Human Or Animal Patents (Class 340/573.1)
  • Patent number: 11249711
    Abstract: Methods, computer program products, and systems are presented. The method computer program products, and systems can include, for instance: obtaining output data of one or more sensor of a mobile device; prioritizing the first though Nth applications of the mobile device based on the output data and based on criteria characterizing the first through Nth applications; and establishing information for display on a display of the mobile device based on the prioritizing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Andrew S. Feltham, Elizabeth J. Maple
  • Patent number: 11240590
    Abstract: A baby monitor system with noise filtering comprises a capture device and a display device, the capture device comprises a detection module, the display device comprises a DSP processor with ENC module and filters; the detection module detects target signals from baby and environmental noise signals to form audio streaming data, and transmits the audio streaming data to the display device in encrypted format; the display device converts the audio streaming data to analog signals and passes the analog signals to input of ENC module of the DSP processor; the ENC module identifies the noise signals and target signals from the analog signals, and activates the filters to filter the noise signals according to frequency bands of noise for attenuating noise sound and to pass the target signals with signal amplification for improving target sound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: MERIT ZONE LIMITED
    Inventor: Kelvin Ka Fai Chan
  • Patent number: 11232699
    Abstract: A system for monitoring at least one person passing through an area includes a first monitor (104), a second monitor (106), and a receiver (108). The first monitor is configured to detect activity in a first zone (110) and to obtain first data relating to detected activity in the first zone. The second monitor is configured to detect activity in a second zone (111) and to obtain second data relating to detected activity in the second zone. In addition, the first monitor is in circuit communication with the second monitor and in wireless communication with the receiver. After obtaining the second data, the second monitor generates a second monitor signal (112) that comprises the second data and sends the second monitor signal to the first monitor. The first monitor is configured to receive the second monitor signal and generate a combined data packet that comprises the first data and the second data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Inventors: Mark A. Bullock, David A. Urbanic
  • Patent number: 11227475
    Abstract: A monitoring support apparatus according to an aspect of the present disclosure is for supporting work of a monitoring person who monitors subjects by sequentially visiting the subjects and includes a measuring device that measures the subjects and the monitoring person by radiating a detecting wave toward the subjects and the monitoring person, a position specifying circuit that specifies positions of the subjects and a position of the monitoring person on the basis of information obtained by the measuring device, and a decision circuit that decides at least one selected from a group consisting of a next subject suitable as a subject to be visited next by the monitoring person among the subjects and a movement path along which the monitoring person moves from the position of the monitoring person to the next subject on the basis of the positions of the subjects and the position of the monitoring person.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kenji Mizutani
  • Patent number: 11222437
    Abstract: Non-contact methods and systems are disclosed for estimating an in-bed human pose. The method includes the steps of: (a) capturing thermal imaging data of a human subject lying on a bed using a long wavelength infrared camera positioned above the human subject; (b) transmitting the thermal imaging data to a computer system; and (c) processing the thermal imaging data by the computer system using a model to estimate the pose of the human subject, the model comprising a machine learning inference model trained on a training dataset of a plurality of in-bed human poses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: Northeastern University
    Inventors: Sarah Ostadabbas, Shuangjun Liu
  • Patent number: 11222094
    Abstract: A method includes receiving a scheduling request that identifies a medical consumable, accessing first document types that indicate how often medical consumables are to be ingested, identifying a frequency at which the first designated medical consumable is to be consumed based on the first document types, accessing second document types that indicate a pattern of personal activity behavior, identifying one or more temporal opportunity windows based on the second document types, determining one or more matches between the frequency at which the first designated medical consumable is to be consumed and the one or more temporal opportunity windows, creating an adherence schedule based on the one or more matches that indicates when reminders to ingest the first designated medical consumable are to be generated, and generating one or more of the reminders to ingest the first designated medical consumable on a mobile electronic device according to the adherence schedule.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: Express Scripts Strategie Development, Inc.
    Inventors: Matt J. Walton, Ron D. Strawbridge
  • Patent number: 11221104
    Abstract: Production and work machines are to be able to be more safely operated. Thereto, they can be equipped with a safety device, which comprises a light curtain, a first and a second reflection device, which are each formed for reflecting light of the light curtain, and a first identification element integrated in the first reflection device as well as a second identification element integrated in the second reflection device. Moreover, the safety device comprises a first sensor device and a second sensor device for reading out the identification elements. A control device provides a start signal for the machine only if the first sensor device reads out the first identification information and the second sensor device reads out the second identification information at the same time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: Q-tec Pruefgeraete GmbH
    Inventor: Otto Rothenaicher
  • Patent number: 11223491
    Abstract: A wireless infrastructure component for integration with a building fire system includes a first mounting interface and a wireless communications interface. The first mounting interface is configured to physically couple to a mounting surface and includes a first power connector that is configured to receive power from the building fire system. The wireless communications interface is electrically coupled to the first power connector and is configured to use the power from the building fire system in order to conduct wireless communications with one or more wireless devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Tyco IP Holdings LLP
    Inventors: Joseph Piccolo, III, Craig E. Trivelpiece, Timothy C. Gamroth
  • Patent number: 11219544
    Abstract: A device for assisting a wearer in rotationally moving an ankle joint. A drive mechanism coaxially rotates with the ankle joint using a drive motor; a control device controls the drive motor. A storage stores a basic movement pattern and a corrected movement pattern that represent time-series changes in ankle joint angle in a gait cycled. A calculator obtains the corrected movement pattern by correcting the basic movement pattern based on input operation. The basic movement pattern is represented by a polygonal line or a Bézier curve, each of which includes a plurality of predetermined points serving as inflection points, or a combination of thereof. The calculator generates the corrected movement pattern corrected by adjusting positions of the plurality of predetermined points on the basic movement pattern, and, based on the corrected movement pattern, the control device controls driving provided by the drive motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: Space Bio-Laboratories Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Rui Yuge, Yumi Kawahara
  • Patent number: 11222714
    Abstract: A system and method of confirming administration of medication in a clinical trial is provided. The method comprises the steps of receiving information identifying a particular medication prescription regimen in accordance with the clinical trial, determining one or more procedures for administering such prescription regimen and identifying one or more activity sequences associated with such procedures. Activity sequences of actual administration of such prescription regimen are captured and then compared to the identified activity sequences to determine differences therebetween. A notice is provided if differences are determined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: Ai Cure Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Adam Hanina, Gordon Kessler
  • Patent number: 11217240
    Abstract: A voice-interaction device includes a plurality of input and output components configured to facilitate interaction between the voice-interaction device and a target user. The plurality of input and output components may include a microphone configured to sense sound and generate an audio input signal, a speaker configured to output an audio signal to the target user, and an input component configured to sense at least one non-audible interaction from the target user. A context controller monitors the plurality of input and output components and determines a current use context. A virtual assistant module facilitates voice communications between the voice-interaction device and the target user and configures one or more of the input and output components in response to the current use context. The current use context may include whisper detection, target user proximity, gaze direction tracking and other use contexts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: SYNAPTICS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Jochen Huber, Mohamed Sheik-Nainar, Anna Ostberg
  • Patent number: 11216784
    Abstract: In an illustrative embodiment, systems and methods for automating candidate video assessments include receiving a submission from a candidate for an available position including baseline response video segments and question response video segments. The system can determine, from detected nonverbal features within the baseline response video segments, nonverbal baseline scores. For each of the interview questions, candidate response attributes can be detected including a response direction, a response speed, and nonverbal features. A nonverbal reaction score is calculated from the detected nonverbal features and the baseline scores. A response score can be calculated from the response direction and response speed, and a trustworthiness score is determined based on a correspondence between the response score and the nonverbal reaction score. A next interview question can be determined in real-time from a benchmarked version of the response score.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: Cut-E Assessment Global Holdings Limited
    Inventors: Achim Preuss, Richard Justenhoven, Mario Martella, Andrey Matveev, Nicholas Martin
  • Patent number: 11208109
    Abstract: A driver condition estimating device includes circuitry configured to measure movement of the head of a driver from output of a driver camera and detect a sign of abnormality of the driver from the movement of the head. On condition that lateral acceleration acting on the head of the driver is a predetermined value or less, the circuitry is configured to calculate a periodic feature amount from time series data showing the movement of the head of the driver, calculate a time series variation pattern from the obtained periodic feature amount, and compare of the obtained time series variation pattern with a predetermined threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Makoto Yoshida, Taro Iwamoto, Ken Ikuhisa, Yohei Iwashita
  • Patent number: 11210922
    Abstract: The present invention provides an improved electronic fall monitoring system comprising a device having multiple sensor ports for flexibly monitoring various sensors associated with a single patient without requiring repeated connections and disconnections of sensors. With several sensors simultaneously connected at different locations, a processor can execute to ensure that only one sensor, corresponding to one patient, is monitored at any given time, including by triggering an alarm when a second sensor is triggered while a first sensor is in use. Accordingly, the system can provide a “one step transfer” in which a caregiver may simply press hold once to transfer a patient from one sensed area to another. In addition, the caregiver can simply actuate a single input with only a momentary press to allow suspension of monitoring for a shorter duration (hold) or a longer press to allow suspension of monitoring for a longer duration (extended hold).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: TIDI Products, LLC
    Inventors: Roy Seizo Carr, Glen Holt Humphrey, Drew Deem Coatney, Himanshu Patel, Lisa McHale, Brian N. Young, Justin K. Thomas
  • Patent number: 11211163
    Abstract: Methods and systems are presented for indicating the proximity of a process requirement metric to a corresponding system process requirement in a physiological monitor. Metrics are determined based on a received physiological signal, such as a PPG signal. At least one of the metrics is compared to a corresponding system process requirement, such as a threshold, which can be used to trigger a system process, such as an alarm, a recalibration, or a measurement. The proximity of the metric to the corresponding system process requirement is calculated and indicated. Indicating the proximity to a system process requirement may provide valuable information to clinicians and allow them to manually trigger system processes, such as measurements or recalibrations, when a metric is close to a system process requirement for a significant period of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: COVIDIEN LP
    Inventors: James Watson, Paul S. Addison, Keith Manning
  • Patent number: 11202199
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a display; a first wireless communication circuit configured to support Bluetooth (BT) communication and to include a first BT address; a processor operatively connected to the display and the first wireless communication circuit; and a memory, wherein the memory may store instructions that are configured to, when executed, cause the processor to: receive first data including a second BT address associated with a first external device; perform a page scan based on the first BT address and the second BT address using the BT communication; receive second data based on the second BT address from a second external device using the BT communication; identify information for connection with the second external device based on the second data using the BT communication; and provide a user interface for connection with the second external device through the display based on the identified information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Euibum Han, Gupil Cheong, Gibeom Kim, Hyunah Oh, Doosuk Kang
  • Patent number: 11197464
    Abstract: A system for determining whether an unattended animal is left in an enclosed space is provided. The system includes a sensor provided within the enclosed space that is configured to generate temperature data and humidity data associated with an interior of the enclosed space and generate physiological data associated with the unattended animal. The system includes a control system that (a) determines, based on the temperature data and the humidity data, whether the interior of the enclosed space is unsafe for the unattended animal, (b) determines, based on the physiological data, whether the unattended animal is within the interior of the enclosed space, and (c) based on the interior of the enclosed space being unsafe for the unattended animal, starts a countdown timer when the physiological data indicates a presence of the unattended animal within the interior of the enclosed space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: UST Global Inc
    Inventor: Kuruvilla Mathew
  • Patent number: 11193894
    Abstract: A user identification and contaminant detection system for a portable computer with the computer having a camera, an integral screen and central processing unit (CPU; a. an enclosure having at least one grasper disposed for coupling the system to the portable computer; b. a light emitter capable of generating light of with least one excitation wavelength for a contaminant present in its output spectrum with output of the emitter oriented into the field of view of the camera; c. electronic communication between the computer and the emitter; c.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: PathSpot Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Taylor D Waanders, Christine Schindler
  • Patent number: 11191477
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods of identifying a patient in need of pressure ulcer treatment and treating the patient with clinical intervention selected based on sub-epidermal moisture values. The present disclosure also provides methods of stratifying groups of patients based on pressure ulcer risks and methods of reducing incidence of pressure ulcers in a care facility.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: Bruin Biometrics, LLC
    Inventor: Martin F. Burns
  • Patent number: 11185604
    Abstract: Methods and systems for monitoring sterilization status are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: Deep Science LLC
    Inventors: Edward K. Y. Jung, Royce A. Levien, Robert W. Lord, Mark A. Malamud, John D. Rinaldo, Jr., Lowell L. Wood, Jr.
  • Patent number: 11184344
    Abstract: A method of operation of a control node (400, 700, 1000) in a mobile communications network, the method comprising: receiving a request for authorization from a user equipment (500, 800, 1100); determining whether the request for authorization includes evidence that the user equipment is authorized by a trusted traffic authority; and processing the request for authorization only if the request for authorization includes evidence that the user equipment is authorized by the trusted traffic authority. Methods for the user equipment and a trusted authority device, as well as corresponding devices, computer programs and computer program products are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Noamen Ben Henda, Prajwol Kumar Nakarmi
  • Patent number: 11181982
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention disclose a method, computer program product, and system for reducing notifications on a user device to mitigate a user's injury associated with repetitive stress of using the user device. One or more notifications associated with the user device are received. A notification profile associated with the user is generated based on the received one or more notifications. In response to a query, position data and vital sign data associated with the user is received. The received position data and vital sign data associated with the user is analyzed and a health score associated with the user is calculated based on analyzed position data and vital sign data. In response to determining the health score deviates from a threshold range, the generated notification profile associated with the user is modified. One or more notifications alerts are communicated to the user based on the modified notification profile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Paul R. Bastide, Mikaela C. Falk, Tushar Kumar Jayantilal, Fang Lu, Ishwarya Rajendrababu
  • Patent number: 11179617
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for providing virtual realistic scenes, a VR device, a system, and a nonvolatile storage medium. Virtual outdoor realistic sports scenes are generated via the VR device while a user is running motion on a treadmill apparatus. In addition, the virtual outdoor realistic sports scenes can be changed based on different motion states.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: SHANGHAI ZHANGMEN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Danian Chen, Xiaolin Tong
  • Patent number: 11173375
    Abstract: To provide a mechanism making it possible to provide a more favorable service to an audience viewing the action of performer. An information processing apparatus including: a control unit that outputs content related to a performer, on the basis of detection information detected regarding an audience or the performer who performs an action to be viewed by the audience, in a display region that satisfies a criterion of visibility for the audience and a criterion of ease-of-viewability of an action of the performer by the audience, and does not satisfy a criterion of visibility for the performer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Fumihiko Iida, Ryuichi Suzuki, Kentaro Ida, Takuya Ikeda
  • Patent number: 11172886
    Abstract: A communicative water bottle includes communication logic and wireless transmission logic technology electronically connected with a variety of sensors either on the water bottle or located remote from the water bottle. The sensors on the bottle create digital data associated with amount of fluid in the bottle and change thereof. The sensors remote from the bottle, which can be on an activity tracker, create digital data associated with an activity being performed by a user, such as running, or the absence of activity, such as remaining sedentary. A display on the bottle can indicate to the user the amount of fluid consumed or a reminder that fluid should be consumed. The fluid consumption data syncs with other remote devices such as mobile applications executable on smartphones.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: Xennial IP LLC
    Inventors: Kathryn A. Wernow, Howard L. Wernow
  • Patent number: 11170899
    Abstract: Apparatuses and methods detect a health condition of a user that may be assessed from a thermal sensor signal and/or radar sensor signal. One or more resultant biometric vectors may be generated from biometric vectors based on the thermal and radar signals, where the resultant biometric vectors contain resultant information about one or more biometric features for a user. Hazard information about the user is obtained from the one or more resultant biometric vectors, where the hazard information is indicative of a health event for the user. Consequently, an appropriate action on behalf of the user may be performed to ameliorate the health condition. The one or more resultant biometric vectors may include additional biometric features and/or a time sequence of the resultant biometric vectors to enhance hazard prediction. Moreover, the apparatuses and methods may support the user in different settings including a home, business, or vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: Computime Ltd.
    Inventors: Hung Bun Choi, Chun Kit Chu, Wai-Leung Ha, Leung Yin Chan
  • Patent number: 11163331
    Abstract: In some examples, a portable computer includes a housing with a first housing member and a second housing member rotatably coupled, a processor disposed in the housing, a physical keyboard disposed in the first housing member, a display screen disposed in the second housing member, a proximity sensor disposed in the second housing member, and a video port to communicate with an external display screen. The portable computer is to operate in a keyboard mode in response to the second housing member being within a threshold distance from an object external to the portable computer based on a signal from the proximity sensor. During the keyboard mode, the display screen of the portable computer is to be inactive, the physical keyboard is to be active, and the processor is to send video data to the external display screen via the video port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventor: Laurent Lu
  • Patent number: 11161026
    Abstract: An athletic training system (200) has a data recording system (202) and a data engine (204). The data recording system (202) is configured to record an athletic competition event. The event may have a first team of players competing against a second team of players. The data engine (204) is configured to receive data associated with the recorded athletic competition event. The data engine (204) processes the data and displays the data as a replay of the event in animated form.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventor: Daniel Tawiah
  • Patent number: 11160507
    Abstract: Information and passive biometric capture systems and methods. The information system includes a housing having a cavity configured to receive tangible items therein. A transparent, touch-sensitive display device is positioned over the cavity and configured such that in response to pixels of the display being black, the tangible items behind the black pixels are visible through the transparent display. A controller is programmed to receive from a remote server an alarm signal, and in response thereto, cause the display to change its state to indicate an alarm condition on the display. In response to receiving an input from the touch-sensitive display, a keypad is displayed, and inputs thereon are communicated to the remote server. The display can also display personal photographs stored in the memory device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: Palatiumcare, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Gordon Gray, Lucas Alexander Narbatovics
  • Patent number: 11164445
    Abstract: Various embodiments provide systems and method for monitoring individuals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: BI Incorporated
    Inventors: James J. Buck, Jr., Joseph P. Newell, Dustin Pettit, Mike Cooke
  • Patent number: 11152113
    Abstract: An infusion system authorizes changes to operating parameters for a patient by any one of a plurality of caregivers that can be identified as being in a predetermined physical space. Individuals are detected within the space based on detecting signals from respective wireless transmitters associated with the plurality of individuals. Performance of an operation being initiated at the infusion system is authorized based on the identification of the individuals. An association between the operation and the one or more individuals detected within the physical space at a time of the operation is automatically recorded, without requiring a logon of the one or more individuals to the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: CareFusion 303, Inc.
    Inventor: Erik Barnes
  • Patent number: 11151519
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for transmitting a reminder notification to a participant for a registered event in a calendar system. The method includes registering an event in a calendar system, wherein the registered event comprises at least a start time and a venue location for the event. The method further includes identifying a current location of a participant for the registered event, or a concentration level of a participant, and determining, dynamically, a time to transmit a reminder notification based on the identified current location of the participant for the registered event, the start time for the event, and the venue location for the event. The method further includes transmitting the reminder notification to the participant for the registered event based on the determination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Miki Azeyanagi, Timothy Waileong Koh, Mayumi Goto
  • Patent number: 11147509
    Abstract: A method for customizing a mounted sensing device including a first set of similar or identical sensors having different location and/or orientation, each sensor configured to measure at least one first parameter relating to a wearer of the mounted sensing device, the method including: a sensor selecting during which at least one of the sensors is selected to be used to measure the at least one first parameter, wherein the at least one selected sensor is selected among the first set of similar or identical sensors based on wearer data indicative of morphology of the wearer, and based on their respective location and/or orientation such that the selected at least one sensor is a most appropriate for the wearer and/or for measuring the at least one first parameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: Essilor International
    Inventors: Denis Rousseau, Marie Lore
  • Patent number: 11144737
    Abstract: An RF module includes a base with a probe, a reader unit, a communications unit, and a control unit that establish an EM field into a container having electrically-conductive walls. RFID tags attached to medical articles located within the container are activated and produce identification signals. The probe and base receive the identification signals and provide identification data related to medical articles located within the container. The RF module is self-contained in that it needs only power and a data connection with which to operate. Where an Ethernet is used, power is obtained by PoE. The RF module is used to retrofit existing medication containers or may be used during the construction of a new medication container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: MEPS Real-Time, Inc.
    Inventors: Shariq Hussain, Paul M. Elizondo, II
  • Patent number: 11141096
    Abstract: A method includes: acquiring body motion data related to body motions of a target person; generating, based on the body motion data, sleep state data related to a sleep state of the target person; storing the sleep state data into a sleep state database; predicting a future change in a physical condition of the target person from the sleep state data by referencing a physical condition prediction information database; and when the physical condition data indicating the physical condition of the target person is acquired, reading past sleep state data over a past period from the sleep state database, collating the physical condition data with the past sleep state data to generate physical condition prediction information for predicting a particular change in the physical condition from particular sleep state data, and registering the physical condition prediction information into the physical condition prediction information database.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America
    Inventors: Masaru Yamaoka, Toshiaki Tanaka, Kenji Masuda
  • Patent number: 11137159
    Abstract: A sensor apparatus for integration with a building fire system includes a first mounting interface configured to physically couple to a mounting surface. This first mounting interface comprises a first power connector configured to receive power from the building fire system. The sensor apparatus further comprises an environmental sensor electrically coupled to the first power connector and configured to use the power from the building fire system to monitor environmental conditions of a building.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Tyco IP Holdings LLP
    Inventors: Richard A. Koss, Joseph Piccolo, III
  • Patent number: 11135502
    Abstract: A motional state of a player in a video displaying the player in motion is easily determined. This player state display system includes a display device which displays a player video that includes information related to a motional state of the player. A processor generates, based on information that is obtained from an analysis video obtained by capturing the player in motion, a player state display image obtained by visualizing a movement zone corresponding to at least one predetermined motion of the player, and generates, as the player video, a video obtained by superimposing the player state display image on the video including the player in motion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Junko Ueda
  • Patent number: 11138859
    Abstract: A detection system and a detection method are provided. The detection system includes at least one illumination device and a host. The illumination device has a radar to obtain spatial information of a position of the illumination device. The host is connected to the at least one illumination device. The host receives the spatial information from the illumination device and transmits a change of the spatial information to an emergency system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Min-Chou Chuang, Lun-Kang Lin, Hsin-Cheng Yao, Chun-Yih Wu
  • Patent number: 11135972
    Abstract: The subject invention relates to temperature and Heat Index sensing system, and in particular to a system suited for use in a K9 Police Vehicle that both monitors the temperature and heat index and provides an alert if pre-set maximum values are exceeded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: American Aluminum Accessories, Inc.
    Inventors: Marisol Swain, Jennifer Nicole Arnold, Alice E. Poseley
  • Patent number: 11133024
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure set forth a computer-implemented technique for providing a personalized audio signal to a user. The technique includes determining a first mood of the user based on a first set of user parameters, selecting, based on the first mood of the user, a first acoustic profile. The first acoustic profile may include a first set of acoustic parameters, and causing an audio output device to reproduce a first input audio signal based on the first set of acoustic parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: Harman International Industries, Incorporated
    Inventors: Riley Winton, Christopher Trestain, Christopher Ludwig, Elizabeth Cibor, Jeffrey Peil
  • Patent number: 11131522
    Abstract: A portable camera may be activated in response to the activity of a firearm. Furthermore, an individual who discharged a firearm may be identified. Furthermore, information related to the firing of a firearm may be recorded, assessed, identified and transmitted. Furthermore, the status of an implement at a mount may be monitored. Furthermore, a charging device for delivering electrical power to components of a firearm may be used. A communications channel may be established between a firearm telematics sensor and a video camera, optionally by means of intermediary devices. A communications channel may be established between a mount (e.g., holster) telematics device and local and/or remote monitoring service components, optionally by means of intermediary devices. When the telematics sensor detects that its associated firearm has been removed from a holster, is in motion, or is being discharged, the telematics sensor may signal the video camera to initiate recording.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: Yardarm Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert J. Stewart, David Glowacki, James Schaff, Kyle Howell, John Wade, Tom Tooley, Paul Hammond
  • Patent number: 11132108
    Abstract: Disclosed embodiments provide techniques for automatically synchronizing a visual presentation with a live presenter. Visual presentation slides are preprocessed to determine one or more topics for each slide. A topic index contains one or more topics corresponding to slides of the presentation. As a presenter provides a verbal presentation for corresponding slides, natural language processing analyzes the verbal presentation and creates one or more temporal verbal topic categories. The temporal verbal topic categories are used to search the topic index to find one or more slides that best match the current temporal verbal topic categories. In this way, the slides can automatically follow the discussion of the presenter, enabling improved presentations that can enhance the user experience, increase audience engagement, and improve the dissemination of information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Kelley Anders, Jonathan Dunne, Jeremy R. Fox
  • Patent number: 11134227
    Abstract: A method of presenting appropriate actions for responding to a visitor to a smart home environment via an electronic greeting system of the smart home environment, including detecting a visitor of the smart home environment; obtaining context information from the smart home environment regarding the visitor; based on the context information, identifying a plurality of appropriate actions available to a user of a client device for interacting with the visitor via the electronic greeting system; and causing the identified actions to be presented to the user of the client device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Jason Evans Goulden, Rengarajan Aravamudhan, Hae Rim Jeong, Michael Dixon, James Edward Stewart, Sayed Yusef Shafi, Sahana Mysore, Seungho Yang, Yu-An Lien, Christopher Charles Burns, Rajeev Nongpiur, Jeffrey Boyd
  • Patent number: 11123265
    Abstract: There are provided a medication support apparatus, a medication support system, a medication support method, and a program capable of reliably checking that a correct user has taken a correct medicine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventor: Kazuhide Hasegawa
  • Patent number: 11123153
    Abstract: A method for ensuring hand hygiene compliance may include tracking dispensing of a plurality hand hygiene dispensers having hand sanitizer. Each hand hygiene dispenser can be associated with an individual user. A processor may determine dispensing rates of the plurality of hand hygiene dispensers for a plurality of predetermined time periods and each of the plurality of the hand hygiene dispensers is identified with an individual user. The average dispensing rate can be calculated taking a predetermined number of highest dispensing rates out of the plurality of predetermined time periods. The rates can be displayed to the users, and the users can be notified of proper hand hygiene compliance or if the average dispensing rate falls below a target threshold rate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: Sage Products, LLC
    Inventors: Gregory T. Davis, David Beck, Ronald C. Cagle, Jessica Farrell
  • Patent number: 11120679
    Abstract: A method of determining the likelihood of a slip or fall comprises receiving, by a detection application stored in a non-transitory memory and executed on a processor, a plurality of sensor readings from a plurality of movement sensors, comparing, by the detection application, the plurality of sensor readings with a plurality of movement patterns stored in a database, determining, by the detection application, that at least one of the movement patterns of the plurality of movement patterns matches the plurality of sensor readings, and generating, by the detection application, an indication that a slip or fall is likely based on the plurality of sensor readings. The plurality of movement sensors is associated with different areas of a worker's body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventors: Thomas Negre, Brad Rohlf, Praveen Sharma, Juan Noceda
  • Patent number: 11116400
    Abstract: A transceiver for interfacing with an analyte sensor. The transceiver may include an interface device and a notification device. The interface device may be configured to convey a power signal to the analyte sensor and to receive data signals from the analyte sensor. The notification device may be configured to generate one or more of a vibrational, aural, and visual signal based on one or more data signals received from the analyte sensor. The interface device of the transceiver may receive analyte data from the analyte sensor, and the transceiver may comprise a processor configured to calculate an analyte concentration value based on the received analyte data. The notification device may be configured to generate one or more of aural, visual, or vibrational alarm when the calculated analyte concentration value exceeds or falls below a threshold value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: Senseonics, Incorporated
    Inventors: Szymon Tankiewicz, Jeremy Emken, Andrew DeHennis, Todd Whitehurst
  • Patent number: 11113972
    Abstract: A proximity monitor for monitoring a zone associated with a vehicle, such as during a race. In a race each vehicle may have a proximity monitor to enable monitoring of distances between proximate vehicles. Each proximity monitor may include an RF transmitter and an RF receiver to communicate with proximate monitors and use signal timing information to determine spacing between monitors. The monitor may use Ultra Wide Band (UWB) signals to determine spacing and other protocols for communication. The monitor may also detect whether another monitor passes. An alert signal may be generated if the spacing information, and optionally other information, satisfies an alert criterion. A system including such monitors may enable race officials to monitor infringement of rules and enforce penalties in real time on a race course.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: Precision Triatholon Systems Limited
    Inventors: Marcus Neary Clyne, James Colin Elvery, Dylan Charles McNeice
  • Patent number: 11114097
    Abstract: Included are calling means (110) for making a call to a communication terminal (200) possessed by a target person, a database (120) configured to store in advance speech data of the target person, comparison means (130) for comparing a tone of speech data transmitted from the communication terminal with a tone of the speech data stored in the database (120), and notification means (140) for issuing a predetermined notification when a difference between the tone of the speech data transmitted from the communication terminal (200) and the tone of the speech data stored in the database (120) is determined to be outside a predetermined range as a result of the comparison by the comparison means (130). With this configuration, it is possible to obtain correct information about a condition of the target person.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Shota Morishita
  • Patent number: 11109586
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes a system which is able to detect and recognize wildlife, and in particular birds, using camera images. The present solution is comprised of algorithms, software and integrated hardware devices. Properly equipped, the system can be made to be portable and can be set up at any location for different wildlife detection and repelling purposes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: BIRD CONTROL GROUP, BV
    Inventors: Steinar Henskes, Pim Tammes, Kris Mooi