Koninklijke Philips Corporation N.v.

U.S. Philips Corporation

Martin Ouwerkerk

Joanne Henriette Desiree Monique Westerink

Paul Van Der Sluis

Floris Maria Hermansz Crompvoets

Bartel Marinus Van De Sluis

Mark Thomas Johnson

Alphons Antonius Maria Lambertus Bruekers

Peter Alexander Duine

Martijn Krans

Anna-Maria Janner

Ronaldus Maria Aarts

Hugo Johan Cornelissen

Anthonie Hendrik Bergman

Tatiana Aleksandrovna Lashina

Dagobert Michel De Leeuw

Willem Franke Pasveer

Maarten Peter Bodlaender

Murtaza Bulut

Evert Jan Van Loenen

Wilhelmus Cornelis Keur

Neil Francis Joye

Lutz Christian Gerhardt

Daniel Willem Elisabeth Schobben

Cornelis A Mutsaers

Sima Asvadi

Johannes Weda

Hendricus Theodorus Gerardus Maria Penning De Vries

Hubertus Maria Rene Cortenraad

Vojkan Mihajlovic

Henricus Albertus Maria Van Hal

Stefan Van De Pas

Jan Johannes Gerardus De Vries

Leszek Holenderski

Joanne Henriëtte Desirée Monique Westerink

Marjolein Irene Van Lieshout

Vincent Alexander Rudolf Aarts

Petrus Henricus Laurentius Notten

Johannes F Cillessen

Natasha Kravtsova

Henk Albert Hessel

Navin Hemchand Natoewal

Danielle Beelen

Michael Maria Johannes Van Lierop

Joanne H D M Westerink

Rosemarie Jolanda Elise Rajae-Joordens

Virginie Marie Marguerite Mercier

Joanne Henriette Desiree Westerink

Marc Nieuwhof

Sandor Hurbertus Florentius Gordijn

Lucas J Beckers

Godefridus P Geelen

Marc Anton Nieuwhof

Floris M H Crompvoets

Joanne Henri Tte Desir E Monique Westerink

Henk A Hessel

A sensor device and method for tightening and positioning the sensor device with a wristband or strap () for a range of wrist sizes and shapes or other body portions, such that the optimal sensor position is obtained and maintained during ambulatory use, which provides two-sided fastening of the strap (). The strap () has a marker () that is positioned by the wearer at a predetermined measuring position, e.g., on the middle of the volar side of the wrist. The wrist is then put on the table to fix its position, and the strap () is tightened on both sides of the wrist. This ensures a precision of at least 5 mm of the position of the sensors () in the strap.

Tailorable sensor device for physiological parameter sensing

The present invention relates to a device, system and method for determining an emotional state of a user based on emotion-induced cortisol estimation. The device comprises an interface () for obtaining a psychophysiological signal trace () indicative of one or more measured stimulus responses corresponding to a neural stress response; a processing unit () for processing the psychophysiological signal trace, wherein the processing unit is configured to determine one or more stimulus responses () in the psychophysiological signal trace (); to determine a first contribution () to an estimated future cortisol level trace () based on the one or more determined stimulus responses () in the psychophysiological signal trace ();to determine a second contribution () to the estimated future cortisol level trace () based on one or more anticipated future stimulus responses (); and to determine an estimated future emotional state of the user based on said first and said second contribution to the estimated future cortisol level trace (). The invention further relates to a corresponding computer program and a wearable device ().

Device, system and method for determining an emotional state of a user

The present invention relates to a system for improving sleep effectiveness of a user. The present invention further relates to a signal processing device () for processing skin conductance data of a user, the device comprising: an input unit () for receiving a skin conductance data signal indicative of a skin conductance of the user; a segmentation unit () for segmenting the skin conductance data signal into a plurality of epochs; a peak detectionunit () for detecting peaks in the skin conductance data signal; a calculation unit () for calculating a sum of rising edge amplitudes of the detected peaks per epoch; an analysis unit () configured to classify the user into an emotional state based on a transient behavior of said sums of rising edge amplitudes per epoch during the course of a day, wherein the analysis unit is configured to classify the user into an unhealthy tired state when the sum of 10 rising edge amplitudes per epoch increases during the course of the day; and/or to classify the user into a healthy tired state when the sum of rising edge amplitudes per epoch decreases during the course of the day; and an output unit configured to output an output signal indicative of said emotional state. The present invention further relates to a corresponding method and computer program implementing such a method.

System for improving sleep effectiveness of a user

A sensor is provided for sensing layer removal from a surface. A head has an abrasive portion for contacting the surface and a conducting portion inside the head. This device has a sensor design which provides self-generation of a sensor signal with no power supply to the device head. This simplifies the design of the sensor head, and means it can have a design which is easy to clean with no parts which are easily damaged. In one set of examples, the device is a skin treatment device.

Surface treatment device and method

The present invention relates to a stress-measuring system for determining a level of stress of a user, in particular for monitoring an upcoming burnout, the system () comprising: an alarm clock () for initiating an alarm at an arbitrary preset time, wherein the system () comprises an interface () for switching off the alarm; a vital sign sensor () for measuring a first vital sign of the user while the user operates the interface (); and a processing unit () for determining the level of stress of the user based on the sensed first vital sign.

Stress-measuring system

The present invention relates to a dry skin conductance electrode for contacting the skin of a user. In order to provide a dry skin conductance electrode for long-term measurements which does not cause problems to the user while still providing a good signal level, the electrode comprises a material made of a noble metal doped with at least one dopant selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, lithium, sodium, potassium, rubidium, caesium and beryllium. The present invention also relates to a skin conductance sensor, a wristband and an emotional event detection system.

Dry skin conductance electrode

The present invention relates to a processor for processing skin conductance data of a living being, comprising an input unit () for receiving a skin conductance data signal () comprising a plurality of data peaks, a calculating unit () for computing a skin conductance peak data signal over a long-term period by deriving a feature related to said data peaks from said skin conductance data signal () and forming a summation of said feature per time unit and an analyzing unit () for analyzing an average and/or an absolute value of said skin conductance peak data signal over at least a portion of said period to get information on at least one stage of burnout and/or chronic fatigue syndrome of said living being.

Processor for processing skin conductance data and device for detecting at least one stage of burnout and/or chronic fatigue syndrome of a living being

The present invention relates to a device () for detecting a circadian phase shift of a user (). The device comprises: an interface for obtaining a skin conductance signal of the user () and sleep cycle information of the user (); a processing unit () for determining an internal clock wake-up time based on the obtained skin conductance signal () and an external clock wake-up time based on the obtained sleep cycle information; and an evaluation unit () for evaluating a circadian phase shift of the user () based on the internal clock wake-up time and the external clock wake-up time. The present invention further relates to a corresponding method as well as to a wearable system () for monitoring a circadian phase shift of a user ().

Circadian phase detection system

A visit duration control system comprises a sensor () for sensing one or more physiological parameters of a person over time allowing the quantification of stress load of said person, a visit detector () for indicating the start of a third party's visit to said person, a processor () for determining said person's stress load from said one or more physiological parameters during said third party's visit and a signaling unit () for issuing a warning signal if said stress load exceeds a predetermined level.

Visit duration control system and method

One or more sensors and/or sensing techniques are used individually or in combination to detect and/or measure heart rate and/or heart rate variability. The sensors may be wearable and/or portable and may operate on different principles and may include different power profiles. The sensors and/or sensing techniques may be used at the same time or at different times that may overlap partially or completely, or may be mutually exclusive. A controller may select one or more sensors and/or sensing techniques based on operating conditions and/or based on conservation of power.

Device for detecting heart rate and heart rate variability

The present invention relates to a mental balance or imbalance estimation system () and method for estimating a level of mental balance or imbalance of a user (). The system comprises a skin conductance sensor () for sensing the skin conductance of the user (), the skin conductance over time forming a skin conductance trace (). The system further comprises a processing unit () for receiving and processing the skin conductance trace (), the processing unit configured to determine at least one stimulus response () in the skin conductance trace (), to determine an estimated cortisol level trace () of the user () based on the determined at least one stimulus response (), and to determine the estimated level of mental balance or imbalance of the user () based on the estimated cortisol level trace ().

Mental balance or imbalance estimation system and method

A stress-measuring device () and method determines a level () of stress of a user (), in particular long-term stress. The stress-measuring device () includes an input interface () for receiving a skin conductance signal () indicating the skin conductance of the user (), the skin conductance signal () over time forming skin conductance trace data (). The stress-measuring device () further includes a processing unit () for processing the skin conductance trace data (). The processing unit () determines, over at least a portion of the skin conductance trace data (), values of a rise time (tr) between at least two different points of the skin conductance trace data (), a frequency distribution of the rise time (tr) values, and the level () of stress of the user () based on the determined frequency distribution.

Stress-measuring device and method

The present invention relates to a wearable device () wearable by a user for measuring skin conductance of the user (), the wearable device comprising at least two skin conductance electrodes () for contacting skin () of the user, and an elastic material portion () which surrounds the skin conductance electrodes () and forms a material surface (). The elastic material of the elastic material portion () is non-permeable for gaseous and liquid substances. The present invention further relates to a method of manufacturing such a wearable device ().

Wearable device and a method of manufacturing the same

A system for playing board games includes a game board and at least one pawn. The game board includes a display configured to display on a board surface a game board layout. The display is further configured to display a pawn input image on the board surface. The pawn includes a contact surface for supporting the pawn on the board surface, and an image input part cooperating with the board surface to receive the pawn input image. The pawn also includes an image surface to display a pawn output image, and a device for relaying the pawn input image from the image input part to the image surface.

Game board, pawn and system for playing board games

The physiological condition of a person is determined in physiological condition determining system by using a sensor for sampling a plurality of heart beats of the person, and using a control unit to perform the acts of: extracting a series of cardiac R-R intervals from the heart beat samples, providing a two-dimensional representation of subsequent R-R intervals, wherein two subsequent R-R interval forms an entry in the two-dimensional representation resulting in a plurality of entries, determining a centroid, an average radius and an average rotation frequency for the plurality of entries in the two-dimensional representation, determining a plurality of distances between the radius and each of the entries in the two-dimensional representation, and determining the physiological condition of the person using the radius in combination with the plurality of distances.

Method and system for determining a physiological condition using a two-dimensional representation of R-R intervals

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Martin Ouwerkerk