Patent application number | Description | Published |
20140031696 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR VITAL SIGN MEASUREMENT OF A PERSON - The present invention relates to a device ( | 01-30-2014 |
20140037166 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR EXTRACTING INFORMATION FROM CHARACTERISTIC SIGNALS - The present invention relates to a device and a method for extracting information from detected characteristic signals. A data stream ( | 02-06-2014 |
20140148663 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR EXTRACTING PHYSIOLOGICAL INFORMATION - The present invention relates to a device and a method for extracting physiological information from detected electromagnetic radiation emitted or reflected by a subject. A data stream derived from detected electromagnetic radiation is received. The data stream comprises a continuous or discrete characteristic signal including physiological information indicative of at least one vital parameter, the characteristic signal comprising at least one indicative signal component representative of a detected spectral portion indicative of the at least one vital parameter. The data stream at least sectionally comprises at least one auxiliary signal component detected along with the at least one indicative signal component, the at least one auxiliary signal component being representative of a distinct spectral portion. A characteristic signal discrepancy between at least one of the at least one indicative signal component and the at least one auxiliary signal component is detected, the signal discrepancy being related to a physiological state of the subject. A signal calibration parameter is determined under consideration of the detected signal discrepancy. Consequently, the at least one vital parameter can be detected under consideration of the calibration parameter. | 05-29-2014 |
20140192177 | CAMERA FOR GENERATING A BIOMETRICAL SIGNAL OF A LIVING BEING - The present invention relates to a camera ( | 07-10-2014 |
20140221728 | INCUBATOR ILLUMINATION - Monitoring of infants in an incubator may use cameras to measure vital signs and other medical parameters, including oxygen saturation of arterial blood. However, the images obtained by these cameras suffer from a reduced signal-to-noise ratio due to specular reflectance from light reflecting off the skin of the infant. By including radiation scattering structures within the incubator walls and light sources arranged along the edges of the incubator walls, diffuse illumination may be achieved, specular reflectance may be reduced, and the above-mentioned adverse affects on the signal-to-noise ratio of the camera images may be avoided and/or reduced. | 08-07-2014 |
20140232298 | A LIGHT CONTROL SYSTEM FOR USE WITHIN A HOSPITAL ENVIRONMENT - The invention relates to a control sys tem ( | 08-21-2014 |
20140243649 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING VITAL SIGN INFORMATION FROM A SUBJECT - An apparatus and a method for determining vital sign information from a subject are disclosed. The proposed apparatus comprises a detection unit for detecting radiation from a field of view and for determining characteristic parameter including vital sign information of the subject from different areas of the field of view, a frequency analysis unit for determining a spectral parameter of the characteristic parameter derived from the different areas, a selection unit for selecting at least one of the areas of the field of view on the basis of the spectral parameter, and a calculation unit for calculating the vital sign information on the basis of the characteristic parameter from the at least one selected area. | 08-28-2014 |
20140243682 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MONITORING MOVEMENT AND ORIENTATION OF THE DEVICE - The present invention relates to a device and method for monitoring movement and orientation of the device, comprising an imaging unit ( | 08-28-2014 |
20140275832 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR OBTAINING VITAL SIGN INFORMATION OF A SUBJECT - For the measurement of vital sign information such as a respiratory rate and a heart rate a device for obtaining vital sign information of a subject is provided, comprising a first detection unit that acquires first set of detection data allowing the extraction of a first vital sign information signal related to a first vital sign of the subject and a second detection unit that acquires a second set of detection data allowing the extraction of a second vital sign information signal related to a second vital sign of the subject. An analysis unit extracts the first vital sign information signal from the first set of detection data ( | 09-18-2014 |
20140275880 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE BLOOD OXYGEN SATURATION OF A SUBJECT - A device for determining blood oxygen saturation of a subject comprises an interface for receiving a data stream derived from detected electromagnetic radiation emitted or reflected from one or more skin portions of the subject, said data stream comprising a data signal per skin pixel for a plurality of skin pixels of said one or more skin portions. An analyzer determines the change in blood oxygen saturation of said plurality of skin pixels based on the data signals of said plurality of skin pixels. A selector selects a group of skin pixels comprising either the skin pixels showing the fastest change in blood oxygen saturation or said plurality of skin pixels except for skin pixels showing the slowest change in blood oxygen saturation. A processor determines the blood oxygen saturation of the subject based on the data signals of the selected group of skin pixels. | 09-18-2014 |
20140276098 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING VITAL SIGNS FROM A SUBJECT - An apparatus and a method for determining vital sign information from a subject are disclosed. The proposed apparatus comprises a detection unit for detecting radiation received from the subject in a field of view, a first determining unit for determining a first time dependent signal from the radiation received from the subject, an evaluation unit for deriving at least one parameter from the first time dependent signal, a selection unit for selecting an area in the field of view on the basis of the detected radiation and the at least one parameter, a second determining unit for determining a second time dependent signal from the radiation received from the selected area, and an analysis unit for analyzing the second time dependent signal and for determining the vital sign information on the basis of the analysis of the second time dependent signal. | 09-18-2014 |