Accessories for remote monitoring

Abstract

An accessory for remote monitoring, including: a body capable of being placed on a human body; a measurement unit installed in the body and measuring a change in surroundings; a signal processing unit for processing a signal acquired from the measurement unit; and a wireless communication unit including a monopole antenna transmitting the signal processed by the signal processing unit and a ground installed along the body, corresponding to the monopole antenna. The signal processing unit and the monopole antenna are manufactured in a small size to be formed in the accessories body or periphery of the accessories body, and a space for wiring the ground may be obtained by using a band or the accessories body in an extended shape.

1 . (canceled) 
     
     
         2 . An accessory for remote monitoring, comprising:
 a body capable of being placed on a monitored subject;   a measurement unit provided on the body to measure a change in a surrounding environment;   a signal processing unit to process a signal acquired from the measurement unit; and   a wireless communication unit including an antenna to transmit the signal processed by the signal processing unit,   wherein the body has a strip to be hanged on the subject, and   wherein the ground electrically connected to the antenna is built in the strip, and a length of the ground is greater than approximately λ/4 of a frequency used by the wireless communication unit to transmit the signal processed by the signal processing unit.   
     
     
         3 . The accessory of  claim 2 , wherein the body is in a form of a necklace, a bracelet, a belt, a watch, a band, a ring, or a pair of glasses. 
     
     
         4 . The accessory of  claim 2 , wherein the ground is in the body along a periphery of the body. 
     
     
         5 . The accessory of  claim 2 , wherein the ground is installed along the body to form a part of the body. 
     
     
         6 . The accessory of  claim 2 , wherein a length of the ground is greater than approximately λ/4 of a frequency used by the wireless communication unit to transmit the signal processed by the signal processing unit. 
     
     
         7 . The accessory of  claim 2 , wherein the measurement unit measures at least one of an electrocardiogram, an electromyogram, an electroencephalogram, a galvanic skin response, an electrooculogram, a body temperature, a pulse, a blood pressure, and a physical movement. 
     
     
         8 . The accessory of  claim 2 , wherein the measurement unit measures at least one of a temperature, a pressure, a humidity, a composition of air, a radioactivity, and a deleterious bacteria analysis. 
     
     
         9 . The accessory of  claim 2 , wherein the signal processing unit is in an integrated circuit (IC) chip on a printed circuit (PCB) substrate. 
     
     
         10 . The accessory of  claim 9 , wherein the antenna is on the PCB. 
     
     
         11 . The accessory of  claim 2 , wherein the wireless communication unit also receives information. 
     
     
         12 . The accessory of  claim 2 , wherein the antenna is functionally connected to the ground. 
     
     
         13 . An accessory for remote monitoring, comprising:
 a body capable of being placed on a monitored subject;   a measurement unit provided on the body to measure a change in a surrounding environment;   a circuit unit including an integrated circuit chip to process a signal acquired from the measurement unit and an antenna formed on the same substrate on which the integrated circuit chip is installed; and   wherein the body has a strip to be hanged on the subject, and   wherein the ground electrically connected to the antenna is built in the strip, and a length   of the ground is greater than approximately λ/4 of a frequency used by the wireless communication unit to transmit the signal processed by the circuit unit.   
     
     
         14 . The accessory of  claim 13 , wherein the body is in a form of a necklace, a bracelet, a belt, a watch, a band, a ring, and a pair of glasses. 
     
     
         15 . The accessory of  claim 13 , wherein the measurement unit measures at least one of an electrocardiogram, an electromyogram, an electroencephalogram, a galvanic skin response, an electrooculogram, a body temperature, a pulse, a blood pressure, and a physical movement. 
     
     
         16 . The accessory of  claim 13 , wherein the measurement unit measures at least one of a temperature, a pressure, a humidity, a composition of air, a radioactivity, and a deleterious bacteria analysis. 
     
     
         17 . A method of remote monitoring, comprising:
 placing a body on a monitored subject;   measuring a change in a surrounding state via a measurement unit provided on the body;   processing, via a signal processing unit, a signal acquired from the measurement unit; and   transmitting the signal processed by the signal processing unit via a wireless communication unit including an antenna,   wherein the body has a strip to be hanged on the subject, and   wherein the ground electrically connected to the antenna is built in the strip, and a length of the ground is greater than approximately λ/4 of a frequency used by the wireless communication unit to transmit the signal processed by the signal processing unit.   
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 17 , wherein the surrounding state is either a physiological or environmental.