Abstract: A method, and corresponding system (300), for monitoring patients based on activity state and posture. Activity state and/or posture of a patient are measured. Further, one or more vital signs of the patient are measured according to a schedule. Based on the measured activity state and/or posture of the patient and the measured one or more vital signs, the schedule is adjusted and/or patient deterioration is monitored for.

Abstract: Technique for deriving a graphical representation of domain-specific display-objects on an external display (13) within a patient-monitoring system (1), in which only a small amount of data has to be transmitted to the external display device (3) and at the same time the user of the external display (13) gets the same “look and feel” as he is used to from the built-in display (12) of a patient monitor (2).

Abstract: There is provided a bed exit monitoring apparatus for monitoring a user and determining when the user has got out of a bed, the apparatus comprising a processor that is configured to receive measurements of the acceleration in three dimensions acting on a device that is attached to the user; and process the measurements to determine if the user has got out of bed.

Abstract: For supporting correct and reliable operating displaying image data, wherein the image data may change over the time, the present invention suggests a reliable process, by use of which a secured image is generated based on a source image by generating at least one secured image part, wherein the secured image part is generated by combining a source image part of the source image with a corresponding secure pattern; and/or by monitoring displaying the secured image by detecting the corresponding secure pattern of the secured image part and by performing at least one of following: updating the detected secure pattern, checking the currentness or correctness of the detected secure pattern.

Abstract: A presentation on a display screen of objects of a user interface which can be freely positioned and scaled by means of control elements is optimized. This is realized by a predetermined calculation rule in such a manner that the objects can be automatically varied between a still readable minimum size and a selected maximum size in dependence on the object contents, selected preferred settings and the available display resource on the display screen, and that the available display screen surface is optimally filled, possibly while eliminating less important details of the object contents and while changing the display mode of the object contents and/or the object as well as while avoiding mutual overlapping of the objects.

Abstract: The invention relates to a patient monitoring system comprising at least one monitoring unit (24) for monitoring the physiological status of a patient and a host system (14) comprising a network of access points (16, 18, 20) for wireless reception of physiological status data. Each monitoring unit (24) is provided to transmit physiological status data to the access points at selected points of time, together with time related data indicating the expected point of time of the next data transmission. The invention further relates to a respective method for monitoring the physiological status of a patient.

Abstract: A controlling device (110) is configured for controlling a state of an alarm limit of an alarm device (108). The alarm device (108) is configured for generating an alarm signal in association with a monitored physiological parameter of a patient. The alarm limit triggers the generation of the alarm signal. In order to automatically control the state of the alarm limit, the controlling device (110) comprises a receiving unit (146) configured for receiving information indicating an administration of a treatment to the patient, a determining unit (148) configured for determining whether the treatment is administered to the patient based on the received information, and a controlling unit (150) configured for controlling the state of the alarm limit based on a result of the determination of the determining unit (148).

Abstract: The invention relates to a clinical monitoring network (1). Furthermore, the invention relates to a paging system, a computer program and an according method. In order to provide an inexpensive solution to notify medical staff about a critical event at a point of care, it is suggested to use a medical device (5, 6), e.g. a patient monitor, attachable to a clinical monitoring network (1) as a paging client (8) of a paging system.

Abstract: The present invention suggests the use of independent, wireless, smart and therefore self-contained sensors (3, 4, 5) in a patient monitoring system (1). The sensors (3, 4, 5) provide their own communication system for transmitting acquired signals to a patient monitor (8) etc. Furthermore a patient identifier (26) is associated to the communication. This approach introduces a patient-related concept, where all communication is personalized and assigned to the patient (2).

Abstract: Technique for deriving a graphical representation of domain-specific display-objects on an external display (13) within a patient-monitoring system (1), in which only a small amount of data has to be transmitted to the external display device (3) and at the same time the user of the external display (13) gets the same “look and feel” as he is used to from the built-in display (12) of a patient monitor (2).

Abstract: A system and a method for monitoring a physiological parameter of a patient providing a measurement-modulated acoustic signal (7) after/when a measurement value of the monitored physiological parameter exceeds an alarm limit.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method of optimizing the presentation on a display screen of objects of a user interface which can be freely positioned and scaled by means of control elements. This is realized by means of a predetermined calculation rule in such a manner that the objects can be automatically varied between a still readable minimum size and a selected maximum size in dependence on the object contents, selected preferred settings and the available display resource on the display screen, and that the available display screen surface is optimally filled, possibly while eliminating less important details of the object contents and while changing the display mode of the object contents and/or the object as well as while avoiding mutual overlapping of the objects.

Abstract: A system and a method for monitoring a physiological parameter of a patient providing a measurement-modulated acoustic signal (7) after/when a measurement value of the monitored physiological parameter exceeds an alarm limit.

Abstract: A data network comprises a plurality of spatially distributed stations whose access to the network is controlled by a token. In a process for real-time transmission of data packets through the data network, the following steps are carried out in each of the stations: assigning a priority step to each data packet to be transmitted depending on the dwell time of the data packet in the station, and summing up the data amounts of the respective data packets having the same priority step; reserving in the token, send capacity required for transmitting data packets, said reservation being effected in dependence upon the send capacity available, the priority and the data amount of the data packets to be transmitted from this station, and information which is contained in the token and which concerns the priority and the data amount of data packets to be transmitted from other stations; and transmitting the data packets corresponding to the reserved send capacity when the token is next received.