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System for camera-based vital sign measurement

US9943371B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

KONINIKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V. · NL

Inventors

Erik Bresch · Eindhoven, NL
Jens Muehlsteff · Aachen, DE
Timo Tigges · Berlin, DE
Alexander Dubielczyk · Schrobenhausen, DE
Caifeng Shan · Veldhoven, NL

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 11, 2013
Grant date	Apr 17, 2018
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 7, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B2090/3937
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to the measurement of vital signs such as a respiratory rate or a heart rate. In particular, a system (1) for determining a vital sign of a subject (100), comprising an imaging unit (2) for obtaining video data of the subject, a marker (10, 20, 60, 61) directly or indirectly attached to a body of the subject, wherein the marker comprises a graphical pattern (11, 21), an image processing unit (3) for detecting said marker in said video data, and an analysis unit (4) adapted to extract a vital sign parameter related to the vital sign of the subject from said video data and to determine the vital sign from said vital sign parameter. Further aspects of the disclosure relate to a device and a method for determining a vital sign of a subject and a computer program for carrying out said method.

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