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US 2014/0191863 A1Published application
Apparatus for use in a fall detector or fall detection system, and a method of operating the same
AssigneeKoninklijke Philips N.V.
InventorWarner Rudolph Theophile Ten Kate
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Abstract
There is provided a method of operating a fall detector, the method comprising, on detecting a fall event by a user of the fall detector, measuring at least one physiological characteristic of the user; and using the measurement of the at least one physiological characteristic to determine whether to expedite an alert that the user has fallen. An apparatus comprising a processor that is configured to perform the method described above is also provided.
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A method of operating a fall detector, the method comprising:
- on detecting a fall event by a user of the fall detector, measuring at least one physiological characteristic of the user;
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- using the measurement of the at least one physiological characteristic to determine whether to expedite an alert that the user has fallen by:
- determining if the measurement of the at least one physiological characteristic deviates from a normal value for the at least one physiological characteristic;
- and
- expediting an alert that the user has fallen if the at least one physiological characteristic deviates from a normal value for the at least one physiological characteristic.
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An apparatus, comprising:
- a processing unit that is configured to:
- determine a measurement of at least one physiological characteristic of a user of a fall detector on detecting a fall event by the user;
- and
- use the measurement of the at least one physiological characteristic to determine whether to expedite an alert that the user has fallen by:
- determining if the measurement of the at least one physiological characteristic deviates from a normal value for the at least one physiological characteristic;
- expediting an alert that the user has fallen if the at least one physiological characteristic deviates from a normal value for the at least one physiological characteristic;
- and
- issuing a non-expedited alert that the user has fallen if the at least one physiological characteristic does not deviate from a normal value for the at least one physiological characteristic.
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