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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 22, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 04, 2020
Applicant:
Koninklijke Philips N.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Inventor:
Jorn Op Den Buijs, Eindhoven, NL;
Assignee:
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 21/04 (2006.01); A61B 5/11 (2006.01); G01P 15/18 (2013.01); G08B 29/26 (2006.01); G08B 31/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 21/0446 (2013.01); A61B 5/1117 (2013.01); G01P 15/18 (2013.01); G08B 21/043 (2013.01); G08B 29/26 (2013.01); G08B 31/00 (2013.01); A61B 2560/0257 (2013.01);
Abstract
A computer implemented method for detecting a fall of a user within an internal space of a building, the method comprising receiving a first air-pressure sensor signal indicative of change in air-pressure measured at a device worn by the user; receiving a measurement indicative of change in air-pressure within the internal space of the building; and determining the fall of the user based on the change in air-pressure measured at the device and the measurement indicative of change in air-pressure within the internal space of the building.