TWI515689B - Physiological surveillance system and its method - Google Patents

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Physiological monitoring system and method thereof

The invention provides a physiological monitoring system and a method thereof, in particular, the physiological state data of the user detected by the physiological detecting device is transmitted to the physiological monitoring station via the public switched telephone network through the telephone device, and is judged, recorded and returned by the nursing staff. The physiological state of the user is used to achieve the effect of home physiological monitoring.

According to the rapid progress of the social economy, the demographic structure is constantly changing, and gradually tend to be less child-oriented, and the elderly population is more dependent on the social type. On the other hand, adult children in the family often move to areas of high economic activity or Studying, leaving only the elderly parents in the family to take care of each other, when one person dies, only the other person lives alone, and people often have many diseases when they are old, so the self-care of the elderly living alone becomes a problem. Moreover, the current material life is generally affluent, causing eating habits to exceed the physical load, and people's lives are becoming more and more busy, and the daily exercise is reduced, gradually increasing the number of obese people, chronic diseases such as diabetes, hypertension and cardiovascular diseases. If chronic diseases are not monitored frequently, complications will also occur, and severe cases will be life-threatening.

When only a few elderly people live alone, their health care needs to be paid attention to, and people with chronic diseases need to monitor their physiological status from time to time. As a result, the concept of home care is increasingly valued, so there are practitioners. Developed A home monitoring system includes a monitoring workstation, which can be a medical center. The user has a monitoring device in the home, and the monitoring device is connected to a plurality of switching elements. When the state of the plurality of switching elements changes, The signal can be transmitted to the monitoring device, and the monitoring device transmits the signal to the monitoring workstation via the Internet, monitors the workstation and performs counting processing, and sends an alarm signal when the counting reaches the preset setting parameter, for example, when the user turns on the toilet light At this time, the light switch transmits a signal to the monitoring device. At this time, the remote caregiver knows that the user is in the toilet, and it will preset the time for the user to use the toilet. When the time is too long, it is judged that an accident such as fainting may occur. In the case, the alarm will be handled urgently, so as to save the user's life in the first time. However, this monitoring system is used for monitoring the physiological state of daily life when it is used, and another industry has developed A portable physiological monitoring device comprising a detecting unit The central processing unit and the global positioning receiving module, when the user wants to transmit the data to the remote nursing station, convert the detected analog data into digital data and transmit it to the global positioning receiving module through the wireless telecommunication network to The remote care center, however, is limited to outdoor venues that can receive good global positioning signals, and the wireless telecommunications network is not only limited to network bandwidth and data, but also costly to use. The information transmitted by the Internet is also vulnerable to the exploitation of private data.

Therefore, how to solve the problem and lack of use of the physiological monitoring system and its methods, that is, the relevant manufacturers engaged in this industry are eager to study and improve The direction of the person.

Therefore, in view of the above-mentioned problems and deficiencies, the inventors have collected relevant information, and through multi-party assessment and consideration, and through years of experience in the industry, through continuous trial and modification, we have designed such a convenient control user. The birth of the invention patent for the physiological monitoring system of physiological state and its method.

The main purpose of the present invention is to use the physiological detection station where the user is located and the remote physiological monitoring station with the nursing staff to transmit signals and data to each other, so as to perform the purpose of remote home care, the user can use the physiological detection station. The physiological detecting device measures the physiological state of the user, and transmits and stores the data to the telephone device. The receiving device receives the control signal transmitted by the control module, and the identification code of the detecting data and the control module is The public switched telephone network is transmitted to the control host of the remote physiological monitoring station, and the control host performs decoding, and transmits the communication data, the detection data and the identification code to the communication database device and the data analysis device respectively, and the data analysis device It can analyze and judge the user's test data and identity, and return the analysis data back to the physiological test station, so that the current physiological state of the specific user can be notified immediately, so that the effect of home care can be effectively achieved, and the data is received at the far end. The way to decode is to effectively reduce the user's private data during the transmission process. Who captured the illegal situation.

A secondary object of the present invention is that the control module can have a plurality of modules, and when the user increases, only the control module needs to be expanded, and each control module is In order to store different identification codes, the remote physiological monitoring station can identify the user identity through the identification code, and can achieve the effect of reducing the equipment cost by using a single group of physiological detection devices and telephone devices for multiple users.

Another secondary object of the present invention is that, when the physiological detecting device is disconnected from the telephone device, the telephone device receives the control signal of the control module, and transmits the emergency signal and the identification code to the physiological monitoring station for notifying the nursing staff. If an unexpected situation occurs, it can achieve the effect of instantly salvaging a specific user's life.

A further object of the present invention is that the physiological monitoring station of the present invention can periodically update the information of the telephone equipment through the public switched telephone network, so that the user can regularly update the medical information changed by the medical staff to effectively obtain the latest information. Care for the user's effectiveness.

In order to achieve the above objects and effects, the technical means and the configuration of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the preferred embodiments of the present invention.

Please refer to the block diagrams of the preferred embodiment of the present invention and the block diagram of the physiological monitoring station. It can be clearly seen from the figure that the physiological monitoring system includes a physiological detecting station 1 and The physiological monitoring station 2; wherein: the physiological testing station 1 can be a home, an office or any private place that needs to constantly measure the physiological state of the user, etc., and includes a physiological detecting device 11, a telephone device 12, and a control module 13, The physiological detecting device 11 can A medical device for testing a user's physiological state, such as a sphygmomanometer, a blood glucose meter, a frontal/ear temperature gun, etc., the telephone device 12 includes a central processing unit 121, and the central processing unit 121 is connectable with a wired transmission/reception interface 122. Wireless transmission/reception interface 123, memory 124, telephone control interface 125, one or more buttons 126, one or more display units 127, one or more audio units 128, a microphone 129, and a power source 120, the cable The transmission/reception interface 122 and the physiological detection device 11 transmit signals to each other. The wired transmission/reception interface 122 can be a Universal Serial Bus (USB), and the telephone control interface 125 can receive or transmit a public switched telephone network. (Public Switched Telephone Network, PSTN) signal or data, the display unit 127 can be a display screen or a light number, which can be used to indicate that the telephone device 12 has weak power, transmission failure, abnormal line, etc., and the sound effect unit 128 can be a speaker. , a speaker or a buzzer or other sound amplifying device, etc., the control module 13 can be a push button, which can be one or more The method includes a control circuit and a radio frequency identification module (RFID) (not shown), and the radio frequency identification module has an identification code and a power source (not shown). The group 13 can transmit the identification code to the wireless transmission/reception interface 123 of the telephone device 12 via radio frequency.

The physiological monitoring station 2 can be a remote monitoring physical condition such as a medical center or a care center, and includes a control host 21, which is a telephone that can communicate with the physical testing station 1 and the telephone device 12 through the public switched telephone network. The control interface 125 transmits signals or data to each other. The control host 21 is connected to the communication database device 22 and the data analysis device 23, and decodes the signals or data received by the physiological detection station 1 and transmits the signals to the communication data. The library device 22 and the data analysis device 23, the communication database device 22 is for recording communication data such as call time, caller number and user name, and the data analysis device 23 analyzes and interprets the received user physiological test data as Normal or abnormal, and after the judgment, the data of the analysis result is transmitted back to the control host 21, and the analysis data is transmitted back to the physiological detection station 1 to the specific user through the control host 21.

Referring to the first, second and third figures, the block diagram of the preferred embodiment of the invention, the block diagram of the physiological monitoring station and the processing flow chart during use are clearly shown in the figure. The monitoring of the physiological state can be performed by transmitting the data of the physiological testing station 1 to the remote physiological monitoring station 2 through the following processing procedure. The preferred embodiment is to define the physiological testing station 1 as the user's home, and the physiological testing station 1 The physiological detecting device 11 is a blood pressure timer, and its processing procedure is as follows:

(100) The user measures the physiological state using the physiological detecting device 11 to obtain detection data such as blood pressure.

(101) The physiological detecting device 11 transmits the detection data to the telephone device 12 The wired transmission/reception interface 122, the wired transmission/reception interface 122 transmits the detection data to the memory 124 through the central processing unit 121 for storage.

(102) The user touches the control module 13, the control module 13 transmits a control signal and an identification code to the wireless transmission/reception interface 123 of the telephone device 12, and the WTRU 123 transmits the control signal to the central processing unit 121. .

(103) The central processing unit 121 transmits the detection data and the identification code stored in the memory 124 to the telephone control interface 125, and the telephone control interface 125 is transmitted to the control host 21 of the physiological monitoring station 2 via the public switched telephone network.

(104) The central processing unit 121 of the physiological testing station 1 transmits the completion signal to the display unit 127, indicating that the transmission is successful.

(105) The control host 21 performs decoding, and transmits data or signals to the communication database device 22 and the data analysis device 23, respectively.

(106) The data analysis device 23 performs analysis on the detected data.

(107) The data analysis device 23 returns the analysis result data to the control host 21, and the control host 21 transmits the analysis result data to the physiological detection station 1 through the public switched telephone network.

(108) End.

In the above, when the control host 21 receives the data or signal of the remote physiological detection station 1 through the public switched telephone network, the received data or signal will be received. After decoding, the call record data is transmitted to the communication database device 22, and the detection data and the identification code are transmitted to the data analysis device 23, and the data analysis device 23 performs preset comparison on the detected data, and determines The current physiological state of the user, after which the analysis result data is returned to the control host 21, and the control host 21 transmits the analysis result data to the telephone control interface 125 of the physiological detection station 1 telephone device 12 through the public switched telephone network. And then transmitted to the central processing unit 121, the central processing unit 121 then transmits the data to the display unit 127 or the sound effect unit 128, so as to immediately notify the user that the physiological state changes, and on the other hand, the identification code can also indicate the user. The identity of the control module 13 can also be plural. Since the control module 13 has independent identification codes, the physiological detection device 11 can be flexibly used by a plurality of users without being limited to the number of users. The remote control host 21 can also determine its identity via the identification code, so that the caregiver can easily know the user of the test data. Whoever, without causing confusion, and the control module 13 of the preferred embodiment of the present invention can be separated from the telephone device 12, has the advantage that when the user increases, only the number of the control module 13 needs to be expanded, without The telephone device 12 is further modified. On the other hand, the detection data is decoded and recognized after being transmitted to the control host 21, and the detection data can be transmitted to the control host 21 in the public switched telephone network to prevent the data from being used by the interested person. Capture.

The physiological detecting device 11 may also be a blood glucose machine, a front/ear temperature gun or other device capable of performing physiological detection on the human body, and the detection data may also be a blood glucose finger. The number, the temperature value, and the like, however, the type of the physiological detecting device 11 is not limited to the scope of the patent, and any one that can detect the physiological state of the user should be covered by the patent of the present invention.

Please refer to the block diagrams of the preferred embodiment of the present invention and the block diagram of another embodiment physiological monitoring station. As can be clearly seen from the figure, the control module of the present invention is clearly shown. 13 can also be built into the telephone device 12 according to the user's needs, that is, the button 126 of the telephone device 12 can further include a control button 1261, and the control button 1261 can have the function of the control module 13, In order to have the identification code, when the user completes the measurement and the control button 1261 is pressed, the detection data and the identification code are transmitted to the physiological monitoring station 2 through the public switched telephone network. However, the function display mode of the control module 13 It can be a variety of types, such as built-in or plug-in to the telephone device 12, and is not limited to the scope of the invention.

Continuing to refer to the first, second, and fifth figures, which are block diagrams of preferred embodiments of the present invention, block diagrams of physiological monitoring stations, and processing flowcharts when another embodiment is used, as shown in the drawings. It can be seen that when the physiological detecting device 11 and the telephone device 12 are disconnected, at this time, when the user presses the control module 13, the emergency signal is transmitted to the remote physiological monitoring station 2, and the processing procedure is as follows:

(200) The user presses the control module 13 and transmits the control signal and the identification code to the wireless transmission/reception interface 123 of the telephone device 12. The wireless transmission/reception interface 123 transmits the control signal to the central processing unit 121.

(201) The central processing unit 121 transmits the detection signal to the wired transmission/reception interface 122, and judges that the wired transmission/reception interface 122 is not connected to any physiological detection device 11.

(202) The central processing unit 121 transmits the emergency signal and the identification code of the control module 13 to the telephone control interface 125, and the telephone control interface 125 is transmitted to the control host 21 of the physiological monitoring station 2 via the public switched telephone network.

(203) The control host 21 performs decoding, and separately transmits the communication data to the communication database device 22, and transmits the emergency signal and the identification code to the data analysis device 23 to notify the nursing staff to perform emergency processing.

In this way, the nursing staff of the remote physiological monitoring station 2 can immediately know that a particular user has a special situation, such as a heart attack or a stroke, and can achieve immediate treatment, and rescue the user's life in the first time. advantage.

Please refer to the first, second, sixth and seventh figures, which are block diagrams of the preferred embodiment of the invention, a block diagram of the physiological monitoring station, an implementation block diagram of the remote update firmware, and a remote update firmware. The flow chart, as clearly shown in the figure, the control host 21 of the physiological monitoring station 2 has a first group of telephone voice units 211 and a second group of telephone voice units 212, the first group of telephone voice units 211 and The two sets of telephone voice units 212 can be an Interphone Voice Query System (IVR), and the telephone device of the physiological test station 1 The information of 12 can be periodically checked whether it is necessary to perform data update. If so, the remote care provider can transmit the updated data to the telephone device 12 through the public switched telephone network at the physiological monitoring station 2, and the information includes the time of daily notification of the medication. The time when the doctor makes regular appointments with the doctor, the caregiver can periodically upload the data to the communication database device 22, and the communication database device 22 periodically connects the data of the telephone device 12 of the physiological testing station 1 to update the processing. The procedure is as follows:

(300) dialing in, the telephone device 12 is in a data transmission mode, the central processing unit 121 of the telephone device 12 transmits a telephone signal to the telephone control interface 125, and the telephone control interface 125 transmits the telephone signal to the first group via the public switched telephone network. The telephone voice unit 211 activates telephone communication between the telephone device 12 and the control host 21.

(301) Data transmission, the telephone control interface 125 of the telephone device 12 transmits an update data control signal to transmit a telephone signal to the first group of telephone voice units 211 of the control host 21 via the public switched telephone network.

(302) Data reception, the control host 21 transmits an update data control signal to the communication database device 22.

(303) After the transmission is completed, the phone hangs up, and the central processing unit 121 transmits a disconnection signal to the telephone control interface 125.

(304) mode switching, central processor 121 of the telephone device 12 Switch the data transmission mode to data reception mode.

(305) The telephone dial-in, the communication database device 22 of the physiological monitoring station 2 transmits the telephone signal to the telephone device 12 of the physiological testing station 1 via the public switched telephone network via the first group telephone voice unit 211 of the control host 21, the telephone The telephone control interface 125 of the device 12 initiates telephone communication between the telephone device 12 and the control host 21.

(306) Data transmission, the communication database device 22 of the physiological monitoring station 2 can transmit the updated data to the telephone device 12 via the public switched telephone network.

(307) After receiving the data, the telephone control interface 125 of the telephone device 12 receives the updated data, and then transmits the updated data to the memory 124 via the central processing unit 121 for storage.

(308) After the transmission is completed, the telephone hangs up, and the central processing unit 121 transmits a disconnection signal to the telephone control interface 125.

The above data transmission and reception methods are implemented by dual-tone multi-frequency (DTMF) technology, which allows the user to instantly update the medical data of the medical staff from the remote end. For example, if the medication time is notified on time, if the change is made four times a day or the medication time is changed, the user can periodically remind the user through the display unit 127 or the sound effect unit 128 through the updated telephone device 12. Effective for remote care Efficacy, on the other hand, if the user feels that no reminder signal is generated, the user can press the button with the cancel function (not shown) in the plurality of buttons 126, and the button of the cancel function can transmit the reminder stop signal to the central processing. The device 121 suspends the instant reminder of the display unit 127 or the sound effect unit 128.

On the other hand, the control host 21 is pre-set with a plurality of sets of telephone numbers. When the telephone device 12 transmits data or signals to the control host 21 of the physiological monitoring station 2, if the control host 21 is busy, it will jump to another An idle line is used to smoothly communicate between the control host 21 and the telephone device 12.

The above physiological monitoring system and method of the present invention can have the following advantages when actually used, such as:

(1) The present invention allows the user to transmit the detection data to the telephone device 12 through the physiological detection device 11, and when the user touches the control module 13, transmits the control signal to the telephone device 12, thereby being located at the telephone device. The detection data in 12 is transmitted to the physiological monitoring station 2 via the public switched telephone network to perform remote monitoring of the physiological state of the user, and the user is notified immediately after the judgment, so that the user can immediately know the current physiological state, and Handle errors when they are found.

(2) The present invention can transmit the test data to the physiological monitoring station 2 through the public switched telephone network, and the physiological monitoring station 2 decodes and analyzes the detected data after receiving, because the detection The data is decoded only after it is received by the remote end, so as to reduce the illegal acquisition of the interested person in the public switched telephone network transmission process.

(3) The present invention can have a plurality of control modules 13 , and each of the plurality of control modules 13 can store different identification codes. After the control module 13 is touched, the detection data and the identification code can be transmitted to the control host 21 . The control host 21 determines the identity of the user, and the single physiological detection device 11 and the telephone device 12 can be used by a plurality of users.

(4) The physiological detecting device 11 of the present invention is disconnected from the telephone device 12. At this time, when the telephone device 12 receives the control signal of the control module 13, the telephone device 12 transmits the emergency signal and the identification code to the control host. 21. Informing the caregiver that an unexpected condition can reach the advantage of salvaging a particular user's life in the first time.

(5) The physiological monitoring station 2 of the present invention is a material that can periodically update the telephone device 12 through the public switched telephone network, and has the advantage of being able to promptly use the latest information to remind the user of the regular use of medical supplies.

Therefore, in order to achieve the effect of the remote care, the present invention uses the physiological detecting device 1 to provide the physiological detecting device 11, the telephone device 12 and the control module 13, and after the user measures the physiological state through the physiological detecting device 11, The data transmission device 12 is stored, and the control module 13 is touched and the control signal and the identification code are transmitted to the physiological monitoring station 2 via the public switched telephone network, so that the remote care personnel can immediately know and monitor the specific use. The physiological state of the person is the main protection focus, but the above is only the preferred embodiment of the present invention, and thus does not limit the scope of the patent of the present invention. The simple modifications and equivalent structural changes of the present specification and the drawings are included in the scope of the patent of the present invention and are combined with Chen Ming.

In summary, the above physiological monitoring system and method of the present invention can achieve its efficacy and purpose when used, so the invention is an invention with excellent practicability, and is an application requirement for the invention patent, and is proposed according to law. To apply, I hope that the trial committee will grant this case as soon as possible to protect the inventor's hard work. If there is any doubt in the trial committee, please do not hesitate to give instructions, the inventor will try his best to cooperate with him.

1‧‧‧Physical testing station

11‧‧‧Physical testing device

12‧‧‧ Telephone equipment

120‧‧‧Power supply

121‧‧‧Central Processing Unit

122‧‧‧Wired transmission/reception interface

123‧‧‧Wireless transmission/reception interface

124‧‧‧ memory

125‧‧‧Telephone Control Interface

126‧‧‧ button

1261‧‧‧Control button

127‧‧‧ display unit

128‧‧‧ sound unit

129‧‧‧ microphone

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211‧‧‧The first group of telephone voice units

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23‧‧‧Data analysis equipment

212‧‧‧Second group telephone voice unit

The first figure is a block diagram of a preferred embodiment of the invention.

The second figure is a block diagram of a physiological monitoring station in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

The third figure is a process flow diagram when used in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

The fourth figure is a block diagram of a physiological monitoring station according to another embodiment of the present invention.

The fifth figure is a process flow diagram when used in another embodiment of the present invention.

The sixth figure is a block diagram of the implementation of the remote update firmware of the present invention.

The seventh figure is a flow chart of the remote update firmware of the present invention.

1‧‧‧Physical testing station

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12‧‧‧ Telephone equipment

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Claims (14)

A physiological monitoring system includes a physiological detecting station and a physiological monitoring station, wherein: the physiological detecting station is provided for setting in a private place, and is a physiological detecting device including a physiological state of measuring a user and generating physiological detecting data, the physiological monitoring device The device is connected to a telephone device that receives, stores, and transmits the user's physiological test data, and the telephone device is connected to one or more control modules having an identification code; and the physiological monitoring station is connected to the public switched telephone network. The telephone device of the physiological testing station is connected, and the control host includes a control host for decoding the received data or signal, and the control host is respectively connected to the communication database device for recording the communication data and for determining that the user detects the data as normal. Or abnormal data analysis equipment. The physiological monitoring system according to claim 1, wherein the physiological testing station is provided in a private place at home or in an office, and the physiological detecting device of the physiological testing station is a blood pressure meter, a blood glucose meter, a temperature gun or Ear thermometer. The physiological monitoring system of claim 1, wherein the telephone device comprises a central processing unit, the central processing unit is connected to the memory and the telephone control interface, and the memory is stored with the detection data. The telephone control interface transmits signals or data to and from the control host of the physiological monitoring station via the public switched telephone network. The physiological monitoring system of claim 3, wherein the telephone device has a wired transmission/reception interface for transmitting signals or data to and from the physiological detection device, and the wired transmission/reception interface of the telephone device is a telephone and a telephone. The central processor of the device is electrically connected. The physiological monitoring system of claim 4, wherein the wired transmission/reception interface is a Universal Serial Bus (USB). The physiological monitoring system of claim 1, wherein the telephone device further comprises a display unit, the display unit being a display screen or a light number. The physiological monitoring system of claim 1, wherein the telephone device further comprises a sound unit, the sound unit being a speaker or a loudspeaker or a buzzer. The physiological monitoring system of claim 1, wherein the control module is built in or connected to the telephone device by wireless transmission. A processing method for a physiological monitoring system, the processing method comprising: (A) a physiological detecting device measures a physiological state of the user, and obtains the detecting data; (B) the physiological detecting device transmits the detected data to the telephone device and stores the data on the telephone (C) the user touches the control module, and the control module transmits the control signal And the identification code to the telephone device; (D) the telephone device transmits the detection data and the identification code to the control host of the physiological monitoring station through the public switched telephone network; (E) the control host decodes and transmits the data or signal to the communication data separately Library equipment and data analysis equipment; (F) data analysis equipment performs analysis on test data; (G) data analysis equipment returns analysis result data to physiological test station; (H) ends. The processing method of the physiological monitoring system according to claim 9, wherein the physiological detecting device of the step (B) transmits the detection data to the wired transmission/reception interface of the telephone device through the wired transmission/reception interface. The processing method of the physiological monitoring system according to claim 9, wherein when the control module of the step (C) is touched, the identification code and the control signal are transmitted to the telephone device through the wireless radio frequency. The processing method of the physiological monitoring system according to claim 9, wherein the telephone device further has a display unit, and after the step (D), the display unit displays the transmission success. The method for processing a physiological monitoring system according to claim 9, wherein the telephone device receives the control signal of the control module, and transmits the detection signal to the physiological detecting device to determine whether the physiological detecting device is connected to the telephone. The equipment is connected, if not, the telephone equipment is The emergency exchange signal and the identification code of the control module are transmitted by the public switched telephone network to the physiological monitoring station. The processing method of the physiological monitoring system of claim 9, wherein the control host further comprises a first group of telephone voice units and a second group of telephone voice units, the telephone equipment being transmittable through a public switched telephone network. The data control signal is updated to the first group of telephone voice units of the physiological monitoring station, and the physiological monitoring station transmits the update data to the telephone device through the second group of telephone voice units and via the public switched telephone network upon receiving the update data control signal.