ELDERLY FALL DETECTION
First Claim
1. A health-sensing device for placement on a user to monitor a likelihood of a fall by the user, the device comprising:
- a sensor configured to;
sense a motion associated with the health-sensing device, andgenerate a sensor signal indicative of the sensed motion;
a filter configured to;
receive the sensor signal,determine when the received sensor signal indicates the likelihood of the fall by the user, andgenerate a filter signal when the likelihood of the fall by the user is determined; and
a transmitter configured to;
receive the filter signal, andgenerate a transmission responsive to the filter signal.
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Abstract
Health-sensing and health-action devices and systems are generally described. The health-sensing device may include one or more of a sensor, a filter, and a transmitter. The sensor may be configured to sense when a user is likely to have fallen down and may include a sensor in the form of one or more microphone devices, accelerometers, and/or MEMs devices. The filter may be configured to evaluate a signal from the sensor and determine when a fall has occurred and analyze the magnitude of the fall. The transmitter may be arranged for initiating a transmission based on a signal from the filter. The health-action device may be configured for responding to a fall and may include one or more of a receiver, a processor, and a responder. A notifying element may also be included for interrupting the transmission when assistance is not needed.
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25 Claims
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1. A health-sensing device for placement on a user to monitor a likelihood of a fall by the user, the device comprising:
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a sensor configured to; sense a motion associated with the health-sensing device, and generate a sensor signal indicative of the sensed motion; a filter configured to; receive the sensor signal, determine when the received sensor signal indicates the likelihood of the fall by the user, and generate a filter signal when the likelihood of the fall by the user is determined; and a transmitter configured to; receive the filter signal, and generate a transmission responsive to the filter signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for a health-sensing device to monitor a likelihood of a fall by a user, the method comprising:
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sensing a motion associated with the user to generate a sensor signal indicative of the sensed motion; analyzing the sensor signal to determine when the sensed motion associated with the user identifies the likelihood of the fall by the user; and initiating a transmission responsive to the analysis of the sensor signal. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for a health-action device to respond to a transmission of a likelihood of a fall from a health-sensing device, the method comprising:
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receiving the transmission of a likelihood of a fall; and performing a particular process. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A health-action device for responding to an indicator of a likelihood of a fall by a user, the device comprising:
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a receiver configured to receive the indicator of the likelihood of the fall by the user and generate a receiver signal; a processor adapted to receive the receiver signal and configured to interpret the receiver signal to generate a processor signal; and a responder adapted to receive the processor signal and configured to execute an action responsive to the processor signal, wherein the processor signal is indicative of the likelihood of the fall by the user. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25)
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