Patents Assigned to ECHOCARE TECHNOLOGIES LTD.
  • Patent number: 10621847
    Abstract: A non-wearable Personal Emergency Response System (PERS) architecture is provided, implementing RF interferometry using synthetic aperture antenna arrays to derive ultra-wideband echo signals which are analyzed and then processed by a two-stage human state classifier and abnormal states pattern recognition. Systems and methods transmit ultra-wide band radio frequency signals at, and receive echo signals from, the environment, process the received echo signals to yield a range-bin-based slow signal that is spatially characterized over a plurality of spatial range bins, and estimate respiration parameter(s) of the human(s) by analyzing the slow signal. The antennas may be arranged in several linear baselines, implement virtual displacements, and may be set into multiple communicating sub-arrays. A classifier uses respiration and other derived features to classify the state of the human(s).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: ECHOCARE TECHNOLOGIES LTD
    Inventors: Rafael Zack, Omer Hadad
  • Publication number: 20180330593
    Abstract: A non-wearable Personal Emergency Response System (PERS) architecture is provided, implementing RF interferometry using synthetic aperture antenna arrays to derive ultra-wideband echo signals which are analyzed and then processed by a two-stage human state classifier and abnormal states pattern recognition. Systems and methods transmit ultra-wide band radio frequency signals at, and receive echo signals from, the environment, process the received echo signals to yield a range-bin-based slow signal that is spatially characterized over a plurality of spatial range bins, and estimate respiration parameter(s) of the human(s) by analyzing the slow signal. The antennas may be arranged in several linear baselines, implement virtual displacements, and may be set into multiple communicating sub-arrays. A classifier uses respiration and other derived features to classify the state of the human(s).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 4, 2018
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Applicant: ECHOCARE TECHNOLOGIES LTD.
    Inventors: Rafael Zack, Omer Hadad
  • Patent number: 10037671
    Abstract: A non-wearable Personal Emergency Response System (PERS) architecture is provided, implementing RF interferometry using synthetic aperture antenna arrays to derive ultra-wideband echo signals which are analyzed and then processed by a two-stage human state classifier and abnormal states pattern recognition. Systems and methods transmit ultra-wide band radio frequency signals at, and receive echo signals from, the environment, process the received echo signals to yield a range-bin-based slow signal that is spatially characterized over a plurality of spatial range bins, and estimate respiration parameter(s) of the human(s) by analyzing the slow signal. The antennas may be arranged in several linear baselines, implement virtual displacements, and may be set into multiple communicating sub-arrays. A classifier uses respiration and other derived features to classify the state of the human(s).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2018
    Assignee: ECHOCARE TECHNOLOGIES LTD.
    Inventors: Rafael Zack, Omer Hadad
  • Patent number: 9576468
    Abstract: A non-wearable Personal Emergency Response System (PERS) architecture is provided, having a synthetic aperture antenna based RF interferometer followed by two-stage human state classifier and abnormal states pattern recognition. Systems and methods transmit ultra-wide band radio frequency signals at, and receive echo signals from, the environment, process the received echo signals to yield a range-bin-based slow signal that is spatio-temporally characterized over multiple spatial range bins and multiple temporal sub-frames, respectively, and derive from the slow signal a Doppler signature and a range-time energy signature as motion characteristics of human(s) in the environment and optionally also derive location data as movement characteristics thereof. The decision process is carried out based on the instantaneous human state (local decision) followed by abnormal states patterns recognition (global decision).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: ECHOCARE TECHNOLOGIES LTD.
    Inventors: Rafael Zack, Omer Hadad
  • Patent number: 9568594
    Abstract: A non-wearable Personal Emergency Response System (PERS) architecture is provided, implementing RF interferometry using synthetic aperture antenna arrays to derive ultra-wideband echo signals which are analyzed and then processed by a two-stage human state classifier and abnormal states pattern recognition. Systems and methods transmit ultra-wide band radio frequency signals at, and receive echo signals from, the environment, process the received echo signals to derive a spatial distribution of echo sources in the environment using spatial parameters of the at least one transmitting and/or receiving antennas, and estimate postures human(s) in the environment by analyzing the spatial distribution with respect to echo intensity. The antennas may be arranged in several linear baselines, implement virtual displacements, and may be set into multiple communicating sub-arrays.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: ECHOCARE TECHNOLOGIES LTD.
    Inventors: Michael Harash, Rafael Zack
  • Patent number: 9568595
    Abstract: A non-wearable Personal Emergency Response System (PERS) architecture is provided, implementing RF interferometry using synthetic aperture antenna arrays to derive ultra-wideband echo signals which are analyzed and then processed by a two-stage human state classifier and abnormal states pattern recognition. Systems and methods transmit ultra-wide band radio frequency signals at, and receive echo signals from, the environment, process the received echo signals to yield a range-bin-based slow signal that is spatio-temporally characterized over multiple spatial range bins and multiple temporal sub-frames, respectively, and derive from the slow signal multiple characteristics of human(s) in the environment. The reception antennas may be arranged in several linear baselines, implement virtual displacements, and may be set into multiple communicating sub-arrays.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: ECHOCARE TECHNOLOGIES LTD.
    Inventors: Rafael Zack, Ovadia Chaluba
  • Patent number: 9520051
    Abstract: A non-wearable Personal Emergency Response System (PERS) architecture is provided, having a synthetic aperture antenna based RF interferometer followed by two-stage human state classifier and abnormal states pattern recognition. In addition, it contains a communication sub-system to communicate with the remote operator and centralized system for multiple users' data analysis. The system is trained to learn the person's body features as well as the home environment. The decision process is carried out based on the instantaneous human state (Local Decision) followed by abnormal states patterns recognition (Global decision). The system global decision (emergency alert) is communicated to the operator through the communication system and two-ways communication is enabled between the monitored person and the remote operator. In some embodiments, a centralized system (cloud) receives data from distributed PERS systems to perform further analysis and upgrading the systems with updated database (codebooks).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2016
    Assignee: ECHOCARE TECHNOLOGIES LTD.
    Inventors: Rafi Zack, Yossi Kofman