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Method and apparatus for a body position monitor and fall detector using radar

US7916066B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJun 16, 2009
Grant dateMar 29, 2011
Priority date
Expiry dateOct 30, 2029

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61B5/113
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A radar fall detector system. The radar fall detector system includes transmitter and receiver antennae and a signal processor that processes a reflected signal. Doppler analysis of the reflected signal determines a subject's activity and condition, and its distance to a floor.

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