Patent ID: 11882366
Assignee: HILL-ROM SERVICES, INC.
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  H  A | IPC A  G  H

Claim 8:
9. A monitoring system for a medical facility, comprising:
a thermal imager configured to capture thermal image data;
a monochromatic imager configured to capture monochromatic image data;
an emitter having a light source operably coupled to light control circuitry; and
a controller communicatively coupled to the thermal imager, the monochromatic imager, and the emitter, wherein the controller is configured to:
determine a thermal facial region within the thermal image data;
map a region of interest onto the monochromatic image data that coincides with the thermal facial region;
calculate a pixel value within the region of interest in the monochromatic image data;
compare a calculated pixel value to a predetermined pixel value range;
adjust an intensity of light emitted by the light source when the calculated pixel value is outside of the predetermined pixel value range;
recapture the monochromatic image data with an adjusted intensity of light emitted by the light source; and
determine vital signs information from the monochromatic image data when the calculated pixel value is within the predetermined pixel value range.