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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120126984 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRANSFER OF PRIMARY ALARM NOTIFICATION ON PATIENT MONITORING SYSTEMS The present application discloses methods and systems for transferring primary alarm notification on patient monitoring systems from a bedside monitor to one or more secondary devices which may operate on a less than fully reliable network. The bedside monitor includes ... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120126983 | Method and associated device for personal weight control or weight loss A weight control method utilizes an electronic counting device. A counter in the device is incremented each time an input element is actuated or activated upon taking a bite of a comestible material. The counting device automatically provides an alert signal to the user... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120105224 | LIGHT EMITTING BEACON There is disclosed a stand-alone light emitting beacon including impact and/or pressure sensing electronics which provides an indication that the wearer has been subject to an impact or pressure capable of causing injury, such as concussion. There is also disclosed a he... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120081229 | COVERT SECURITY ALARM SYSTEM A system for covertly activating an alarm comprising: at least one processor; at least one covert 3D sensor; and computer executable instructions readable by the at least one processor and operative to: use the at least one covert 3D sensor in conjunction with gesture r... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120068847 | SYSTEM, DEVICE AND PROCESS FOR REMOTELY CONTROLLING A MEDICAL DEVICE A system for controlling medical devices, wherein this system can comprise a device having at least one wireless or cellular based communication module. The module can be in the form of a GPRS module associated with a SIM card, or a CDMA module. The SIM card can be adap... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120068848 | MULTI-SENSOR ENVIRONMENTAL AND PHYSIOLOGICAL MONITOR SYSTEM AND METHODS OF USE A system and method for monitoring the condition of a human, companion animal, or livestock animal in an extreme environment is disclosed. In particular, a system and method to process at least one environmental measurement and at least one physiological measurement to ... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120050047 | TERMINAL AND SERVER FOR INTEGRATEDLY MANAGING PHD STANDARD AND PHD NON-STANDARD DATA A method, a terminal, and a server for integratedly managing Personal Health Device (PHD) standard and PHD non-standard data are provided. The terminal includes a first sensor for sensing a biological signal, and outputting PHD standard data that is in accordance with p... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120050045 | Methods for Improved Forewarning of Condition Changes in Monitoring Physical Processes This invention teaches further improvements in methods for forewarning of critical events via phase-space dissimilarity analysis of data from biomedical equipment, mechanical devices, and other physical processes. One improvement involves objective determination of a fo... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120050046 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING PHYSICAL, BIOLOGICAL AND CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF A PERSON, ANIMAL, OBJECT AND/OR SURROUNDING ENVIRONMENT Systems (100) and methods (500, 600) for monitoring at least one dynamic characteristic (DC) of a surface or surrounding environment. An RFID Tag and Sensor Module (RFID-TSM) is disposed on a surface. The RFID-TSM (1081, . . . , 108 | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120050044 | HEAD-MOUNTED DISPLAY WITH BIOLOGICAL STATE DETECTION Control of a head-mounted display includes providing a head-mounted display, the head-mounted display includes a switchable viewing area that is switched between a transparent viewing state and an information viewing state. The transparent viewing state is transparent w... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120044071 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CORRELATING BIOMETRIC TRENDS WITH A RELATED TEMPORAL EVENT Systems and methods for correlating biometric trends with a related temporal event are disclosed. A preferred embodiment utilizes an implantable medical device comprising at least one sensor in electronic communication with a patient management system adapted to tempora... | 02/23/2012 |
| 20120038481 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM An information processing apparatus includes an entrance and exit detection module, an organization information obtaining module, a user number calculation module, a seat determination module and a presentation module. The entrance and exit detection module detects a us... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120032807 | CUFFS FOR RESTRICTION OF VEHICLE OPERATION Operation of a generally requires that the operator have sufficient range of motion in the upper limbs to 1) steer the vehicle and/or 2) to operate the vehicle's ancillary controls. The presently disclosed technology provides for limiting upper limb movement by requirin... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20120032806 | DETECTING APPARATUS AND METHOD, AND MOBILE TERMINAL APPARATUS HAVING DETECTING APPARATUS A detecting apparatus for a mobile terminal, including a determination unit configured to determine whether a user's attention is preoccupied, and a warning unit configured to provide an alert, in response to the determination unit determining that the user's attention ... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20120025989 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETECTING A FALLEN PERSON USING A RANGE IMAGING DEVICE A method and system for detecting a fallen person is described. An initial range image corresponding to a field of view of a DAS is generated. Further, a reference plane disposed in the field of view is identified. Additionally, one or more regions in the initial range ... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120019386 | Wireless biosensor network for point of care preparedness for critical patients A biodegradable, bio-compatible material is described for use in wireless biosensors for point-of-care applications. The biosensor made from this biomaterial is capable of sensing environmental effects and as well as presence of bio-logical entities in the environment o... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20120023169 | PORTABLE TERMINAL AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING SOCIAL NETWORK SERVICE USING HUMAN BODY COMMUNICATION A portable terminal to provide social network service using human body communication includes a human body communication unit to transmit or receive data through a human body, a memory unit to store at least one of social data, user data, reference data, and any additio... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20120019387 | FALL-DOWN ALARM SYSTEM A fall-down alarm system includes a contact detection unit, a non-contact detection unit and a fall-down evaluation unit connecting respectively to the contact detection unit and non-contact detection unit. The contact detection unit and non-contact detection unit respe... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20120013470 | Information sharing hygiene apparatus A method and apparatus are disclosed which involve an improved way to coerce use of a soap dispenser (or other hygiene device). A soap dispenser according to at least one embodiment, includes a teaching or entertaining device that is fun and informative that is triggere... | 01/19/2012 |
| 20120013453 | RFID Safety System and Method The system and method for detecting and warning of the proximity of a hazard. In one embodiment this may be achieved by receiving a signal from a RFID tag, determining that the RFID tag is associated with a safety article, and activating a warning device. In another emb... | 01/19/2012 |
| 20120007741 | Auto Reminder Apparatus for warning a driver of a car that a child, pet or valuable is still in the car when an attempt is made by the driver to lock the car doors after the car is parked and the engine is turned off comprising a keyless remote entry device having a door unlocking bu... | 01/12/2012 |
| 20120007740 | CONTROLLING A USER ALERT A method, apparatus and computer program are provided. The method comprises: performing a first detection of at least one bio-signal from at least one user; controlling a user output device to initiate a user alert, after performing the first detection of the at least o... | 01/12/2012 |
| 20120010504 | WEIGHT SCALE WITH ULTRASOUND IMAGING FOR ANKLE DISPLACEMENT MEASUREMENT A device for correlating trend data with respect to a patient's weight ankle displacement can identify conditions indicative of congestive heart failure. A weight scale or similar device coupled with imaging mechanism operable to measure ankle displacement collects a pl... | 01/12/2012 |
| 20120001749 | Method and Apparatus for Generating Mood-Based Haptic Feedback A method and apparatus of generating mood-based haptic feedback are disclosed. A haptic system includes a sensing device, a digital processing unit, and a haptic generator. The sensing device, in one embodiment, is configured to detect user's modalities in accordance wi... | 01/05/2012 |
| 20120001759 | USING IPTV AS HEALTH MONITOR An IPTV can receive a user name and present a screen enabling a user by means of a remote control to select health information categories, inputting numeric parameters into the selected categories which can be uploaded to an Internet server for analysis and viewed by th... | 01/05/2012 |
| 20110316701 | MONITORING SYSTEM A group monitoring system for dispenser usage compliance is provided. The system is for a predetermined group of interest in a predetermined facility type. A dispenser data collection system is operably connected to a plurality of dispensers and is capable of providing ... | 12/29/2011 |
| 20110316702 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH AUTOMATIC NOTIFICATION FUNCTION FOR PERSONAL EMERGENCY AND METHOD THEREOF An electronic device having an automatic notification function for a personal emergency is provided. The electronic device includes a positioning unit, a storage unit, a sensor unit, a processing unit, and a communications unit. The positioning unit provides location in... | 12/29/2011 |
| 20110316703 | System and Method for Ensuring Sanitation Procedures in Restrooms A system and method for automatically monitoring hand sanitation practices in a lavatory. The embodiments involve identifying a user, determining a proper hand sanitation protocol for the user, and monitoring the user to ensure the user satisfies the protocol. If the us... | 12/29/2011 |
| 20110316704 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATIC CAPTURE AND ARCHIVE OF CLINICALLY MEANINGFUL VITALS Medical vital signs (110) are captured, recorded, processed, and a signal quality assessment (160) is computed based on signal waveform components such as slope, amplitude, time to rise, time at peak, and degree to which signal peaks (420) and valle... | 12/29/2011 |
| 20110313262 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PREVENTION OF APNEA Embodiments provide a continuous monitor of a patient's oxygenation and/or respiration coupled to a device configured to stimulate the patient's respiratory drive and/or summon medical assistance. In embodiments, there are provided systems, devices, and methods to assis... | 12/22/2011 |
| 20110309932 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR IMPLEMENTING AND MONITORING BREATH ALCOHOL TESTING PROGRAMS, USUALLY FROM A FIXED POINT LOCATION, SUCH AS A HOME The invention relates to devices, systems and methods for thwarting attempts to circumvent breath alcohol level testing and monitoring programs. In-home monitoring systems as well as ignition interlock systems are described. Accelerometers and/or compasses are used to d... | 12/22/2011 |
| 20110309936 | INTELLIGENT SWITCHING METHOD AND APPARATUS An intelligent switching method and system. The method includes retrieving by a computer processor of an intelligent switching device, detection data indicating that an individual is located within a specified proximity of an apparatus. The intelligent switching device ... | 12/22/2011 |
| 20110304464 | ATTACHMENT DETECTION METHOD AND SYSTEM An attachment detection method and system. The method includes receiving, by a computer processor of a computing system, attachment data describing different devices associated with and attachable to an electro/mechanical apparatus. The computer processor retrieves firs... | 12/15/2011 |
| 20110298621 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING ALERTS In one embodiment, a method of generating alerts in a patient monitoring system is provided. The method comprises steps of monitoring a physiological parameter of interest within a plurality of physiological parameters, tracking data values of the physiological paramete... | 12/08/2011 |
| 20110298620 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND DEVICE FOR AUDITORY REPRESENTATION OF RHYTHMICAL PARAMETERS An auditory representation method is used to generate an audible signal which characterizes the instantaneous value of a rhythmical parameter such as the pulse of a human patient. A periodic signal (15) from a sensor (10) is standardized by a pulse detecto... | 12/08/2011 |
| 20110298618 | Remote User Status Indicators A user interface on a device allows a user to set their remote user status for viewing by other individuals on their devices. The user or an application can select from a number of predefined remote user status indicators representing remote user status, and the user ca... | 12/08/2011 |
| 20110298619 | ANIMAL MONITORING SYSTEM AND METHOD An animal monitoring system, comprising at least one tag attachable to an animal, a real time location system (RTLS) for determining the three dimensional position of said at least one tag within a monitoring zone, orientation determining means for determining the orien... | 12/08/2011 |
| 20110291838 | Alarm Generation Method for Patient Monitoring, Physiological Monitoring Apparatus and Computer Program Product for a Physiological Monitoring Apparatus A method for generating alarms in a physiological monitoring apparatus, a physiological monitoring apparatus, and a computer program product for a physiological monitoring apparatus are disclosed. A quality measure is calculated for a physiological parameter, the qualit... | 12/01/2011 |
| 20110291839 | CONTROL SYSTEM ACTUATED BY A HUMAN TOUCH FOR FOLDING PARTITIONS An electrically operated folding operable wall is controlled by an electrical operation circuit of the type having at least one control station, an extend control switch, a stack control switch, control relays and a motor. The electrically operated folding operable wall... | 12/01/2011 |
| 20110291837 | Alarm Generation Method for Patient Monitoring, Physiological Monitoring Apparatus and Computer Program Product for a Physiological Monitoring Apparatus A method for managing alarms in a physiological monitoring apparatus, a physiological monitoring apparatus, and a computer program product for a physiological monitoring apparatus are disclosed. A plurality of averages of a physiological parameter are derived, wherein t... | 12/01/2011 |
