1st International ICST Workshop on Ambient Technologies for Diagnosing and Monitoring Chronic Patients

Research Article

Mobile ECG Measurement and Analysis System Using Mobile Phone as the Base Station

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  • @INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/ICST.PERVASIVEHEALTH2008.2733,
        author={Harri Kailanto and Esko Hyv\aa{}rinen and Jari Hyttinen},
        title={Mobile ECG Measurement and Analysis System Using Mobile Phone as the Base Station},
        proceedings={1st International ICST Workshop on Ambient Technologies for Diagnosing and Monitoring Chronic Patients},
        publisher={IEEE},
        proceedings_a={ATDMCP},
        year={2008},
        month={7},
        keywords={mobile health care; ECG; wireless; Bluetooth; J2ME},
        doi={10.4108/ICST.PERVASIVEHEALTH2008.2733}
    }
    
  • Harri Kailanto
    Esko Hyvärinen
    Jari Hyttinen
    Year: 2008
    Mobile ECG Measurement and Analysis System Using Mobile Phone as the Base Station
    ATDMCP
    IEEE
    DOI: 10.4108/ICST.PERVASIVEHEALTH2008.2733
Harri Kailanto1,*, Esko Hyvärinen1, Jari Hyttinen1
  • 1: Ragnar Granit Institute, Tampere University of Technology, Tampere, Finland.
*Contact email: harri.kailanto@tut.fi

Abstract

In this paper, we introduce an ECG measurement, analysis and transmission system which uses a mobile phone as a base station. The system is based on a small-sized mobile ECG recording device which sends measurement data wirelessly to the mobile phone. In the mobile phone the received data is analyzed and if abnormalities are found part of the measurement data is sent to a server for the use of medical personnel. The prototype of the system was made with a portable ECG monitor and Nokia 6681 mobile phone. The results show that modern smart phones are indeed capable for this kind of tasks. Thus, with their good networking and data processing capabilities, they are a potential part of the future wireless health care systems.