeve gradually decreases. During the pressure drop, the physiological signal detecting unit (ie, the pulse detecting unit) of the physiological signal detecting module continuously detects whether a pulse signal (not shown) exists, and when a pulse signal is detected (Fig. The physiological signal detecting module transmits the pulse signal (not shown) to the physiological signal conversion module of the portable physiological signal detecting system of another embodiment of the present invention to convert the pulse signal signal (not shown). It is a corresponding pulse value source signal (not shown) and transmitted to the smart phone.

When the physiological signal detecting unit (ie, the pulse detecting unit) does not detect any pulse signal (not shown) for a specific time (for example, 3 seconds), the sound source output unit 53 of the smart phone issues a second. The detecting program controls the sound source signal (not shown), and transmits the second detecting program control sound source signal (not shown) to the physiological signal detecting mode of the portable physiological signal detecting system according to another embodiment of the present invention. Group to open the venting relief valve of its pressurizing unit. In this way, the remaining pressure in the blood pressure measurement set can be completely emptied to prepare for the next "physiological signal detection procedure".

In the process of the above-mentioned pressure drop, the smart phone also performs the aforementioned "physiological signal detection program" according to the received pulse value source signal (not shown) and the pressure value source signal ( A physiological signal detection result (in the present embodiment, a high and low blood pressure value) is calculated. When the smart phone calculates a physiological signal detection result (high and low blood pressure value in this embodiment), the smart phone displays the physiological signal detection result on the screen unit 51 for an embodiment of the present invention. The user of the portable physiological signal detection system is viewed.

In summary, the portable physiological signal detecting system of the present invention includes a smart phone with excellent portability, and the smart phone can control the present invention by executing a physiological signal detecting program. The physiological signal detecting module of the portable physiological signal detecting system executes a physiological signal detecting program, so the portable physiological signal detecting system of the present invention executes a physiological signal detecting program at any time and any place to detect a user. Physiological signal. On the other hand, since the smart phone itself transmits data data or voice through a wireless communication network, the portable physiological signal detecting system of the present invention can detect the physiological signal detection result (calculated by the smart phone) ), transmitted to a remote database system through the aforementioned wireless communication network. Thus, the portable physiological signal detecting system of the present invention enables a home care institution to immediately monitor the health status of the user of the portable physiological signal detecting system of the present invention, and when it finds that the physiological signal is abnormal (such as blood pressure) High or low blood pressure), the home care organization can immediately make appropriate treatment (such as contacting the user's family or actively helping the user to make an appointment for a visit, etc.), effectively protecting the portable physiological signal detection system of the present invention. The user's home is safe.

The above-mentioned embodiments are merely examples for convenience of description, and the scope of the claims is intended to be limited to the above embodiments.

1. . . Smart phone

2. . . Physiological signal detection module

3. . . Physiological signal conversion module

4. . . Smart phone storage module

11. . . Screen unit

12. . . Source input unit

twenty one. . . Physiological signal detection unit

twenty two. . . Blood pressure measuring set

23‧‧‧ Pressurizing unit

41‧‧‧Light sensing unit

42‧‧‧ circuit unit

43‧‧‧ Arm

51‧‧‧Screen unit

52‧‧‧Source input unit

53‧‧‧Source output unit

231‧‧‧Pressure pump

232‧‧‧Slow Pressure Relief Valve

233‧‧‧Draining pressure relief valve

411, 412‧‧‧Light diode

A, B‧‧‧ display blocks

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a system architecture of a portable physiological signal detecting system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a schematic diagram showing the appearance of a smart phone of a portable physiological signal detecting system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of the appearance of a smart phone accommodating module of the portable physiological signal detecting system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing a smart phone of a portable physiological signal detecting system according to an embodiment of the present invention, when the smart phone receiving module of the portable physiological signal detecting system of the present invention operates.

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of the appearance of a smart phone of a portable physiological signal detecting system according to another embodiment of the present invention.

1. . . Smart phone

2. . . Physiological signal detection module

3. . . Physiological signal conversion module

11. . . Screen unit

12. . . Source input unit

twenty one. . . Physiological signal detection unit

Claims (7)

A portable physiological signal detecting system comprises: a smart phone having a screen unit and a sound source input unit; and a physiological signal detecting module having at least one physiological signal detecting unit for detecting a physiological signal a physiological signal conversion module is coupled to the sound source input unit and the physiological signal detection module, and the physiological signal conversion module converts the physiological signal received from the physiological signal detection module into a corresponding The physiological sound source signal transmits the physiological sound source signal to the smart phone through the sound source input unit; and a smart phone storage module, the smart phone receiving module having a light sensing unit and a circuit unit; The smart phone processes the physiological sound source signal to calculate and output a physiological signal detection result, and the smart phone is coupled with the physiological signal detecting module to control the physiological signal detecting module. Performing a physiological signal detecting program; wherein the smart phone accommodating module accommodates the smart phone therein, and the living The signal detection module is coupled to the screen unit to sense a plurality of detection program control optical signals issued by the screen unit, and the smart phone accommodates the module and the detection program The control optical signal is converted into a plurality of corresponding detection program control electrical signals to control the physiological signal detection module to execute the physiological signal detection program; wherein the smart mobile phone controls the physiological condition by executing a physiological signal detection program The signal detection module executes the physiological signal detection program, And the smart phone starts to execute the physiological signal detecting program after receiving an activation signal, and the activation signal is an optical signal, an audio signal, a pressing signal or a remote input signal; wherein the smart phone The physiological signal detection result is displayed on the screen unit and transmitted through a wireless communication network, and the physiological signal detection result is transmitted to the remote database system together with the smart phone identification data. The portable physiological signal detecting system of claim 1, wherein the at least one physiological signal detecting unit is a pulse detecting unit for detecting a pulse signal, and the pulse signal is caused by the physiological signal The conversion module is converted into a corresponding pulse value source signal for transmitting the pulse value source signal to the smart phone through the source input unit. The portable physiological signal detecting system of claim 2, wherein the physiological signal detecting module further comprises a blood pressure measuring sleeve and a pressing unit coupled to the blood pressure measuring sleeve, and the adding The pressure unit includes a pressurized pump, a slow pressure relief valve and an empty pressure relief valve. The portable physiological signal detecting system according to claim 3, wherein the pressurizing unit controls the electric pump to control the pressurizing pump, the slow pressure relief valve, and the emptying according to the detecting program. The operation of the pressure relief valve is to apply different pressures to the blood pressure measuring sleeve, and the pressure value of the blood pressure measuring sleeve is converted into a corresponding pressure value sound source signal by the physiological signal conversion module, so as to The pressure value sound source signal is transmitted into the smart phone through the sound source input unit. The portable physiological signal detecting system of claim 4, wherein the smart phone is calculated according to the pulse signal source signal and the pressure value source signal by executing the physiological signal detecting program. The physiological signal detection result. The portable physiological signal detecting system according to claim 1, wherein the smart phone identification data comprises a mobile phone identification code and positioning data of a global satellite positioning system. A portable physiological signal detecting system comprises: a smart phone having a screen unit, a sound source input unit and a sound source output unit; and a physiological signal detecting module having at least one physiological signal detecting unit Detecting a physiological signal; a physiological signal conversion module is coupled to the audio input unit and the physiological signal detection module, and the physiological signal conversion module receives the physiological component from the physiological signal detection module. The signal is converted into a corresponding physiological sound source signal, and the physiological sound source signal is transmitted into the smart phone through the sound source input unit; and wherein the smart phone system processes the physiological sound source signal to calculate and output a physiological signal Signaling detection result, and the smart phone is coupled to the physiological signal detecting module to control the physiological signal detecting module to execute a physiological signal detecting program; wherein the smart phone is sent through the sound source output unit A plurality of detecting programs control the sound source signal, and the physiological signal detecting module is controlled to perform the physiological signal detecting Preface; The smart phone controls the physiological signal detecting module to execute the physiological signal detecting program by executing a physiological signal detecting program, and the smart phone starts to perform the physiological signal detecting after receiving a start signal. The activation signal is an optical signal, an audio signal, a push signal or a remote input signal; wherein the smart phone displays the physiological signal detection result on the screen unit and through a wireless communication network. The physiological signal detection result is transmitted to the remote database system together with the same smart phone identification data.