Patent ID: 8094013
Filing Date: 2012-01-10
Classification: A61B,G16H

Abstract:
1. A baby monitoring system for remotely monitoring a child's breath rate and body orientation, the system comprising: a nursery unit, a sensor unit, and a parent unit each configured and interoperably connected for wireless communication; the nursery unit comprising: a nursery transceiver in wireless communication with the sensor unit and the parent unit; a nursery processor connected to the nursery transceiver and configured for processing a sensor signal received from the sensor unit, determining the child's breath rate and body orientation, and generating an appropriate display signal for sending to the parent unit; and a nursery speaker configured for generating audible alerts where an alert situation is detected; the sensor unit comprising an elongate strap configured for removable engagement around the child's abdomen, the strap providing: at least two tri-axial accelerometers positioned such that, when the strap is engaged around the child's abdomen, a first one of the accelerometers is positioned substantially adjacent the child's belly button, and a second one of the accelerometers is positioned substantially adjacent the child's side each of the accelerometers independently collecting and outputting data related to both the child's breath rate and body orientation, the child's body orientation being one of at least a face-down position, a face-up position, and a sitting-up position; a sensor processor connected to the accelerometers and configured for receiving outputs from the accelerometers and generating the sensor signal based on the outputs; and a sensor transceiver connected to the sensor processor and configured for transmitting the sensor signal to the nursery unit; and the parent unit comprising: a parent transceiver configured for receiving the display signal from the nursery unit; a parent processor connected to the parent transceiver and configured for processing the display signal and generating appropriate display data; a display connected to the parent processor and configured for displaying the display data; and a parent speaker connected to the parent processor and configured for generating audible alerts where an alert situation is detected; whereby, with the sensor unit removably engaged on the child, the nursery unit positioned proximal the child's location, and the parent unit in the possession of a supervisor, the supervisor is able to remotely monitor the child's breath rate and body orientation.