Patents by Inventor Euan Murugasu

Euan Murugasu has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method and system for fall-onset detection
    Patent number: 8260570
    Abstract: A method and system for fall-onset detection is provided. The method includes the steps of monitoring acceleration at the thigh of a person; monitoring acceleration at the waist of the person; monitoring orientation of the thigh of the person; and detecting the fall-onset if the orientation of the thigh exceeds a first threshold value and a correlation between variation in acceleration of the thigh and variation in acceleration of the waist exceeds a second threshold value and a correlation between variation in the orientation of the thigh and a fall-template variation exceeds a third threshold value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Assignees: National University of Singapore, Singapore General Hospital
    Inventors: Myo Naing Nyan, Eng Hock Francis Tay, Euan Murugasu
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FALL-ONSET DETECTION
    Publication number: 20100121603
    Abstract: A method and system for fall-onset detection is provided. The method includes the steps of monitoring acceleration at the thigh of a person; monitoring acceleration at the waist of the person; monitoring orientation of the thigh of the person; and detecting the fall-onset if the orientation of the thigh exceeds a first threshold value and a correlation between variation in acceleration of the thigh and variation in acceleration of the waist exceeds a second threshold value and a correlation between variation in the orientation of the thigh and a fall-template variation exceeds a third threshold value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2008
    Publication date: May 13, 2010
    Applicants: NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE, SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL
    Inventors: Myo Naing Nyan, Eng Hock Francis Tay, Euan Murugasu