IP Library Granted Patent US 7,433,718
Granted Patent B2
US 7,433,718 · App. 10/461,354 · Granted Oct 7, 2008

Mobile terminal capable of measuring a biological signal

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Patent No.
US 7,433,718
App. No.
10/461,354
Granted
Oct 7, 2008
Kind
B2
Abstract

A mobile terminal capable of measuring a biological signal is provided. The terminal comprises a terminal body; an electrode for human body earth or system reference, placed on an outer surface of the terminal body so as to be contactable with the skin of a user of the mobile terminal; and differential electrodes. The measured biological signals include an electromyography signal and an electroencephalogram signal. The differential electrodes can be external to the terminal body and be connected via lead lines to the terminal body.

Claims (9)

1. A mobile phone capable of measuring a biological signal, comprising:

a terminal body;

an electrode for human body earth or system reference, placed on an outer surface of the terminal body so as to be contactable with a skin of a hand of a user of the mobile phone when said hand holds the mobile phone; and

a plurality of differential electrodes configured to measure a biological signal and configured for use as a human interface, and placed on an outer surface of the mobile phone so as to be contactable with the skin on a cheek of the user;

wherein the mobile phone is configured to measure the electromyography signal on the cheek of the user, said user having a speaking problem, or a person under a situation in which speaking audibly is inhibited so that the person can use the mobile phone.

2. The mobile phone as claimed in claim 1 , wherein

the biological signal is an electromyography signal or an electroencephalogram signal.

3. The mobile phone as claimed in claim 1 , wherein

the differential electrodes are placed on the outer surface of the mobile phone so that said differential electrodes are contactable with appropriate portions of the skin on the face of the user for measuring the biological signal.

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Oct 2, 2017
From: GOOGLE INC.
To: GOOGLE LLC
Reel/Frame 044101/0610 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 31, 2016
From: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
To: GOOGLE INC
Reel/Frame 039885/0615 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 23, 2003
From: MANABE, HIROYUKI; NAKANO, HIROTAKA; SUGIMURA, TOSHIAKI; HIRAIWA, AKIRA
To: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
Reel/Frame 014518/0647 →