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7355519 |
Body force alarming apparatus and method
A device and method to detect force and provide feedback to a runner or jogger so that the person can judge whether to adjust his or her stride in order to lessen the impact on his or her body. The...
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7330121 |
Method for locating a lost registered person
The present invention is addressed to a method for establishing a membership of subscribing members for alerting each to the loss of a registered person within a subscribing member. The method...
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7315249 |
System and method for ergonomic tracking for individual physical exertion
A system and method are provided for tracking a user's posture. The system and method include an environmental module for determining the user's physical environment, a biomechanical module for...
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7301464 |
Process and method for safer vehicle navigation through facial gesture recognition and operator condition monitoring
A vehicle operator condition monitoring system is provided. In one embodiment, the vehicle condition monitoring system includes a physical condition monitoring unit such as a camera, a data...
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7268689 |
Alerting and intruder deterring device
The invention relates generally to the field of warning signs intended to alert one of presence of an animal and intruder deterrence. More specifically, the invention integrates an adjustable...
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7258653 |
Postural awareness apparatus
A postural awareness apparatus includes a pad, signal means for producing a signal, detection means for determining a weight applied to the pad and activating the signal means when the weight...
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7256686 |
Vehicle seat with vibration monitoring ability
The present invention concerns a system for measuring the vibration an operator of a piece of the equipment encounters while operating the equipment. The system includes at least one motion...
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7248172 |
System and method for human body fall detection
A system and method is provided for detection of a human body fall event. The fall detection system ( 100, 200 ) includes a monitoring unit ( 102, 202 ), including a plurality of accelerometers (...
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7202792 |
Drowsiness detection system and method
A low-cost system for detecting a drowsy condition of a driver of a vehicle includes a video imaging camera located in the vehicle and oriented to generate images of a driver of the vehicle. The...
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7183929 |
Control of toys and devices by sounds
A method of controlling at least one device by incidental sound produced by a living creature and including: attaching a sound-maker to a living creature so that the natural movements of the living...
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7150141 |
Waist chain and related method
Presented in one embodiment is a waist chain comprising a plurality of links; a plurality of coupling members which connect the plurality of links, thereby forming a chain with two ends; and at...
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7109872 |
Apparatus and method for postural assessment while performing cognitive tasks
A postural assessment chair provides a device for monitoring the posture of an individual seated thereon, and correlating changes in the individual's posture, along with indicia of movement of the...
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7106885 |
Method and apparatus for subject physical position and security determination
Method and apparatus for analyzing an orientation of a subject. An image of an area that includes a subject to be monitored is captured, so that a model can be produced. A consistency test is then...
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7079036 |
Method and apparatus for alarm volume control using pulse width modulation
There is provided herein a first preferred arrangement of the instant invention, wherein an electronic patient monitor utilizes a computer CPU as an alarm signal generator, which CPU is preferably...
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7034696 |
Proximity dead man interrupter, alarm and reporting system
A system for controlling operation of a machine or process includes a control point and a remote node. The control point is located with respect to the machine or process. The remote node is...
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7029031 |
Method and device for detecting the position and the posture of a human body
In a device for detecting the body position of a passenger in a vehicle sitting in a seat a plurality of light transmitters is situated in or on the back rest, staggered by height, and emit light...
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7026940 |
Chair back monitoring device
A chair having a monitoring device disposed on the back support of the chair for detecting a change in position of a patient. The monitoring device indicates when the patient is no longer in...
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6998986 |
Power latch for use with an electronic patient monitor
There is provided herein an electronic patient monitor that utilizes a latch or similar power circuit that automatically activates an electronic patient monitor when a patient's presence is...
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6989737 |
Vehicle antitheft device
Disclosed is a vehicle antitheft device not requiring a contract with a security company, etc., and increasing a vehicle antitheft effect. In the vehicle there are provided a camera or a...
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6985077 |
Method of tuning a sensor array for occupancy sensing in a vehicle seat
A method of tuning the output of a sensor array for a vehicle seat occupancy sensing system that is used with a neural net for occupancy classification. The method includes the step of pressing a...
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6975230 |
Method and apparatus for registering movement patterns of human beings
An apparatus for registering a movement pattern of at least one part of the body of an individual, on the basis of a number of parameters, and generating a signal on the basis of at least one...
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6967580 |
Emergency and disabled persons communication business model algorithm and method and apparatus
This invention is an algorithm and method and apparatus for communication in emergency situations and for persons who are disabled. The invention features unique telephone actuation means including...
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6897781 |
Electronic patient monitor and white noise source
According to a preferred embodiment, there is provided an electronic patient monitor for use in reducing the risk of decubitus ulcers. The monitor utilizes a separate sensor which senses the...
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6870478 |
Information providing system and information providing method
An information providing system which provides desired information to a driver who drives a vehicle, is provided with: a biomedical information acquisition device which acquires biomedical...
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6822573 |
Drowsiness detection system
This invention describes a non-intrusive system used to determine if the driver of a vehicle is drowsy and at risk of falling asleep at the wheel due to drowsiness. The system consists of two...
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6819247 |
Apparatus, method, and system for remote monitoring of need for assistance based on change in velocity
The present invention is an apparatus, method, and system for remote monitoring of need for assistance based on change in velocity. One aspect of the invention includes a portable unit that may be...
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6788206 |
Patient monitoring system
A patient monitoring system can be used in multiple locations to monitor a patient using distinct monitoring strategies. For instance, the same system can be used both on a chair and on a bed. When...
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6756902 |
Doze alerting device
A doze alerting device includes a casing, an earplug and an electronic operating circuit. The earplug is insertable into either the left or right ear of a user to locate the casing at a desired...
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6753783 |
Patient positioning monitoring apparatus and method of use thereof
A patient position monitoring apparatus and method includes an article configured to be worn by a patient. The article includes a plurality of resonators with each resonator responsive to a...
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6700499 |
Body motion detector
A body motion detector, to be attached to or carried by a user for detecting body motions of the user, uses a plurality of sensors each for detecting body motions in a specified direction to output...
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6686844 |
Human interface system using a plurality of sensors
An image sensor, a voice sensor, an auxiliary sensor part (infrared sensor, etc.), a total analyzing part, and an application communicate with each other through data/control signal communication...
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6669286 |
System for improving body posture
A system is provided for inducing improvement in sitting posture. The system is associated with a seating device having a seat and a backrest. The system includes a first member associated with the...
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6579248 |
Biofeedback device
The present invention relates to a biofeedback device for providing a wearer with instantaneous and continuous information about their posture. The device comprises a sensor unit affixed to the...
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6570503 |
Emergency signaling device
An emergency signal device for use by those with medical conditions having means to detect the occurrence of a change in attitude in conjunction with a shock and an alarm means including audible...
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6472988 |
System for monitoring wearers of protective respiratory equipment
A monitoring system for monitoring wearers of respiratory equipment and a mobile part and to a base station for use in such a system. To reduce the risks for wearers of respiratory equipment,...
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6448895 |
Kidnap alarm with acceleration sensor
A personal security device includes a motion sensor, such as a MEMS chip. In response to a characteristic motion pattern, especially acceleration of a car, the security device will trigger a...
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6433690 |
Elderly fall monitoring method and device
A method and system for recording acceleration and body position data from elderly or disabled persons. The fall monitoring system includes signal feature extraction and interpretive methods for...
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6426719 |
Position measurement apparatus that detects location by receiving external signals
A position measurement apparatus comprises at receiving unit, control unit, and detection unit that detect the motion of device, the position of device, or wearing situation of device, and the...
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6384729 |
Biofeedback exercise stimulation apparatus
A biofeedback exercise stimulation apparatus for sensing the state of the abdominal muscles and providing feedback signals to a user when the user relaxes the contraction of their abdominal...
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6356194 |
Occupant detecting system
A high-frequency generating circuit is connected to six electrode fabrics embedded in a seat back of an assistant driver's seat. Output current flowing at the time when a human body approaches the...
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6351217 |
Clinical thermometer
The invention relates to a clinical thermometer of a small design portable also by children, having a data memory 18 and an interface 21, by which both continually monitoring measurements and...
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6331818 |
Human body detecting device and method therefor
The present invention confirms whether a caregiven person, such as a solitary advanced aged person, is living a normal daily life, while respecting the privacy when the caregiven person is in a...
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6275159 |
Remote monitoring system
A remote monitoring system offers both random tracking and scheduled contacts while the monitored person is away from home, and continuous signalling at home, permitting the monitored person to be...
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6255956 |
Seat operated switch and warning system
Seat Operated Switch and Warning System with an air cushion, an air tube leading from the air cushion to an air pressure switch, an electronic circuit to activate devices when a reduction in air...
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6204767 |
Chair monitor
A chair monitoring system is used in a nursing home, hospital, healthcare facility or home or in a vehicle application, to detect an individual's attempted departure from a seat before the...
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6166639 |
Personal emergency response system
An alarm system for sending distress information over a communication link includes a sensor to be worn by a user. Distress information is transmitted from the sensor when the user is in a...
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6154131 |
Casino table sensor alarms and method of using
A system of sensors to prevent cheating at a casino gaming table, where the sensors are strategically positioned about a casino gaming table to monitor the movement about certain established areas...
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6150941 |
Stand-off non-invasive acoustic baby monitor
A stand-off, non-invasive acoustic detector for monitoring physical activity and/or breathing activity of children and infants. According to a preferred embodiment, the present invention comprises...
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6146312 |
Belt for improving posture and abdominal muscle training
A fabric belt includes a pair of segments formed of a non-elastic material coupled to an elastic material segment. The belt includes fabric attachment pads at its end portions to allow it to be...
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6057767 |
Snoring prevention and sleep posture alert apparatus
This invention relates to an apparatus for preventing snoring and for alerting when an infant sleeps on his back. The apparatus for preventing snoring is comprised of a gravity actuated sensor, a...
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