Systems and methods for non-contact heart rate sensing

US9020185B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9020185-B2
Application numberUS-201113247575-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateSep 28, 2011
Priority dateSep 28, 2011
Publication dateApr 28, 2015
Grant dateApr 28, 2015

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An embodiment generally relates to systems and methods for estimating heart rates of individuals using non-contact imaging. A processing module can process multi-spectral video images of individuals and detect skin blobs within different images of the multi-spectral video images. The skin blobs can be converted into time series signals and processed with a band pass filter. Further, the time series signals can be processed to separate pulse signals from unnecessary signals. The heart rate of the individual can be estimated according to the resulting time series signal processing.

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What is claimed is: 1. A method of processing data, the method comprising: processing, by a processor, a video of an individual, wherein the video was captured using one or more of a multi-spectral video camera, a multi-spectral near infrared video camera, or a multi-spectral short wave Infrared video camera, and wherein the processing comprises: separating the video into a sequence of image data cubes each comprising a set of more than three entries, wherein each entry of each s…

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What does patent US9020185B2 cover?
An embodiment generally relates to systems and methods for estimating heart rates of individuals using non-contact imaging. A processing module can process multi-spectral video images of individuals and detect skin blobs within different images of the multi-spectral video images. The skin blobs can be converted into time series signals and processed with a band pass filter. Further, the time se…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Mestha Lalit K, Xu Beilei, Xerox Corp
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification A61B5/0075. Mapped technology areas include Human Necessities.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Apr 28 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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