Variable mode averager
US6430525B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 5, 2000 |
| Grant date | Aug 6, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 5, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2218/04
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A signal processor generates an estimate of a block of weighted input values. An adjustable mode parameter determines a time point relative to the input values at which the estimate is computed. By varying the mode parameter, the output characteristics of the processor are variable between that of a smoother, a filter and a forward predictor of the input values. When input signal confidence is low, the mode parameter is adjusted so that the processor smoothes the input signal. When input signal confidence is high, the mode parameter is adjusted so that the processor output has a faster and more accurate response to the input signal. The variable mode averager is particular applicable to the monitoring of critical physiological parameters in patient-care settings. When applied to pulse oximeter oxygen saturation measurements, the mode parameter can be varied in real-time to achieve a tradeoff between the suppression of false alarms and signal artifacts and the immediate detection of life threatening oxygen desaturation events.
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