US 12,191,917 B2
Method for measuring physiological data with a body area network
Khurram Karim Qureshi, Dhahran (SA); Jawad Ahmad, Dhahran (SA); and Salman Ghafoor, Dhahran (SA)
Assigned to KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS, Dhahran (SA)
Filed by KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS, Dhahran (SA)
Filed on Aug. 13, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/802,131.
Application 18/802,131 is a continuation of application No. 17/886,150, filed on Aug. 11, 2022, granted, now 12,119,886.
Prior Publication US 2024/0405891 A1, Dec. 5, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04B 13/00 (2006.01); H04B 1/7163 (2011.01); H04B 10/11 (2013.01)
CPC H04B 13/005 (2013.01) [H04B 1/7163 (2013.01); H04B 10/11 (2013.01)] 10 Claims
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1. A method for measuring physiological data with a body area network (BAN) architecture including a plurality of ultra-wideband (UWB) BAN node devices, a control node device, and a remote node device, the method comprising:
mounting the plurality of ultra-wideband (UWB) BAN node devices on a human body,
measuring, by the plurality of UWB BAN node devices, real-time physiological data of a patient, wherein the real-time physiological data include a pulse rate, a body temperature, an electrocardiogram (ECG) activity, and an electroencephalogram (EEG) activity;
transmitting, from the plurality of UWB BAN node devices to the control node device, the physiological data using UWB signals;
encoding, by the control node device, the UWB signals using a spectral amplitude coding-optical code division multiple access (SAC-OCDMA) encoder;
modulating, by the control node device, the encoded UWB signals using an on-off keying (OOK) scheme;
combining, by the control node device, the modulated UWB signals into an optical signal using an optical coupler;
transmitting, from the control node device to the remote node device, the combined optical signal through a free space optics (FSO) link;
decoding, by the remote node device, the combined optical signal using an SAC-OCDMA decoder;
converting, by the remote node device, the decoded optical signal into an electrical signal; and
analyzing, by the remote node device, the physiological data of the patient based on the electrical signal.