公开(公告)号：US20080047969A1

公开(公告)日：2008-02-28

申请号：US11843633

申请日：2007-08-22

申请人： Fariborz M. FARHAN ,  John W. Peifer

发明人： Fariborz M. FARHAN ,  John W. Peifer

IPC分类号： G07F11/00 ,  G07F13/00 ,  G07F9/02

CPC分类号： G07F9/026 ,  G07F11/62 ,  G07F17/0092

摘要： The invention consists of a medication docking station that will accept pre-sorted medication array packages (a.k.a “blister packs”). The docking station will use digital image processing schemes to determine the state of each medication chamber. The digital image processing algorithm uses color content of a given cell (chamber) as a means to determine the state of that cell. If the color content matches that of a known empty cell, then the cell will be reported as empty, otherwise it will be determined as non-empty. The method can detect partial removal of medication pills. Also the information regarding the med-pack can be transmitted via wired or wireless means to a custom server or personal computer for further processing or forwarding to a user-client on the internet interested in adherence of a patient or care-recipient in taking medication.

摘要翻译： 本发明包括将接受预先分选的药物阵列包（a.k.a“吸塑包装”）的药物对接站。 对接站将使用数字图像处理方案来确定每个药物室的状态。 数字图像处理算法使用给定单元（室）的颜色内容作为确定该单元的状态的手段。 如果颜色内容与已知的空单元格匹配，则单元格将被报告为空，否则将被确定为非空。 该方法可以检测药物丸的部分去除。 此外，关于med-pack的信息可以通过有线或无线手段传送到定制服务器或个人计算机，用于进一步处理或转发到有利于患者或照顾者接受服药的有依赖性的因特网上的用户客户端。

公开(公告)号：US5987519A

公开(公告)日：1999-11-16

申请号：US933388

申请日：1997-09-19

申请人： John W. Peifer ,  Andrew Hopper ,  Michael Burrow ,  Barry Sudduth ,  Samir Panchal ,  Andy Quay ,  W. Edward Price ,  John R. Searle

发明人： John W. Peifer ,  Andrew Hopper ,  Michael Burrow ,  Barry Sudduth ,  Samir Panchal ,  Andy Quay ,  W. Edward Price ,  John R. Searle

IPC分类号： H04N7/15 ,  A61B5/00 ,  A61G12/00 ,  G06F9/04 ,  G06F13/00 ,  G06Q50/00 ,  H04B7/00 ,  H04L20060101 ,  H04L1/00 ,  H04L12/28 ,  H04L12/56 ,  H04N5/321

CPC分类号： A61B5/0022 ,  G06F19/3418

摘要： The present invention provides a packet-based telemedicine system for communicating video, voice and medical data between a central monitoring station and a patient monitoring station which is remotely-located with respect to the central monitoring station. The patient monitoring station obtains digital video, voice and medical measurement data from a patient and encapsulates the data in packets and sends the packets over a network to the central monitoring station. Since the information is encapsulated in packets, the information can be sent over multiple types or combinations of network architectures, including a Community access Television (CATV) network, the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN), the Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN), the Internet, a local area network (LAN), a wide are network (WAN), over a wireless communications network, or over an asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) network. Thus, a separate transmission protocol is not required for each different type of transmission media. Rather, a single transport/network layer protocol is used for encapsulating the information in packets at the sending end and for de-encapsulating the information at the receiving end. Furthermore, by sending the information in packets, the video, voice and measurement data can be integrated and sent over a single network.

摘要翻译： 本发明提供了一种用于在中央监测站和相对于中央监测站远程定位的患者监测站之间传送视频，语音和医疗数据的基于分组的远程医疗系统。 患者监护站从患者处获取数字视频，语音和医疗测量数据，并将数据封装在数据包中，并通过网络将数据包发送到中央监控站。 由于信息被封装在分组中，所以可以通过多种类型或网络架构的组合来发送信息，包括社区接入电视（CATV）网络，公共交换电话网（PSTN），综合业务数字网（ISDN） 互联网，局域网（LAN），广泛网络（WAN），无线通信网络或异步传输模式（ATM）网络。 因此，对于每种不同类型的传输介质，不需要单独的传输协议。 相反，使用单个传输/网络层协议来将信息封装在发送端的分组中，并用于在接收端解封装信息。 此外，通过分组发送信息，视频，语音和测量数据可以通过单个网络进行集成和发送。

公开(公告)号：US07772965B2

公开(公告)日：2010-08-10

申请号：US11835405

申请日：2007-08-07

申请人： Fariborz M. Farhan ,  John W. Peifer

发明人： Fariborz M. Farhan ,  John W. Peifer

IPC分类号： G08B5/22

CPC分类号： G08B21/04 ,  G06F19/00 ,  G06F19/3418 ,  G16H40/63 ,  Y10S128/903

摘要： A remote wellness monitoring system with universally accessible interface consists of an apparatus or home appliance unit running an embedded software program connected to a server computer via a phone line or high-speed internet. At home, the apparatus communicates with an optional set of medical health monitoring devices using wired or wireless communications methods in order to perform wellness measurements. Embodiments of the invention provide a novel user interface on the home appliance to make the system accessible to people with disabilities. The simple user interface is designed to be accessible to people who are blind or deaf or people who cannot use their hands and require an alternative interface device such as a sip & puff controller. The home unit can further monitor wellness activity of the care recipient by pegging the number of times the care recipient passes by an infra-red motion sensor.

摘要翻译： 具有普遍可访问的界面的远程健康监控系统包括运行通过电话线或高速互联网连接到服务器计算机的嵌入式软件程序的装置或家用电器单元。 在家中，该设备与使用有线或无线通信方法的一组可选的医疗健康监测设备进行通信，以便进行健康测量。 本发明的实施例在家用电器上提供了一种新颖的用户界面，以使残疾人能够接近系统。 简单的用户界面被设计为对于盲人或聋人或不能使用手的人以及需要诸如吸烟控制器的替代接口设备的人可以访问。 家庭单位可以通过将护理人员通过红外运动传感器的次数进行挂钩来进一步监视照料者的健康活动。

公开(公告)号：US6112224A

公开(公告)日：2000-08-29

申请号：US934442

申请日：1997-09-19

申请人： John W. Peifer ,  Andrew Hopper ,  Michael Burrow ,  Barry Sudduth ,  Samir Panchal ,  Andy Quay ,  W. Edward Price

发明人： John W. Peifer ,  Andrew Hopper ,  Michael Burrow ,  Barry Sudduth ,  Samir Panchal ,  Andy Quay ,  W. Edward Price

IPC分类号： G06F19/00 ,  G06F13/00 ,  G06F15/00

CPC分类号： G06F19/322 ,  G06F19/3406 ,  G06F19/3418 ,  G06Q50/22

摘要： A patient monitoring system for use in a telemedicine system that allows multiple medical devices to communicate with a control unit via an interface that uses a single interrupt. In architecture, the system can be implemented in hardware, or a combination of hardware and software, and is more particularly implemented as follows: A plurality of medical devices are connected to a control unit via a device interface that uses a single interrupt in the transmission of data from the medical devices to the control unit. When a medical device has data to transmit to the control unit, the medical device transmits data to the device interface, and the device interface uses its single interrupt line in the transmission of data to the control unit.

摘要翻译： 一种用于远程医疗系统的患者监测系统，其允许多个医疗设备通过使用单个中断的接口与控制单元进行通信。 在架构中，系统可以以硬件或硬件和软件的组合来实现，并且更具体地实现如下：多个医疗设备经由在传输中使用单个中断的设备接口连接到控制单元 从医疗设备到控制单元的数据。 当医疗设备具有要发送到控制单元的数据时，医疗设备向设备接口发送数据，并且设备接口在向控制单元发送数据时使用其单个中断线。

公开(公告)号：US20080033256A1

公开(公告)日：2008-02-07

申请号：US11835405

申请日：2007-08-07

申请人： Fariborz M. Farhan ,  John W. Peifer

发明人： Fariborz M. Farhan ,  John W. Peifer

IPC分类号： A61B5/00

CPC分类号： G08B21/04 ,  G06F19/00 ,  G06F19/3418 ,  G16H40/63 ,  Y10S128/903

摘要： This embodiment of the invention consists of an apparatus or home appliance unit embodied in a hardware entity running an embedded software program connected to a server computer via a phone line or high-speed internet. At home, the apparatus communicates with an optional set of medical health monitoring devices such as but not limited to, blood pressure monitors, blood glucose meters, and pulse oximeters using wired or wireless communications methods in order to perform wellness measurement. The illustrated embodiments of the invention provide a novel user interface on the home appliance to make the system accessible to people with disabilities. The simple user interface is designed to be accessible to people who are blind or deaf or people who cannot use their hands and require an alternative interface device such as a sip & puff controller. For the hearing impaired, the interface duplicates all speech and informational sounds with text or graphic cues. For the Blind, a Rotary knob provides tactile and audio feedback as the user navigates the system options. As every clockwise or counter-clockwise rotation of the knob brings a new option into focus, the user feels the click of the knob, and hears several audio cues including an audible click, a unique musical chime and a spoken description of the selectable option. For people who cannot use their hands to rotate the knob, alternative input controller devices, (such as a sip & puff controller) are supported through wired (such as but not limited to USB) or wireless (such as but not limited to Bluetooth, Zigbee IEEE 802.15.4, Z-Wave, Wi-Fi) connections. The home unit can further monitor wellness activity of the care recipient by pegging the number of times the care recipient passes by a infra-red motion sensor. The filtering of the latter information and subsequent integration over time and comparison with historical counts per unit of time within a 24 hour period can determine the normal activity pattern for the care recipient over the previous 24 hours.

公开(公告)号：US07311675B2

公开(公告)日：2007-12-25

申请号：US10732078

申请日：2003-12-10

申请人： John W. Peifer ,  Jeff Wilson ,  Dinal Andreasen ,  Peter Presti ,  Adam Plesh ,  Michael L. Jones ,  John Anschutz ,  Kevin Grogg

发明人： John W. Peifer ,  Jeff Wilson ,  Dinal Andreasen ,  Peter Presti ,  Adam Plesh ,  Michael L. Jones ,  John Anschutz ,  Kevin Grogg

IPC分类号： A61B5/103 ,  A61B5/117

CPC分类号： A61G7/057 ,  A61B5/1118 ,  A61B5/1123 ,  A61B5/447 ,  A61G5/1043 ,  A61G2203/34 ,  G06F19/00 ,  G06F19/3418 ,  G06F19/3481 ,  G08B21/0415 ,  G08B21/0446 ,  G08B21/0461 ,  G16H15/00

摘要： Weight-shift activity is measured by small, flat, low-cost pressure sensors placed under the cushion in the seat of the wheelchair. A wireless communications device such as a Blackberry™ page processes data received from the pressure sensors and transfers the electronic records to a central database periodically or in near real-time. The information about activity and weight shift exercises is stored at the central database where it may be accessed and viewed by Internet users. Historical records of an individual's activity may be presented to the individual and authorized caregivers through secure web pages. This activity information will encourage the wheelchair user to perform regular weight shift exercises and will allow caregivers to intervene when high-risk periods of inactivity are detected.

摘要翻译： 重量移动活动通过放置在轮椅座椅下方的垫子下方的小型，扁平，低成本的压力传感器来测量。 诸如Blackberry TM页面之类的无线通信设备处理从压力传感器接收的数据，并将电子记录周期性地或近乎实时地传送到中央数据库。 关于活动和体重移动练习的信息存储在中央数据库中，可以由互联网用户访问和查看。 个人活动的历史记录可以通过安全的网页呈现给个人和授权的照顾者。 这项活动信息将鼓励轮椅使用者进行正常的换班练习，并且在检测到高危时间的不活动时允许照顾者进行干预。

公开(公告)号：US5766016A

公开(公告)日：1998-06-16

申请号：US337869

申请日：1994-11-14

申请人： Michael J. Sinclair ,  John W. Peifer

发明人： Michael J. Sinclair ,  John W. Peifer

IPC分类号： G09B23/28 ,  H04N13/00

CPC分类号： H04N13/0402 ,  G09B23/28 ,  H04N13/0003 ,  H04N13/0059 ,  H04N13/0429 ,  H04N13/0497 ,  H04N19/597

摘要： A surgical simulator provides both visual and tactile feedback in order to realistically portray an actual surgical procedure. The visual feedback is provided through an SGI graphics computer which drives a monitor to display two images of an eye at slightly different perspectives. A set of optics, which preferably mimics an actual surgical microscope, combines the two images to form a stereo image of the eye. An instrument for simulating a surgical tool is connected through three sets of levers and hinges to three servo-motors which collectively generate a resistive force along any direction. The forces provided to the instrument are modeled after forces measured during an actual procedure and therefore accurately simulate the feel of a surgical procedure. The position and orientation of the instrument is transmitted to the SGI graphics computer which manipulates the eye based upon the position and motion of the instrument and updates the image of the eye to display a manipulated eye. The position of the instrument is also relayed to a second processing unit which provides the tactile feedback based upon the state of the instrument.

摘要翻译： 手术模拟器提供视觉和触觉反馈，以便实际描绘实际的手术过程。 通过SGI图形计算机提供视觉反馈，该计算机驱动监视器以稍微不同的视角显示眼睛的两个图像。 优选地模拟实际手术显微镜的一组光学器件组合两个图像以形成眼睛的立体图像。 用于模拟外科手术工具的仪器通过三套杠杆和铰链连接到三个伺服电动机，这三个伺服电动机沿着任何方向共同产生阻力。 提供给仪器的力在实际程序中测量的力之后进行建模，从而准确模拟外科手术的感觉。 仪器的位置和方向被传送到SGI图形计算机，SGI图形计算机基于仪器的位置和运动来操纵眼睛，并更新眼睛的图像以显示操纵的眼睛。 仪器的位置也被中继到第二处理单元，其基于仪器的状态提供触觉反馈。