1. Team #4 Project Health Monitor
To create a device that measures and logs weight and blood pressure with the data accessible from the internet
Team #4 Dan Chapman Mike Goodwin Joe Isca Brent Rager

2. Personal Health Monitor
Patent Number :
Issued Feb 7, 1989
Measures weight, temperature, blood pressure, pulse, ECG Waveform
Connected to central unit via modem
Prompts user to take medication
Able to supply answers to selected questions

3. Personal Health Monitor
Key Differences:
Connects to a central unit to store health data
No web server
Purpose for a Medical Condition

4. Health Monitoring System
Patent Number :
Issued Aug 28, 2001
Measures and logs EKG waveform
Straps onto chest
Uploads data to a central database

5. Health Monitoring System
Key Differences:
Uses a remote database
Only measures heart-related data
No web server
Purpose is to analyze health patterns among a group of people

6. Patient Monitor and Support System
Patent Number :
Issued Sept 24, 1996
Monitors weight, temperature, blood pressure
Device can monitor different diseases/disorders (cancer, kidney failure, liver support, immune system disease)
Patient care-takers retrieve data through LAN
Records health data to remote database

7. Patient Monitor and Support System
Key Differences:
Database is not on device
Purpose is for monitoring specific diseases or disorders