Remote Online Vital Signs Processing For Patient Monitoring and Diagnosis

Remote patient monitoring systems are based on a combination of advanced remote monitoring devices, telecommunication technology, and innovative software and hardware. As mobile phones become more powerful and perform more complex interactions between mobile devices to resident software and other server based software, they have been recognized as effective tools for telemedicine. So, the merging of the Internet and mobile computing, introduce new opportunities and challenges in the telemedicine sector. This study describes the development and implementation of an Android based smart phone in the home monitoring health care system. The system utilizes Android devices as mobile access terminals for patient-monitoring services. The main goal is subsequently divided into two parts: in the first part we establish a reliable connection between mobile device and a sensor to collect continuous data from patients. In the second part we provide ElectroCardiGram (ECG) andPhoto-PlethysmoGraphy(PPG) signal filtering and processing, feature extraction, detection of any abnormalities in ECG and calculating heart rate using the most familiar and multi-purpose MATLAB software.