Netzwerk zur Beobachtung des Gesundheitszustandes

摘要

A networked health care and monitoring system (10) capable of providing an updated reliable vital information on the health condition of individuals includes measuring devices (39) associated with a household appliance such as a toilet system (12,31) and adapted to monitor the vital information passively in response to the use thereof in connection with routine living activities of the individuals. The system may further include measuring devices (43;46;49;56) associated with other household appliances, such as an ergometer (15,34), having health care and maintenance functions and adapted to control the appliances based on the vital information monitored by the measuring devices in the system. In one embodiment wherein the system is arranged in the centralized network configuration, the measuring devices are connected via a local area network (LAN) with a data controller (20) wherein all the vital information obtained in the system is stored. The measurement devices (39;43;46;49;56) are permitted to access the controller through the network to retrieve necessary vital information therefrom. In another embodiment arranged in the distributed network configuration, the vital information obtained by respective measuring devices is stored therein and is furnished upon request to the other appliances.