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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8031075 | Wearable device for adaptively recording signals A condition of a subject is monitored by a wearable recording unit that adaptively records various signals associated with the condition of the subject. The various signals are recorded by the wearable recording unit using a recording plan that is contextually adapt... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8031076 | Within-patient algorithm to predict heart failure decompensation This document discusses, among other things, systems and methods for predicting heart failure decompensation using within-patient diagnostics. A method comprises detecting an alert status of each of one or more sensors; calculating an alert score by combining the de... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8031077 | Remote tracking and communication device A remote tracking and communication device comprising a housing which encloses a processor, a memory, a position locator, a first transmitter, and a second transmitter. Each of the latter components are electronically coupled to the processor. Both the first and sec... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8026820 | Method and system for guarding a person in a building The movement of persons is indicated at least at two predefined locations in a building with motion detectors intended for monitoring each location and fastened to the building. By means of the detections, the movement of each person is detected from a predefined in... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8026821 | System for monitoring caregivers and equipment at a patient location A hospital monitoring system for monitoring hospital personnel, a plurality of patient locations for patients, and associated devices is configured to control the associated devices based on the presence of hospital personnel or alarms. ... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8026819 | Radio tag and system Passive tags use two antennas with only limited mutual coupling, one of which receives a power/clock field and the other of which receives a data signal. An area-reading antenna, or two or more antennas, are deployed to generate the power/clock field, from a base st... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8022830 | Lifeguard alarm system for a swimming pool A lifeguard alarm system for a swimming pool has a sensing device, at least one electromagnetic wave receiver and a host, the sensing device capable of attaching onto a user; wherein when the sensing device detects the more than two conditions, an microprocessor in ... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8013745 | Passive microwave assessment of human body core to surface temperature gradients and basal metabolic rate A passive microwave thermography apparatus uses passive microwave antennas designed for operation, for example, at WARC protected frequencies of 1.400 to 1.427 GHz and 2.690 to 2.70 GHz (for core body gradient temperature measurement) and 10.68 to 10.700 GHz or high... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8004413 | Networked RF tag for tracking people by means of loyalty cards A system and associated tag for detecting and tracking people makes use of a low radio frequency detection tag. Each tag comprises an antenna operate at a at a low radio frequency not exceeding 1 megahertz, a transceiver connected to the tag's antenna operable to tr... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7999686 | Interactive packaging for development of personal hygiene habits The disclosure is directed to an interactive packaging system for monitoring the usage of personal hygiene products, personal hygiene product packages, and restroom facilities. The interactive packaging system may include a plurality of usage monitoring devices each... | 08/16/2011 |
| RE42614 | System and methods for monitoring caregiver performance Systems and methods for monitoring the performance of a caregiver are disclosed. The systems may be configured to monitor the movement of each caregiver subject in a network of caregivers subjects. One such system includes a plurality of strips adhered in spaced-apa... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7999685 | Deterministic key pre-distribution and operational key management for moblie body sensor networks A wireless network (2, 150) for monitoring a patient includes a body sensor network (22, 24, 26, 172, 174, 176) that includes one or more wireless sensors (6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 156, 158, 160, 162, 164, 166, 168, 170) operatively connect... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7986242 | Electrical connector assembly suitable for a bed footboard An electrical connector assembly includes a first connector subassembly associated with a removable component, and a second connector subassembly associated with a host component to which the removable component is removably connectable. One and only one of the firs... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7982619 | Hand cleanliness Among other things, an entry monitor has circuitry to detect when a person enters a monitored space and an indicator perceptible to other people in the space to indicate a cleanliness state of the hands of the person who has entered the space. ... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7982618 | Wakefulness maintaining apparatus and method of maintaining wakefulness A wakefulness maintaining apparatus includes an event detecting part, a drowsiness level determining part, a threshold setting part, and a stimulus supplying part. The event detecting part detects an event related to a drowsiness of a person. The drowsiness level de... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7978083 | Hand washing compliance detection system Systems and methods are provided for monitoring use of hand washing agents to determine compliance with hand hygiene guidelines. A hand washing agent is provided with a detectable, volatile compound, such as odors, which is then rubbed onto a subject's hands using t... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7978081 | Apparatus, systems, and methods for communicating biometric and biomechanical information Apparatus, systems, and methods are provided for measuring and analyzing movements of a body and for communicating information related to such body movements over a network. In certain embodiments, a system gathers biometric and biomechanical data relating to positi... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7978082 | RFID-based personnel tracking Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, for RFID-based personnel tracking. A method of tracking employees includes, in a first computer system, prompting a user for identification input, validating the identification input, receiving data from a ... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7978084 | Body position monitoring system An apparatus is provided for detecting the presence of an obstruction with respect to a height-adjustable bed. The apparatus includes one or more sensors coupled to the bed. At least one of the sensors has an output signal which is variable in response to changes in... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7973665 | Child monitor system with content data storage A child monitor system includes a child unit having a sensor to capture content, and a parent unit having a processor and a user interface communicatively coupled with the processor to reproduce the content captured by the sensor. The child unit and the parent unit ... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7973666 | Graphical patient movement monitor A lack of patient movement monitor and method. The monitor and method patient support includes a plurality of sensors located beneath a patient support to determine movement of a patient. An alarm is activated when patient movement over time is determined to be lack... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7969316 | Child leg monitoring system and method A monitoring system for use with a leg hole device includes a sensor for monitoring a state of at least one leg of a child engaged with the leg hole device, a control system, and a user interface. A state of presence or absence of at least one leg may be monitored. | 06/28/2011 |
| 7969315 | Sensor device and method for monitoring physical stresses placed upon a user A sensor device for monitoring physical stresses placed on a user has a sensor body with pressure sensors for sensing pressure and generating a pressure data signal indicating the pressures sensed. An alert mechanism functions to alert the user when the pressure sen... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7969314 | RFID triggered personal athletic device A personal athletic device is worn by a runner during a race. A race course is provided with a plurality of mats along the race course. The mats have antennas and generate a magnetic field. The personal athletic device has a chip system having an RFID tag and a disp... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7961110 | Event communication system for providing user alerts An event communication system involves facilitating entry by a user of one or more device addresses via a network accessible user interface of the event communication system. The device addresses are associated with alerts provided by the event communication system.... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7961109 | Fall detecting apparatus and method, and emergency aid system and method using the same Provided are a fall detecting apparatus and method and an emergency aid system and method using the same. The fall detecting apparatus includes a storing unit configured to store fall data vectors; an angular velocity measuring unit configured to measure an angular ... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7956753 | Tether apparatus A tether apparatus having a housing which includes a cavity, and further wherein the housing is adapted for association with a user; a securement member, wherein the securement member is associated with at least a portion of the housing; and a tracking sub-assembly ... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7952484 | Entertaining or advertising 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 trig... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7952483 | Human movement measurement system A system for use in playing a video game, the system acting to measure the position of transponders for testing and to train the user to manipulate the position of the transponders while being guided by interactive and sensory feedback. A bidirectional communication... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7944357 | Method and system for a grass roots intelligence program A system for gathering and assessing intelligence information comprises a credibility filter configured to assign a credibility value to intelligence information sent from a user. A data warehouse is coupled to the credibility filter and the data warehouse is config... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7944358 | Traffic and population counting device system and method A traffic and population counting device system and method is provided. The traffic and population counting device may be executable by a computing device and may include an entry selector configured to be selected to indicate that a shopper has entered a shopping z... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7940186 | Methods, apparatus, and computer program products for estimating a mood of a user, using a mood of a user for network/service control, and presenting suggestions for interacting with a user based on the user's mood A mood of a user is estimated based on a user's profile, data indicative of a user's mood received from a communication device associated with the user and from sources other than the user, and environmental data with a potential impact on the user's mood. Data indi... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7936275 | Hand cleanliness Among other things, from a wireless device, a command is transmitted to wearable monitors within range of the wireless device to update their states to a non disinfected state of the hands of users of the wearable monitors. ... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7936276 | Method and apparatus to facilitate light source flashing An apparatus (500) can be comprised of a light source interface (503), an animate object detector (502), and a controller circuit (501) that couples to the light source interface and the animate object detector. This controller circuit is... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7932832 | Movement managing system To provide a movement managing system for grasping the movement of a remote person and acquiring the information with improved reliability. A movement managing system for managing the movement of a person to be managed comprises a personal information input device (... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7932831 | Crowd determination Included are methods for providing crowd determination. At least one embodiment of a method includes receiving presence data related to at least one subject in an environment and determining at least one occupancy statistic of the environment from the received prese... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7928850 | Analyte monitoring system and methods Methods and systems for providing data communication in medical systems are disclosed. ... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7924163 | Cordless patient pad A cordless pressure pad connected to a bed pad transmitter for centralized monitoring by a central bed monitor receiving and alarm unit. When a monitored person gets up from bed, the pad transmitter sends a coded RF signal matched to a particular bed monitor unit, a... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7924164 | Method for sensing the presence of a human body part within a region of a machine tool A detection system senses the location of a preselected color within one or more monitored zones of a machine tool. If the operator of a machine tool wears a red glove, the system detects the location of the color red and defines various monitored zones through the ... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7920065 | System and method for providing visual and physiological cues in a matching system A portable matching device and method is provided. The portable matching device includes a memory that is configured to store first identification information. A communication device in the portable matching device is configured to transmit the first identification ... | 04/05/2011 |
