System and method for monitoring a fall state of a patient while minimizing false alarms
US9866797B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 27, 2013 |
| Grant date | Jan 9, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 26, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG08B21/0476
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Various embodiments concern a system for monitoring a patient in a bed, the system comprising a camera, a user interface comprising a screen, and a computing system. The computing system can be configured to monitor, with the camera, for motion within each of a plurality of zones, the plurality of zones comprising a one or more inner zones extending adjacent along the bed, one or more outer zones extending adjacent along the one or more inner zones, and one or more end zones. Motion within the inner zones can trigger a fall alert while motion within the outer or end zones can suspend one or more functions to prevent the fall alert from being issued. The end zones can comprise a bottom zone and one or more top zones.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.