Patent Application
20120065478
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to an interactive biological technology, particularly to an interactive biosensing device and a method thereof.
2. Description of the Related Art
The current physiological sensing devices are usually for medical applications. For example, an electrocardiographic signal pickup device is arranged on a cardiopathic patient to detect electrocardiographic signals in realtime and transforms the analog signals into digital signals. A wireless transmission device may be installed in the electrocardiographic signal pickup device to transmit the electrocardiogram and related data to a hospital to implement a realtime-monitoring rescue system.
There are various physiological sensing devices. However, the conventional physiological sensing devices cannot interact. They cannot use the physiological signals of one side to control the actions of the other side. Besides, they are unlikely to undertake interaction between human beings and animals.
Accordingly, the present invention proposes an interactive biosensing device and a method thereof to overcome the abovementioned problems. The principles and embodiments thereof will be described in detail below.
The primary objective of the present invention is to provide an interactive biosensing device and a method thereof, wherein two interactive biosensing devices are respectively arranged on two users to detect physiological signals of one user and send instructions or physical stimuli to the other user.
Another objective of the present invention is to provide an interactive biosensing device and a method thereof, which can be used to monitor or train pets.
To achieve the abovementioned objectives, the present invention proposes an interactive biosensing device, which is arranged on a living body, and which comprises a physiological detection module, a physical sensation module, a first wireless transmission module, a storage module, a video module, a control module and a display unit. The physiological detection module detects physiological signals of a living body. The physical sensation module triggers at least one physical device according to control instructions. The first wireless transmission module receives control instructions or sends out physiological signals. The storage module stores physiological signals and control instructions. The video module captures images of the living body. The control module processes physiological signals and control instructions, and controls operations of the video module. The display unit presents the images captured by the video module.
The present invention also proposes an interactive method for an interactive biosensing device, which comprises steps: using a physiological detection module of an interactive biosensing device to detect a physiological signal of a first living body; using a control module to transform the physiological signal into a control instruction and using a first wireless transmission module to transmit the control instruction to a second living body; and using an interactive biosensing device arranged on the second living body to receive the control instruction and using a physical sensation module to generate a physical stimulus or a reminder.
Below, the embodiments are described in detail to make easily understood the objectives, technical contents, characteristics and accomplishments of the present invention.
The present invention proposes an interactive biosensing device and a method thereof. Refer to
The interactive biosensing device 20 comprises a physiological detection module 21, a physical sensation module 22, a control module 23, a first wireless transmission module 24, a video module 25, a storage module 26, and a display unit 27. The physiological detection module 21 detects a physiological signal of the user 10. The physiological detection module 21 may be ECG (electrocardiography), EEG (electroencephalography), EMG (electromyography), EOG (electrooculography), a clinical thermometer, a tonometer or an oximeter, which is used to detect electrocardiographic signals, electroencephalographic signals, electromyographic signals, electrooculographic signals, body temperatures, blood pressures, or blood oxygen concentrations of the user 10. The physiological detection module 21 may be a vocal sensor, an accelerometer, a gyroscope, or a keyboard to detect the voices or actions of the user 10. The abovementioned sensors may be integrated to detect several types of signals. The physical sensation module 22 triggers at least one physical device according to a control instruction. The physical device may be a screen, a display, a light, a speaker, a vibrator, a heater, an electric stimulator, or a combination thereof. The first wireless transmission module 24 receives a control instruction and sends it to the physical sensation module 22, or transmits a physiological signal to the physiological detection module 21. The first wireless transmission module 24 is implemented with a wireless transmission technology of Bluetooth, ZigBee, 2G, 3G, 2.5G, 2.75G, 3G, Wi-Fi, or WiMAX. The video module 25 captures images of the user 10. The storage module 26 stores physiological signals, control instructions, and images captures by the video module 25. The control module 23 processes physiological signals and control instructions, determines whether the video module 25 begins to capture images, and controls operations of the video module 25. The display unit 27 presents images captured by the video module 25 and physiological data detected by the physiological detection module 21.
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The interactive biosensing device 20 can use the video module 25 thereof to capture images of the first user 10 and use the first wireless transmission module 24 thereof to transmit the images to the interactive biosensing device 20′. The interactive biosensing device 20′ presents the images on the display unit 27 thereof, whereby the second user 10′ can watch the first user 10 and the surrounding thereof. In addition to physiological signals and control instructions, the images may be also stored in the storage module 26.
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In the second embodiment, the interactive biosensing device 30 comprises a physiological detection module 32, a physical sensation module 34, and a first wireless transmission module 36. The host computer 40 comprises a second wireless transmission module 42, a control module 43, a third wireless transmission module 44, a video module 45, a storage module 46, and a display unit 47. The physiological detection module 32 detects a physiological signal of the user 10. The physiological detection module 32 may be ECG (electrocardiography), EEG (electroencephalography), EMG (electromyography), EOG (electrooculography), a clinical thermometer, a tonometer or an oximeter, which is used to detect electrocardiographic signals, electroencephalographic signals, electromyographic signals, electrooculographic signals, body temperatures, blood pressures, or blood oxygen concentrations of the user 10. The physiological detection module 32 may be a vocal sensor, an accelerometer, a gyroscope or a keyboard to detect the voices or actions of the user 10. The abovementioned sensors may be integrated to detect several types of signals. The physical sensation module 34 triggers at least one physical device according to a control instruction. The physical device may be a screen, a display, a light, a speaker, a vibrator, a heater, an electric stimulator, or a combination thereof. The first wireless transmission module 36 and the second wireless transmission module 42 are implemented with a wireless transmission technology of Bluetooth, ZigBee, 2G, 3G, 2.5G, 2.75G, 3G, Wi-Fi, or WiMAX. The first wireless transmission module 36 transmits a physiological signal of the physiological detection module 32 to the second wireless transmission module 42. Alternatively, the second wireless transmission module 42 transmits a control instruction to the first wireless transmission module 36, and the first wireless transmission module 36 further sends the control instruction to the physical sensation module 34. The third wireless transmission module 44 is also implemented with a wireless transmission technology of Bluetooth, ZigBee, 2G, 3G, 2.5G, 2.75G, 3G, Wi-Fi, or WiMAX. The third wireless transmission modules 44 are used to perform intercommunication between the host computer 40 of the first user 10 and the host computer 40′ of the second user 10′. The video module 45 captures images of the user 10. The storage module 46 stores physiological signals, control instructions and images captures by the video module 45. The control module 43 processes physiological signals and control instructions, determines whether the video module 45 begins to capture images, and controls operations of the video module 45. The display unit 47 presents images captured by the video module 45 and physiological data detected by the physiological detection module 32.
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In conclusion, the interactive biosensing device of the present invention not only can detect various physiological signals of a user but also can transmit the detection data to another user. The detection data may be presented in diversified forms. The user may be a human being or an animal. Thereby, the present invention enables one side to perceive the situation of the other side. Further, the present invention provides joyfulness of interaction for users. Furthermore, the present invention is not limited to only feeding back the detection data on a screen as the conventional technology but can present the detection data in diverse forms corresponding to various sensory organs.
The embodiments described above are only to exemplify the present invention but not to limit the scope of the present invention. Any equivalent modification or variation according to the spirit of the present invention is to be also included within the scope of the present invention.
| Number | Date | Country | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 99130606 | Sep 2010 | TW | national |
