Home health care system
US6014432A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 19, 1998 |
| Grant date | Jan 11, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 19, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B5/7232
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A home health care system comprising: patient station including a first videophone, an electronic imaging assembly and a stethoscope assembly, coupled to said first videophone, for respectively producing digital image and physiological sound signals of a patient, wherein said first videophone simultaneously transmits said digital signals over a public telecommunications network; and a health care provider's station including a second videophone, a video display and a sound reproducer, wherein the second videophone receives digital signals from the first videophone over the public telecommunications network, displays the images of the patient on the display, and reproduces the physiological sounds of the patient by the sound reproducer.
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