Remote medical diagnosis device including bio-mouse and bio-keyboard, and method using the same

Abstract

A remote medical diagnostic device that includes both a bio-mouse and a bio-keyboard, and a method of using the same.

1 . A remote medical diagnostic device, comprising:
 a user computer connected to a wired or wireless network to send and/or receive information regarding medical services;   a bio-mouse connected to the user computer via a wired or wireless network, which includes an optical mouse part and a medical examination device;   a bio-keyboard including a computer keyboard, a tray to accommodate loading of a disc, a motor for rotating a loaded disc, and a disc drive to control the same; and   a central processing unit (CPU) providing a graphic user interface (GUI) to the user.   
     
     
         2 . The diagnostic device according to  claim 1 , wherein the disc comprises at least one device selected from a group consisting of a disease diagnostic analyzer, a nucleic acid hybrid analyzer, a biomaterial analyzer, a body constitutional analyzer for personalized medicine, a urine analyzer, a blood analyzer, an environmental pollution analyzer, a bio-chemical analyzer and an immunological analyzer. 
     
     
         3 . The diagnostic device according to  claim 1 , wherein the bio-mouse includes at least one device selected from a group consisting of a selection switch to select a general mode or a medical examination mode, at least two light receiving lenses to switch light receiving characteristics according to the general mode and the medical examination mode, and a mouse wheel having a multi-colored LED to display the general mode and the medical examination mode. 
     
     
         4 . The diagnostic device according to  claim 1 , wherein the bio-mouse further includes a position control device to control a position and a posture of an endoscope inside a human body or a radio frequency (RF) generation part to supply energy to the endoscope. 
     
     
         5 . The diagnostic device according to  claim 1 , wherein the bio-mouse further includes a marker to track a position or an orientation of the bio-mouse. 
     
     
         6 . The diagnostic device according to  claim 1 , wherein the bio-mouse further includes a radio frequency identification (RF ID) reader to read an RF ID or contents of an radio frequency integrated circuit (RF IC) contained in the disc. 
     
     
         7 . The diagnostic device according to  claim 1 , wherein the bio-mouse further includes a memory to store production information including version, production year and production identification of the bio-mouse as well as data obtained from the medical examination device. 
     
     
         8 . The diagnostic device according to  claim 1 , wherein the bio-keyboard further includes a memory to store product information including version, production year and production identification of the bio-keyboard as well as data obtained from the bio-mouse. 
     
     
         9 . The diagnostic device according to  claim 1 , wherein the bio-keyboard further includes at least two cameras to capture images of the body of the user in real time. 
     
     
         10 . The diagnostic device according to  claim 1 , wherein the medical examination device includes a blood pressure sensor which includes a finger hole into which a finger is inserted for a blood pressure check, a door to open and close the finger hole, and a finger cuff to apply pressure to a finger in right and left and/or up and down directions. 
     
     
         11 . The diagnostic device according to  claim 1 , wherein the bio-keyboard further includes a slot through which a bio-chip is inserted and ejected and a bio-chip analyzer to measure a response signal of the bio-chip and read the response result. 
     
     
         12 . The diagnostic device according to  claim 1 , wherein the bio-keyboard further includes an electrode to measure body fat or electrocardiogram at each side of the bio-keyboard, or a pressure sensor to measure blood pressure and pulse. 
     
     
         13 . A remote medical diagnostic method, comprising:
 preparing a remote medical diagnostic device, wherein the remote medical diagnostic device comprises:
 a user computer connected to a wired or wireless network to send and/or receive information regarding medical services, 
 a bio-mouse connected to the user computer via a wired or wireless network, which includes an optical mouse part and a medical examination device, 
 a bio-keyboard including a computer keyboard, a tray to accommodate loading of a disc, a motor for rotating a loaded disc, and a disc drive to control the same, and 
 a central processing unit (CPU) providing a graphic user interface (GUI) to the user; 
   connecting a user computer of the diagnostic device to a web site that provides a remote medical diagnosis service;   accessing a virtual doctor or a remote doctor that provides the remote medical diagnosis service;   operating the medical examination device in the diagnostic device to detect measured signals according to an instruction of the virtual doctor or the remote doctor;   processing the measured signals to prepare data; and   transmitting the measured data to the virtual doctor or the remote doctor.   
     
     
         14 . The diagnostic method according to  claim 13 , further comprising:
 reading at least one product identifier (ID) selected from a group consisting of, ID of the bio-disc, ID of the bio-disc drive, ID of the bio-keyboard, ID of the bio-mouse and ID of each medical examination device in the bio-mouse.   
     
     
         15 . The diagnostic method according to  claim 14 , wherein the reading of the product ID further comprises transmitting the product ID to a first website server to achieve authentication of the product ID. 
     
     
         16 . The diagnostic method according to  claim 13 , wherein the measurement of signals comprises spatially shifting the bio-mouse to a desired site of the body of the user or a standard medical examination position. 
     
     
         17 . The diagnostic method according to  claim 13 , further comprising assigning remote GUI control to a remote doctor. 
     
     
         18 . The diagnostic method according to  claim 13 , further comprising tracking a marker location to trace a position and an orientation of the marker. 
     
     
         19 . The diagnostic method according to  claim 13 , further comprising:
 recognizing a user via a camera and transmitting images corresponding to the user in real time to the remote doctor;   generating and transmitting voice commands to instruct the user on how to use the medical examination device;   superimposing instruction cursors provided by the remote doctor on a monitor screen, to instruct the user on how to use the medical examination device;   demanding correction of errors while monitoring use conditions of the medical examination device by the camera;   storing the measured data metered by the medical examination device or transmitting the same to a remote medical diagnosis server and the remote doctor; and   conducting analysis of the metered data from the medical examination device by the remote doctor and notifying the user of diagnosis results through a message transfer tool.   
     
     
         20 . The diagnostic method according to  claim 13 , further comprising:
 recording use conditions of the medical examination device used by the user, by recognizing the same using a camera, recording and storing the recognized results;   transmitting the measurement data metered by the medical examination device and results of recording the use conditions to the remote doctor or a remote medical diagnosis server; and   analyzing the metered data and the recorded results of the use conditions and notifying the user of diagnosis results via a message transfer tool.