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Wrist-held monitoring device for physical condition
Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS INNOVATIONS Ltd
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Filing: 1993-02-26
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Granted: 1996-05-14
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Expires: 2013-02-26
Abstract
Abstract The present invention relates to a wrist-held monitoring device for independently observing the physical condition of a person by means of motoric activity or movement and physiological conditions, e.g., temperature and/or electric conductivity of the skin. The anomalous condition data is transmitted by conventional techniques on a radio frequency message to one or more receivers, which either set off a local alarm or further transfer the data by conventional techniques to a centralized receiving point for alarm generation there.
Inventors
- 👤 Matti Myllymaki
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 04:38
CPC Classifications
G; G08; G08B; G08B29/00; G08B29/18; G08B29/185; G08B29/186; A; A61; A61B; A61B5/00; A61B5/0002; A61B5/0015; A61B5/0022; A61B5/02; A61B5/0205; A61B5/02055; A61B5/024; A61B5/0245; A61B5/02455; A61B5/05; A61B5/053; A61B5/0531; A61B5/0533; A61B5/103; A61B5/11; A61B5/68; A61B5/6801; A61B5/6802; A61B5/681; G08B21/00; G08B21/02; G08B21/04; G08B21/0438; G08B21/0453; G08B21/0492; G16; G16H; G16H40/00; G16H40/60; G16H40/67; A61B5/72; A61B5/7235; A61B5/7264
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
93 words
A monitoring device for simultaneously monitoring physical condition and movement, comprising: a wrist-held detector and transmitter unit, comprising a detector, comprising a first sensor for monitoring physiological condition; a second sensor for monitoring movements; and a fuzzy logic circuit in electrical communication with said first sensor and said second sensor; a radio transmitter in electrical communication with said fuzzy logic circuit; and a first alarm in electrical communication with said fuzzy logic circuit; and a receiver unit for receiving a radio signal from said radio transmitter, said receiver unit including a second alarm.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
93 words
A monitoring device for simultaneously monitoring physical condition and movement, comprising: a wrist-held detector and transmitter unit, comprising a detector, comprising a first sensor for monitoring physiological condition; a second sensor for monitoring movements; and a fuzzy logic circuit in electrical communication with said first sensor and said second sensor; a radio transmitter in electrical communication with said fuzzy logic circuit; and a first alarm in electrical communication with said fuzzy logic circuit; and a receiver unit for receiving a radio signal from said radio transmitter, said receiver unit including a second alarm.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
49 words
The monitoring device of claim 1, wherein said fuzzy logic circuit controls said first sensor and said second sensor such that output from one of said first sensor and said second sensor sets sliding alarm limits for output from the other of said first sensor and said second sensor.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
27 words
The monitoring device of claim 1, wherein said first sensor detects physiological conditions selected from the group consisting of skin temperature, skin electrical conductivity, and heartbeat rate.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
33 words
The monitoring device of claim 1 further comprising a first counter in electrical communication with said first sensor and said fuzzy logic circuit, said first counter capable of switching on said radio transmitter.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
43 words
The monitoring device of claim 1, further comprising a pulse detector and a second counter, said pulse detector in electrical communication with said first counter and said second counter and said second sensor, said second counter capable of switching on said radio transmitter.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
28 words
The monitoring device of claim 3, wherein said first counter is decelerated by high electrical resistance of the skin, and accelerated by low electrical resistance of the skin.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
14 words
The monitoring device of claim 1, wherein said second sensor is an acceleration sensor.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
19 words
The monitoring device of claim 1, wherein said second sensor measures the rate of acceleration of individual hand movements.
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