EP1192814A4 - Acoustic transmission using digital mobile phones - Google Patents

Acoustic transmission using digital mobile phones

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EP1192814A4
EP1192814A4 EP00934814A EP00934814A EP1192814A4 EP 1192814 A4 EP1192814 A4 EP 1192814A4 EP 00934814 A EP00934814 A EP 00934814A EP 00934814 A EP00934814 A EP 00934814A EP 1192814 A4 EP1192814 A4 EP 1192814A4
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data signals
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Harry Louis Platt
Vladimir Jankov
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B5/00—Measuring for diagnostic purposes; Identification of persons
    • A61B5/0002—Remote monitoring of patients using telemetry, e.g. transmission of vital signals via a communication network
    • A61B5/0004—Remote monitoring of patients using telemetry, e.g. transmission of vital signals via a communication network characterised by the type of physiological signal transmitted
    • A61B5/0006—ECG or EEG signals

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  • the present invention relates to the field of monitoring a cardiac patient's electrical cardiac activity at a central location by means of an apparatus associated with a digital mobile phone handset and transmitting the information over the digital mobile phone/ telephone network.
  • Cardiac event recorders use acoustic transmission of recorded signals via telephone systems.
  • An ECG signal is frequency modulated in the audio band of the conventional telephone line.
  • Digital mobile telephones use special filtering techniques in order to reduce the amount of transmitted data. The filtering algorithm used can recognise a non-voice sound and suppress it. Therefore, frequency modulated ECG signals are treated by the digital mobile telephone system as a single frequency unwanted noise.
  • a method of transmitting frequency modulated data signals over a digital mobile phone network which filters the transmitted data signals comprising the step of providing original said frequency modulated data signals with more than one frequency.
  • the frequency modulated data signals having more than one frequency are modulated in amplitude as well.
  • the frequency modulated data signals having more than one frequency is achieved by generating a pseudo random sequence which does not overlap the frequency band of the FM data signals and mixing the sequence with the original data frequency modulated signals.
  • the pseudo random sequence has a lower frequency band than that of the original data frequency modulated signals.
  • Fig. 1 is a diagram showing the relative frequency bands of the mixed signals in accordance with the preferred embodiment of the present invention.
  • Fig. 2 is a schematic block diagram of the circuitry used in the preferred embodiment of the present invention.
  • a mixing circuit 10 is illustrated in Fig. 2.
  • the circuit 10 includes a CPU 11 with a push-pull speaker driver 12.
  • the CPU 11 generates frequency modulated data signals FM ECG 1 and FM ECG 2 as well as a pseudo random sequence PRS having frequency bands as illustrated in Fig. 1.
  • Resistor Rl of the push-pull speaker driver 12 limits the current form the output of the CPU 20 1 1 while the PRS signal is also applied to the speaker via the resistor R2.
  • the signals FM ECG 1 and PRS are mixed at the speaker which allows for the amplitude modulation of the FM ECG 1 - FM ECG 2 signal by the lower frequency PRS signal.

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Abstract

A method of transmitting frequency modulated data signals over a digital mobile phone network which filters the transmitted data signals is disclosed. The method includes the step of providing original said frequency modulated data signals with more than one frequency, whereby the frequency modulated data signals having more than one frequency are preferably also modulated in amplitude. In one form, the frequency modulated data signals having more than one frequency is achieved by generating a pseudo random sequence which does not overlap the frequency band of the FM data signals and mixing the sequence with the original data frequency modulated signals, whereby the pseudo random sequence has a lower frequency band than that of the original data frequency modulated signals.

Description

ACOUSTIC TRANSMISSION USING DIGITAL MOBILE PHONES
The present invention relates to the field of monitoring a cardiac patient's electrical cardiac activity at a central location by means of an apparatus associated with a digital mobile phone handset and transmitting the information over the digital mobile phone/ telephone network.
BACKGROUND TO THE INVENTION
Cardiac event recorders use acoustic transmission of recorded signals via telephone systems. An ECG signal is frequency modulated in the audio band of the conventional telephone line. Digital mobile telephones use special filtering techniques in order to reduce the amount of transmitted data. The filtering algorithm used can recognise a non-voice sound and suppress it. Therefore, frequency modulated ECG signals are treated by the digital mobile telephone system as a single frequency unwanted noise.
It would be advantageous to provide a method of transmitting frequency modulated ECG signals via a digital mobile phone network as this would greatly enhance the ability of a cardiac patient to be diagnosed remote from the health professionals.
OBJECT OF THE INVENTION
It is an object of the present invention to provide a method and apparatus when monitoring cardiac activity, to transmit frequency modulated signals over a digital mobile phone network. DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION
According to one aspect of the present invention there is disclosed a method of transmitting frequency modulated data signals over a digital mobile phone network which filters the transmitted data signals, said method comprising the step of providing original said frequency modulated data signals with more than one frequency.
Preferably the frequency modulated data signals having more than one frequency are modulated in amplitude as well. In one form of the invention, the frequency modulated data signals having more than one frequency is achieved by generating a pseudo random sequence which does not overlap the frequency band of the FM data signals and mixing the sequence with the original data frequency modulated signals.
5 Preferably, the pseudo random sequence has a lower frequency band than that of the original data frequency modulated signals.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
The present invention will be now be described with reference to the accompanying drawing in which:
10 Fig. 1 is a diagram showing the relative frequency bands of the mixed signals in accordance with the preferred embodiment of the present invention; and
Fig. 2 is a schematic block diagram of the circuitry used in the preferred embodiment of the present invention.
BEST MODE OF CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
15 A mixing circuit 10 is illustrated in Fig. 2. The circuit 10 includes a CPU 11 with a push-pull speaker driver 12. The CPU 11 generates frequency modulated data signals FM ECG 1 and FM ECG 2 as well as a pseudo random sequence PRS having frequency bands as illustrated in Fig. 1.
Resistor Rl of the push-pull speaker driver 12 limits the current form the output of the CPU 20 1 1 while the PRS signal is also applied to the speaker via the resistor R2. The signals FM ECG 1 and PRS are mixed at the speaker which allows for the amplitude modulation of the FM ECG 1 - FM ECG 2 signal by the lower frequency PRS signal. The foregoing describes only one embodiment of the present invention, and modifications obvious to those skilled in the art can be made thereto without departing from the scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A method of transmitting frequency modulated data signals over a digital mobile phone network which filters the transmitted data signals, said method includes the step of providing original said frequency modulated data signals with more than one frequency.
2. The method of transmitting frequency modulated data signals according to claim 1 , wherein the frequency modulated data signals having more than one frequency are also modulated in amplitude.
3. The method of transmitting frequency modulated data signals according to claim 1 , wherein, the frequency modulated data signals having more than one frequency is achieved by generating a pseudo random sequence which does not overlap the frequency band of the FM data signals and mixing the sequence with the original data frequency modulated signals.
4. The method of transmitting frequency modulated data signals according to claim 3, wherein the pseudo random sequence has a lower frequency band than that of the original data frequency modulated signals.
EP00934814A 1999-06-10 2000-06-09 Acoustic transmission using digital mobile phones Withdrawn EP1192814A4 (en)

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AUPQ0884A AUPQ088499A0 (en) 1999-06-10 1999-06-10 Acoustic transmission using digital mobile phones
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PCT/AU2000/000655 WO2000078065A1 (en) 1999-06-10 2000-06-09 Acoustic transmission using digital mobile phones

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