Automatic system for monitoring person requiring care and his/her caretaker
US6968294B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 15, 2001 |
| Grant date | Nov 22, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 31, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2503/06
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A monitoring system for an infant, child, invalid, or other person requiring care uses computer vision and hearing, and inputs of other modalities, to analyze the status of a caretaker and/or cared-for person and its environment. The conditions are classified as normal or alarm conditions and an informative alarm signal is generated which may include records of the vision audio and other inputs. The system also has the ability to solicit responses from the occupants to stimulate a classifiable input to reduce ambiguity in its state signal.
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