SYSTEM AND METHOD TO DETECT AN EVENT ASSOCIATED WITH A PERSON RELATIVE TO A BED
First Claim
1. A system to detect an event associated with a first object relative to a second object and a support, the system comprising:
- an antenna provided on a support to receive the first object;
a tag reader in communication with the antenna and a tag located on the second object;
where in the tag reader can detect a change in a test signal generating a resonant frequency; and
a remote server in communication with the tag reader,wherein in response to detecting a change in impedance of the antenna associated with the presence of the first object, the tag reader communicates a presence signal to the remote server, and wherein in response to detecting the tag within a threshold proximity of the tag reader, the tag reader generates a tag signal for communication to a remote server, and wherein the remote server is operable to detect an association of the first and second objects based on a comparison of the tag signal and the presence signal and in response then create an output indicative of the association for illustration indicative of occurrence of the event.
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Abstract
A system and method to detect an event associated with a first object relative to a second object and a support is provided. The system can include an antenna at a support to receive the first object, a tag reader in communication with the antenna and a tag located on the second object. In response to detecting a change in impedance of the antenna associated with the presence of the first object, the tag reader communicates a presence signal. In response to detecting the tag within a threshold proximity of the tag reader, the tag reader generates a tag signal. A remoter server is operable to detect an association of the first and second objects based on a comparison a time associated with each of the tag signal and the presence signal, and in response then creates an output indicative of a detected event based on the association for illustration.
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14 Claims
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1. A system to detect an event associated with a first object relative to a second object and a support, the system comprising:
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an antenna provided on a support to receive the first object; a tag reader in communication with the antenna and a tag located on the second object; where in the tag reader can detect a change in a test signal generating a resonant frequency; and a remote server in communication with the tag reader, wherein in response to detecting a change in impedance of the antenna associated with the presence of the first object, the tag reader communicates a presence signal to the remote server, and wherein in response to detecting the tag within a threshold proximity of the tag reader, the tag reader generates a tag signal for communication to a remote server, and wherein the remote server is operable to detect an association of the first and second objects based on a comparison of the tag signal and the presence signal and in response then create an output indicative of the association for illustration indicative of occurrence of the event. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method to detect an event associated with a first object relative to a second object and a support, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing an antenna to receive the first object relative to the support; detecting a change in impedance of the antenna associated with the presence of the first object via a tag reader; where in the tag reader can detect a change in a test signal generating a resonant frequency; communicating a presence signal to the remote server in response to detecting the change in impedance; detecting the tag within a threshold proximity of the tag reader; generating a tag signal for communication to a remote server in response to detecting the tag within threshold proximity of the tag reader; detecting an association of the first and second objects at a remote server based on a comparison of the tag signal and the presence signal; and creating an output by the remote server indicative of the association for illustration indicative of the event. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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