NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) 20170001251: Modular Biometric Monitoring System

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(12) United States Patent (io) Patent No.: US 9,542,531 B2
Chmiel et al. (45) Date of Patent: Jan. 10, 2017
(54) MODULAR BIOMETRIC MONITORING G06F 1913431 (2013.01); G06F 19136
SYSTEM (2013.01); A61B 510022 (2013.01); A61B
510432 (2013.01);
(71) Applicant:ZIN TECHNOLOGIES, INC., (Continued)
Middleburg Heights, OH (US) (58) Field of Classification Search
None
(72) Inventors: Alan J. Chmiel, Avon Lake, OH (US); See application file for complete search history.
Bradley T. Humphreys, Lakewood,
OH (US) (56) References Cited
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(*) Notice: Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this
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patent is extended or adjusted under 35
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(Continued)
Related U.S. Application Data Primary Examiner William Thomson
Assistant Examiner Marie Archer
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Covell & Tummino LLP
(Continued)
(57) ABSTRACT
(51) Int. Cl.
A modular system for acquiring biometric data includes a
G06F 19100 (2011.01)
plurality of data acquisition modules configured to sample
A61B 5100 (2006.01)
biometric data from at least one respective input channel at
(Continued) a data acquisition rate. A representation of the sampled
(52) U.S. Cl. biometric data is stored in memory of each of the plurality
CPC ......... G06F 1913418 (2013.01); A61B 510002 of data acquisition modules. A central control system is in
(2013.01); G06F 3105 (2013.01); G06F 5112 communication with each of the plurality of data acquisition
(2013.01); G06F 1210623 (2013.01); G06F modules through a bus. The central control system is con-
13118 (2013.01); G06F 13126 (2013.01); figured to control communication of data, via the bus, with
G06F 13138 (2013.01); G06F 1314213 each of the plurality of data acquisition modules.
(2013.01); G06F 1314226 (2013.01); G06F
1314239 (2013.01); G06F 1913406 (2013.01); 20 Claims, 7 Drawing Sheets
US 9,542,531 B2
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