MONITORING SYSTEM, APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREOF

• US 20160313442A1
• Filed: 04/21/2015
• Published: 10/27/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 04/21/2015
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: HTC Corporation
• Original Assignee: HTC Corporation
• Inventors: Hu, Chih-Jen, Ho, Chien-Ting, Kuo, Yen-Liang
• Application Number:
  US14/691,585
• Publication Number:
  US 20160313442A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2503/04 Babies, e.g. for SIDS detection
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0008 Temperature signals
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/01 Measuring temperature of body parts ; Diagnostic temperature sensing, e.g. for malignant or inflamed tissue clinical contact thermometers G01K13/20
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 13/867 Combination of radar systems with cameras
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 13/88 Radar or analogous systems specially adapted for specific applications electromagnetic prospecting or detecting of objects, e.g. near-field detection, G01V3/00
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 7/003 Transmission of data between radar, sonar or lidar systems and remote stations
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/0208 Combination with audio or video communication, e.g. combination with "baby phone" function

Abstract

A monitoring system, a monitoring apparatus, and a monitoring method thereof are provided. In particular, the monitoring system includes a handheld electronic apparatus and a monitoring apparatus. The monitoring apparatus is wirelessly connected to the handheld electronic apparatus. The monitoring apparatus includes a radar, an image capture unit, and a processing unit. The radar generates an electromagnetic wave and receives a reflected wave of the electromagnetic wave. The image capture unit is configured to capture a plurality of image. The processing unit generates a status information according to the reflected wave of the electromagnetic wave and the image, and wirelessly transmits the status information to the handheld electronic apparatus. The handheld electronic apparatus triggers a function according to the status information.

Claims

1. A monitoring system, comprising:

a handheld electronic apparatus; and

a monitoring apparatus wirelessly connected to the handheld electronic apparatus, wherein the monitoring apparatus comprises;

a radar generating an electromagnetic wave and receiving a reflected wave of the electromagnetic wave;

an image capture unit being configured to capture a plurality of image; and

a processing unit coupled to the radar and the image capture unit, wherein the processing unit generates a status information according to the reflected wave of the electromagnetic wave and the image, wirelessly transmits the status information to the handheld electronic apparatus, and the handheld electronic apparatus triggers a function according to the status information.

2. The monitoring system of claim 1, wherein the radar monitors a change in an object according to the reflected wave, and the processing unit determines the change of the object according to the reflected wave and the image containing the object to generate the corresponding status information.

3. The monitoring system of claim 2, wherein the handheld electronic apparatus executes at least one application corresponding to the status information to execute the function.

4. The monitoring system of claim 1, wherein the monitoring apparatus further comprises:

a first communication unit coupled to the processing unit and establishing a connection with the handheld electronic apparatus,

wherein the processing unit transmits the status information to the handheld electronic apparatus via the first communication unit.

5. The monitoring system of claim 1, wherein the monitoring apparatus further comprises:

an apparatus control unit coupled to the processing unit and controlling a plurality of electronic apparatuses,

wherein the handheld electronic apparatus generates a control signal according to the status information, and the monitoring apparatus controls the electronic apparatuses via the apparatus control unit according to the control signal.

6. The monitoring system of claim 5, further comprising a server, wherein the server stores a plurality of control signals, the handheld electronic apparatus obtains the control signal via the server, and the monitoring apparatus controls the electronic apparatuses via the apparatus control unit according to the control signal.

7. The monitoring system of claim 2, wherein the change of the object comprises a temperature of the object, the monitoring system further comprising:

a temperature detector, comprising;

a sensing unit sensing the temperature of the object to generate a corresponding temperature information; and

a second communication unit transmitting the temperature information to the monitoring apparatus.

8. The monitoring system of claim 2, wherein the change of the object comprises a temperature of the object, and the image capture unit senses the temperature of the object to generate the image containing a temperature information.

9. The monitoring system of claim 2, wherein the change of the object comprises a respiratory rate of the object, and the processing unit determines whether a posture of the object is poor according to the respiratory rate of the object and the image to generate the corresponding status information.

10. The monitoring system of claim 1, wherein the monitoring apparatus further comprises:

a microphone receiving at least one sound signal; and

a speaker playing a sound according to the status information.

11. The monitoring system of claim 2, wherein the processing unit first controls the radar to generate the electromagnetic wave, and then triggers the image capture unit according to the reflected wave of the electromagnetic wave to capture the image.

12. The monitoring system of claim 2, wherein the processing unit first controls the image capture unit to capture the image, and then triggers the radar according to the image to generate the electromagnetic wave.

13. A monitoring apparatus, comprising:

a radar generating an electromagnetic wave and receiving a reflected wave of the electromagnetic wave;

an image capture unit configured to capture a plurality of image; and

a processing unit coupled to the radar and the image capture unit, wherein the processing unit generates a status information according to the reflected wave of the electromagnetic wave and the image, wirelessly transmits the status information to a handheld electronic apparatus, and the handheld electronic apparatus triggers a function according to the status information.

14. The monitoring apparatus of claim 13, wherein the radar monitors a change in an object according to the reflected wave, and the processing unit determines the change of the object according to the reflected wave and the image containing the object to generate the corresponding status information.

15. The monitoring apparatus of claim 14, wherein the handheld electronic apparatus executes at least one application corresponding to the status information to execute the function.

16. The monitoring apparatus of claim 13, further comprising:

a communication unit coupled to the processing unit and establishing a connection with the handheld electronic apparatus,

wherein the processing unit transmits the status information to the handheld electronic apparatus via the communication unit.

17. The monitoring apparatus of claim 13, further comprising:

an apparatus control unit coupled to the processing unit, and the monitoring apparatus controlling a plurality of electronic apparatuses via the apparatus control unit according to a control signal generated by the handheld electronic apparatus.

18. The monitoring apparatus of claim 17, wherein the handheld electronic apparatus obtains the control signal via a server storing a plurality of control signals, and the monitoring apparatus controls the electronic apparatuses via the apparatus control unit according to the control signal.

19. The monitoring apparatus of claim 18, wherein the monitoring apparatus is wirelessly connected to the server, and the handheld electronic apparatus receives the status information related to a change in an object via the server.

20. The monitoring apparatus of claim 14, wherein the change of the object comprises a temperature of the object, and the monitoring apparatus receives a temperature information generated by a temperature detector from sensing the temperature of the object.

21. The monitoring apparatus of claim 14, wherein the change of the object comprises a temperature of the object, and the image capture unit senses the temperature of the object to generate the image containing a temperature information.

22. The monitoring apparatus of claim 14, wherein the change of the object comprises a respiratory rate of the object, and the processing unit determines whether a posture of the object is poor according to the respiratory rate of the object and the image to generate the corresponding status information.

23. The monitoring apparatus of claim 13, further comprising:

a microphone receiving at least one sound signal; and

a speaker playing a sound according to the status information.

24. The monitoring apparatus of claim 14, wherein the processing unit first controls the radar to generate the electromagnetic wave, and then triggers the image capture unit according to the reflected wave of the electromagnetic wave to capture the image.

25. The monitoring apparatus of claim 14, wherein the processing unit first controls the image capture unit to capture the image, and then triggers the radar according to the image to generate the electromagnetic wave.

26. A monitoring method, comprising:

generating an electromagnetic wave to receive a reflected wave of the electromagnetic wave, and capturing a plurality of image;

generating a status information according to the reflected wave of the electromagnetic wave and the image; and

triggering a function according to the status information.

27. The method of claim 26, further comprising, after the step of receiving the reflected wave of the electromagnetic wave:

monitoring a change in an object according to the reflected wave.

28. The method of claim 27, wherein the step of generating the status information according to the reflected wave of the electromagnetic wave and the image comprises:

determining the change of the object according to the reflected wave and the image containing the object to generate the corresponding status information.

29. The method of claim 28, further comprising, after the step of generating the status information:

executing at least one application corresponding to the status information via a handheld electronic apparatus to execute the function.

30. The method of claim 26, further comprising:

establishing a connection with a handheld electronic apparatus.

31. The method of claim 26, further comprising, after the step of generating the status information:

generating a control signal via a handheld electronic apparatus according to the status information; and

controlling a plurality of electronic apparatuses according to the control signal.

32. The method of claim 31, wherein the step of generating the control signal comprises:

obtaining the control signal via a server, wherein the server stores a plurality of control signals.

33. The method of claim 28, wherein the change of the object comprises a temperature of the object, and the method further comprises, after the step of determining the change of the object according to the reflected wave and the image containing the object to generate the corresponding status information:

detecting the temperature of the object to generate a temperature information.

34. The method of claim 28, wherein the change of the object comprises a temperature of the object, and the method further comprises, after the step of determining the change of the object according to the reflected wave and the image containing the object to generate the corresponding status information:

detecting the temperature of the object to generate the image containing a temperature information.

35. The method of claim 28, wherein the change of the object comprises a respiratory rate of the object, and the method further comprises, after the step of determining the change of the object according to the reflected wave and the image containing the object to generate the corresponding status information:

determining whether a posture of the object is poor according to the respiratory rate of the object and the image to generate the corresponding status information.

36. The method of claim 28, further comprising, after the step of determining the change of the object according to the reflected wave and the image containing the object to generate the corresponding status information:

receiving at least one sound signal in an environment that the object is located; and

playing a sound according to the status information corresponding to the sound signal.

37. The method of claim 28, wherein the step of generating the electromagnetic wave to receive the reflected wave of the electromagnetic wave and capturing the image comprises:

generating the electromagnetic wave first, and then triggering to capture the image according to the reflected wave of the electromagnetic waves.

38. The method of claim 28, wherein the step of generating the electromagnetic wave to receive the reflected wave of the electromagnetic wave and capturing the image comprises:

capturing the image first, and then triggering to generate the electromagnetic wave according to the image.