Method and system for detecting pace pulses
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1. A method for detecting pace pulses, the method comprising the steps of:
- processing one or more sets of digital electrocardiogram data via a non-linear enhancement algorithm;
detecting one or more pulses in the one or more sets of digital electrocardiogram data via a non-linear detection algorithm; and
displaying the pace pulses on a display unit.
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Abstract
The present technique provides for the detection of pace pulses in electrocardiogram data. The technique provides for processing one or more sets of electrocardiogram data via a non-linear algorithm. Furthermore, the technique provides for detecting one or more pace pulses in the one or more sets of electrocardiogram data via a non-linear detection algorithm. Systems and computer programs that afford functionality of the type defined by this method are also provided by the present technique.
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1. A method for detecting pace pulses, the method comprising the steps of:
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processing one or more sets of digital electrocardiogram data via a non-linear enhancement algorithm; detecting one or more pulses in the one or more sets of digital electrocardiogram data via a non-linear detection algorithm; and displaying the pace pulses on a display unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A computer program comprising one or more tangible media, wherein the one or more tangible media comprise:
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code adapted to process one or more sets of digital electrocardiogram data via a non-linear enhancement algorithm; code adapted to detect one or more pulses in the one or more sets of digital electrocardiogram data via a non-linear detection algorithm; and code adapted to display the pace pulses on a display unit. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An electrocardiogram system, the system comprising:
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a pre-processor module configured to filter one or more sets of electrocardiogram data, to apply a non-linear pulse signature enhancement to the one or more sets of electrocardiogram data, and to combine two or more sets of electrocardiogram data via a cross-multiplicative combiner to generate a combined set of electrocardiogram data; and a detector module configured to detect pace pulses in the combined set of electrocardiogram data. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. An electrocardiogram system, the system comprising:
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means for processing one or more sets of digital electrocardiogram data via a non-linear enhancement algorithm; means for detecting one or more pulses in the one or more sets of digital electrocardiogram data via a non-linear detection algorithm; and means for displaying the one or more pulses on a display unit.
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30. A method for detecting a pace pulse, the method comprising:
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processing two or more sets of electrocardiogram data with a differentiator; applying a non-linear pulse signature enhancement to the two or more sets of electrocardiogram data; and combining the two or more sets of electrocardiogram data via a cross-multiplicative combiner to generate a combined set of electrocardiogram data. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. An electrocardiogram system, the system comprising:
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a first processing module configured to process two or more sets of electrocardiogram data with a differentiator; a second processing module configured to apply non-linear pulse signature enhancement to the two or more sets of electrocardiogram data; and a cross-multiplicative combiner configured to combine two or more sets of electrocardiogram data to generate a combined set of electrocardiogram data. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. A computer program comprising one or more tangible media, wherein the one or more tangible media comprise:
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code adapted to process one or more sets of electrocardiogram data with a differentiator; and code adapted to apply a non-linear pulse signature enhancement to one or more sets of electrocardiogram data. - View Dependent Claims (42)
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43. An electrocardiogram system, the system comprising:
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means for processing the one or more sets of electrocardiogram data with a differentiator; means for applying a non-linear pulse signature enhancement to the one or more sets of electrocardiogram data; and means for displaying the pulse on a display unit.
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44. A method for detecting a pace pulse, the method comprising:
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detecting a signal to noise ratio; detecting the pace pulse based upon the signal to noise, wherein detecting the pace pulse comprises applying a detection algorithm corresponding to the signal to noise ratio level; and displaying the place pulse on a display unit. - View Dependent Claims (45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50)
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51. An electrocardiogram system, the system comprising:
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a detection module configured to detect a pace pulse based upon a signal to noise ratio, wherein detecting the pace pulse comprises applying a detection algorithm corresponding to the signal to noise ratio level; and an operator console configured to display the pace pulses. - View Dependent Claims (52, 53, 54, 55, 56)
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57. A computer program comprising one or more tangible media, wherein the one or more tangible media comprise:
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code adapted to detecting a signal to noise ratio; and code adapted to detect a pace pulse based upon the signal to noise, wherein code adapted to detect a pace pulse comprises code adapted to apply a detection algorithm corresponding to the signal to noise ratio level; and code adapted to display the pace pulse on a display unit. - View Dependent Claims (58)
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59. An electrocardiogram system, the system comprising:
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means for detecting a signal to noise ratio; and means for detecting a pace pulse based upon the signal to noise, wherein means for detecting a pace pulse comprises applying a detection algorithm corresponding to the signal to noise ratio level; and means for displaying the pace pulse on a display unit.
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60. A method for combining a two or more sets of electrocardiogram data, the method comprising:
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combining the two or more sets of electrocardiogram data via a cross-multiplicative combiner to generate a combined set of electrocardiogram data; detecting one or more pace pulses in the combined set of electrocardiogram data. - View Dependent Claims (61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66)
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67. An electrocardiogram system, the system comprising:
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a cross-multiplicative combiner configured to combine two or more sets of electrocardiogram data to generate a combined set of electrocardiogram data; and a detector module configured to detect one or more pace pulses in the combined set of electrocardiogram data. - View Dependent Claims (68, 69, 70, 71, 72)
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73. A computer program comprising one or more tangible media, wherein the one or more tangible media comprise:
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code adapted to combine two or more sets of electrocardiogram data via a cross-multiplicative combiner to generate a combined set of electrocardiogram data; and code adapted to detect one or more pace pulses in combined set of electrocardiogram data. - View Dependent Claims (74)
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75. An electrocardiogram system, the system comprising:
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means for combining two or more sets of electrocardiogram data via a cross-multiplicative combiner to generate a combined set of electrocardiogram data; and means for detecting one or more pace pulses in the combined set of electrocardiogram data.
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