Patent ID: 8862196

Claim:
A programmed method applied by a processor for processing data and for the real-time or near real-time detection of at least one occurrence of an incomplete arousal response to an apnea, hypopnea or hypoventilation, comprising: the processor accessing data representative of a time series of at least one component of a parameter, detecting a reciprocation comprising a first variation in the data, the first variation being induced by an apnea, hypopnea or hypoventilation, the first variation having a first beginning value, a first end value and a first amplitude along the time series; the reciprocation further comprising a second variation in the data, the second variation being induced by an arousal responsive to the apnea, hypopnea or hypoventilation, the second variation having a second beginning value, a second end value and a second amplitude along the time series, the first variation occurring in a direction opposite the direction of the second variation; comparing at least one of the first beginning value and the first amplitude to at least one of the second end value and the second amplitude; and detecting an incomplete reciprocation responsive to the comparing of the at least one of the first beginning value and the first amplitude to the at least one of the second end value and the second amplitude when the comparing indicates that the second amplitude is less than the first amplitude or the second end value is less than the first beginning value.