EP2981211A4 - Occupancy detection for furniture - Google Patents

Occupancy detection for furniture

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Publication number
EP2981211A4
EP2981211A4 EP14779641.1A EP14779641A EP2981211A4 EP 2981211 A4 EP2981211 A4 EP 2981211A4 EP 14779641 A EP14779641 A EP 14779641A EP 2981211 A4 EP2981211 A4 EP 2981211A4
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Prior art keywords
furniture
occupancy detection
occupancy
detection
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Application number
EP14779641.1A
Other languages
German (de)
French (fr)
Other versions
EP2981211A1 (en
Inventor
Ryan Edward Chacon
William Robert Rohr
Avinash Madadi
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
L&P Property Management Co
Original Assignee
L&P Property Management Co
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Priority claimed from US13/854,720 external-priority patent/US9089223B2/en
Application filed by L&P Property Management Co filed Critical L&P Property Management Co
Publication of EP2981211A1 publication Critical patent/EP2981211A1/en
Publication of EP2981211A4 publication Critical patent/EP2981211A4/en
Withdrawn legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B5/00—Measuring for diagnostic purposes; Identification of persons
    • A61B5/103—Detecting, measuring or recording devices for testing the shape, pattern, colour, size or movement of the body or parts thereof, for diagnostic purposes
    • A61B5/11—Measuring movement of the entire body or parts thereof, e.g. head or hand tremor, mobility of a limb
    • A61B5/1113—Local tracking of patients, e.g. in a hospital or private home
    • A61B5/1115—Monitoring leaving of a patient support, e.g. a bed or a wheelchair
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B5/00—Measuring for diagnostic purposes; Identification of persons
    • A61B5/68—Arrangements of detecting, measuring or recording means, e.g. sensors, in relation to patient
    • A61B5/6887—Arrangements of detecting, measuring or recording means, e.g. sensors, in relation to patient mounted on external non-worn devices, e.g. non-medical devices
    • A61B5/6892—Mats
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61G—TRANSPORT, PERSONAL CONVEYANCES, OR ACCOMMODATION SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PATIENTS OR DISABLED PERSONS; OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS; CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY; FUNERAL DEVICES
    • A61G7/00—Beds specially adapted for nursing; Devices for lifting patients or disabled persons
    • A61G7/05—Parts, details or accessories of beds
    • A61G7/0527—Weighing devices
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B2562/00—Details of sensors; Constructional details of sensor housings or probes; Accessories for sensors
    • A61B2562/06—Arrangements of multiple sensors of different types
    • A61B2562/066—Arrangements of multiple sensors of different types in a matrix array
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61G—TRANSPORT, PERSONAL CONVEYANCES, OR ACCOMMODATION SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PATIENTS OR DISABLED PERSONS; OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS; CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY; FUNERAL DEVICES
    • A61G2203/00—General characteristics of devices
    • A61G2203/30—General characteristics of devices characterised by sensor means
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61G—TRANSPORT, PERSONAL CONVEYANCES, OR ACCOMMODATION SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PATIENTS OR DISABLED PERSONS; OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS; CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY; FUNERAL DEVICES
    • A61G7/00—Beds specially adapted for nursing; Devices for lifting patients or disabled persons
    • A61G7/002—Beds specially adapted for nursing; Devices for lifting patients or disabled persons having adjustable mattress frame
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61G—TRANSPORT, PERSONAL CONVEYANCES, OR ACCOMMODATION SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PATIENTS OR DISABLED PERSONS; OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS; CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY; FUNERAL DEVICES
    • A61G7/00—Beds specially adapted for nursing; Devices for lifting patients or disabled persons
    • A61G7/002—Beds specially adapted for nursing; Devices for lifting patients or disabled persons having adjustable mattress frame
    • A61G7/018—Control or drive mechanisms
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G08—SIGNALLING
    • G08B—SIGNALLING OR CALLING SYSTEMS; ORDER TELEGRAPHS; ALARM SYSTEMS
    • G08B21/00—Alarms responsive to a single specified undesired or abnormal condition and not otherwise provided for
    • G08B21/18—Status alarms
    • G08B21/22—Status alarms responsive to presence or absence of persons
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H03—ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY
    • H03K—PULSE TECHNIQUE
    • H03K17/00—Electronic switching or gating, i.e. not by contact-making and –breaking
    • H03K17/94—Electronic switching or gating, i.e. not by contact-making and –breaking characterised by the way in which the control signals are generated
    • H03K17/945—Proximity switches
    • H03K17/955—Proximity switches using a capacitive detector
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H03—ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY
    • H03K—PULSE TECHNIQUE
    • H03K2217/00—Indexing scheme related to electronic switching or gating, i.e. not by contact-making or -breaking covered by H03K17/00
    • H03K2217/94—Indexing scheme related to electronic switching or gating, i.e. not by contact-making or -breaking covered by H03K17/00 characterised by the way in which the control signal is generated
    • H03K2217/96—Touch switches
    • H03K2217/9607—Capacitive touch switches
    • H03K2217/960755—Constructional details of capacitive touch and proximity switches
    • H03K2217/96078—Sensor being a wire or a strip, e.g. used in automobile door handles or bumpers

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  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
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  • Animal Behavior & Ethology (AREA)
  • Veterinary Medicine (AREA)
  • Public Health (AREA)
  • Medical Informatics (AREA)
  • Surgery (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Biomedical Technology (AREA)
  • Heart & Thoracic Surgery (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Molecular Biology (AREA)
  • Pathology (AREA)
  • Biophysics (AREA)
  • Physiology (AREA)
  • Dentistry (AREA)
  • Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery (AREA)
  • Nursing (AREA)
  • Invalid Beds And Related Equipment (AREA)
  • Bedding Items (AREA)
  • Mattresses And Other Support Structures For Chairs And Beds (AREA)
EP14779641.1A 2013-04-01 2014-04-01 Occupancy detection for furniture Withdrawn EP2981211A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US13/854,720 US9089223B2 (en) 2012-01-09 2013-04-01 Occupancy detection for furniture
PCT/US2014/032555 WO2014165528A1 (en) 2013-04-01 2014-04-01 Occupancy detection for furniture

Publications (2)

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EP2981211A1 EP2981211A1 (en) 2016-02-10
EP2981211A4 true EP2981211A4 (en) 2016-11-16

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EP14779641.1A Withdrawn EP2981211A4 (en) 2013-04-01 2014-04-01 Occupancy detection for furniture

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CN (1) CN105263410B (en)
WO (1) WO2014165528A1 (en)

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US5235319A (en) * 1992-05-11 1993-08-10 Joseph C. Hill Patient monitoring system
WO1998010391A1 (en) * 1996-09-04 1998-03-12 Paul Newham Device for monitoring the presence of a person using proximity induced dielectric shift sensing
SE519289C2 (en) * 2002-01-29 2003-02-11 Artektron Ab Safety device for preventing fingers being trapped in furniture with motor driven components, comprises twin conductor generating capacitive electric field
DE102007018694A1 (en) * 2007-04-18 2008-11-27 Dr. Ing. H.C. F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft Bed, particularly hospital or care bed, has couch surface, which is height adjustable in relation to base and light field extends parallel to contour of couch surface, particularly for contour of lower side of couch surface
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US5235319A (en) * 1992-05-11 1993-08-10 Joseph C. Hill Patient monitoring system
WO1998010391A1 (en) * 1996-09-04 1998-03-12 Paul Newham Device for monitoring the presence of a person using proximity induced dielectric shift sensing
SE519289C2 (en) * 2002-01-29 2003-02-11 Artektron Ab Safety device for preventing fingers being trapped in furniture with motor driven components, comprises twin conductor generating capacitive electric field
DE102007018694A1 (en) * 2007-04-18 2008-11-27 Dr. Ing. H.C. F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft Bed, particularly hospital or care bed, has couch surface, which is height adjustable in relation to base and light field extends parallel to contour of couch surface, particularly for contour of lower side of couch surface
US20120151678A1 (en) * 2010-12-20 2012-06-21 Richards Sandy M Ground sensor control of foot section retraction

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WO2014165528A4 (en) 2014-12-18
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EP2981211A1 (en) 2016-02-10
WO2014165528A1 (en) 2014-10-09

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