Patent ID: 6942616
Filing Date: 2005-09-13
Classification: A61B,G06Q,G16H

Abstract:
1. A system for collecting and transmitting medical and health-related data of at least one user from a pre-existing measuring device adapted to measure at least one physiological attribute of a user, the measuring device comprising a digital display adapted to display the physiological attribute measurement of the user and a processor adapted to output a first signal to the digital display, wherein the first signal is related to the physiological attribute of the user, over a network to a remote system communicatively coupled to the network, the system for collecting and transmitting medical and health-related data comprising: an integration system adapted to acquire the first signal from the pre-existing measuring device such that the first signal is not degraded causing the digital display to read an incorrect value, and adapted to convert the first signal into a second signal for wireless transmission over the network; and a communications system adapted to wirelessly transmit the second signal over the network to the remote system; wherein the integration system and communications system are pre-configured such that user operation of the measuring device causes the integration system to acquire and convert the first signal and the communications system to transmit the second signal to the remote system without further action by the user.