Abstract: The invention relates to a distress signaling system, a body area network for enabling a distress signaling, a method for signaling a condition of a distress and a vehicle arranged with the distress signaling system. The distress signaling system 10 according to the invention comprises monitoring means 11 arranged in a vehicle in order to monitor a vital sign of a seated passenger by means of a sensor 12 arranged to measure a signal representative to said sign. The monitoring means 11 are preferably arranged to perform a continuous monitoring of the vital sign of the passenger and are further arranged to provide a corresponding signal to the front-end electronics 20 of the system 10. The front-end electronics 20 is arranged to analyze the signal from the monitoring means 11. For that purpose the front-end electronics 20 comprises a data processing means 21 arranged to process the measured signal in order to yield data representative to a condition of the passenger.

Abstract: A battery configuration (1, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27) comprises a standard battery (AA, CR) of a standard type of battery and a tag (2, D). By inserting the battery configuration (1, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27) in any apparatus, the apparatus can be designed to communicate with a communication device (14, 25, 16, 22).

Abstract: The invention relates to a wearable device arranged for enabling a bioelectrical interaction with an individual when being brought into contact with the individual's skin I, said device comprising electrodes 2 arranged to carry out said interaction by means of a first electrical signal, said electrodes comprise motion artifact detection means 4. The electrode assembly 1 comprises the electrode 2 arranged to carry out a bioelectrical interaction with the individual by means of measuring an electrical signal on the body of the individual I and/or applying an electrical signal to the body of the individual. In order to enable said bioelectrical interaction the electrode 2 is provided with an electrical cable 2a. According to the invention, the electrode 2 is arranged with a pressure sensor 4. The pressure sensor 4 is arranged to measure a normal force component of an external force applied to the electrode due to movement of the individual.

Abstract: The invention relates to a system (1) for monitoring a conductivity in a volume. The system according to the invention is suited to be used for industrial and medical applications. The system (1) comprises a resonant circuit (2,4,10) comprising a conductive coil (4) driven by a power supply means (8), said conductive coil being arranged to induce an oscillating magnetic field in the volume. The power supply means (8) is arranged to measure a power loss of said resonant circuit due to the conductivity in the volume. The conductive coil (4) is arranged to be integrated into an insulating fabric (9). Preferably the conductor forming the conductive coil is interwoven with threads of fabric. For medical applications it is preferable that the system is integrated into a bodywear, for example a T-shirt.

Abstract: An electrode assembly arranged to change the impedance of the skin area (12a, 12) under the contacting surface (11) of the electrode (10). For this purpose the body of the electrode (10) comprises the impedance control means (14) arranged to discharge an amount of the electrolyte from a depot (14). This can be controlled by the discharge means (16) arranged to induce a force of the depot (14). Preferably, the discharge means operate with an ignitable pressurized gas (15) or with settable fibers. The electrode 10 is provided with pores (13) to conduct the electrolyte from the depot (14) to the inter space (12a) between the contacting surface (11) and the receiving area of the skin (12).

Abstract: A system (6) arranged to route a dialog between an operator of a call center and a customer. Said system comprising a communication script (44) arranged to follow a scenario corresponding to a customer's case by means of presenting a plurality of messages to the operator. Said system further comprising means (3,7) for determining a type of the scenario, means (11) for determining a current state of the scenario and a generator (9) of the communication script (44). Said generator being arranged to select a plurality of messages (44a, 44b, 44c) from a database of messages (10) in compliance with said type and said current state in order to obtain a plurality of selected messages. Ranking means (14b) are arranged to rank the selected messages, wherein the message with a higher relevance to the current state of the scenario being ranked higher. A user interface (8) arranged to present the selected messages together with their rank (46a, 46b, 46c) to the operator in a list (18).

Abstract: A wearable system (1) arranged to enable a bioelectrical interaction with an individual when being brought into a contact with the individual's skin (S). The system (1) comprises an electronic device with electrodes (3) to enable said interaction. The electrodes (3) are shaped to enable the fixation of the device on a suitable carrier (7), said carrier being provided with receiving portions (5) to enable said fixation.

Abstract: A system for monitoring a physiological condition of an individual. The system (1) comprises sensing means (3) arranged to pick up a first signal (M) in a first mode of the system, said first signal being representative of the physiological condition and to forward the first signal to a signal processing unit (33). The system comprises an actuatable control unit (2) positioned remote from the signal processing unit, the control unit (2) being suitable to generate a second signal (T) arranged to be superimposed on the first signal (M). The signal processing unit (33, 37) is arranged to decode the second signal and to make the system enter into a second mode upon receipt of the second signal (T).

Abstract: The invention relates to a response system for detecting, locating and responding to a person in an abnormal physiological condition, said system comprising positioning means (12) arranged to provide an information about an actual location of the person and monitoring means (11) arranged to monitor an abnormality in the physiological condition of the person, said monitoring means comprising a sensor (6) to acquire a signal related to a physiological condition of the patient, a processor (8) to process the acquired signal in order to establish where the abnormal condition has occurred, said processor being arranged to produce a trigger signal to generate an alarm, an alarm generating means (10) arranged to generate the alarm upon a receipt of the trigger signal, said alarm generating means being further arranged to provide an indication of a location of the person said indication of the location being provided by a positioning means (12).

Abstract: A wearable heart monitoring system (1) for monitoring of a cardiac arrhythmia, said system comprising ECG sensors (3) for providing patient heart data, a conditioning and interpreting circuitry (4) for processing the heart data, alarm generation means for generating an alarm, said conditioning and interpreting circuitry comprises a real-time evaluator for measuring and analyzing a histogram of a temporal distribution of an interval between successive corresponding characteristic peaks in an ECG spectrum during a plurality of successive heart cycles, the alarm generation means being arranged to generate an alarm based on the analysis of said histogram.

Abstract: A system for continuous monitoring of a physiological condition of a recipient arranged to alarm the recipient and a remote service center in case an abnormality in the physiological condition occurs. For that purpose the system comprises monitoring means provided with a set of electrodes to be arranged on the body of the recipient and to derive a signal related to said condition, detection means actuated by said electrodes and arranged to process said signal in order to derive a feature in the signal characteristic to said abnormality; alarm means arranged to trigger an alarm signal upon a detection of said feature by the detection means; transmission means arranged to transmit the alarm signal to a station responsive to said alarm signal. The system architecture is arranged in such a way that only the alarm signal is transferred to the station thus allowing the monitoring in a continuous way.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing method for manufacturing a wearable monitoring system, said method comprising a step of providing a fabric-based elastic belt for housing of electrodes, the electrodes being provided by molding of an electrode material through the elastic belt. The fact that the necessary electrodes are integrated in the belt of the garment contributes to the user-friendliness of such a monitoring system. Furthermore such a system is washable which further contributes to the comfort of the patient.

Abstract: The invention relates to a display device for rendering gray tone images on a monitor (31) controlled by s electron rays, wherein a correction unit (33) is provided for generating s output image signals As, which comprise gray tone values forming part of a set K of correction gray tones, from an image signal (34) which comprises gray tone values forming part of a set M of original gray tones (23), and the s output image signals As, after a D/A conversion, are fed each to one electron ray for a brightness-corrected rendering of a gray tone in one pixel of the monitor (31) for the purpose of adapting the brightness distribution of the monitor to the optimum perceptional brightness distribution.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method and a device for adapting a radiation dose of an X-ray source (1). The X-ray source (1) irradiates an object to be examined, for example, a patient (4), so as to form an X-ray image (7) on an X-ray detector (5). The X-ray image (7) is subdivided into image regions (A-I) and each time the brightest image region is successively separated from the remaining image regions in an iterative method if its mean grey value forms an indication of the presence of direct radiation (2b) in the relevant image region. The image regions still remaining at the end of the iteration operation correspond to an image region of interest which can be taken into account by a control unit (6) so as to calculate the optimum radiation dose.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method and a device for the processing of X-ray images which can be used notably in medical fluoroscopy procedures since they keep the overall radiation load for a patient low. Processing of and detail enhancement in the X-ray images is preferably performed by means of a pattern matching algorithm which necessitates prior knowledge of a pattern of the detail of interest. In order to extract this pattern, at least one single image (HD) is formed (2) with a higher dose rate, said single image having an image quality which suffices for the automatic (4) or non-automatic (3) recognition of the pattern. The information extracted from this single image serves as a basis for the evaluation of X-ray images (LD2) formed with a lower dose rate.

Abstract: The invention relates to a display device for rendering gray tone images on a monitor controlled by s electron rays. The display device includes a correction unit for generating s output image signals As composed of gray tone values forming part of a set K of correction gray tones from an image signal. The image signal is composed of gray tone values forming part of a set M of original gray tones, and the s output image signals As, after a D/A conversion, are fed each to one electron ray for a brightness-corrected rendering of a gray tone in one pixel of the monitor for the purpose of adapting the brightness distribution of the monitor to the optimum perceptional brightness distribution.

Abstract: The invention relates to an image system, notably an X-ray system and an ultrasound system, which generate images or sequences of images and automatically change or optimize the operational behavior of individual system components. To this end, measurement fields 30 are defined in images of an image sequence by means of a data processing unit. Information 14b, 15b, 16b, 17b and 18b is extracted from said measurement fields in order to adapt the system components. More specifically, in the course of a sequence of images the measurement fields are adapted or shifted in conformity with the motion of objects.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method and a device for adapting a radiation dose of an X-ray source (1). The X-ray source (1) irradiates an object to be examined, for example, a patient (4), so as to form an X-ray image (7) on an X-ray detector (5). The X-ray image (7) is subdivided into image regions (A-I) and each time the brightest image region is successively separated from the remaining image regions in an iterative method if its mean grey value forms an indication of the presence of direct radiation (2b) in the relevant image region. The image regions still remaining at the end of the iteration operation correspond to an image region of interest which can be taken into account by a control unit (6) so as to calculate the optimum radiation dose.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method and a device for the processing of X-ray images which can be used notably in medical fluoroscopy procedures since they keep the overall radiation load for a patient low. Processing of and detail enhancement in the X-ray images is preferably performed by means of a pattern matching algorithm which necessitates prior knowledge of a pattern of the detail of interest. In order to extract this pattern, at least one single image (HD) is formed (2) with a higher dose rate, said single image having an image quality which suffices for the automatic (4) or non-automatic (3) recognition of the pattern. The information extracted from this single image serves as a basis for the evaluation of X-ray images (LD2) formed with a lower dose rate.