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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 12, 2019
Filed:
Jul. 14, 2016
Ocuvera Llc, Lincoln, NE (US);
Benjamin D. Rush, Lincoln, NE (US);
Joshua M. Brown-Kramer, Lincoln, NE (US);
Lucas A. Sabalka, Lincoln, NE (US);
Brian S. Gansemer, Lincoln, NE (US);
Clay T. Upton, Lincoln, NE (US);
Paul B. Bauer, Lincoln, NE (US);
Andrew R. Unterseher, Lincoln, NE (US);
Benjamin J. Origas, Lincoln, NE (US);
Douglas W. Durham, Lincoln, NE (US);
Ocuvera LLC, Lincoln, NE (US);
Abstract
A system and a method are described for monitoring a medical care environment. In one or more implementations, a method includes identifying a plurality of potential locations within a field of view of a camera as representing a bed and/or a seating platform. The method also includes identifying a first subset of pixels from the plurality of potential locations as representing a bed and/or a seating platform. The method also includes identifying a second subset of pixels within the field of view of the camera as representing an object (e.g., a subject, such as a patient, medical personnel; bed; chair; patient tray; medical equipment; etc.) proximal to the bed and/or seating platform. The method also includes determining an orientation of the object with respect to the bed and/or seating platform. In implementations, the method further includes issuing an electronic communication alert based upon the orientation of the object.