Mobile telephone having a vital sign measuring capability

摘要

A mobile telephone, a method of employing a mobile telephone to measure a vital sign and a vital sign measuring system. In one embodiment, the mobile telephone includes: (1) a vital sign measuring system, (2) a keypad, coupled to the vital sign measuring system, configured to allow a user to control the vital sign measuring system and (3) a display, coupled to the vital sign measuring system, configured to provide vital sign information to the user. In other embodiments, a microphone on the mobile phone allows the user to control the vital sign measuring system by voice command, and a loudspeaker on the mobile phone provides the vital sign information to the user.