Patent ID: 11883161
Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 13:
14. A method of controlling power to a fluid monitoring unit, the method comprising:
detecting fluid derived from the skin of a user;
generating a detection signal in accordance with the detection of fluid;
generating a wake-up signal in accordance with the detection signal; and
supplying the wake-up signal to a switch controlling the power supply to the fluid monitoring unit so as to activate the switch and wake the fluid monitoring unit,
wherein
the detecting comprises:
detecting a first amount of fluid at a first time point; and
detecting a second amount of the fluid at a second time point occurring after the first time point; and

wherein the generating comprises:
calculating a difference between the first amount of fluid and the second amount of fluid; and
generating the detection signal when the difference between the first amount of fluid and the second amount of fluid exceeds a predetermined threshold.