METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR RESPIRATORY MONITORING

摘要

A method and corresponding apparatus for monitoring breathing computes a calibration signal from a first sequence of images of a user's chest to produce a calibration model.. The calibration signal is representative of movement of the user's chest during a first time period during which the user is using an incentive spirometer a commercially-available (IS). The first sequence of images corresponds to the first time period. A method and corresponding apparatus employ the calibration model to produce a breathing information estimate about the user's breathing from a second sequence of images of the user's chest corresponding to a second time period during which the user is not using the a commercially-available IS. Example applications for the method and corresponding apparatus include vital sign applications for personalized healthcare through use of a smartphone.

主权项

1. A device for monitoring breathing, the device comprising a processor, the processor configured to:
compute a calibration signal from a first sequence of images of a user's chest to produce a calibration model, the calibration signal representative of movement of the user's chest during a first time period during which the user is using an incentive spirometer, the first sequence of images corresponding to the first time period; and employ the calibration model to produce a breathing information estimate about the user's breathing from a second sequence of images of the user's chest corresponding to a second time period during which the user is not using the incentive spirometer.