Vital Sign Sensor URI Memory for Manual Access
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Solution Overview
Problem
Medical workers with limited experience face challenges in using vital sign information sensors like pulse oximeters due to difficulties in accessing operating manuals and specifications, leading to potential improper diagnosis.
Innovation Solution
A vital sign information sensor system that includes a sensor element and a memory storing URI information for accessing electronic content from a WEB server, allowing a display apparatus to connect and retrieve relevant information, such as operating manuals, via a communication network.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If operating manuals and specifications are provided as physical prints attached to the sensor, then information availability is improved, but device portability and ease of operation are worsened due to loss risk and access difficulty
Solution Approach 1:
The patent stores URI information in the sensor that links to electronic copies of operating manuals and specifications on a WEB server. Instead of carrying physical prints, the system provides digital copies accessible through the display apparatus, eliminating loss risk while maintaining information availability.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the mechanical system of physical print storage and manual retrieval with an electronic information system. The display apparatus automatically accesses information through network communication based on URI data from the sensor, substituting manual search and physical handling with automated digital access.
2Loss of information
If medical workers search for physical manuals and specifications, then information can be obtained, but time and labor are increased
Solution Approach 1:
The patent pre-stores URI information in the sensor that directly points to the relevant operating manuals and specifications. When the sensor is connected to the display apparatus, the information is automatically retrieved without requiring medical workers to search for physical manuals, significantly reducing access time.
Solution Approach 2:
The system establishes automatic feedback loops where the display apparatus continuously monitors for sensor connections and automatically retrieves and displays relevant information based on URI data, eliminating the manual search process and reducing time loss.
3Loss of information
If physical manuals are provided with the sensor, then information relevance is improved, but device complexity and portability are worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the operating manuals and specifications from the physical sensor package and stores them electronically on a WEB server. Only essential URI information remains in the sensor, while comprehensive information is accessible externally, reducing device complexity while maintaining information relevance.
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AI summary
A vital sign information sensor for acquiring vital sign information from a physiological tissue of a subject includes: a sensor element configured to acquire the vital sign information from the subject; and a memory storing URI information. The URI information is capable of gaining access to an electronic content provided by a WEB server disposed on a communication network. When the vital sign information sensor is communicably connected to a vital sign information display apparatus, the URI information is transmitted from the memory to the vital sign information display apparatus. The electronic content includes information relevant to the vital sign information sensor.