DETECTION OF BREATHING IN THE BEDROOM
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a method and a system for unobtrusively measuring a person'"'"'s respiration, wherein at least two microphones positioned at either side of a person'"'"'s bed are steered based on the distance of the persons head to said microphones as computed on the basis of images captured by a video camera.
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7. A method for unobtrusive measuring a person'"'"'s respiration, said method comprising:
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capturing images of a person lying down or lying in bed by at least one video camera, analysing the images to indicate where the person'"'"'s head is positioned relative to at least two microphones which are positioned on either side of the person'"'"'s bed and/or to indicate whether said person is lying in either supine or prone position, or lateral position to its left or right side, computing the distance of the person'"'"'s head to at least two microphones positioned on opposite sides of the person'"'"'s head, and using the computed distances as parameters in audio analysis of the breathing of said person. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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