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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 2015
Filed:
May. 07, 2008
Claudia Hannelore Igney, Aachen, DE;
Andreas Brauers, Aachen, DE;
Sandrine Magali Laure Devot, Aachen, DE;
Claudia Hannelore Igney, Aachen, DE;
Andreas Brauers, Aachen, DE;
Sandrine Magali Laure Devot, Aachen, DE;
Koninklijke Philips N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a system () and method for automatically monitoring the movement activity of a fetus. In order to provide a simple and reliable technique for monitoring the movement activity of a fetus, a method of automatically monitoring the movement activity of a fetus is suggested, the method comprising the steps of: detecting () the overall movements of a pregnant female, said overall movements comprising movements of the pregnant female and movements of the fetus; detecting at least one second physiological signal () of the pregnant female; and—determining () the movement activity of the fetus by analyzing the detected overall movements of the pregnant female, analyzing the at least one second physiological signal () of the pregnant female, and discriminating movements of the pregnant female from movements of the fetus depending on the analyzing results.