Patents by Inventor Di-Ann Hong

Di-Ann Hong 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 for detecting heart rate and systems thereof
    Publication number: 20060287606
    Abstract: A method for detecting heart rate, the method including the steps of: receiving (100) a heart activity signal at an input of a Q-filter processor that includes at least a first and a second Q-filter; removing noise (300) from the heart activity signal using the Q-filter processor to generate a filtered heart activity signal; detecting (400) a heart activity pattern, that includes at least a first S1 or QRS at a first time and a second S1 or QRS at a second time, from the filtered heart activity signal; and determining (500) a heart rate value based on the time interval between the first S1 and the second S1 or between the first QRS and the second QRS.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2005
    Publication date: December 21, 2006
    Inventors: Di-Ann Hong, Liliana Grajales, Magdi Mohamed, Weimin Xiao