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 time associated with each 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 time associated with each 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 time associated with each 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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