Patents Assigned to Intel-GE Care Innovations LLC
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Patent number: 8387468Abstract: A device, system and method for analyzing a user's motion using a piezoelectric film to generate a plurality of deformation signals based upon an associated plurality of deformations, an EEPROM to record data associated with the plurality of deformation signals, and a transceiver to receive at least a portion of the recorded data from the EEPROM and to transmit data, wherein the analysis may determine an abnormality in the user's gait.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2011Date of Patent: March 5, 2013Assignee: Intel-GE Care Innovations LLCInventors: Robert D. Hughes, Terry Dishongh
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Publication number: 20130023798Abstract: Methods and systems may provide for falls risk assessment using body-worn sensors. If executed by the processor, the instructions can cause the system to calculate a timed up and go (TUG) time segment based on angular velocity data from the plurality of kinematic sensors. The instructions may also cause the system to calculate one or more derived parameters based on the angular velocity data, including temporal gait parameters, spatial gait parameters, tri-axial angular velocity parameters, and turn parameters. Falls data may be collected retrospectively, based on whether the test participant has fallen in the past. Falls data may be collected prospectively, in which the individual is contacted in the future to determine if they have fallen. This outcome data may be used to train regularized discriminant classifier models based on relevant sub-sets of the feature set, selected using sequential forward feature selection.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 20, 2011Publication date: January 24, 2013Applicant: INTEL-GE CARE INNOVATIONS LLCInventors: Barry R. GREENE, Emer P. Doheny
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Publication number: 20130009772Abstract: The invention relates to a system and method of a health monitoring network which automates detection of faulty or failed sensors using realt-time fault checking on a dynamically registered sensor data stream. The monitoring system and sensor network can provide a one-touch system to notify users when a sensor requires attention, without prior knowledge of the operational characteristics, installation method or configuration of sensors in the network. The network uses a decision engine to assist in maintenance according to a profile based on individual preferences and capabilities.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2012Publication date: January 10, 2013Applicant: INTEL-GE CARE INNOVATIONS LLCInventors: Benjamin Kuris, Donald R. Denning, JR., Steven M. Ayer
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Patent number: 8350707Abstract: A system, apparatus and method for automated emergency assistance with manual cancellation that is responsive to physiological, environmental and/or input sensors associated with an individual. In embodiments, the invention enables a sensor system or device to be biased toward what would be false alarms, which may be avoided by the individual informing the device that he or she does not need assistance. Other embodiments are described and claimed.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2011Date of Patent: January 8, 2013Assignee: Intel-GE Care Innovations LLCInventors: Bradford Needham, Kofi B. Cobbinah, Terrance Dishongh
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Patent number: 8334778Abstract: A system provides assisted living messages with varying levels of detail to a person, according to proximity gradients. In one embodiment, the system involves location data. The location data associates first and second notification devices with respective first and second locations at a dwelling. A remote configuration module may enable a caregiver at a location other than the dwelling to specify multiple messages to be presented to the person at the dwelling, to assign first and second messages among the multiple messages to the first location, and to associate the first and second messages with first and second proximities, respectively, for the first location. The first notification device may automatically present the first message in response to detecting the person within the first proximity, and the second message in response to detecting the person within the second proximity. Other embodiments are described and claimed.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2011Date of Patent: December 18, 2012Assignee: Intel - GE Care Innovations LLCInventors: Bradford Needham, Jean-Manuel Van Thong, Michael E. Labhard, James W. Lundell
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Patent number: 8321562Abstract: A method for monitoring a user in a user living area in a system including a system controller having control parameters for controlling the operations of said system and a remote monitoring site, comprising; monitoring a user activity of said user; activating a control circuit in response to an occurrence of said user activity to provide user activity information to said system controller representative of said user activity; performing a statistical operation upon said user activity information to provide a statistical determination; and adjusting at least one of said control parameters in accordance with said statistical determination.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2011Date of Patent: November 27, 2012Assignee: Intel-GE Care Innovations LLCInventors: David M. Kutzik, Anthony P. Glascock
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Patent number: 8294572Abstract: The invention relates to a system and method of a health monitoring network which automates detection of faulty or failed sensors using real-time fault checking on a dynamically registered sensor data stream. The monitoring system and sensor network can provide a one-touch system to notify users when a sensor requires attention, without prior knowledge of the operational characteristics, installation method or configuration of sensors in the network. The network uses a decision engine to assist in maintenance according to a profile based on individual preferences and capabilities.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2006Date of Patent: October 23, 2012Assignee: Intel-GE Care Innovations LLCInventors: Benjamin Kuris, Donald R. Denning, Jr., Steven M. Ayer
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Publication number: 20120260744Abstract: A monitor, which may be closely associated with a handrail, may determine the amount of force applied to the handrail. The monitor may also determine the pattern in which force is applied to the handrail in order to assess how the user is contacting the handrail. The user's application of force to the handrail can be monitored along the course of movement along the handrail and may be compared to historical usage patterns.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 21, 2012Publication date: October 18, 2012Applicant: INTEL-GE CARE INNOVATIONS LLCInventors: Julie BEHAN, Terry Dishongh, Karol O'Donovan, Adrian Burns, Simon Roberts
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Patent number: 8233671Abstract: In some embodiments, disclosed is reading device that comprises a camera, at least one processor, and a user interface. The camera scans at least a portion of a document having text to generate a raster file. The processor processes the raster file to identify text blocks. The user interface allows a user to hierarchically navigate the text blocks when they are read to the user.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2007Date of Patent: July 31, 2012Assignee: Intel-GE Care Innovations LLCInventors: Gretchen Anderson, Jeff Witt, Ben Foss, J M Van Thong
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Patent number: 8229057Abstract: An embodiment of the invention relates to a sampling circuit comprising at least one clock, a reference trace, a sensor trace adapted to be connected to a sensing element, and a device to measure a length of delay between a reference signal transmission time of a reference signal transmitting through the reference trace and a sensed signal transmission time of a sensed signal transmitting through the sensor trace, wherein the length of delay is determined by counting the number of burst tones occurring during the length of delay.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2007Date of Patent: July 24, 2012Assignee: Intel-GE Care Innovations LLCInventors: Terry Dishongh, Fergal Tuffy, Benjamin Kuris
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Patent number: 8223013Abstract: The invention relates to a system and method of a health monitoring network which automates detection of faulty or failed sensors using real-time fault checking on a dynamically registered sensor data stream. The monitoring system and sensor network can provide a one-touch system to notify users when a sensor requires attention, without prior knowledge of the operational characteristics, installation method or configuration of sensors in the network. The network uses a decision engine to assist in maintenance according to a profile based on individual preferences and capabilities.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2007Date of Patent: July 17, 2012Assignee: Intel-GE Care Innovations LLCInventors: Benjamin Kuris, Donald R. Denning, Jr., Steven M. Ayer
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Patent number: 8205735Abstract: A monitor, which may be closely associated with a handrail, may determine the amount of force applied to the handrail. The monitor may also determine the pattern in which force is applied to the handrail in order to assess how the user is contacting the handrail. The user's application of force to the handrail can be monitored along the course of movement along the handrail and may be compared to historical usage patterns.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2008Date of Patent: June 26, 2012Assignee: Intel-GE Care Innovations LLCInventors: Julie Behan, Terry Dishongh, Karol O'Donovan, Adrian Burns, Simon Roberts
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Patent number: 8206323Abstract: Low frequency harmonics detected by an accelerometer in a wrist-mounted device are used to infer ambulation. The fundamental rhythm or pitch is extracted from gathered accelerometer data and the determined pitch and associated properties are used to infer whether a subject is walking or not walking.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2007Date of Patent: June 26, 2012Assignee: Intel-GE Care Innovations LLCInventors: Beth Logan, Matthai Philipose
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Patent number: 8204515Abstract: Briefly, in accordance with one or more embodiments, the location of a mobile device within a floor plan of a building or the like environment may be determined using a single transmission link between transceiver and the mobile device. A bit error rate value and a receiver signal strength indication value are measured for the present location of the mobile device in the floor plan. The coordinates where the mobile device is located may be determined by looking up the measured bit error rate value and the received signal strength indication value in a lookup table. Due to environmental factors of the floor plan, the combination of the bit error rate value and the received signal strength indication value corresponds to a unique coordinate location in the floor plan from which the location of the mobile device may be determined.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2011Date of Patent: June 19, 2012Assignee: Intel-GE Care Innovations LLCInventors: Terry Dishongh, Kevin Rhodes
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Publication number: 20120130673Abstract: Briefly, in accordance with one or more embodiments, a kinematic sensor may be carried by or on one or more body segments of a user to obtain one or more kinematic variables based at least in part on movement of the user with respect to a fixed, global reference system. The kinematic sensor comprises a tri-axial accelerometer sensor, a gyroscope sensor, and a magnetometer sensor to define the global reference system and to obtain kinematic data. The kinematic data may be transmitted via a wireless link to a remote information handling system or device, for example to monitor a health status of the user based at least in part on movement of the user with respect to the fixed, global reference system.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 30, 2012Publication date: May 24, 2012Applicant: INTEL-GE CARE INNOVATIONS LLC.Inventors: Terry DISHONGH, Kofi B. Cobbinah, Karol O'Donovan, Cliodhna Ni Scanaill
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Patent number: 8184001Abstract: A wireless contextual prompting device provides contextual (context-aware) prompting in the home for applications such as Activities of Daily Living (ADL) monitoring, medication adherence, journaling, social messaging and coaching. The device combines the advantages of a small, wireless, battery-operated sensor that may be easily mounted at critical places in a person's daily routine with a low-power, high-contrast display panel that may be palm sized. The context may be displayed on the display screen as images, icons and/or text such that it is easy to interpret warnings by the young, elderly, or the language-challenged.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2008Date of Patent: May 22, 2012Assignee: Intel-GE Care Innovations LLCInventors: Benjamin Kuris, Steven M. Ayer, Frank C. Bomba, Doug F. Busch
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Patent number: 8185398Abstract: In some embodiments, a reading device is provided with a shortcut read mode in which a user can instruct the reading device of the type of document (e.g., invoice, package label, newspaper, etc.) that is to be read so that the device can more efficiently find and read back to the user desired (target) information from the document.Type: GrantFiled: December 31, 2007Date of Patent: May 22, 2012Assignee: Intel-GE Care Innovations LLCInventors: Gretchen Anderson, Jeff Witt, Ben Foss, J M Van Thong
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Patent number: 8138926Abstract: Motion detecting devices may be used to help monitor and guide human subjects interacting with objects. An activity monitoring station may receive an interaction schedule for a human subject. The schedule may list objects with which the human subject is scheduled to interact. The station may receive motion data from a motion detecting device worn by the subject and a device situated on or in an object. The station may generate a motion alignment score, based on the motion data, and may determine that the subject has interacted with the object, based on the alignment score. The station may also automatically determine whether the interaction is an approved interaction or a disapproved interaction, based on the schedule. The station may automatically cause an approval or disapproval signal to be generated for the human subject. Interaction reports may be generated and transmitted to caregivers. Other embodiments are described and claimed.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2008Date of Patent: March 20, 2012Assignee: Intel-GE Care Innovations LLCInventors: Frank Bomba, Beth Logan, Jean-Manuel Van Thong
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Patent number: 8120498Abstract: Briefly, in accordance with one or more embodiments, a kinematic sensor may be carried by or on one or more body segments of a user to obtain one or more kinematic variables based at least in part on movement of the user with respect to a fixed, global reference system. The kinematic sensor comprises a tri-axial accelerometer sensor, a gyroscope sensor, and a magnetometer sensor to define the global reference system and to obtain kinematic data. The kinematic data may be transmitted via a wireless link to a remote information handling system or device, for example to monitor a health status of the user based at least in part on movement of the user with respect to the fixed, global reference system.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2007Date of Patent: February 21, 2012Assignee: Intel-GE Care Innovations LLCInventors: Terry Dishongh, Kofi Cobbinah, Karol O'Donovan, Cliodhna Ni Scanaill
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Publication number: 20120025999Abstract: A system provides assisted living messages with varying levels of detail to a person, according to proximity gradients. In one embodiment, the system involves location data. The location data associates first and second notification devices with respective first and second locations at a dwelling. A remote configuration module may enable a caregiver at a location other than the dwelling to specify multiple messages to be presented to the person at the dwelling, to assign first and second messages among the multiple messages to the first location, and to associate the first and second messages with first and second proximities, respectively, for the first location. The first notification device may automatically present the first message in response to detecting the person within the first proximity, and the second message in response to detecting the person within the second proximity. Other embodiments are described and claimed.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 11, 2011Publication date: February 2, 2012Applicant: Intel-GE Care Innovations LLCInventors: Bradford NEEDHAM, Jean-Manuel Van Thong, Michael E. Labhard, James W. Lundell