VOICE-BASED HEALTH MONITOR INCLUDING A VOCAL ENERGY LEVEL MONITOR
First Claim
1. A system, comprising:
- an audio receiver agent configured to capture a baseline voice sample and a current voice sample of a subject;
a memory configured to store the baseline voice sample of the subject; and
a processor configured to;
determine a first energy level of the subject corresponding to the captured baseline voice sample and a second energy level of the subject corresponding to the captured current voice sample;
compare the second energy level to the first energy level; and
notify an entity if the second energy level is a predetermined amount below the first energy level.
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Abstract
A system is described that captures voice samples from a subject and determines a relative energy level of the subject from the captured voice samples. A baseline energy level for the subject is initially determined during a system training session when the subject is in a good state of health and vocalizes words or phrases for analysis by the system. Subsequently, voice samples are taken of the subject, e.g. during a work shift, to monitor the subject'"'"'s fatigue levels to determine whether the subject is capable of continuing his work assignment safely, or whether the subject and the subject'"'"'s work product needs to be more closely monitored. In a different application, voice samples of a subject can be taken regularly during telephone conversations, and the corresponding energy level of the subject obtained from the voice samples can be used as a general health indicator.
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20 Claims
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1. A system, comprising:
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an audio receiver agent configured to capture a baseline voice sample and a current voice sample of a subject; a memory configured to store the baseline voice sample of the subject; and a processor configured to; determine a first energy level of the subject corresponding to the captured baseline voice sample and a second energy level of the subject corresponding to the captured current voice sample; compare the second energy level to the first energy level; and notify an entity if the second energy level is a predetermined amount below the first energy level. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method, comprising:
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receiving, with a computer, a baseline voice sample and a current voice sample of a subject; storing, with the computer, the baseline voice sample of the subject in memory; determining, with the computer, a first energy level of the subject corresponding to the captured baseline voice sample and a second energy level of the subject corresponding to the captured current voice sample; comparing, with the computer, the second energy level to the first energy level; and notifying, with the computer, an entity if the second energy level is a predetermined amount below the first energy level. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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