1783 results about "Daily living" patented technology

Methods and apparatus to determine the presence of and track functional chronotropic incompetence (hereinafter “CI”) in an in-home setting under conditions of daily living. The functional CI of the patient may be determined with one or more of a profile of measured patient heart rates, a measured maximum patient heart rate, or a peak of the heart rate profile. The functional CI of the patient may be determined with the measured heart rate profile, in which the measured heart rate profile may correspond to heart rates substantially less than the maximum heart rate of the patient, such that the heart rate can be safely measured when the patient is remote from a health care provider. The functional CI of the patient may be determined based a peak of the remotely measured heart rate profile, for example a peak corresponding to the mode of the heart rate distribution profile.

Systems and methods for aiding individuals to complete tasks of daily living are provided. The situationally aware system comprises a controller, sensors, and effectors. The controller may include a program that describes a sequence of steps the user should perform to accomplish the task. In response to the information from the sensors and the user's compliance with the steps of the sequence, the controller instructs the effector(s) to relay at least one instructional cue to the user to aid in the performance of the task. The instructional cue may range from a simple blinking light, to detailed audio and / or visual instructions, to relaying a reward for the completion of the task. The instructional cue may also instruct the user to refrain from performing a task. The system is programmable, configurable, and may interface to the Internet.

A system and method of operating a monitoring and response system for an actor in a daily living environment that relies upon learned models of behavior for adapting system operation. The learned model of behavior preferably includes sequential patterns organized pursuant to assigned partition values that in turn are generated based upon an evaluation of accumulated data. Based upon reference to the learned model of behavior, the system can generate more appropriate response plans based upon expected or unexpected activities, more readily recognize intended activities, recognize abandoned tasks, formulate probabilities of method choice, build probabilities of action success, anticipate and respond to actor movement within the environment, optimize response plan effectiveness, and share learned models across two or more separate system installations.

Methods and apparatus to determine the presence of and track functional chronotropic incompetence (hereinafter “CI”) in an in-home setting under conditions of daily living. The functional CI of the patient may be determined with one or more of a profile of measured patient heart rates, a measured maximum patient heart rate, or a peak of the heart rate profile, such as the peak of a heart rate distribution profile. The functional CI of the patient may be determined with the measured heart rate profile, in which the measured heart rate profile may correspond to heart rates substantially less than the maximum heart rate of the patient, such that the heart rate can be safely measured when the patient is remote from a health care provider. The functional CI of the patient may be determined based a peak of the remotely measured heart rate profile, for example a peak corresponding to the mode of the heart rate distribution profile. For example, the relative amounts of the profile of heart rates above the peak and heart rates below the peak can be compared to determine the CI. The peak of the heart rate profile of the remote heart rate data may be used to determine the heart rate reserve and functional CI of the patient. The changes in HR can be measured and correlated to one or more sensor parameters such as activity to determine CI of the patient.

A safety monitoring system based on omnidirectional vision for old people living alone comprises an omnidirectional vision camera device and a microprocessor for analyzing, processing and determining activity quantity, postures, falling and daily behavior habits of the old people living alone according to full view images filmed by the omnidirectional vision camera device and relevant input information. The omnidirectional camera device is arranged above the middle of a living room of the old people living alone and can capture more than 80% daily activity video images of the old people. By means of computer vision, locating, tracking and identification of human bodies are conducted, and activity quantity, postures, movement behavior and daily life of the older people living alone are analyzed and determined. The safety monitoring system can not only automatically detect important matters of the older people within an indoor visual range such as falling and the like, but also can intelligently determine abnormal behaviors of the old people outside the visual range and when the old people go out, thereby providing a means of remote monitoring for the old people living alone.

A powered balancing mobility device that can provide the user the ability to safely navigate expected environments of daily living including the ability to maneuver in confined spaces and to climb curbs, stairs, and other obstacles, and to travel safely and comfortably in vehicles. The mobility device can provide elevated, balanced travel.

The invention discloses wallpaper with an air purifying function and a preparation method. The wallpaper comprises a wallpaper base layer, wherein the wallpaper base layer is printed with a coating and the coating comprises film-forming resin, an inorganic porous powder, a photocatalyst, an antibacterial agent, an organic aldehyde removing agent and an organic deodorant. In the wallpaper with the air purifying function, the inorganic porous powder is capable of quickly adsorbing harmful gases in air, the organic aldehyde removing agent and the organic deodorant are capable of removing formaldehyde and deodorizing quickly and efficiently, the antibacterial agent is capable of preventing mildew and sterilizing efficiently, and the photocatalyst is capable of decomposing indoor volatile organic contaminants everlastingly, and therefore, the capability of purifying the air of the wallpaper for a long time is improved. The wallpaper has the functions of removing the formaldehyde, deodorizing and sterilizing quickly and efficiently at the beginning of home decoration, and purifying the air everlastingly in daily life.

Hip protector (10) worn primarily by the elderly, preventing / reducing hip fractures, resulting from a fall. The protector is made of all-soft materials using a matching pair of hip protective holsters (14 / 24) interconnected by a waist encircling belt (16) from which a pair of protective pad pouches (20) are suspended in the holsters over the user's hips and secured in place by leg encircling bands (18 / 26). The protective pouches include foam bodies (54) with underlying, intermediate, spacer elements (42) and a bottom cover (50), all in combination creating an enclosed, moisture-holding, air chamber (80). The protector is worn under clothing (under pants, bed clothes or swimming trunks, etc.), light weight, easily put on & removed, does not interfere in daily living (sleeping, usual body movements, restroom or bathing activities, etc.), and, when the user sweats, the surface of the user's skin under the hip protector is maintained dry using “one-way-moisture flow” material.

A method and related system to, among other things, automatically infer answers to all of the ADL questions and the first four questions of the IADL in the home. The inference methods detect the relevant activities unobtrusively, continuously, accurately, objectively, quantifiably and without relying on the patient's own memory (which may be fading due to aging or an existing health condition, such as Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)) or on a caregiver's subjective report. The methods rely on the judicious placement of a number of sensors in the subject's place of residence, including motion detection sensors in every room, the decomposition of each relevant activity into the sub-tasks involved, identification of additional sensors required to detect the relevant sub-tasks and spatial-temporal conditions between the signals of sensors to formulate the rules that will detect the occurrence of the specific activities of interest. The sensory data logged on a computing device (computer, data logger etc.), date and time stamped, is analyzed using specialist data analysis software tools that check for the applicable task / activity detection rules. The methods are particularly useful for the continued in-home assessment of subjects living alone to evaluate their progress in response to medical intervention drug or physical therapy or decline in abilities that may be the indicator of the onset of disease over time. Measuring the frequency of each activity, the time required to accomplish an activity or a subtask and the number of activities / subtasks performed continuously over time can add extremely valuable quantification extensions to the existing ADL and IADL evaluation instruments, as it will not only reveal important information setting up a baseline for activity levels for each activity, but will also easily allow the detection of any drift from these personalized norms.

Techniques for a visual disability detection system that employs virtual reality to assess visual performance of a patient based on activities of daily living are described. The virtual reality platform can integrate the testing of different components of visual function based on activities of daily living to provide a direct and clinically relevant measure of the impact of any visual disability on a patient's daily life. By simulating daily tasks for evaluation of visual disability, clinicians can better understand from a patient's perspective how visual impairment affects their daily tasks and quality of life.

A monitoring system for purposes of enhancing independent living incorporates a wearable communication device, such as a cellular telephone, in combination with a recharging base which might be coupled to a wire line telephone system. Either or both of the base station and wearable device can be in communication with sensors scattered through an individual's residence for purposes of collecting data pertaining to activities of daily living. Either or both of the wearable unit and base station could incorporate sensors responsive to physiological parameters of the resident. Both units can independently communicate with third party monitors to communicate data about, or direct immediate attention to the state of an individual using the system.

Social networking has become a significant aspect of many peoples lives as they communicate with others who are members of the same social networking application. In many instances members who have joined these social networks to find other individuals with similar interests are unaware that every day they are passing hundreds of people some of whom have these same interests but have not joined the same social network for reasons which may include embarrassment, unfamiliarity with computers, etc. Further full utilization of these social networks is really geared to users in front of their computers rather than their wireless devices which are with them most of the time. According to the invention users manage local profiles on their wireless devices which form ad-hoc networks with any other devices they encounter, exchange profile data to establish a degree of commonality or interests, and may meet during their normal daily lives.

The invention relates to garments and undergarments. More particularly, to a garment that may induce caloric burn while the wearer goes about his or her day. An objective for the garment is to increase exercise of body muscles used in daily living. In one embodiment, a garment and / or shaper is described with carefully positioned resistance bands that are relatively more resistant (i.e., less stretchy or elastic) than the fabric used to construct the remainder of the garment. At least two of these bands are positioned to extend from the thighs upwards towards the waist and cross at the ischium. These bands have a direct effect on muscles that would normally be activated during regular activity and cause them to be further exercised, but in a gentle manner. The effect, which may be slightly perceptible, is felt while the wearer goes about his or her day.

The invention discloses a KNX bus control method for recording user behavior habits. The control method is characterized by being applied to a control system of a smart home, wherein the control method comprises the following steps of (S1) collecting user behavior data, transmitted through a KNX bus, of a user within a period of time; (S2) obtaining high-frequency behavior habit data in the user behavior habit data; (S3) carrying out data modeling according to the high-frequency habit data to form an optimum data model; and (S4) automatically controlling a household appliance to skip to an operation item required by the user according to the optimum data model. The user behavior data are generated through collecting the operation habits of the user on the household appliance in daily life, data modeling processing is carried out according to the high-frequency habit data in the behavior habit data, an intelligent gateway controls the household appliance to skip to the operation, with a relatively high use frequency, of the user, or the operation required by the user can be recommended to the user, so that intelligent control of a smart home system is achieved and the user is provided with better household intelligent control experience.

The invention relates to a device in the technical field of electrical lighting, in particular to a wireless energy-saving control device of lamplight, which is mainly applied to daily living environment, office building and all other environments with lamplight lighting. The device comprises a wireless lamp controller, a wireless illumination sensor, a lamp control system remote controller, a network system structure, and the like, wherein the wireless illumination sensor and the lamp control system remote controller are additionally arranged on the wall at one side of a building window with lamplight lighting, and the wireless lamp controller, an indoor lamp and a switch are arranged on the wall at the other side of the window. The device mainly solves the relevant technical problems on how to additionally arrange the wireless illumination sensor and the lamp control system remote controller, and the like. The invention has the advantages that the device is automatically closed when light is brighter, and when the light is darker, the control of a lamp is automatically started; meanwhile, control information is transmitted by adopting a wireless channel so as to prevent the switching of a toggle switch and be convenient for the engineering installation and the installation attraction; and the device has the advantages of energy saving, environment optimization, and the like.

This invention provides a method for assessing arterial stiffness noninvasively using photoplethysmography. The method of the invention for assessing arterial stiffness using photoplethysmography comprises: a user information input step, characteristic point extraction step, and arterial stiffness assessment step. In particular, the characteristic point extraction step includes the correction of the characteristic points, and the arterial stiffness assessment step includes the result of performing multiple linear regression analysis using the baPWV (brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity) value. In addition, according to this invention, arterial stiffness assessment, which was previously an expensive procedure which the user could only obtain at a specialized institution, can be carried out at low cost in the course of daily life, e.g. at home or at work, and can thus be applied in the u-healthcare and home health management service environments.

A method and system provide an annuity contract with a payment base value, a contract value, lifetime benefit payments, and a death benefit, as well as the option of enhanced lifetime benefit payments for a period of time. An insured qualifies for these enhanced lifetime benefit payments when the insured is confined to a nursing home and fails two of six predetermined activities of daily living. The insured retains the option of returning to a lower level of lifetime benefit payments when the enhanced lifetime benefit payments are no longer necessary. The death benefit is reduced by the enhanced lifetime benefit payment withdrawals but the lifetime benefit payment continues to be paid, even if the contract value declines to zero.

The invention discloses a blockchain technology authentication method based on a partial image. A partial image of the physical surface of a product at a production end is photographed, a blockchain registration transaction is created by using the partial image and product authentication information as transaction data of the blockchain, and at the time of authentication, a consumer photographs the partial image and an authentication information label at the same position on the physical surface and uses the image recognition technology and blockchain technology to realize the fidelity and traceability of the physical product. The method of the invention uplinks the image of the surface of the physical product as transaction information to the underlying blockchain, ensures that the physical object is not falsified or replaced by identifying whether the physical surface image captured by the authenticator is consistent with the image in the block, and establishes a first link of the Blockchain technology in the fidelity, anti-counterfeiting and traceability of physical products, thereby enabling the blockchain technology to serve the daily lives of the broad masses of the people.

The invention relates to the field of daily living equipment, in particular to an intelligent integrated umbrella which comprises an umbrella tail head, an umbrella rod, umbrella ribs and an umbrella handle, wherein the tail ends of the periphery of the umbrella ribs are all provided with bead tail pieces in a sleeved mode, a photosensitive inductor is arranged in the umbrella tail head, a loudspeaker is arranged in the middle upper portion of the umbrella rod, a sliding control box is embedded in the umbrella handle in a sleeved and clamped mode, a control chip, an LCD and a storage battery are arranged in the sliding control box, a sensor is embedded in each beam tail piece in a sleeved mode, and the sliding control box is further provided with a control button correspondingly connected with the control chip. According to the intelligent integrated umbrella, simple navigation is achieved, the homing direction is directly indicated, diversified functions can be achieved, multiple sensors can be integrated, the current environment parameter is monitored in real time, the photosensitive inductor is integrated, lamp light can automatically flick on the periphery under the situation of low visibility to draw attention of passersby and play a role in warning surrounding people, outgoing risks of a user are reduced, and the whole umbrella is complete in function and convenient to carry and use and meets public requirements.

The invention discloses a fall monitoring method for the elderly based on a smart phone and a wearable device. The heart rate data of the user is monitored continuously around the clock through the wearable device, and is automatically transmitted to the smart phone through the Bluetooth short-distance communication technology. Analysis and processing: collect signal data and position data that reflect the main movement posture changes of the human body through the built-in acceleration sensor and gyroscope of the smartphone, and use the human body motion acceleration signal vector modulo threshold method to identify and distinguish low-intensity daily life activities. For high-intensity activities of daily living, it is judged by the new feature quantity obtained by further processing the vector modulo data of the human motion angular acceleration signal; thus realizing the monitoring of the daily behavior of the elderly and monitoring and alarming of falls.

The present invention demonstrates that continuous hemodynamic monitoring can be used to identify the optimal AV-delay in a pacemaker-treated patient with end stage heart failure. The AV-delay determines the timing of late diastolic filling in relation to the onset of ventricular contraction and the duration of diastolic filling. An optimal tuning of the AV-delay improves left ventricular filling pressures in patients with a DDD-programmed pacemaker and is particularly important in the presence of a compromised left ventricular function. It has been discovered that using the lowest ePAD pressure, an indirect parameter of the left ventricular end-diastolic pressure, as an indicator for the optimal AV interval. Importantly, measurements of the ePAD revealed the same optimal AV-delay as echocardiographic assessment of left ventricular diastolic filling by standard echocardiographic methods. Importantly, the HR determined as optimal during the acute hemodynamic test did not turn out to be optimal during daily living activities.

A system, method, and smartwatch for protecting a user. Daily living metrics and behavioral metrics are measured utilizing a smartwatch worn by a user. Metrics including the daily living metrics and the behavioral metrics are compiled. One or more scores are generated for daily living and behavioral utilizing the metrics. One or more alerts are communicated for one or more authorized users in response to the one or more scores.

The invention provides a multi-functional seat belonging to the field of daily living goods, which solves the problem that the existing seat is difficult to be fit for different fat and thin users because the lateral wings on the backrest of the existing seat are fixed with the backrest to cause the space between two lateral wings to be relatively fixed. The multi-functional seat comprises a base, a seat board and the backrest, wherein the seat board can lift up and down; the backrest can rotate forwards or backwards and comprises a backrest framework and a back pad; two sides of the backrest are respectively provided with one lateral wing; each side wing comprises a strutting piece connecting with the backrest framework and a soft interlayer coated outside the strutting piece; the two strutting pieces are both vertically hinged on the backrest, the hinged part of the two strutting pieces is provided with an adjusting device capable of enabling the two strutting pieces to rotate simultaneously around respective hinged part along opposite directions and positioning the two strutting pieces. In the invention, the two lateral wings can rotate right and left simultaneously at opposite directions, so that the space at the opening of the two lateral wings can be enlarged or decreased, and the seat can be suitable for different fat and thin users to take, thus achieving the purpose of safe taking and having comfortable sensation.

A new portable multiple function appliance is presented for the people who have to stay in bed for prolong time or their rest of life due to various reasons to take care most of their daily life needs by themselves with one functional arm and hand; such portable multiple function appliance combines a hot and cold water dispenser, a refrigerator, a microwave oven, a central operation unit, a bed tray table with a lamp, three waste containers and a moving cart. This appliance is placed besides a bed, the people in the beds can operate the appliance for their daily life needs, i.e. get the food out the refrigerator, put it into the microwave oven to warm it, get hot or cold water, make a cup of coffee or tea, take medicine or clean themselves by changing diapers and wipe themselves, put the wastes into waste containers, work in the bed, type documents in a computer or surf the internet. This will dramatically reduce the family members or healthcare providers' work load and stress. The 3-in-1 combination of the water dispenser, the refrigerator and the microwave oven can also be placed in regular offices and apartments for personal use.

The invention provides a double-person interactive behavior recognizing and active role determining method. Interpersonal communication is essential in daily life, but undoubtedly some abnormal interactive behaviors cause many troubles, and an existing submitted interactive behavior recognizing scheme is overlong in the recognizing time and tedious in method and can not accurately judge dangerous cases. To solve the problems, the double-person interactive behavior recognizing and active role determining method includes the following steps that (1), by adopting an improved pedestrian detection algorithm based on characteristics of a gradient direction histogram (HOG), pedestrians are detected to obtain position information of the pedestrians on an image; (2), tracks of the pedestrians are extracted according to a multi-target tracking method;(3), the interactive behaviors such as meeting each other halfway, walking together, following, pursuing, joining, getting away from each other, encountering and walking together, encountering and pursuing, encountering and getting away, catching up and walking together, catching up and getting away and catching up and surpassing of double persons are recognized; (4) active roles in all the interactive behaviors of the double persons are determined.

The invention relates to a natural cotton fiber spunlaced nonwoven fabric for medical health and a production method thereof. The method is performed according to the following steps: preprocessing fibers; preliminarily combing cotton fibers; performing fine mixing; performing fine combing; forming a fiber net and performing drafting; performing hydraulic entanglement on the fiber net to form a cotton fiber spunlaced nonwoven fabric, and squeezing a bleaching solution into the fabric; performing cold pad-batch; removing cotton wax and pectin substances through a one-step method; performing cloth cover modification or jacquard treatment on a jacquard spunlaced device; drying the cotton fiber spunlaced nonwoven fabric on a tentering and setting machine; cutting the natural cotton fiber spunlaced nonwoven fabric, packaging the cut cotton fiber spunlaced nonwoven fabric, and warehousing the packaged cotton fiber spunlaced nonwoven fabric. According to the natural cotton fiber spunlaced nonwoven fabric for medical health, the gram weight deviation of the unit area does not exceed the range of minus 7% to plus 7%, the whiteness is greater than and equal to 85, the water absorption time is smaller than or equal to 5 s, the pH value is 6-8, the water-soluble matters are less than or equal to 0.5%, the soluble matters in ether are less than or equal to 0.5%, and the surface active substances are smaller than or equal to 2 mm. The natural cotton fiber spunlaced nonwoven fabric for medical health, provided by the invention, has the advantages of good hand feeling, good moisture absorption, good air permeability and no irritation to skins, the nonwoven fabric can be naturally degraded after being used, and the nonwoven fabric completely meets the requirement of environmental protection. The nonwoven fabric can be widely applied to the fields of medical care, hygiene, cosmetology, daily life, industrial cleaning, clean rooms and the like.

A long-handled personal holder device for personal cleaning, hygiene, and daily living, and is made of resilient material with extendable finger-like grips. The grips are configured to surely grip a tool, but also to release (e.g., so that a user does not have to soil their hands). The curved handle allows proper reach, and is designed for easy break-down, rinsing and cleaning, and for placement in a compact carry bag. The grips can grip a larger personal hygiene flushable wipe, a smaller flushable pad, a sponge for shower use, and / or a an ointment pad; and are also able to hold more rigidly-handled personal tools, such as a toothbrush, shaver, makeup applicator, pencil, pen, brush, and similar items.

A method and related system to, among other things, automatically infer answers to all of the ADL questions and the first four questions of the IADL in the home. The inference methods detect the relevant activities unobtrusively, continuously, accurately, objectively, quantifiably and without relying on the patient's own memory (which may be fading due to aging or an existing health condition, such as Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)) or on a caregiver's subjective report. The methods rely on the judicious placement of a number of sensors in the subject's place of residence, including motion detection sensors in every room, the decomposition of each relevant activity into the sub-tasks involved, identification of additional sensors required to detect the relevant sub-tasks and spatial-temporal conditions between the signals of sensors to formulate the rules that will detect the occurrence of the specific activities of interest.

The invention relates to an additional elevator foundation structure of an old building and a construction method of the additional elevator foundation structure, and belongs to the technical field of seismic hardening. The additional elevator foundation structure comprises an external elevator upper structure and an additional elevator foundation structure, wherein the external elevator foundation structure comprises a new pile foundation, a new pile foundation bearing platform, a new bearing platform cushion layer, a new retaining wall and a waterproof protecting layer arranged between the new pile foundation bearing platform and the new bearing platform cushion layer; the upper structure is a steel structure and is connected with the foundation conveniently; the dead load is low; the foundation is simple; the site operation period is short; influences on the foundation of the original structure are low; the position of the original underground pipeline is not required to be changed; the daily life of the original residents is not affected during construction of the additional elevator foundation structure; and an elevator is mounted freely and flexibly. The new elevator is used safely and reliably; the residents go upstairs and downstairs conveniently; the problem that old people and handicapped persons go out inconveniently is solved; in modification of an old housing estate, a mode of bearing an additional elevator by using the additional elevator foundation structure can be widely used in modification of a building which needs the external elevator for improving life convenience; and the additional elevator foundation structure has a wide application prospect.

The invention relates to an anti-back-tilting electric wheelchair and belongs to the technical field of daily living equipment. The wheelchair comprises a wheelchair body, a battery case fixing shaft, a first battery case and a second battery case. The wheelchair body comprises a pair of front universal wheels and a pair of back driving wheels, the middle portion of the battery case fixing shaft is fixed with the lower portion of one side of the wheelchair body facing the back driving wheels, the first battery case is arranged on one side of the wheelchair body, one end of the first battery case is fixed with the wheelchair body, the other end of the first battery case is fixed with one end of the battery case fixing shaft, the second battery case is arranged on the other side of the wheelchair body, one end of the second battery case is fixed with the wheelchair body, the other end of the second battery case is fixed with the other end of the battery case fixing shaft, one back driving wheel is arranged at the other end of the first battery case, and the other back driving wheel is arranged at the other end of the second battery case. The anti-back-tilting electric wheelchair is characterized in that the anti-back-tilting electric wheelchair further comprises a wheelchair body anti-tilting mechanism, the wheelchair body anti-tilting mechanism is connected on the middle portion of the battery case fixing shaft, and is corresponding to a position between a pair of back driving wheels; and the back tilting of the wheelchair body can be avoided, safety can be guaranteed and accidents can be avoided.