INTRAVENOUS DRIP MONITORING METHOD AND RELATED INTRAVENOUS DRIP MONITORING SYSTEM
First Claim
1. An intravenous drip monitoring method, comprising:
- providing a background color as a background of a flow regulating device of an intravenous drip;
obtaining a plurality of frames in the flow regulating device of the intravenous drip in accordance of a frame rate;
performing an image processing operation on the plurality of frames to obtain brightness variations generated by motion drips in the flow regulating device;
utilizing the brightness variations generated by the motion drips in the flow regulating device to detect a dropping frequency of the intravenous drip in a first detecting area of the flow regulating device; and
utilizing the brightness variations generated by the motion drips in the flow regulating device to detect a liquid horizontal height of the flow regulating device in a second detecting area of the flow regulating device.
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Abstract
The present invention provides an intravenous drip monitoring method and related intravenous drip monitoring system. The intravenous drip monitoring method comprises: providing a background color as a background of a flow regulating device of an intravenous drip; obtaining a plurality of frames in the flow regulating device of the intravenous drip in accordance of a frame rate; performing an image processing operation on the plurality of frames to obtain brightness variations generated by motion drips in the flow regulating device; utilizing the brightness variations generated by the motion drips in the flow regulating device to detect a dropping frequency of the intravenous drip in a first detecting area of the flow regulating device; and utilizing the brightness variations generated by the motion drips in the flow regulating device to detect a liquid horizontal height of the flow regulating device in a second detecting area of the flow regulating device.
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37 Claims
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1. An intravenous drip monitoring method, comprising:
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providing a background color as a background of a flow regulating device of an intravenous drip; obtaining a plurality of frames in the flow regulating device of the intravenous drip in accordance of a frame rate; performing an image processing operation on the plurality of frames to obtain brightness variations generated by motion drips in the flow regulating device; utilizing the brightness variations generated by the motion drips in the flow regulating device to detect a dropping frequency of the intravenous drip in a first detecting area of the flow regulating device; and utilizing the brightness variations generated by the motion drips in the flow regulating device to detect a liquid horizontal height of the flow regulating device in a second detecting area of the flow regulating device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An intravenous drip monitoring system, comprising:
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an image obtaining device, positioned in a side of a flow regulating device of an intravenous drip, utilized for obtaining a plurality of frames in the flow regulating device of the intravenous drip; a color plate, positioned in a side of a flow regulating device of an intravenous drip, utilized for providing a background color as a background of a flow regulating device of an intravenous drip; and an image processing device, coupled to the image obtaining device, utilized for; obtaining a plurality of frames in the flow regulating device of the intravenous drip in accordance of a frame rate; performing an image processing operation on the plurality of frames to obtain brightness variations generated by motion drips in the flow regulating device; utilizing the brightness variations generated by the motion drips in the flow regulating device to detect a dropping frequency of the intravenous drip in a first detecting area of the flow regulating device; and utilizing the brightness variations generated by the motion drips in the flow regulating device to detect a liquid horizontal height of the flow regulating device in a second detecting area of the flow regulating device. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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