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Method and apparatus for interactively monitoring a physiological condition and for interactively providing health related information
Assignee: HOME HEALTHCARE INTERACTIVE Inc
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Filing: 1994-11-04
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Granted: 1997-02-11
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Expires: 2014-11-04
Abstract
Abstract An electronic health monitoring system. A multimedia processor is a modified CD-ROM multimedia interactive television video game console which comprises a microprocessor, hardware, and software. One or more physiological data monitors are coupled to provide a signal representative of a user's physiological parameter to the multimedia processor through an isolated interface circuit. A hand-held program controller with directional buttons is operated by the user to control the various functions of the multimedia processor. A television is coupled to the multimedia processor to provide sound and a video display based upon output signals from the multimedia processor. Interchangeable compact disks (CD-ROM) comprise additional software. The software contained in the interchangeable compact disks enables the system to execute a variety of health related functions, to display high quality moving or still video images and to produce high quality sound accompaniment. For example, the system may monitor a user's electrocardiographic signals and display an ECG waveform and various other parameters, such as heart rate, on the television screen. The system may also interactively provide more detailed or educational information to the user based upon the user's operation of the hand-held program controller and also based upon predetermined software routines and data stored within the system.
Inventors
- 👤 Roger J. Quy
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 02:54
CPC Classifications
G; G09; G09B; G09B23/00; G09B23/28; G09B5/00; A; A61; A61B; A61B5/00; A61B5/24; A61B5/316; A61B5/318; A61B5/339; G09B5/06; G09B5/065; G16; G16H; G16H40/00; G16H40/60; G16H40/67; G16H70/00; G16H40/63
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 34
Claim 1
Independent Claim
127 words
An apparatus for interactively monitoring a physiological condition and for interactively providing health-related information comprising: a. a television set; b. a multimedia processor coupled to provide audio and visual signals to the television set; c. an interface device coupled to control the multimedia processor; d. a physiological data monitor coupled to provide a signal representative of a physiological parameter of a user to the interface device; e. a patient isolating circuit coupled between the physiological data monitor and the interface device; and f. a program controller coupled provide a control signal to the multimedia processor based upon the user's input, so as to provide health related information to the user in an interactive manner based upon the signal representative of the physiological parameter and the control signal.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
127 words
An apparatus for interactively monitoring a physiological condition and for interactively providing health-related information comprising: a. a television set; b. a multimedia processor coupled to provide audio and visual signals to the television set; c. an interface device coupled to control the multimedia processor; d. a physiological data monitor coupled to provide a signal representative of a physiological parameter of a user to the interface device; e. a patient isolating circuit coupled between the physiological data monitor and the interface device; and f. a program controller coupled provide a control signal to the multimedia processor based upon the user's input, so as to provide health related information to the user in an interactive manner based upon the signal representative of the physiological parameter and the control signal.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
20 words
The apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the multimedia processor comprises a CD-ROM drive for accepting an interchangeable compact disk.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
16 words
The apparatus according to claim 2 wherein the interchangeable compact disk stores health related educational material.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
20 words
The apparatus according to claim 2 wherein the interchangeable compact disk comprises software for providing additional functionality to the apparatus.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
61 words
The apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the interface device comprises; a. means for receiving the signal representative of a physiological parameter; b. means for converting the signal representative of a physiological parameter into a form acceptable to the multimedia processor coupled to the means for receiving; and c. means for controlling the multimedia processor coupled to the means for converting.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
13 words
The apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the isolating circuit utilizes optical isolation.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
16 words
The apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the isolating circuit is integral to the multimedia processor.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
15 words
The apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the multimedia processor comprises a video game console.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
16 words
The apparatus according to claim 8 wherein the video game console is a 3DO Interactive Multiplayer.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
16 words
The apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the interface device is integral to the multimedia processor.
Claim 12
Independent Claim
149 words
An apparatus for interactively monitoring a physiological condition and for interactively providing health-related information comprising: a. a display device comprising a display screen and an audio speaker; b. a multimedia processor coupled to provide an audio signal and a visual signal to the display device wherein the multimedia processor comprises a multiplayer having a CD-Rom drive; c. an interface device coupled to control the multimedia processor; d. a physiological data monitor coupled to provide a signal representative of a physiological parameter of a user to the interface device; e. a patient isolating circuit coupled between the physiological data monitor and the interface device; and f. a program controller coupled provide a control signal to the multimedia processor based upon the user's input, so as to provide health related information to the user in an interactive manner based upon the signal representative of the physiological parameter and the control signal.
Claim 13
Independent Claim
149 words
An apparatus for interactively monitoring a physiological condition and for interactively providing health-related information comprising: a. a display device comprising a display screen and an audio speaker; b. a multimedia processor coupled to provide an audio signal and a visual signal to the display device wherein the multimedia processor comprises a multiplayer having a CD-Rom drive; c. an interface device coupled to control the multimedia processor; d. a physiological data monitor coupled to provide a signal representative of a physiological parameter of a user to the interface device; e. a patient isolating circuit coupled between the physiological data monitor and the interface device; and f. a program controller coupled provide a control signal to the multimedia processor based upon the user's input, so as to provide health related information to the user in an interactive manner based upon the signal representative of the physiological parameter and the control signal.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
15 words
The apparatus according to claim 11 wherein the multimedia processor comprises a video game console.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
16 words
The apparatus according to claim 12 wherein the video game console is a 3DO Interactive Multiplayer.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
14 words
The apparatus according to claim 11 wherein the display device comprises a television set.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
25 words
The apparatus according to claim 11 further comprising an interchangeable compact disk removably coupled to the CD-ROM drive for providing additional functionality to the apparatus.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
24 words
The apparatus according to claim 11 further comprising an interchangeable compact disk removably coupled to the CD-ROM drive for storing health related educational material.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
61 words
The apparatus according to claim 11 wherein the interface device comprises; a. means for receiving the signal representative of a physiological parameter; b. means for converting the signal representative of a physiological parameter into a form acceptable to the multimedia processor coupled to the means for receiving; and c. means for controlling the multimedia processor coupled to the means for converting.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
16 words
The apparatus according to claim 11 wherein health related educational material is stored on a CD-ROM.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
13 words
The apparatus according to claim 11 wherein the isolating circuit utilizes optical isolation.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
16 words
The apparatus according to claim 11 wherein the isolating circuit is integral to the multimedia processor.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
16 words
The apparatus according to claim 11 wherein the interface device is integral to the multimedia processor.
Claim 24
Independent Claim
115 words
A method of interactively monitoring a physiological condition and for interactively providing health-related information comprising the steps of; a. providing educational information related to a physiological parameter to a user by a multimedia processor, wherein the educational information is stored on a CD-ROM; b. sensing an analog signal representative of a physiological parameter of the user wherein the analog signal is sensed by a physiological data monitor coupled to a patient isolating circuit of an interface device; c. converting the analog signal into a stream of digital values to the multimedia processor, wherein the analog signal is converted by the interface device; d. displaying physiological information derived from the digital values on a television screen.
Claim 25
Independent Claim
115 words
A method of interactively monitoring a physiological condition and for interactively providing health-related information comprising the steps of; a. providing educational information related to a physiological parameter to a user by a multimedia processor, wherein the educational information is stored on a CD-ROM; b. sensing an analog signal representative of a physiological parameter of the user wherein the analog signal is sensed by a physiological data monitor coupled to a patient isolating circuit of an interface device; c. converting the analog signal into a stream of digital values to the multimedia processor, wherein the analog signal is converted by the interface device; d. displaying physiological information derived from the digital values on a television screen.
Claim 26
Independent Claim
177 words
An apparatus for interactively monitoring a physiological condition and for interactively providing health-related information comprising: a. a physiological data monitor that is adapted to measure a physiological condition of a user and for generating a first electronic signal in response to a measurement of the physiological condition; b. a processor for receiving a second electronic signal that is a function of the first electronic signal; c. an interface isolating device coupled between the physiological data monitor and the processor for receiving the first electronic signal from the physiological data monitor and providing the second electronic signal to the processor, wherein the interface isolating device electrically isolates the user from the processor; d. a memory coupled to the processor for storing a plurality of display information file, each file corresponding to a predetermined measurement of the physiological condition; and e. a display system coupled to the processor for displaying one of the display information files in response to the measurement of the physiological condition, so as to provide health related information to the user in an interactive manner.
Claim 27
Independent Claim
177 words
An apparatus for interactively monitoring a physiological condition and for interactively providing health-related information comprising: a. a physiological data monitor that is adapted to measure a physiological condition of a user and for generating a first electronic signal in response to a measurement of the physiological condition; b. a processor for receiving a second electronic signal that is a function of the first electronic signal; c. an interface isolating device coupled between the physiological data monitor and the processor for receiving the first electronic signal from the physiological data monitor and providing the second electronic signal to the processor, wherein the interface isolating device electrically isolates the user from the processor; d. a memory coupled to the processor for storing a plurality of display information file, each file corresponding to a predetermined measurement of the physiological condition; and e. a display system coupled to the processor for displaying one of the display information files in response to the measurement of the physiological condition, so as to provide health related information to the user in an interactive manner.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
19 words
The apparatus according to claim 23 wherein the processor comprises a CD-ROM drive for accepting an interchangeable compact disk.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
16 words
The apparatus according to claim 24 wherein the interchangeable compact disk stores the display information files.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
20 words
The apparatus according to claim 24 wherein the interchangeable compact disk comprises software for providing additional functionality to the apparatus.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
14 words
The apparatus according to claim 23 wherein the interface isolating device utilizes optical isolation.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
22 words
The apparatus for monitoring a physiological condition of a user according to claim 23 wherein the memory comprises an interchangeable compact disk.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
16 words
The apparatus according to claim 23 wherein the display information files comprise the health related information.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
14 words
The apparatus according to claim 23 wherein the display system is a television set.
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