abstract device and method of processing data derived from remotely detected electromagnetic radiation, and, computer program of the present invention relates to a device and method of processing data that may be derived from remotely detected electromagnetic radiation (16) or reflected by a patient (12), in which the data comprise physiological information. an input signal is received and its indicative entities are transmitted, wherein the indicative entities are indicative of physiological information representative of at least one vital parameter (17； 150) in a patient (12) of interest and the indicative entities are detected in consideration to at least one defined descriptive model (114) describing a relationship between physical appearance characteristics of the skin and a corresponding representation in the input signal, such that non-indicative secondary information represented by non-indicative entities in the input signal is substantially undetectable. into a resulting transmitted signal. the at least one vital parameter (17； 150) is detected from the transmitted signal comprising the indicative entities, wherein the at least one vital parameter (17； 150) is extracted in consideration of the detected skin color properties representing circulatory activity. 1/1resumo dispositivo e método de processamento de dados deriváveis de radiação eletromagnética detectada remotamente, e, programa de computador a presente invenção refere-se a um dispositivo e a um método de processamento de dados que podem ser derivados de radiação eletromagnética detectada remotamente (16) emitida ou refletida por um paciente (12), em que os dados compreendem informações fisiológicas. um sinal de entrada é recebido e suas entidades indicativas são transmitidas, em que as entidades indicativas são indicativas de informações fisiológicas representativas de pelo menos um parâmetro vital (17； 150) em um paciente (12) de interesse e as entidades indicativas são detectadas em consideração
