Monitoring system for a feeding bottle
AssigneeKoninklijke Philips N.V.
InventorsChristian Andreas Tiemann, Cornelis Bernardus Aloysius Wouters, Łucja Elżbieta Segaar, Renée Antoinette Otte
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Abstract
A monitoring system is provided for a feeding bottle, in particular a feeding bottle for feeding milk to a baby. Motion of the feeding bottle is sensed during feeding and a sucking performance is determined from the motion characteristics, in particular to identify whether the feeding is based on suckling or sucking.
Claims20
A monitoring system for a feeding bottle, the monitoring system comprising:
- at least one three-axis motion sensor for sensing motion of the feeding bottle during feeding, and generating motion sensor signals indicating the sensed motion, the motion sensor signals comprising linear acceleration signals and angular velocity signals corresponding to three axes, respectively;
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- a processor for determining in real-time from the motion sensor signals whether the feeding is based on sucking or suckling, and outputting sucking performance information indicating whether the feeding is based on the sucking or suckling;
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- an output interface for enabling display of the sucking performance information identifying whether the feeding is based on the sucking or suckling to enable monitoring of drinking performance.
A method for monitoring sucking performance during feeding from a feeding bottle, the method comprising:
- sensing motion of the feeding bottle during feeding using at least one three-axis motion sensor to generate motion sensing signals;
- generating motion sensor signals indicating the sensed motion, the motion sensor signals comprising linear acceleration signals and angular velocity signals corresponding to three axes, respectively;
- determining in real-time, from the motion sensing signals, whether the feeding is based on suckling or sucking;
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- displaying sucking performance information indicating whether the feeding is based on the suckling or sucking;
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- monitoring of drinking performance based on the sucking performance information.
A non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions for monitoring sucking performance during feeding from a feeding bottle that, when run on a computer, cause the computer to:
- receive motion sensing signals from at least one three-axis motion sensor indicating sensed motion of the feeding bottle during feeding;
- generate motion sensor signals indicating the sensed motion, the motion sensor signals comprising linear acceleration signals and angular velocity signals corresponding to three axes, respectively;
- determine in real-time, from the motion sensing signals, whether the feeding is based on suckling or sucking;
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- output sucking performance information for display indicating whether the feeding is based on the suckling or sucking to enable monitoring of drinking performance.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.