Peripheral physiology inspection apparatus and peripheral auxiliary apparatus of smart phone

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9241668-B2
Application number	US-201113290217-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 7, 2011
Priority date	Nov 5, 2010
Publication date	Jan 26, 2016
Grant date	Jan 26, 2016

Abstract

A peripheral physiology inspection apparatus of smart phone is connected with a smart phone having a TRRS socket for performing a physiology inspection. The peripheral physiology inspection apparatus includes: an inspection main body including a first physiology sensing unit; a plurality of signal transmission units; and a TRRS terminal for connecting with the inspection main body via the signal transmission units. The TRRS terminal is corresponding to the TRRS socket for allowing the inspection main body to be electrically connected to the smart phone, thereby enabling the smart phone to analyze and process physiology signals inspected by and delivered from the inspection main body.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A peripheral physiology inspection apparatus of smart phone, which is connected with a smart phone having a TRRS socket for performing a physiology inspection, the peripheral physiology inspection apparatus comprising:
an inspection main body including a first physiology sensing unit, a second physiology sensing unit disposed on a switch, and an electrode plate disposed on the second physiology sensing unit;
a plurality of signal transmission units; and
a TRRS terminal for connecting with the inspection main body via the signal transmission units, the TRRS terminal being corresponding to the TRRS socket for allowing the inspection main body to be electrically connected to the smart phone, thereby enabling the smart phone to analyze and process physiology signals inspected by and delivered from the inspection main body,
wherein the first and the second physiology sensing units are connected with each other by the signal transmission units;
wherein the first physiology sensing unit is an earphone-type physiology sensing unit comprising:
at least one earphone main body defined therein a channel space;
an infrared transparent drum membrane disposed inside the earphone main body and facing to the channel space;
an NIR sensing element disposed inside the earphone main body and facing to the channel space through the infrared transparent drum membrane; and
a fiber for connecting the earphone main body to the NIR sensing element.

2. The peripheral physiology inspection apparatus of smart phone as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising a signal conversion interface disposed between the inspection main body and the smart phone for converting the physiology signal inspected by the inspection main body into an audio signal, so as to allow the smart phone to receive the audio signal through the TRRS socket.

Assignees

• Shieh Dar-Bin
• Univ Nat Cheng Kung

Inventors

• Shieh Dar-Bin

Classifications

• H04M1/72409

  by interfacing with external accessories (hands-free H04M1/60) · CPC title

• H04M1/05

  specially adapted for use on head, throat or breast · CPC title

• A61B5/0404

  Human Necessities · mapped topic

• A61B5/6817 Primary

  Ear canal · CPC title

• A61B5/01 Primary

  Measuring temperature of body parts {; Diagnostic temperature sensing, e.g. for malignant or inflamed tissue} (clinical contact thermometers G01K13/20) · CPC title