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Kafe 바로가기국가/구분 | United States(US) Patent 등록 |
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 | US-0430561 (2012-03-26) |
등록번호 | US-8870791 (2014-10-28) |
발명자 / 주소 |
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출원인 / 주소 |
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대리인 / 주소 |
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인용정보 | 피인용 횟수 : 4 인용 특허 : 608 |
In some embodiments, an apparatus for acquiring, processing and transmitting physiological sounds may include a sensor for acquiring physiological sounds. Analog signals representative of the physiological sounds are converted into an electrical output. The electrical output is converted to digital
In some embodiments, an apparatus for acquiring, processing and transmitting physiological sounds may include a sensor for acquiring physiological sounds. Analog signals representative of the physiological sounds are converted into an electrical output. The electrical output is converted to digital data. A processing unit processes the digital data. The digital data is transmitted over a wireless network.
1. A system for acquiring, processing and transmitting physiological sounds comprising: a first apparatus comprising: a sensor comprising a diaphragm, wherein said diaphragm is configured to be positioned on a body surface, and said sensor is configured to convert analogue signals, in response to vi
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A system for acquiring, processing and transmitting physiological sounds comprising: a first apparatus comprising: a sensor comprising a diaphragm, wherein said diaphragm is configured to be positioned on a body surface, and said sensor is configured to convert analogue signals, in response to vibration of said diaphragm by said physiological sounds, into an electrical signal representative of said physiological sounds;an analogue to digital converter operatively coupled to said sensor, said analogue to digital converter configured to convert said electrical signal into a first signal;a first processing unit operatively coupled to said analogue to digital converter, said first processing unit configured to process said first signal into a first processed signal; anda first wireless network device operatively coupled to said first processing unit, said first wireless network device configured for transmission of a signal representative of said first processed signal away from said first apparatus, and said first wireless network device configured to receive transmission of an input towards said first apparatus; anda second apparatus comprising: a second wireless network device operatively coupled to said first wireless network device over a wireless network, said second wireless network device configured to receive said transmitted signal representative of said first processed signal over said wireless network;a second processing unit operatively coupled to said second wireless network device, said second processing unit configured to process a signal representative of said transmitted signal into a second processed signal;a display device operatively coupled to said second processing unit, said display device configured to display a plurality of icons, wherein each icon of said plurality of icons displayed respectively correspond to at least one operation of a plurality of operations that said second processing unit is configured to perform, wherein a sequence of said plurality of operations is configured for customization by a user through insertion of an additional icon in said plurality of icons displayed and modification of at least one operation of said plurality of operations by said user through interaction with at least one icon of said plurality of icons displayed, and wherein said second processing unit is further configured to process said second processed signal by said customized sequence, and said display device is further configured to display a characterization of said second processed signal; andan electronic memory operatively coupled to said second processing unit, said electronic memory configured to store said second processed signal. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein said additional icon and said at least one icon interacted with by said user are different icons that correspond to different operations in said plurality of operations in said customized sequence. 3. The system of claim 1, said first apparatus further comprising: a universal serial bus receptacle operatively coupled to said sensor, said universal serial bus receptacle configured to pass both an output signal representative of said physiological sounds and electrical energy. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein said sensor is characterized as a first sensor, and said first apparatus further comprising: a second sensor configured to acquire an acoustic energy related to ambient noise. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein said second processing unit is further configured to execute a zoom function for display of another input received over said wireless network. 6. The system of claim 1, said second apparatus further comprising: a filter for filtering said transmitted signal received from said first apparatus, said second processing unit further configured to transform at least a portion of said signal representative of said transmitted signal into a frequency domain representation, and wherein said electronic memory is configured to store a signal representative of said transmitted signal, wherein said first wireless network device is configured to transmit said transmitted signal over said wireless network as a plurality of frequencies which are orthogonal to each other. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein said display device is further configured to display a first information relating to both a measured frequency and a measured energy of said physiological sounds, and a second information suggestive of a heart murmur when present based upon an analysis of said physiological sounds. 8. A system for acquiring, processing and transmitting physiological sounds comprising: a first apparatus comprising: a first wireless network device; anda second apparatus comprising: a sensor comprising a diaphragm, wherein said diaphragm is configured to be positioned on a body surface, and said sensor is configured to convert analogue signals, in response to vibration of said diaphragm by said physiological sounds, into an electrical output representative of said physiological sounds;an analogue to digital converter operatively coupled to said sensor, wherein said analogue to digital converter is configured to convert said electrical output into a stream of digital data;a processing unit operatively coupled to said analogue to digital converter, said processing unit configured to receive and process said stream of digital data into a processed signal representative of said physiological sounds;a display device operatively coupled to said processing unit, said display device configured to display a plurality of icons, wherein each icon of said plurality of icons displayed respectively correspond to at least one operation of a plurality of operations that said processing unit is configured to perform, wherein a sequence of said plurality of operations is configured for customization by a user through insertion of an additional icon in said plurality of icons displayed and modification of at least one operation of said plurality of operations by said user through interaction with at least one icon of said plurality of icons displayed, and wherein said processing unit is further configured to process said processed signal by said customized sequence, and said display device further configured to display a characterization of said processed signal;a second wireless network device operatively coupled to said first wireless network device over a wireless network, wherein said first wireless network device is configured to transmit an output in a first direction towards said second apparatus, and said second wireless network device is configured for transmission of a signal representative of said electrical output in a second direction away from said second apparatus, and further configured for access to an interne; andan electronic memory operatively coupled to said processing unit, said electronic memory configured to store a signal representative of said physiological sounds. 9. The system of claim 8, wherein said processing unit is further configured to execute a set of instructions, wherein said output transmitted from said first apparatus to said second apparatus is a signal representative of said set of instructions. 10. The system of claim 8, wherein said processing unit is one processing unit of a plurality of processing units in said second apparatus. 11. The system of claim 8, wherein said electronic memory further comprises: a first memory configured for storage of computer programs, wherein said processing unit is further configured to execute said computer programs; anda second memory configured for storage of said stream of digital data. 12. The system of claim 8, wherein said display device is further configured to depict identification information, to a user, related to a third wireless network device, and wherein said second wireless network device and said third wireless network device are different wireless network devices. 13. The system of claim 8, wherein said processing unit of said second apparatus is characterized as a first processing unit, and said first apparatus further comprising: a second processing unit operatively coupled to said first wireless network device, said second processing unit configured to measure a quantity of data transmitted, as said output, over said wireless network in said first direction by computing a block size. 14. The system of claim 8, said second apparatus further comprising: a first filter operatively coupled to said sensor, said first filter configured to filter said electrical output; anda second filter operatively coupled to said processing unit, said second filter configured to filter an output from said processing unit prior to transmission of said output through said second wireless network device in said second direction, wherein said second filter is one filter of a plurality of band-pass filters. 15. The system of claim 8, said second apparatus further comprising: a band-pass filter operatively coupled to said second wireless network device, said band-pass filter configured to generate a bandpass signal from said signal representative of said electrical output before transmission by said second wireless network device, wherein a passband of said band-pass filter is configured to be modifiable by a user. 16. The system of claim 8, wherein said sensor is one sensor a plurality of sensors, wherein each sensor of said plurality of sensors comprises a corresponding diaphragm, and at least two sensors of said plurality of sensors are configured to convert said physiological sounds, in response to vibration of said corresponding diaphragm by said physiological sounds, into a corresponding plurality of electrical signals;said analogue to digital converter is one analogue to digital converter of a plurality of analogue to digital converters, each analogue to digital converter of said plurality of analogue to digital converters is operatively coupled to a corresponding one sensor of said plurality of sensors, wherein said analogue to digital converters are configured to convert at least a portion of said plurality of electrical signals into a plurality of streams of digital data, wherein said stream of digital data is one of said plurality of streams of digital data;said processing unit is further configured to process said plurality of streams of digital data, wherein at least a portion of said plurality of streams of digital data are input in parallel into a parallel to serial converter to generate a serial output; andsaid second wireless network device is configured for wireless transmission of at least a portion of a signal representative of said serial output in a first direction away from said processing unit, and configured for wireless reception of an input that is transmitted in a second direction towards said processing unit. 17. An apparatus for acquiring, processing and transmitting physiological sounds comprising: a plurality of sensors each respectively comprising a corresponding diaphragm, wherein at least one corresponding diaphragm is configured to be positioned on a body surface, and at least two sensors of said plurality of sensors are configured to convert said physiological sounds, in response to vibration of said corresponding diaphragms by said physiological sounds, into a corresponding plurality of electrical signals;a corresponding plurality of analogue to digital converters each operatively coupled to a corresponding one sensor of said plurality of sensors, said analogue to digital converters configured to convert at least a portion of said plurality of electrical signals into a plurality of streams of digital data;a processing unit operatively coupled to the plurality of analogue to digital converters, said processing unit configured to process said plurality of streams of digital data, wherein at least a portion of said plurality of streams of digital data are input in parallel into a parallel to serial converter to generate a serial output; anda wireless network device configured for wireless transmission of at least a portion of said serial output in a first direction away from said processing unit, and said wireless network device is further configured for reception of an input that is wirelessly transmitted in a second direction towards said processing unit. 18. The apparatus of claim 17, further comprising: a plurality of electronic memories directly coupled to the processing unit, wherein the processing unit is configured to retrieve data from the plurality of electronic memories. 19. The apparatus of claim 17, further comprising: an electrically erasable programmable read-only memory operatively coupled to said processing unit; anda DC-to-DC converter operatively coupled to said electrically erasable programmable read-only memory, said DC-to-DC converter configured to generate an erasure voltage for erasing at least a portion of data stored in said electronically erasable programmable read-only memory, and wherein said physiological sounds are sounds generated by an organ in a frequency range up to 20,000 Hz inclusive, and said processing unit is further configured to incrementally adjust a gain of an output received from at least one of said plurality of analogue to digital converters. 20. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein said wireless network device is configured to transmit a signal representative of said plurality of electrical signals over a wireless network by a plurality of frequencies which are orthogonal to each other, and said apparatus further comprises: a display device operatively coupled to said processing unit, said display device is configured to output an icon to a user for facilitation of selective connection and disconnection of said apparatus, by said user, to said wireless network. 21. The apparatus of claim 17, further comprising: a digital to analogue converter operatively coupled to said processing unit, said digital to analogue converter configured to receive an output from said processing unit and generate an analogue output; anda speaker operatively coupled to said digital to analogue converter, said speaker configured to receive said analogue output and convert said analogue output into an acoustic energy, wherein said acoustic energy is adjusted to be inaudible to a user. 22. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein said physiological sounds are characterized as first physiological sounds, and said input received by said wireless network device comprises a signal representative of second physiological sounds, wherein said second physiological sounds are sounds generated by an organ in a frequency range up to 20,000 Hz inclusive, and wherein said apparatus further comprises: a display device operatively coupled to said processing unit, said display device configured to display a plurality of icons, wherein at least one icon of said plurality of icons facilitates a recording of said first physiological sounds;a filter operatively coupled to-at least one sensor of said plurality of sensors, said filter configured to minimize a component of a signal generated by said at least one sensor; anda port operatively coupled to said processing unit, said port configured to pass both said serial output and electrical energy. 23. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein said processing unit is further configured to provide a band-pass filter, and said band-pass filter is configured to filter a digital input to generate a bandpass signal. 24. The apparatus of claim 17, further comprising: a display device operatively coupled to said processing unit, wherein said display device is configured to display qualitative information concerning a relative level of amplification of a signal representative of said physiological sounds. 25. The apparatus of claim 17, further comprising: a connector coupled to said apparatus, said connector configured to pass an analogue signal representative of said physiological sounds. 26. The apparatus of claim 25, further comprising: a speaker operatively coupled to said connector, said speaker configured to convert said analogue signal into an acoustic energy heard by a user. 27. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein said processing unit is one processing unit of a plurality of processing units. 28. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein said processing unit is further configured to selectively decrease a power level within a signal representative of said physiological sounds when said power level is above a pre-determined threshold. 29. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein said processing unit is further configured to selectively decrease a power level within a signal representative of said physiological sounds when said power level is below a pre-determined threshold. 30. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein said processing unit is further configured to apply a window function to a digital output received from at least one of said plurality of analogue to digital converters.
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