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US 12,223,818 B2Granted
Image-based evaluation of baby bodily position with alert
OwnerGabriel Johnsoninventor
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Abstract
A method to monitor a baby by evaluating live images through use of machine learning techniques. The bodily position of the baby is determined and a decision is made whether the position constitutes a potentially unsafe situation, such as a prone position correlated with Sudden Infant Death Syndrome events. In the event of an unsafe situation, an alarm is generated to alert the caretaker and allow a chance to intervene. This system is highly adaptable to user preferences by nature of allowing the user to select from a variety of image evaluation schemes.
Claims20
A monitoring system for a sleeping area of a human baby, comprising:
- at least one processor;
- at least one communication interface coupled to said at least one processor which enables said at least one processor to communicate with other elements selected from the group consisting of at least one external device and at least one component of said monitoring system;
- at least one image sensor coupled to said at least one communication interface, wherein said at least one image sensor is controllable by said at least one processor, with said at least one image sensor being positioned such that said sleeping area is within said at least one image sensor's sensing range;
- at least one sound transducer coupled to said at least one communication interface, wherein output of said at least one sound transducer is controllable by said at least one processor, whereby an audible sound may alert a user;
- at least one memory coupled to said at least one processor, wherein said at least one memory has in its storage:
- at least one evaluation scheme, which has been preconfigured by at least one separate system and transferred to said at least one memory of said monitoring system;
- computer-executable instructions that when executed, cause said at least one processor to:
- communicate with at least one user interface by means of said at least one communication interface;
- obtain a plurality of images of said sleeping area from said at least one image sensor;
- store said plurality of images;
- identify at least one selected evaluation scheme, wherein said at least one selected evaluation scheme is selected from the group consisting of default selections and selections made by said user through said at least one user interface;
- process said plurality of images utilizing said at least one selected evaluation scheme, thereby providing an analysis of said plurality of images;
- determine a conclusion about said human baby's body position, based on said analysis;
- enable an alarm when said conclusion does not indicate a safe body position of said human baby.
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A computerized method for monitoring a sleeping area of a human baby, comprising:
- Communicating, by at least one communication interface between at least one processor and other elements selected from the group consisting of at least one external device and at least one internal component;
- Controlling, by said at least one processor through said at least one communication interface, at least one image sensor, which is positioned such that said sleeping area is within said at least one image sensor's sensing range;
- Controlling, by said at least one processor through said at least one communication interface, the output of at least one sound transducer, whereby an audible sound may alert a user;
- Storing, in at least one memory coupled to said at least one processor, at least one evaluation scheme, which has been preconfigured by at least one separate system and transferred to said at least one memory;
- Communicating, by said at least one processor through said at least one communication interface, with at least one user interface;
- Obtaining, by said at least one processor through said at least one communication interface, a plurality of images of said sleeping area from said at least one image sensor;
- Storing, in said at least one memory, said plurality of images;
- Identifying, by said at least one processor, at least one selected evaluation scheme, wherein said at least one selected evaluation scheme is selected from the group consisting of default selections and selections made by said user through said at least one user interface;
- Processing, by said at least one processor, said plurality of images utilizing said at least one selected evaluation scheme, thereby providing an analysis of said plurality of images;
- Determining, by said at least one processor, a conclusion about said human baby's body position based on said analysis;
- Enabling, by said at least one processor, an alarm when said conclusion does not indicate a safe body position of said human baby.
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A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, having computer executable instructions stored thereon that, when executed by at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to:
- Communicate between said at least one processor and other elements selected from the group consisting of at least one external device and at least one internal component of the monitoring system;
- Control at least one image sensor, which is positioned such that said sleeping area is within said at least one image sensor's sensing range;
- Control the output of at least one sound transducer, whereby an audible sound may alert a user;
- Store at least one evaluation scheme, which has been preconfigured by at least one separate system and transferred to said at least one memory;
- Communicate with at least one user interface;
- Obtain a plurality of images of said sleeping area from said at least one image sensor;
- Store said plurality of images;
- Identify at least one selected evaluation scheme, wherein said at least one selected evaluation scheme is selected from the group consisting of default selections and selections made by said user through said at least one user interface;
- Process said plurality of images utilizing said at least one selected evaluation scheme, thereby providing an analysis of said plurality of images;
- Determine a conclusion about said human baby's body position based on said analysis;
- Enable an alarm when said conclusion does not indicate a safe body position of said human baby.
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