Appliance

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10765366-B2
Application number	US-201815917503-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 9, 2018
Priority date	Jan 4, 2016
Publication date	Sep 8, 2020
Grant date	Sep 8, 2020

Abstract

An appliance includes a belt that is worn by being wound around a wrist. The appliance includes: at least a first display region that is positioned in an area of the belt that corresponds to a volar-side surface or a radius-side surface of the wrist; and a second display region that is positioned in an area of the belt that corresponds to a back-side surface of the wrist. During a blood pressure measurement period, first control for displaying ongoing blood pressure measurement information only on the first display region is performed, and during a period other than the blood pressure measurement period, second control for displaying information that needs to be displayed on the first or second display region is performed.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An appliance having a plurality of functions including a blood pressure measurement function and including a belt that is configured to be worn around a wrist of a user, the appliance comprising:
a fluid bladder disposed in the belt;
an acceleration sensor configured to produce an acceleration signal representing an acceleration of the belt;
a first main body comprising a first display region that is positioned in an area of the belt that corresponds to a volar-side surface or a radius-side surface of the wrist; and
a second main body comprising:
a second display region that is positioned in an area of the belt that corresponds to a back-side surface of the wrist;
a pump configured to supply air to the fluid bladder;
a pump driving circuit configured to drive the pump; and
a pressure sensor configured to detect pressure in the fluid bladder,

wherein the second main body is larger in size than the first main body,
wherein the appliance includes a control unit that detects, based on the acceleration signal, whether or not a posture of the wrist is within an acceptable range of a recommended blood pressure measurement posture, and performs a first control, upon detection that the wrist is within an acceptable range of a recommended blood pressure measurement posture, for setting the first display region in a display mode for displaying a blood pressure measurement information only on the first display region and for setting the second display region in a non-display mode, and further performs blood pressure measurement,
wherein the information that needs to be displayed includes at least blood pressure values obtained through the blood pressure measurement, and
wherein, when the user wearing the appliance looks into the first display region, a wrist posture of the wrist to which the appliance is attached matches a recommended blood pressure measurement posture and is correct for the blood pressure measurement.

2. The appliance according to claim 1 , wherein an operation unit for inputting an instruction to start the blood pressure measurement period is positioned in the area of the belt that corresponds to the volar-side surface or the radius-side surface of the wrist.

3. The appliance according to claim 2 , further comprising:
a starting unit that makes a transition to a start mode in which a preparation for starting the blood pressure measurement period is performed:
if the wrist posture of the wrist to which the appliance is attached is detected and the wrist posture matches the recommended blood pressure measurement posture, and
if an instruction to perform the preparation for starting the blood pressure measurement period is input via the operation unit.

4. The appliance according to claim 3 , wherein the starting unit makes a transition to the start mode if the wrist posture is brought within a pre-set first acceptable range of the recommended blood pressure measurement posture, and ends the start mode and starts the blood pressure measurement period if the wrist posture is brought within a pre-set second acceptable range during the start mode, the pre-set second acceptable range being a range that is set to be within the first acceptable range of the recommended blood pressure measurement posture.

5. The appliance according to claim 3 , wherein during the start mode, the control unit performs third control for displaying inquiry information for inquiring whether or not to start the blood pressure measurement period only on the first display region.

6. The appliance according to claim 5 , wherein the control unit ends the start mode and starts the blood pressure measurement period if an instruction to start the blood pressure measurement period is input via the operation unit after the control unit has displayed the inquiry information on the first display region.

7. The appliance according to claim 1 , wherein the control unit performs fourth control for displaying posture guidance information for guiding a user to bring the wrist posture of the wrist to which the appliance is attached so as to match the recommended blood pressure measurement posture on the first or second display region even during the blood pressure measurement period.

8. The appliance according to claim 1 , wherein if it is determined, as a result of detection as to which of a left wrist and a right wrist the appliance is attached to, that the appliance is attached to one of the left wrist and the right wrist, the control unit performs fifth control for displaying worn wrist guidance information for guiding a user to detach the appliance from the one of the left wrist and the right wrist and then attach the appliance to another wrist of the left wrist and the right wrist on the first or second display region even during the blood pressure measurement period.

9. The appliance according to claim 7 , wherein the control unit displays the posture guidance information on the first or second display region by using an image including a hand or a wrist, or by illuminating or blinking light.

10. The appliance according to claim 8 , wherein the control unit displays the worn wrist guidance information on the first or second display region by using an image including a hand or a wrist, or by illuminating or blinking light.

11. The appliance according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a sound emitting unit that emits a sound or a vibrator that vibrates,
wherein the control unit informs a user of posture guidance information for guiding the user to bring the wrist posture of the wrist to which the appliance is attached so as to match the recommended blood pressure measurement posture by using the sound from the sound emitting unit or the vibration of the vibrator.

12. The appliance according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a sound emitting unit that emits a sound or a vibrator that vibrates,
wherein if it is determined, as a result of detection as to which of a left wrist and a right wrist the appliance is attached to, that the appliance is attached to one of the left wrist or the right wrist, the control unit informs a user of worn wrist guidance information for guiding the user to detach the appliance from the one of the left wrist and the right wrist and then attach the appliance to another wrist of the left wrist and the right wrist by using the sound from the sound emitting unit or the vibration of the vibrator.

13. The appliance according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a first operation unit for inputting an instruction to perform a function of the appliance, the first operation unit being positioned in the area of the belt that corresponds to the volar-side surface or the radius-side surface of the wrist; and
a second operation unit for inputting an instruction to perform a function of the appliance, the second operation unit being positioned in the area of the belt that corresponds to the back-side surface of the wrist,
wherein an instruction to start the blood pressure measurement period can be input only via the first operation unit among the first and second operation units.

14. The appliance according to claim 4 , wherein during the start mode, the control unit performs third control for displaying inquiry information for inquiring whether or not to start the blood pressure measurement period only on the first display region.

15. The appliance according to claim 5 , wherein the control unit performs fourth control for displaying posture guidance information for guiding a user to bring the wrist posture of the wrist to which the appliance is attached so as to match the recommended blood pressu

Assignees

• Omron Healthcare Co Ltd

Inventors

• Adachi Yuma
• Nishiyama Kengo
• Koshimizu Hiroshi
• Tokko Yoshihide
• Tanabe Yuka
• Ono Kenji
• Doi Ryosuke
• Aoyama Hiroaki
• Yamazaki Eisuke
• Taniguchi Minoru
• Tawara Chisato
• Eshita Shusuke
• Fukutsuka Masayuki

Classifications

• G04G17/083

  Watches distributed over several housings · CPC title

• A61B5/1116

  Determining posture transitions · CPC title

• A61B5/743

  Displaying an image simultaneously with additional graphical information, e.g. symbols, charts, function plots · CPC title

• G04G21/025

  for measuring physiological data · CPC title

• A61B5/681 Primary

  Wristwatch-type devices · CPC title