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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 14, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2014
Koninklijke Philips N.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Vincent Jeanne, Bothell, WA (US);
Hendrikus Petrus Maria Sterken, Deurne, NL;
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a device () for obtaining a vital sign of a subject (), comprising an interface () for receiving a set of image frames () of a subject (), a signal extraction unit () for extracting a photoplethysmographic (PPG) signal of the subject () from said set of image frames (), a signal evaluation unit () for determining a feature of said PPG signal indicative of the information content of the extracted PPG signal with respect to a desired vital sign of the subject (), a processing unit () for determining a binning configuration based on the determined feature of the extracted PPG signal, said binning configuration being provided for controlling binning of image pixels of an image frame; and a vital signs determination unit () for determining vital sign information from the extracted PPG signal.