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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 10, 2001
Filed:
Jan. 27, 1999
Hoi Yeung Chan, Stamford, CT (US);
Thomas Yu-Kiu Kwok, Washington Township, NJ (US);
Fred Tze-Keung Tong, Yorktown Heights, NY (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
In accordance with the present invention, a detection device capable of being coupled to a person for remotely monitoring heart and respiratory functions includes a processor, a photo cell coupled to the processor for determining blood oxygen content of the person and a temperature sensor coupled to the processor for determining a temperature of the person. The processor compares the determined blood oxygen content and the temperature to desired values. A transmitter is included for transmitting a warning signal if one of the determined blood oxygen content and the temperature are other than the desired values.