WO2010077286A1 - Système de contrôle d'activités - Google Patents

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WO2010077286A1
WO2010077286A1 PCT/US2009/006435 US2009006435W WO2010077286A1 WO 2010077286 A1 WO2010077286 A1 WO 2010077286A1 US 2009006435 W US2009006435 W US 2009006435W WO 2010077286 A1 WO2010077286 A1 WO 2010077286A1
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Joseph L. Rocco
Yun On Leung
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    • 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
    • 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
    • A61B5/1112—Global tracking of patients, e.g. by using GPS
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B2503/00—Evaluating a particular growth phase or type of persons or animals
    • A61B2503/08—Elderly
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B2503/00—Evaluating a particular growth phase or type of persons or animals
    • A61B2503/40—Animals
    • 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
    • A61B5/1126—Measuring movement of the entire body or parts thereof, e.g. head or hand tremor, mobility of a limb using a particular sensing technique
    • 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
    • A61B5/6801—Arrangements of detecting, measuring or recording means, e.g. sensors, in relation to patient specially adapted to be attached to or worn on the body surface
    • A61B5/6813—Specially adapted to be attached to a specific body part
    • A61B5/6822—Neck

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  • the invention relates to monitoring the activities and location of a subject.
  • the invention is related to a system and method for monitoring and tracking the activities and location of a subject, such as a human, pet, or object.
  • Pets are an important part of people's lives. Thus, the well-being of pets is an important issue to many people. There are many instances during which pet owners must leave their pets for a period of time. For example, when a pet owner goes on vacation they will typically leave their pet at a boarding kennel or under the care of a petsitter. During this time away from their pets, the pet owners are interested in finding out about the well-being of their pets. Specifically, the pet owners may wonder whether their pet is getting enough physical activity, whether their pet is fighting with other animals, or whether their pet is getting enough food and water.
  • a tracking system for monitoring the activities of a subject includes a device adapted to be worn by the subject.
  • the device includes a sensor generating a signal representing the location of the subject or the activities performed by the subject.
  • a central computer is in communication with the device to receive the signal therefrom.
  • a computer program product is installed on the central computer. The computer program product analyzes the signal to produce a display depicting the location of the subject or the activities performed by the subject.
  • a method for monitoring the of a subject utilizing a central computer, a computer program product, and a device having at least one sensor includes the steps of detecting the position of the device via the at least one sensor; generating a signal representing the location of the device; transmitting the signal to the central computer; and converting the signal to a display via the computer program product.
  • a method for detecting the location of a subject utilizes a central computer, a computer program product, a device attached to or worn by the subject and having at least one sensor that generates a signal, and at least one radio-frequency transmitter beacon.
  • the method includes the steps of detecting the real time location of the device via the at least one radio-frequency transmitter beacon; transmitting the real time location of the device to the central computer; and displaying the real time location of the device via the computer program product.
  • Figure 1 is a system diagram of an activities monitoring system according to one embodiment
  • Figure 2 is a block diagram of a device of the activities monitoring system according to one embodiment
  • Figure 3 is a feature diagram showing various functions of the device of the activities monitoring system according to one embodiment.
  • Figure 4 is a schematic illustration of a computer program product for the activities monitoring system according to one embodiment.
  • an activities monitoring system for tracking and monitoring the activities and location of a subject.
  • the subject may be a human, a pet animal, or an object.
  • the activities monitoring system 10 includes a
  • the device 12 is wearable by the subject or may be secured to the subject.
  • the device 12 is a pet collar.
  • the device 12 is incorporated into a wristwatch, pager, or the like so that it is easily worn by a human.
  • the device 12 is a transmitter attached to an object, i.e., medical testing apparatus.
  • the device 12 is waterproof in order to withstand various weather conditions that may be encountered during use. More specifically, the waterproof feature is valuable in the use with a pet subject (rain or water access) or with a human subject (body fluids or water access).
  • the activities monitoring system 10 may also include at least one RFID transmitter beacon 18, and a radio link between the activities monitoring system 10 and the device 12 through a connecting means 36 such as a wireless connection.
  • the device 12 includes a processor 20.
  • the processor 20 may be a microcontroller unit (MCU), an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC), or the like.
  • the processor 20 runs a control program 21 that is either masked programmed or flash programmed into the device 12.
  • the device 12 also includes sensors 22, 24, 26, 27 which each generate a signal that is received by the processor 20. More specifically, the device 12 includes a 3-axis acceleration sensor 22 to detect movement and acceleration of the device 12, an electronic compass sensor 24 to record the magnetic direction of the device 12, a sound sensor 26 for detecting any audible noise surrounding the device 12, and an external input 27 to accept an On/Off switched signal to the device 12.
  • the 3-axis acceleration sensor 22 tracks movements of the device 12 in any direction (including vertical movement typically associated with a jump or a fall), records the position thereof, and generates a signal indicative of the sensed movement.
  • the 3-axis acceleration sensor 22 also has a pedometer function that counts the number of steps that the device wearer has taken.
  • the electronic compass sensor 24 provides a heading reference (north, south, east, or west) and generates a signal indicative of the direction of movement of the device 12.
  • the sound sensor 26 detects any audible noise surrounding the device 12.
  • One example of such a noise is the barking of an animal.
  • Another example of such a noise is any sound associated with a fall or an attack.
  • the sound sensor 26 can also be used as a microphone to record low-bit rate audio segments in order to provide an audio recording
  • the audio playback may then be listened to using the central computer 14.
  • the external input 27 accepts any On/Off contact circuit that connects to any device that needs to be monitored along with other sensors.
  • the device 12 also includes a radio-frequency identification (RPID) transceiver 28 for transmitting and receiving a radio-frequency signal.
  • the RFID transceiver 28 transmits or receives communications from the at least one RFID transmitter beacon 18.
  • the RFID transceiver 28 can also be used to connect to the central computer 14 through the wireless connection 36.
  • the device 12 further includes a clock 30 which provides a time stamp record for any of the numerous signals that the processor 20 receives.
  • the device 12 may include a button that is operated by the device wearer in order to mark the time and location of the device 12 in order to provide a reference location when radio-frequency identification is not available.
  • the signals generated by the 3-axis acceleration sensor 22, the electronic compass sensor 24, the sound sensor 26, the RFID transceiver 28, and the clock 30 are collectively referred to as the tracking information.
  • the tracking information is received by the processor 20, which records the tracking information, time stamps the tracking information, and writes the tracking information into a flash memory 32.
  • the device 12 may also store contact information or health information regarding the device wearer, e.g., a human or a pet, that is accessible by authorities or individuals who have found the device wearer. As a result, the device wearer can be identified and appropriate assistance can be provided.
  • the device 12 is functional inside any building or structure.
  • the device 12 In the health care field, the device 12 is worn by a human subject so that a hospital or health care facility can locate and monitor the human subject.
  • the device 12 In health care applications, there is no continuous operation of the device 12 and the device 12 is instead optimized for transmission of a small amount of location information in a real time manner.
  • the activities monitoring system 10 in this embodiment utilizes a mesh/star network to send the location information from the RFID transmitter beacon 18 to the central computer 14.
  • the location information regarding the device 12 is taken solely from the placement of the RFID transmitter beacons 18 at
  • the movement information regarding the device 12 is only used to indicate that the subject is either moving, resting, or falling.
  • the device 12 can monitor the activity level of the human subjects in the health care facility and alert health care providers about the location of the human subjects.
  • a battery 34 provides power to the device 12.
  • the battery 34 provides power for at least 24 hours of continuous recording and may be any of numerous types of batteries.
  • the device 12 senses whether there is any movement and if there is not movement, then the device goes into sleep mode for minimal energy consumption.
  • the particular size of the device 12 may vary depending upon the wearer.
  • the device 12 is a pet collar so the attendant elements of the device 12 must be packaged to fit on the pet collar.
  • the device 12 may be larger and may be incorporated into any of numerous wearable items, such as a wristwatch.
  • the device 12 may be even larger to maximize the life of the battery 34 with a target battery life for the object devices being thirty days.
  • the central computer 14 is, for example, a conventional personal computer
  • the tracking information collected by the processor 20 of the device 12 is transmitted to the central computer 14 at selected intervals.
  • the transmission of the tracking information occurs by the connecting means 36.
  • the connecting means 36 may be a wired connection, such as a USB cable or the like, or a wireless connection.
  • the wireless connection 36 works with the RFID transceiver 28 in the device 12 under the control of a real time communication routine 39 in the central computer 14 and the control program 21 in the device 12.
  • the central computer 14 along with the computer program product 16 performs the calculating and formatting of the tracking information for analysis, and displays the tracking information in the form of a list or a two- dimensional or three-dimensional location map.
  • the three-axis acceleration sensor 22 records the movements of the device 12 in any direction. By analyzing the amplitude and the trend of the output, the three-axis acceleration sensor 22 records the movements of the device 12 in any direction.
  • central computer 14 calculates the direction and the distance traveled by the device 12. The result can be displayed on a plan location map generated by the computer program product 16 which shows the movement history in a particular time frame.
  • the computer program product 16 includes a kernel 40 that communicates with the connecting means 36 to receive the tracking information from the device 12.
  • a position tracking module 42 displays the time-stamped virtual position points in order to visualize the relative positions or track points.
  • the position tracking module 42 also displays the track that the device 12 has traveled.
  • An activities list module 44 provides a time-stamped activity list indicating position, movement, and the occurrence of various other activities such as barking or RFID activation.
  • An activities display module 46 allows a user to perform an analysis of the tracking information with graphs.
  • the kernel 40 also includes programs that help a user identify various scenarios that the device 12 has encountered.
  • the kernel 40 also includes an audio playback module 48 for playing any audible noise recorded by the sound sensor 26.
  • the audio playback module 48 includes the typical play, stop, rewind, and forward controls.
  • the computer program product 16 also includes storage means 50, such as a hard disk drive (HDD), for storing the information received from the device 12.
  • HDD hard disk drive
  • the activities monitoring system 10 may further include the at least one RFID transmitter beacon 18.
  • the RFID transmitter beacons 18 can be placed at any of various locations, such as at a feeding bowl for a pet or at a door or restroom of a building, to provide a reference location for certain places that are of particular interest.
  • the RFID transceiver 28 will receive a signal representative of the location of the device 12.
  • the signal strength and identification code received from a single RFID transmitter beacon 18 or multiple RFID transmitter beacons 18 are stored in the device 12.
  • the stored data represents the approximate location
  • the RPID transmitter beacons 18 can also be utilized as part of an entry or exit authentication system to selectively deny subjects from entering or exiting a particular location.
  • the external input 27 receives an "on" or “off signal from any of a number of external devices. For example, a person having difficulty pressing a button can pull an emergency link off from the external input 27 to trigger an emergency status in the device 12. The emergency status is then transmitted through the RPID transceiver 28 to the wireless connection 36 so that the central computer 14 will initiate an alert to the operator.
  • the device 12 is placed on the subject, either a human, an animal, or an object.
  • the device 12 is turned on to activate the various sensors 22, 24, 26, 27, the RFID transceiver 28, and the clock 30.
  • the various sensors 22, 24, 26 generate signals that are transferred to the processor 20.
  • the RPID transceiver 28 receives signals from the at least one RPID transmitter beacon 18.
  • the processor 20 processes the signals received from the sensors 22, 24, 26 and the RFID transceiver 28, and stores this tracking information in the flash memory 32.
  • the device 12 communicates with the central computer 14 at selected intervals by connecting means 36, which can be a wired or wireless connection. More specifically, the tracking information is transmitted from the device 12 to the central computer 14.
  • the computer program product 16 analyzes the tracking information to produce a location map, an activities display, or an activities list.
  • the location map, activities display, or activities list can be reviewed to determine the various activities that the subject performed, if applicable, while wearing the device 12 for the certain time period.
  • the central computer 14 can also initiate a command automatically to send out a request through the wireless connection 36 to interrogate the device 12 to ask for location and status data. This results in the most recent set of data about direction, movement, and other activities being sent back to the central computer 14.
  • the information is stored automatically and can be read by an operator at any time.

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Un système de poursuite destiné à contrôler les activités d'un sujet inclut un dispositif adapté pour être porté par le sujet. Le dispositif inclut un capteur générant un signal représentant l'emplacement du sujet ou les activités exécutées par le sujet. Un ordinateur central est en communication avec le dispositif pour recevoir le signal à partir de celui-ci. Un produit de programme informatique est installé sur l'ordinateur central. Le produit de programme informatique analyse le signal pour produire un affichage décrivant l'emplacement du sujet ou les activités exécutées par le sujet.
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