Communications: electrical – Condition responsive indicating system – Specific condition
Patent
1996-03-08
1997-09-23
Mullen, Thomas
Communications: electrical
Condition responsive indicating system
Specific condition
128687, 128734, 128736, 128774, 128903, 340539, G08B 2300
Patent
active
056709447
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a body-held monitoring device for independently observing the physical condition and/or performance condition of a person by means of motoric activity, moisture of the skin, electric conductivity of the skin, surface temperature and heart rate. The anomalous condition data is displayed locally or transmitted by a prior known wireless technique to a remote receiver, which sets off a local alarm and transmits it by a prior known technique to an alarm center. The local display can also be used for monitoring the performance condition of a person regardless of whether anything abnormal has occurred. In this context, the performance condition relates to a condition resulting from physical and mental stress, which is measurable as chemical and physical changes caused by the sympathetic nervous system (e.g. a stress condition).
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
A body-held device, capable of the independent and on-line surveillance of a physical condition/performance condition by means of a plurality (placed in various locations) of transducers in such a manner that the user him- or herself is able to monitor his or her condition, is not yet in sight. Traditionally, the surveillance has been effected by means of heart rate or some other biophysical indicator and, thus, it has not been possible for the user alone to create a general description of physical condition in such a manner that motoric activity and/or biophysical changes in the skin are taken into consideration. It is also prior known to measure a physical condition from the wrist in such a manner that an alarm is automatically transmitted in an abnormal condition, but a problem is how to provide an accurate description for the user him- or herself as well as the surveillance level limited by a low current consumption. It is also prior known to measure the intensity of a human stress by means of a biophysical indicator, but the problem has been the narrowness of an image produced by just a single indicator and, thus, producing a reliable image has required limited measuring conditions.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
An object of the invention is to provide a body-held device, which the user wears continuously for example around the chest, ankle or some other body member suitable for measuring and which monitors a physical condition/performance condition continuously and delivers to its user locally, e.g. by way of a wrist-held display and detector unit, information about a physical or performance condition in such a manner that the user also receives information about an anomalous condition either through a sound signal and/or the display of a wrist unit. An alarm indicating an abnormal condition can also be transmitted in a wireless fashion by using either an emergency phone or a public radiophone network in such a manner that the alarm is provided with location information by using available satellite locating systems. Another object of the invention is to create a device, whereby the user receives information about his or her performance condition, e.g. a stress condition, and is able to change his or her attitude or condition on the basis of the information and to focus his or her energy on proper matters since, according to research results, people get nervous or expend their energy unknowingly on second-rate matters.
These objects are achieved on the basis of the characterizing features set forth in the appended claims.
For example, a belt to be worn around the chest monitors the user's physical condition on the basis of sensors or transducers included therein and, in the presence of an abnormal or unfavourable condition, produces just a sound signal and/or transmits the message further to a wrist-held monitor used for delivering numerical or graphic data to the user. If the device is provided with a wireless remote communication, an alarm indicating a hazardous condition can also be forwarded with prior known technology automatically to an alarm center. The user him- or herself can also induce a m
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