# US 12,002,288 B2 · Medical monitoring system with monitoring camera > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,002,288 B2 - Document ID: US12002288B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 18/132,421 - Filed: 2023-04-10 - Published: 2023-08-03 - Granted: 2024-06-04 - Earliest claimed: 2019-06-17 - Applicants: PixArt Imaging Inc. - Inventors: Nien-Tse Chen; Yi-Hsien Ko; Yen-Min Chang - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12002288B2 ## CPC - G06V 40/161: {Detection; Localisation; Normalisation} - A61B 5/0008: {Temperature signals} - A61B 5/01: Measuring temperature of body parts {; Diagnostic temperature sensing, e.g. for malignant or inflamed tissue} (clinical contact thermometers G01K13/20) - A61B 5/742: {using visual displays (displays for heart-related electrical signals, e.g. ECG, A61B5/339)} - A61B 5/746: {Alarms related to a physiological condition, e.g. details of setting alarm thresholds or avoiding false alarms} - G01J 5/0025: {Living bodies (ear thermometers G01J5/0011; detecting, measuring or recording for diagnostic purposes A61B5/00)} - G06F 18/22: Matching criteria, e.g. proximity measures - G06F 18/251: {of input or preprocessed data} - G06F 21/32: using biometric data, e.g. fingerprints, iris scans or voiceprints - G06V 10/143: Sensing or illuminating at different wavelengths - G06V 10/761: {Proximity, similarity or dissimilarity measures} - G06V 10/803: {of input or preprocessed data} - G06V 40/113: {Recognition of static hand signs} - G06V 40/168: {Feature extraction; Face representation} - G06V 40/172: {Classification, e.g. identification} - G06V 40/20: Movements or behaviour, e.g. gesture recognition (recognition of facial expressions G06V40/16) - G06V 40/28: {Recognition of hand or arm movements, e.g. recognition of deaf sign language (static hand signs G06V40/113)} - G06V 40/45: {Detection of the body part being alive} - G16H 40/63: for local operation - G01J 2005/0077: {Imaging} - G06V 40/117: {Biometrics derived from hands} - G06V 40/16: Human faces, e.g. facial parts, sketches or expressions - G06V: IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING - A61B: DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION (usefulness limited to only animals A61D) - G01J: MEASUREMENT OF INTENSITY, VELOCITY, SPECTRAL CONTENT, POLARISATION, PHASE OR PULSE CHARACTERISTICS OF INFRARED, VISIBLE OR ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT; COLORIMETRY; RADIATION PYROMETRY (light sources F21, H01J, H01K, H05B; investigating properties of materials by optical means G01N) - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) - G16H: HEALTHCARE INFORMATICS, i.e. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR THE HANDLING OR PROCESSING OF MEDICAL OR HEALTHCARE DATA ## Abstract There is provided a recognition system adaptable to a portable device or a wearable device. The recognition system senses a body heat using a thermal sensor, and performs functions such as the living body recognition, image denoising and body temperature prompting according to detected results. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A medical monitoring system, comprising: a wearable accessory, comprising: a thermal sensor, configured to measure a body temperature of a patient; and a transmitter, configured to send a temperature message of the body temperature and a label message of the wearable accessory; a central computer, configured to receive the temperature message from the wearable accessory, and comprising: a display, configured to show a temporal distribution of the body temperature, a camera, configured to be turned on by the central computer to monitor the patient when the body temperature exceeds a predetermined range, wherein the camera is turned off when the body temperature does not exceed the predetermined range to protect patient privacy, wherein the central computer is further configured to automatically turn on a dosing equipment to dose when the body temperature exceeds the predetermined range, and the display is further configured to show a relationship between dosage of the dosing equipment and a variation of the body temperature. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The medical monitoring system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the display is further configured to show images acquired by the camera. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The medical monitoring system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the wearable accessory is a smart watch, a smart armband or a smart bracelet. ### Claim 4 A medical monitoring system, comprising: multiple wearable accessories, each comprising: a thermal sensor, configured to measure a body temperature of a patient; and a transmitter, configured to send a temperature message of the body temperature and a label message of the wearable accessory; a central computer system, comprising: multiple receivers, arranged at different locations and coupled to the central computer system, each receiver being configured to receive a corresponding temperature message and a corresponding label message; and a display, configured to show a temporal distribution of the body temperature associated with one wearable accessory; and a camera, configured to be turned on by the central computer system to monitor the patient whose body temperature exceeds a predetermined range, wherein the camera is turned off when the body temperature does not exceed the predetermined range to protect patient privacy, wherein the central computer is further configured to automatically turn on a dosing equipment to dose when the body temperature exceeds the predetermined range, and the display is further configured to show a relationship between dosage of the dosing equipment and a variation of the body temperature. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The medical monitoring system as claimed in claim 4, wherein the display is configured to show the temporal distribution of the body temperature associated with the one wearable accessory when the body temperature indicated by the temperature message associated with the one wearable accessory exceeds the predetermined range. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The medical monitoring system as claimed in claim 5, wherein the display is further configured to show images acquired by the camera. ### Claim 7 (depends on 4) The medical monitoring system as claimed in claim 4, wherein the central computer system comprises a tablet computer, a desktop computer or a notebook computer. ### Claim 8 A medical monitoring system, comprising: an electronic device, comprising: a thermal sensor, configured to monitor a body temperature of a human body without contacting the human body; and a transmitter, configured to send a temperature message of the body temperature and a label message of the electronic device; a central computer, configured to receive the temperature message from the electronic device, and comprising: a display, configured to show a temporal distribution of the body temperature; and a camera, configured to be turned on by the central computer to monitor the human body when the body temperature exceeds a predetermined range, wherein the camera is turned off when the body temperature does not exceed the predetermined range to protect patient privacy, wherein the central computer is further configured to automatically turn on a dosing equipment to dose when the body temperature exceeds the predetermined range, and the display is further configured to show a relationship between dosage of the dosing equipment and a variation of the body temperature. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The medical monitoring system as claimed in claim 8, wherein the display is further configured to show images acquired by the camera. ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) The medical monitoring system as claimed in claim 8, wherein the central computer is a tablet computer, a desktop computer or a notebook computer.