System and method for using a video monitoring system to prevent and manage decubitus ulcers in patients
US10387720B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 24, 2014 |
| Grant date | Aug 20, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 24, 2034 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06V20/44
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A video monitoring system captures image frames of a patient in various positions. The captured image frames are analyzed by the system for changes in a patient's position or movement, frames in which the system detects one or both of patient movement and repositioning are retained. The system analyzes an area of interest within each image frame that corresponds to an area in the camera's view field with the patient. Sequential image frames are compared for motion, only frames without motion, where the patient is still, are analyzed.
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