Koninklijke Philips Corporation N.V.

U.S. Philips Corporation

Philips Lighting Holding B.v.

Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.v.

Thomas Maria Falck

Adrienne Heinrich

Esther Marjan Van Der Heide

Armin Gerhard Kohlrausch

Heribert Baldus

Mun Hum Park

Yingrong Xie

Teun Van Den Heuvel

Andre Melon Barroso

Henning Maass

Sam Martin Jelfs

Bartel Marinus Van De Sluis

Eberhard Waffenschmidt

Albertus Cornelis Den Brinker

Harald Greiner

Karin Klabunde

Werner Paulus Josephus De Bruijn

Joachim Kahlert

Markus Baumeister

Victor Martinus Gerardus Van Acht

Javier Espina Perez

Michel Marcel Jose Decré

Oliver Schreyer

Dietrich Rogler

Nicolle Hanneke Van Schijndel

Francesc Dalmases

Andras Montvay

Steffen Hauptmann

David Sanchez Sanchez

Shakith Devinda Fernando

Martin Stahl

Frank Mueller

Salvador Expedito Boleko

Vincent Paulus Buil

Klaus Weidenhaupt

Bishal Lamichhane

Katja Leuschner

Peter Langendörfer

Javier Espina

Pedro Masegosa De Miguel

Salvador E Boleko

A light therapy system () for administering a controllable melanopic luminous exposure includes a controllable lighting assembly () for use in delivering the desired luminous exposure. The system further includes a visual display means () for presenting at the same time a visual output such as a video to the patient. A target melanopic luminous exposure for administration to the patient is received by a controller. This target is then adjusted to compensate for an additional melanopic luminous exposure which the visual display means generates in displaying the visual output. A control schedule is then generated for controlling an illuminance of the lighting assembly to deliver over a defined treatment period the adjusted target melanopic luminous exposure. The lighting assembly is then controlled according to the control schedule. In this way both the visual output of the visual display means and the light output of the lighting assembly can be administered, while ensuring that the original target melanopic luminous exposure is delivered and not exceeded.

Light therapy system and method

The present invention relates to a device for detecting motion of a person. The present invention further relates to a system incorporating the aforementioned device and a corresponding method. The proposed device comprises a projection sweep unit configured to obtain image data comprising depth information corresponding to an image showing the patient and to generate one or more projection images of the patient for different viewpoints, a motion detection unit configured to detect motion of the patient in the one or more projection images and to generate one or more motion detection signals indicating if motion is detected or not in a respective projection image, and an analysis unit configured to detect and localize body movements of one or more body parts of the patient based on one or more combinations of motion detection signals.

Device, system and method for detecting body movement of a patient

The invention provides a patient monitoring system for monitoring a patient in a bed. A video camera is used for capturing video images of the patient. Video analysis is used to determine and track the position of body parts of the patient including the hands. This analysis is enhanced by using sensors which detect interaction by the patient with pieces of equipment in the vicinity of the bed.

Patient monitoring system and method

There is provided a restraint management apparatus. The restraint management apparatus comprises a processing unit arranged to: receive one or more types of sensor data; determine a status of a subject based on the received sensor data; determine, based on the determined subject status, a restraint parameter for a restraint device configured to restrain a body part of the subject; and output a signal based on the determined restraint parameter.

Restraint management

There is provided a context detection apparatus for use with a medical monitoring device arranged to measure a physiological characteristic of a subject. The context detection apparatus comprises at least one context sensor comprising a camera; and a processing unit. The processing unit is arranged to receive image data acquired by the camera from the at least one context sensor; analyze the received image data to generate a plurality of different types of context information; wherein each type of context information comprises information which relates to a factor capable of influencing measured values of the physiological characteristic and which is not measurable by the medical monitoring device; and output a signal to the medical monitoring device based on the generated context information. The processing unit is arranged to analyze the received image data by detecting features in the received image data; and classifying each detected feature as relating to a particular one of the plurality of types of context information.

Context detection for medical monitoring

The present invention relates to a monitoring system () and a corresponding monitoring method for monitoring a patient and detecting delirium of the patient in an unobtrusive manner without the need of on-body sensors. The proposed monitoring system comprises a monitoring unit () for obtaining image data () of the patient over time, an image analysis unit () for detecting motion events of the patient from the obtained image data (), an evaluation unit () for classifying the detected motion events into delirium-typical motion events and non-delirium-typical motion events, and a delirium determination unit () for determining a delirium score () from the duration, intensity, type, location and/or occurrence of delirium-typical motion events, said delirium score () indicating the likelihood and/or strength of delirium of the patient.

Monitoring system for monitoring a patient and detecting delirium of the patient

The present invention relates to a medical feedback system () based on sound analysis in a medical environment. With a sound scene analyzer (SSA,) being capable of analyzing and classifying an audio signal so as to obtain a list of one or more sound sources in the medical environment surrounding the patient, and a sound-level analyzer (SLA,) being capable of providing an indicator for perceived levels of corresponding sound from the list of sound sources, advanced sound analysis is possible. Finally, a sound classifier (SC,) is arranged for classifying said list of one or more sound sources in a medical environment with respect to a degree of avoidability, and generating a corresponding feedback signal (FEED,) for appropriate action by medical personal, patients and/or visitors.

Medical feedback system based on sound analysis in a medical environment

The invention relates to a lighting system () and a method for controlling lighting conditions in a room (R). The lighting system () comprises a controller () for controlling internal light sources () and at least one actuator () for changing the amount of external light entering the room (R). Moreover, at least one sensor () is provided for detecting a parameter relating to the actual or to a desired lighting level of the room (R). Thus it is possible to control the lighting of the room (R) according to a predetermined schedule, particularly with a circadian rhythm that can reduce delirium in a patient (P). The actuator may for example comprise means () for closing or opening curtains () in front of a window (W).

Lighting system, particularly for delirium reduction in intensive care units

There is provided a method of operating a device to generate a target sound that is audible to a user of the device, the method comprising measuring background noise in an environment in which the device is located; using a perceptual loudness model to predict an audibility of the target sound to the user of the device based on the measured background noise; using the output of the perceptual loudness model to determine a gain value that is to be applied to a source signal used to generate the target sound in order to provide at least a desired level of audibility of the target sound to the user; applying the determined gain value to the source signal to produce a modified source signal; and generating the target sound using the modified source signal.

Apparatus and method for improving the audibility of specific sounds to a user

The invention relates to the field of music therapy. In particular the invention is related to a method for producing a personalized database of sounds and music tracks by filtering and combining personal and hospital databases of sounds which induces variations of the physiological state of a listener.

Personalized healing sounds database

There is provided a system for use with a patient in a healthcare environment, the system comprising a medical device configured to monitor or treat a patient, the medical device being for use in a room in which the patient is located and comprising an alarm unit configured to issue an audible alarm; a detection unit configured to detect whether a healthcare staff member is in the room in which the patient is located; a remote alarm unit configured to issue an alarm to alert a healthcare staff member located outside the room in which the patient is located; and a control unit that is connected to the medical device, the remote detection unit and the alarm unit, the control unit being configured to: (i) control the alarm unit in the medical device to issue an audible alarm in the event that the medical device detects an alarm condition for the patient or the medical device and the detection unit detects that a healthcare staff member is in the room in which the patient is located; and (ii) control the remote alarm unit to issue an alarm to alert a healthcare staff member located outside the room in which the patient is located in the event that the medical device detects an alarm condition for the patient or the medical device and the detection unit detects that no healthcare staff member is in the room in which the patient is located.

Systems and methods for reducing the impact of alarm sounds on patients

The apparatusfor electromagnetic energy transfer comprises a charging fixturewith a contact surfaceand a generator coilforming a resonator circuit with a capacitance. The charging fixtureis preferably arranged as an elongated bar whereon a plurality of chargeable electronic devicescan be arranged. In order to implement electromagnetic energy transfer from the charging fixtureto the electronic devicethe latter has to be arranged with a pick-up circuit for generating secondary alternating current in a loop, preferably a secondary resonator circuit. In order to fix a position of the electronic deviceon the charging bar, the charging bar is preferably arranged with a projectionextending in a plane of the contact surface. The electronic devicecan be shaped to be hanged on the projection and removed from it in accordance with arrow

Apparatus, a system and a method for enabling electromagnetic energy transfer

The invention relates to a method for the exchange of personal information in non-trusted peer-to-peer environments in a step-by-step fashion, in which the information preferably prepared as a graphics display is segmented into several individual sections and is subsequently alternately exchanged between the communication partners.

Process for the gradual exchange of personal information in non-trusted peer-to-peer environments

The invention relates to a method for time synchronization of a plurality of different wireless networks A, B, each wireless network (A, B) comprising at least one data sensor (A., A., A., A., B., B., B., B.) for measuring data and a gateway (A., B.) to which the measured data is sent, wherein a common time master (TM) is used which broadcasts time synchronization messages to all networks (A, B) involved. This way, a possibility of time synchronization of a plurality of different wireless networks (A, B) in an easy, efficient and reliable manner is achieved.

Time synchronization of a plurality of different wireless networks with data sensors

The invention describes a method of transferring application data (F, F) from a first device (D) to a second device (D, D), which method comprises exchanging, through the body of a user () touching a touch interface () of the first device (D), connection-related data () between the first device (D) and a memory device (), which memory device () is conveyed on the person of the user (). Application data (F, F) is transferred from the first device (D) to the memory device () over a connection, between the first device (D) and the memory device (), established on the basis of the connection-related data (), and stored in a memory () of the memory device (). The method subsequently comprises exchanging connection-related data () between the memory device () and the second device (D) through the body of the user () touching a touch interface () of the second device (D, D), and at least part of the application data (F, F) being transferred from the memory () of the memory device () to the second device (D, D) over a connection, between the memory device () and the second device (D, D), established on the basis of the connection-related data (). The invention further describes a data transfer system (), a device (D, D, D) for utilizing application data (F, F), a memory device () and a data transfer front end ().

Method of transferring application data from a first device to a second device, and a data transfer system

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Thomas Maria Falck