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US 2026/0256394 A1Published application
A baby monitoring system and method
AssigneeKoninklijke Philips N.V.
InventorsDAAN KUHLMANN, JOZEF HUBERTUS GELISSEN
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Abstract
A baby monitoring system includes a monitoring unit for monitoring a parent emotional state (or for receiving information concerning a parent emotional state from a remote monitoring unit). The baby monitoring system generates an output which depends on the parent emotional state.
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A baby monitoring system comprising:
- a baby unit comprising at least a microphone for picking up baby sounds and a communication system;
- a parent unit comprising at least a speaker and a communications system, wherein the speaker is for outputting baby sounds transmitted from the baby unit to the parent unit using the communications systems;
- a monitoring unit for monitoring a parent emotional state or an input device for receiving information concerning a parent emotional state from a remote monitoring unit, the monitoring unit or remote monitoring unit comprising one or more of a galvanic skin response sensor, a heart rate sensor, a respiration rate sensor, a motion sensor and a camera;
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- an output unit for generating an output which depends on the parent emotional state,
- wherein the system further comprises a trigger system for triggering the monitoring unit to obtain a parent emotional state when the baby unit triggers the parent unit to activate in order to alert the parent to baby activity or when the parent unit is detected as being actively used.
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A baby monitoring method, comprising:
- picking up baby sounds at a baby unit of a baby monitoring system;
- transmitting baby sounds from the baby unit to a parent unit;
- outputting the baby sounds at the parent unit;
- monitoring a parent emotional state using a monitoring unit comprising one or more of a galvanic skin response sensor, a respiration rate sensor, a heart rate sensor a motion sensor and a camera, wherein the monitoring of a parent emotional state is triggered when the baby unit triggers the parent unit to activate to alert the parent to baby activity or when the parent unit is detected as being actively used;
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- generating an output which depends on the parent emotional state.
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