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Fall detection system and method

  • US 10,335,059 B2
  • Filed: 08/28/2014
  • Issued: 07/02/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/11/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A fall detection system for use in detecting falls by a user, the fall detection system comprising:

  • a processing unit configured to determine context information about the user and/or an environment in which the user is located, and to increase a detection sensitivity of a fall detection algorithm used to detect falls by the user based on the determined context information indicating that the user is at an increased risk of falling, the increase in detection sensitivity occurring while the increased risk of falling is indicated by the determined context information.

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