Electronic Device ECG Analysis for Suspected Disease Identification
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Solution Overview
Problem
Electronic devices face challenges in identifying various suspected diseases such as hypoglycemia, dehydration, and electrolyte imbalance using electrocardiogram (ECG) data alone, as they are more complex to diagnose compared to arrhythmia.
Innovation Solution
An electronic device equipped with a plurality of electrodes, a measurement sensor, and a processor that obtains ECG waveforms, identifies suspected diseases by analyzing these waveforms and additional biometric sensing information, and displays corresponding health information.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Device complexity
If only electrocardiogram data is used for disease identification, then the device complexity is reduced, but the ability to identify various suspected diseases (hypoglycemia, dehydration, electrolyte imbalance) deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines electrocardiogram data from a first biometric sensor with additional biometric sensing information from a second biometric sensor to identify suspected diseases. This merging of multiple data sources enables comprehensive disease detection (hypoglycemia, dehydration, electrolyte imbalance) while maintaining portable device design, resolving the contradiction between device complexity and disease identification capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The electronic device is designed to perform multiple functions: it can identify arrhythmia using ECG data alone, and can also identify other suspected diseases (hypoglycemia, dehydration, electrolyte imbalance) by integrating ECG with additional biometric sensing information. This multi-functionality approach allows a single portable device to provide comprehensive health monitoring without requiring separate specialized devices for each condition.
2Adaptability or versatility
If additional biometric sensors are added to identify various suspected diseases, then the disease identification capability is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the biometric sensing system into separate modules: a first biometric sensor for electrocardiogram measurement and a second biometric sensor for additional biometric information. This segmentation allows the device to maintain comprehensive disease identification capability while managing complexity through modular design, where each sensor module can be independently optimized and configured based on specific disease detection needs.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Enables the identification of multiple suspected diseases beyond arrhythmia by integrating ECG analysis with additional biometric data, providing comprehensive health information to users.
Implementation Method 1
The electrocardiogram may be an action current (or electrical signal) according to contraction and relaxation of the heart. The electronic device may sense and record electrical signals by the heart through electrodes attached to the body.
Data Source
AI summary
An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a first biometric sensor comprising a plurality of electrodes and a measurement sensor electrically connected with the plurality of electrodes, a display, a memory, and a processor configured to obtain first biometric sensing information including a first electrocardiogram waveform using the first biometric sensor, identify a suspected disease based on the first electrocardiogram waveform and a previously obtained second electrocardiogram waveform, obtain second biometric sensing information corresponding to the identified suspected disease, and display, on the display, suspected disease information obtained based on the second biometric sensing information.