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Patient video monitoring systems and methods having detection algorithm recovery from changes in illumination

US11477416B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 3, 2021
Grant dateOct 18, 2022
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Expiry dateMay 3, 2041

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N21/44218
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Various embodiments concern video patient monitoring with detection zones. Various embodiments can comprise a camera, a user interface, and a computing system. The computing system can be configured to perform various steps based on reception of a frame from the camera, including: calculate a background luminance of the frame; monitor for a luminance change of a zone as compared to one or more previous frames, the luminance change indicative of patient motion in the zone; and compare the background luminance to an aggregate background luminance, the aggregate background luminance based on the plurality of frames. If the background luminance changed by more than a predetermined amount, then the aggregate background luminance can be set to the background luminance, luminance information of the previous frames can be disregarded, and motion detection can be disregarded.

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