Transfer function control for biometric monitoring system
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
A61B-005/00
G01D-001/00
G06F-015/00
G06M-011/04
출원번호
US-0686667
(2007-03-15)
등록번호
US-8951190
(2015-02-10)
발명자
/ 주소
Chmiel, Alan J.
Humphreys, Bradley T.
Grodinsky, Carlos M.
출원인 / 주소
Zin Technologies, Inc.
대리인 / 주소
Tarolli, Sundheim, Coveil & Tummino LLP
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초록▼
A modular apparatus for acquiring biometric data may include circuitry operative to receive an input signal indicative of a biometric condition, the circuitry being configured to process the input signal according to a transfer function thereof and to provide a corresponding processed input signal.
A modular apparatus for acquiring biometric data may include circuitry operative to receive an input signal indicative of a biometric condition, the circuitry being configured to process the input signal according to a transfer function thereof and to provide a corresponding processed input signal. A controller is configured to provide at least one control signal to the circuitry to programmatically modify the transfer function of the modular system to facilitate acquisition of the biometric data.
대표청구항▼
1. A modular apparatus for acquiring biometric data, the modular apparatus comprising: circuitry operative to receive an input signal at an input corresponding to the biometric data, the circuitry comprising at least one filter and an amplifier, the circuitry being configured to process the input si
1. A modular apparatus for acquiring biometric data, the modular apparatus comprising: circuitry operative to receive an input signal at an input corresponding to the biometric data, the circuitry comprising at least one filter and an amplifier, the circuitry being configured to process the input signal according to an aggregate transfer function thereof and to provide a corresponding processed input signal, the biometric data being indicative of at least one of (i) biological or biomedical information of a patient acquired from one or more physiological sensors, (ii) feedback information associated with a delivery of a therapy to the patient (iii) status information for the one or more physiological sensors, or (iv) operating parameters associated with equipment used to deliver the therapy to the patient;a controller configured to provide at least one control signal to the circuitry to programmatically modify the transfer function of the modular system by setting (i) at least one filter coefficient of the at least one filter and (ii) a gain of the amplifier to facilitate acquisition of the biometric data; anda register configured for storing a digital representation of the corresponding processed signal in a predetermined number of bits assigned to store the biometric data acquired by the circuitry, the controller being configured to set the at least one filter coefficient and the gain of the aggregate transfer function so that the register accommodates a maximum dynamic range of the circuitry by fitting the biometric data in the predetermined number of bits. 2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the input circuitry comprises at least one amplifier, the at least one amplifier having a programmable gain that is dynamically adjusted by the control signal to amplify the input signal and thereby acquire the biometric data with maximum resolution. 3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein at least one overflow bit of the register indicates that the dynamic range exceeds a size of another portion of the register, the apparatus further comprising a dynamic range control that adjusts a gain value based on the at least one overflow bit of the register, the controller providing the control signal according to the gain value. 4. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a signal processor that computes a sensor signal value for the digital representation of the corresponding processed signal by applying a predefined function to a representation of the corresponding sensor signal. 5. The apparatus of claim 4, the controller setting a gain of at least a portion of the circuitry so that the sensor signal value is accommodated in the register with a maximum resolution defined by the dynamic range of the circuitry. 6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the circuitry comprises a plurality of analog circuits, each having a component transfer function that forms part of an aggregate channel transfer function for a given channel of the modular apparatus, the component transfer function of at least one of the plurality of analog circuits for the given channel being adjusted based on the at least one control signal. 7. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein at least one of the plurality of analog circuits further comprises a programmable gain amplifier that amplifies the sensor signal according to gain setting of the respective programmable gain amplifier, the controller providing a gain control signal to set the gain setting of the respective programmable gain amplifier and thereby change the channel transfer function. 8. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein at least one of the plurality of analog circuits further comprises at least one analog filter for filtering the sensor signal according to filter coefficients of the filter, the controller providing a filter control signal to set the filter coefficients of the filter and thereby change the channel transfer function. 9. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising modality specific circuitry configured for collecting and storing biometric data, corresponding to the input signal, at a predetermined acquisition rate that is set according to a type of the biometric data, the input circuitry being part of the modality specific circuit and being responsive to the at least one control signal. 10. A modular apparatus for acquiring biometric data, the modular apparatus comprising: circuitry operative to receive an input signal, the circuitry being configured to process the input signal according to a transfer function thereof and to provide a corresponding processed input signal;a controller configured to provide at least one control signal to the circuitry to programmatically modify the transfer function of the modular system to facilitate acquisition of the biometric data, the biometric data being indicative of at least one of (i) biological or biomedical information of a patient acquired from one or more physiological sensors, (ii) feedback information associated with a delivery of a therapy to the patient (iii) status information for the one or more physiological sensors or (iv) operating parameters associated with equipment used to deliver the therapy to the patient; anda plurality of channels, each channel having circuitry for receiving and processing a respective input signal, the controller selectively adjusting more than a gain setting of a channel transfer function associated with the circuitry of each respective channel of the plurality of channels to maximize the dynamic range of each respective channel according to a predetermined portion of addressable memory space assigned to each respective channel. 11. The system of claim 10, wherein each of the plurality of channels has a sample rate that is individually configurable by the controller. 12. A modular system for acquiring biometric data comprising: means for amplifying an input signal received at an input to provide an amplified signal;means for filtering the input signal to provide a filtered signal;means for processing the amplified and filtered signal to provide a computed value corresponding to the biometric data, the biometric data being indicative of at least one of (i) biological or biomedical information of a patient acquired from one or more physiological sensors, (ii) feedback information associated with a delivery of a therapy to the patient (iii) status information for the one or more physiological sensors or (iv) operating parameters associated with equipment used to deliver the therapy to the patient;means for controlling a transfer function of at least the means for amplifying and themeans for filtering based on the computed value; andmeans for storing a digital representation of the computed value in a predetermined amount of memory space, the means for controlling adjusts the transfer function for accommodation of the digital representation of the computed value in the means for storing to achieve a maximum dynamic range for the modular system. 13. The system of claim 12, wherein the means for controlling adjusts a gain value of the means for amplifying based on a word size of the computed value relative to available space in the means for storing. 14. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the means for processing further comprises means for applying a predefined function to a representation of the corresponding input signal to provide the computed value. 15. The apparatus of claim 12, further comprising a plurality of input channels, each of the plurality of input channels comprising means for amplifying a corresponding input signal, each of the plurality of input channels having a respective channel transfer function that is adjustable by the means for controlling. 16. The system of claim 15, wherein each of the plurality of channels comprises other circuitry having a respective transfer function that, in conjunction with a transfer function component of the means for amplifying, defines the channel transfer function. 17. The system of claim 16, wherein each of the plurality of input channels further comprises means for filtering the input signal for the respective channel, which contributes to the channel transfer function according to the filtering, and the filtering performed by the means for filtering for each of the plurality of channels being controlled by the means for controlling.
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