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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 2015
Filed:
May. 23, 2012
Applicants:
Constant Paul Marie Jozef Baggen, Blerick, NL;
Ningjiang Chen, Shanghai, CN;
Inventors:
Constant Paul Marie Jozef Baggen, Blerick, NL;
Ningjiang Chen, Shanghai, CN;
Assignee:
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01P 15/00 (2006.01); G01C 5/06 (2006.01); G06F 17/18 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/11 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/18 (2013.01); A61B 5/1117 (2013.01); A61B 5/7246 (2013.01); G01C 5/06 (2013.01); G01P 15/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for detecting a fall by a user includes a method of detecting a fall by a user. The method includes processing measurements obtained from one or more sensors to extract a respective value for a plurality of features associated with a fall. A respective log likelihood ratio for each of the values is determined. Whether the user has fallen is determined based on the determined log likelihood ratios.