Health monitoring appliance

1. A system for a person, comprising:

one or more wireless nodes forming a wireless cellular network; and

a mobile device including:

a processor;

a transceiver coupled to the processor to communicate with the one or more wireless nodes; and

a wearable sensor on a patch or bandage or belt or case or band and coupled to the processor;

an accelerometer coupled to the processor; and

a screen coupled to the processor to display data from the wearable sensor on at least one of: ECG, heart rate, respiration rate, blood pressure, temperature, oxygen saturation, patient posture, patient fall, or patient movement.

2. The system of claim 1 , comprising a microphone and a speaker coupled to the processor.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the sensor comprises a plurality of light detectors each sensing a different reflected color to determine oxygen level (SpO2).

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the sensor comprises one of: EEG detector, EKG detector, ECG detector, electromagnetic detector, ultrasonic detector, optical detector, or accelerometer.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the sensor comprises a thumb sensor coupled to the processor, wherein the sensor is wirelessly connected to the processor or wired to the processor through a cable.

6. The system of claim 1 , comprising an in-door positioning system coupled to one or more wireless appliances to provide location information.

7. The system of claim 1 , comprising a call center to provide a human response.

8. The system of claim 1 , comprising a web server coupled to the wireless network to provide information to an authorized remote user.

9. The system of claim 1 , wherein the processor receives data from the sensor for at least one of ECG, heart rate, respiration rate, noninvasive blood pressure, temperature, and oxygen saturation, accelerometer.

10. The system of claim 1 , comprising a display coupled to the processor to show ECG waveform.

11. The system of claim 1 , wherein the sensor monitors calorie input or glucose level.

12. The system of claim 1 , wherein the sensor determines one of: total body water, compartmentalization of body fluids, cardiac monitoring, blood flow, skinfold thickness, dehydration, blood loss, wound monitoring, ulcer detection, deep vein thrombosis, hypovolemia, hemorrhage, blood loss.

13. The system of claim 1 , wherein the sensor comprises an accelerometer or a bioelectric impedance (BI) sensor in communication with the processor.

14. The system of claim 1 , wherein the transceiver transmits and receives voice from the person over a wireless network to one of: a doctor, a nurse, a medical assistant, a caregiver, an emergency response unit, a family member.

15. The system of claim 1 , wherein the processor executes code to store and analyze patient information including posture, ambulation habits, medicine taking habits, eating and drinking habits, sleeping habits, or exercise habits.

16. The system of claim 1 , comprising a non-invasive blood pressure sensor coupled to the processor or a cuff-based blood pressure sensor coupled to the processor.

17. The system of claim 1 , comprising an alarm system coupled to the processor to display alarms based on the person's condition to a hospital staff.

18. A health monitoring system for a person, comprising:

a mobile telephone case enclosing a cellular transceiver to provide wireless data and voice communication;

a sensor including one or more electrodes mounted on the mobile telephone case to contact the person's skin and capture bio-electrical signals therefrom;

an amplifier coupled to the electrodes;

a processor coupled to the amplifier; and

a screen coupled to the processor to display medical data.

19. The system of claim 18 , comprising an accelerometer coupled to the processor.

20. A monitoring system for a person, comprising:

one or more wireless nodes forming a wireless network; and

a wearable device including:

a processor;

a transceiver coupled to the processor to communicate with the one or more wireless nodes;

a wearable sensor on a patch or bandage or belt or case or band and secured to the person's skin, wherein the wearable sensor is wirelessly connected to the processor or wired to the processor through a cable;

an accelerometer coupled to the processor; and

a screen coupled to the processor, wherein the processor displays data from the wearable sensor on one of: patient posture, ECG, heart rate, respiration rate, noninvasive blood pressure, temperature, oxygen saturation.

21. A system, comprising:

one or more wireless nodes; and

a mobile device including:

a processor;

a transceiver coupled to the processor to communicate with the one or more wireless nodes;

a cellular transceiver coupled to the processor;

a display screen coupled to the processor; and

a finger sensor external to the display screen and coupled to the processor.