Health Care Monitoring System – Does Dimension Matter?

25-27 showing the operation of the microcomputer 42. As shown in FIG. 25, the microcomputer 42 measures the stature of the consumer to trigger the info to be transferred to the controller 20 (S191) and then detects the physique temperature (S192) for transmission to the controller 20 (S193). Measurement of the stature and body temperature based on the mattress 13 as well as transmission of derived very important knowledge will likely be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. If a temperature distinction is detected which means that the mattress is now in use, then the stature of the person is measured (S448), the physique temperature measured (S449), and the derived data saved in the auxiliary reminiscence (S450). Upon completion of the physique fats measurement (S138), a dedication is made at S139 to examine if the consumer has engaged the finger into the measuring finger cuff 100 of the digital sphygmomanometer inside one minute from detection of seating. On this manner, the important data on body weight, urinal constituents and body fats percentage of the individual is passively monitored and obtained in response to the use of the toilet system 12 and is mechanically saved within the reminiscence of the controller 20. If the person is seated along with his or her finger positively inserted into the measuring finger cuff 100, the very important information on artery blood strain, pulse fee and electrocardiogram will moreover be acquired and saved within the reminiscence.

As is well known, sphygmomanometry and pulse fee measurement is effected whereas the person inserts the fitting index finger into the finger cuff 100. Digital sphygmomanometers are available from various sources and, for the needs of the present invention, the digital sphygmomanometer HEM801 marketed by Omron Corp., of Kyoto, Japan, may be suitably used. Generally, the bath system 14 is tailored to passively detect, as the helpful vital data, the R–R interval of electrocardiogram that is believed to signify the degree of psychological stress of human and is additional designed to supply the bather with massage in addition to to regulate the bath temperature for the purposes of health care. After measuring the physiological vital information of the human physique, it is going to be despatched to the Arduino UNO, which can course of the analog information into digital. As proven therein, the microcomputer 38 inputs analog indicators from the detector 90 and/or sensors 91 (S151), converts the analog signals to digital indicators (S152) and derives an average worth (S153), whereupon the worth is stored once in the reminiscence seventy three (S154). Referring to the flowchart of FIG. 20, as the burden of the person is sensed at S131 in line with the indicators from the primary weight detector 90 and/or the second sensors 91 in response to the usage of the water closet 12, the microcomputer 38 performs at S132 measurement of body weight and transmission and reception of knowledge.

If a temperature decline has occurred within 10 minutes, it’s judged that the person now awoke has left the bed 13 and the temperature detected 10 minutes before is decided as being the basal physique temperature (S217). If the temperature of any point is raised, it is judged that the bed thirteen is now in use and the microcomputer 42 then detects the arrays which are warmed (S203). Then the maximum longitudinal distance between the warmed arrays is measured (S204) to derive the stature of the user (S205). People must journey a very lengthy distance to get medical testing and therapy companies. Thus, as described before with reference to FIG. 6, upon receipt of the transmission commence command from the microcomputer 38, the IFU 22 sends at S101-105 to the cable 11 the load value within the reminiscence 73, headed by a request-to-send command, the appliances ID quantity and the kind of information (weight, in this case) as shown in the serial knowledge transmission format of FIG. 8. The people ID number need not necessarily be included in the sign frame transmitted at this time. The microcomputer 42 temporally stores the acquired stature knowledge within the reminiscence (S206) and sends a transmission start command to the IFU 23 (S207) to cause the IFU 23 to perform the information transmission routine S101-105 proven in the flowchart of FIG. 6 to transmit the stature knowledge onto the coaxial cable 11 (S208).

To make sure correct measurement of the stature with fewer number of thermistor arrays, it is preferable to arrange the thermistor matrix such that the arrays 141 are sparse in the central a part of the bed thirteen and are dense within the peripheral part thereof. Because the arrays 141 within the matrix may be similar with one another in association, only one in every of them shall be described with reference to FIG. 24. As shown therein, each thermistor array 141 comprises a plurality of thermistors 142 numbering, for example, eight in total. Each nozzle unit 154 contains a solenoid valve which is designed to manage the circulation charge of air drawn from an air inlet 155 by way of an air pipe 156 for the purpose of aeration. The jet blow system is tailored to circulate hot water in the tub by way of a pipe 151 to a pump unit 152 which pressurizes water to movement by way of a pipe 153 to a plurality, say four, of ejector nozzle items 154 whereby air bubbles are admixed to water move to kind jets of frothed water which are then injected into the tub.