Medical environment monitoring system
First Claim
1. A system for monitoring a medical care environment, the system comprising:
- an imaging device having an imaging plane, the imaging device configured to receive a plurality of depth frame images comprising a plurality of pixels, the plurality of depth frame images representing a three-dimensional environment corresponding to a physical space, the physical space including at least one of a bed or a seating platform;
at least one computing device in communication with the imaging device, the at least one computing device including;
a memory configured to store one or more modules;
a processor coupled to the memory, the processor configured by a fusion engine and the one or more modules to cause the processor to;
generate a depth mask representing the physical space based upon the plurality of depth frame imagesidentify, via one or more object location algorithms, at least one of a plurality of potential bed locations or a plurality of potential seating platform locations based upon the depth mask;
identify, via one or more object identification algorithms, one or more first pixels of the plurality of pixels as representing the at least one of the bed or the seating platform based upon the at least one of the plurality of potential bed locations or the plurality of potential seating platform locations;
identify one or more second pixels of the plurality of pixels as representing a portion of a body of a subject proximate to the at least one of the bed or the seating platform;
process, via a first processing technique, the one or more second pixels to generate a first possible orientation signal of the portion of the body with respect to the image plane, the first possible orientation signal representing a position of the portion of the body with respect to the at least one of the bed or the seating platform;
process, via a second processing technique via the fusion engine, the one or more second pixels to generate a second possible orientation signal of the portion of the body with respect to the image plane, the second possible orientation signal representing the position of the portion of the body with respect to the at least one of the bed or the seating platform;
determine a probability distribution based upon the first possible orientation signal and the second possible orientation signal via the fusion engine;
determine a transitional state of the subject based upon the probability distribution; and
issue an electronic communication alert based upon the determined transitional state of the subject.
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Abstract
A system and a method are described for monitoring a medical care environment. In one or more implementations, a method includes identifying a plurality of potential locations within a field of view of a camera as representing a bed and/or a seating platform. The method also includes identifying a first subset of pixels from the plurality of potential locations as representing a bed and/or a seating platform. The method also includes identifying a second subset of pixels within the field of view of the camera as representing an object (e.g., a subject, such as a patient, medical personnel; bed; chair; patient tray; medical equipment; etc.) proximal to the bed and/or seating platform. The method also includes determining an orientation of the object with respect to the bed and/or seating platform. In implementations, the method further includes issuing an electronic communication alert based upon the orientation of the object.
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20 Claims
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1. A system for monitoring a medical care environment, the system comprising:
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an imaging device having an imaging plane, the imaging device configured to receive a plurality of depth frame images comprising a plurality of pixels, the plurality of depth frame images representing a three-dimensional environment corresponding to a physical space, the physical space including at least one of a bed or a seating platform; at least one computing device in communication with the imaging device, the at least one computing device including; a memory configured to store one or more modules; a processor coupled to the memory, the processor configured by a fusion engine and the one or more modules to cause the processor to; generate a depth mask representing the physical space based upon the plurality of depth frame images identify, via one or more object location algorithms, at least one of a plurality of potential bed locations or a plurality of potential seating platform locations based upon the depth mask; identify, via one or more object identification algorithms, one or more first pixels of the plurality of pixels as representing the at least one of the bed or the seating platform based upon the at least one of the plurality of potential bed locations or the plurality of potential seating platform locations; identify one or more second pixels of the plurality of pixels as representing a portion of a body of a subject proximate to the at least one of the bed or the seating platform; process, via a first processing technique, the one or more second pixels to generate a first possible orientation signal of the portion of the body with respect to the image plane, the first possible orientation signal representing a position of the portion of the body with respect to the at least one of the bed or the seating platform; process, via a second processing technique via the fusion engine, the one or more second pixels to generate a second possible orientation signal of the portion of the body with respect to the image plane, the second possible orientation signal representing the position of the portion of the body with respect to the at least one of the bed or the seating platform; determine a probability distribution based upon the first possible orientation signal and the second possible orientation signal via the fusion engine; determine a transitional state of the subject based upon the probability distribution; and issue an electronic communication alert based upon the determined transitional state of the subject. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for monitoring a subject within a medical care environment, the method comprising:
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generating, via a processor configured by a fusion engine, a depth mask representing the medical care environment based upon a plurality of depth frame images received from an imaging device, the plurality of depth frame images representing a three-dimensional environment corresponding to a physical space, the physical space including at least one of a bed or a seating platform, the plurality of depth frame images including a plurality of pixels; identifying, via one or more object location algorithms via the processor, at least one of a plurality of potential bed locations or a plurality of potential seating platform locations based upon the depth mask; identifying, via one or more object identification algorithms via the processor, one or more first pixels of the plurality of pixels as representing the at least one of the bed or the seating platform based upon the at least one of the plurality of potential bed locations or the plurality of potential seating platform locations; identifying, via the processor, one or more second pixels of the plurality of pixels as representing a portion of a body of a subject proximate to the at least one of the bed or the seating platform; processing, via a first processing technique, the one or more second pixels to generate a first possible orientation signal of the portion of the body with respect to the image plane, the first possible orientation signal representing a position of the portion of the body with respect to the at least one of the bed or the seating platform; processing, via a second processing technique via the fusion engine, the one or more second pixels to generate a second possible orientation signal of the portion of the body with respect to the image plane, the second possible orientation signal representing the position of the portion of the body with respect to the at least one of the bed or the seating platform; determining a probability distribution based upon the first possible orientation signal and the second possible orientation signal via the fusion engine; determining a transitional state of the subject based upon the probability distribution; and issuing an electronic communication alert based upon the determined transitional state of the subject. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for monitoring a medical care environment, the method comprising:
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receiving a plurality of depth frame images comprising a plurality of pixels the plurality of depth frame images captured by an imaging device having an image plane, the plurality of depth frame images representing a three-dimensional environment corresponding to a physical space, the physical space including at least one of a bed or a seating platform; generating, via a processor configured by a fusion engine, a depth mask representing the physical space based upon a plurality of depth frame images received from an imaging device; identifying, via one or more object location algorithms via the processor, at least one of a plurality of potential bed locations or a plurality of potential seating platform locations based upon the depth mask; identifying, via one or more object identification algorithms via the processor, one or more first pixels of the plurality of pixels as representing the at least one of the bed or the seating platform based upon the at least one of the plurality of potential bed locations or the plurality of potential seating platform locations; identifying, via the processor, one or more second pixels of the plurality of pixels as representing a body part of a subject proximate to the at least one of the bed or the seating platform; processing, via a first processing technique, the one or more second pixels to generate a first possible orientation signal of the body part with respect to the image plane, the first possible orientation signal representing a position of the body part with respect to the at least one of the bed or the seating platform; processing, via a second processing technique via the fusion engine, the one or more second pixels to generate a second possible orientation signal of the body part with respect to the image plane, the second possible orientation signal representing the position of the body part with respect to the at least one of the bed or the seating platform; determining, via the processor, a probability distribution based upon the first possible orientation signal and the second possible orientation signal via the fusion engine; determining a transitional state of the subject based upon the probability distribution; and issuing an electronic communication alert based upon the determined transitional state of the subject. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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