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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 2020
Filed:
May. 23, 2014
Applicant:
Koninklijke Philips N.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Inventors:
Janneke Annegarn, Eindhoven, NL;
Heribert Baldus, Aachen, DE;
Warner Rudolf Theophile Ten Kate, Waalre, NL;
Assignee:
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/11 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); G08B 21/04 (2006.01); G08B 31/00 (2006.01); G16H 50/30 (2018.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/1117 (2013.01); A61B 5/486 (2013.01); A61B 5/7275 (2013.01); A61B 5/7282 (2013.01); A61B 5/742 (2013.01); A61B 5/7475 (2013.01); G08B 21/043 (2013.01); G08B 21/0446 (2013.01); G08B 31/00 (2013.01); G16H 50/30 (2018.01); A61B 2017/00207 (2013.01); A61B 2560/0475 (2013.01); A61B 2562/0219 (2013.01);
Abstract
There is provided a fall detection system, comprising a user device comprising one or more sensors for measuring the movements of a user; and the system further comprising a processing unit configured to operate in a first mode in which the processing unit processes the measured movements to determine if the user has fallen and a further mode in which the processing unit processes measured movements obtained during a user-specified time period to determine the risk of the user falling.