In a multi-sensor system and method of monitoring vital body signals during movement of a body of a human or an animal, acceleration sensors are placed at body locations in such a way that an acceleration angle change induced by the vital body signals differs between the at least two acceleration sensors. The retrieval of the vital body signals is achieved by extracting a wanted vital body signal based on measurement results from multiple sensors that may be motion contaminated. Three retrieval schemes are proposed, each with preferred sensor locations that provide optimal performance of retrieving the vital body signal(s).

A device for determining disease using a radar includes a transceiver configured to transmit a radar signal toward a subject and receive the radar signal reflected from the subject; an information derivation unit configured to derive sleep time information of the subject and event occurrence information for a plurality of sleep items based on the radar signal; an index calculation unit configured to calculate breathing-related index information based on the sleep time information and the event occurrence information; and a disease determination unit configured to determine whether the subject has a sleep-related disease based on the breathing-related index information.

The present disclosure generally relates to systems and methods for monitoring and/or the sleep stage of an individual using one or more sensors, and methods of treating medical conditions related thereto (e.g., obstructive sleep apnea).

A system for vehicle interior detection, may include: a radar sensor having an emitting surface which emits a radar signal to a passenger compartment of a vehicle, and a plurality of conductive pins; a mounting bracket with which the radar sensor is mounted on a glass of the vehicle; a plurality of conductive layers which are provided on the glass; and a plurality of fixed contacts which are provided on the plurality of conductive layers, respectively, and which contact the plurality of conductive pins, respectively.

A system for vehicle interior detection, may include: a radar sensor having an emitting surface which emits a radar signal to a passenger compartment of a vehicle, and a plurality of conductive pins; a mounting bracket with which the radar sensor is mounted on a glass of the vehicle; a plurality of conductive layers which are provided on the glass; and a plurality of fixed contacts which are provided on the plurality of conductive layers, respectively, and which contact the plurality of conductive pins, respectively.

An apparatus and method for evaluating obstructive sleep apnea with PPG signal are provided. Measured heartbeat interval signal is used to evaluate whether there is obstructive apnea. The system includes a motion sensor for detecting whether a user is in a stationary state; an optical sensor for measuring the heartbeat interval signal of the user in a stationary state; a microprocessor for processing the heartbeat interval signal of the user to obtain an apnea parameter; an alert module for receiving the apnea parameter and feeding them back to the user; and a memory module for storing the apnea parameter after the signal processing. The system and method are used to determine whether the heartbeat interval signal is an obstructive sleep apnea signal, and further determine whether the user is in an obstructive sleep apnea situation.

A method of distinguishing a non-epileptic seizure from an epileptic seizure in a patient, comprising: detecting a seizure in a patient based on at least one first body signal of the patient selected from an autonomic signal, a neurologic signal, a metabolic signal, an endocrine signal, and a tissue stress marker signal; analyzing at least one second body signal of the patient selected from an autonomic signal, a neurologic signal, a metabolic signal, an endocrine signal, and a tissue stress marker signal; determining, based on the analyzing, at least a first classification index comprising at least one of an epileptic seizure index and a non-epileptic seizure index; and classifying the seizure as one of a non-epileptic seizure or an epileptic seizure based on the at least a first classification index. A medical device system capable of implementing the method. A computer-readable device for storing data that, when executed, perform the method.

A method of distinguishing a non-epileptic seizure from an epileptic seizure in a patient, comprising: detecting a seizure in a patient based on at least one first body signal of the patient selected from an autonomic signal, a neurologic signal, a metabolic signal, an endocrine signal, and a tissue stress marker signal; analyzing at least one second body signal of the patient selected from an autonomic signal, a neurologic signal, a metabolic signal, an endocrine signal, and a tissue stress marker signal; determining, based on the analyzing, at least a first classification index comprising at least one of an epileptic seizure index and a non-epileptic seizure index; and classifying the seizure as one of a non-epileptic seizure or an epileptic seizure based on the at least a first classification index. A medical device system capable of implementing the method. A computer-readable device for storing data that, when executed, perform the method.

The disclosure relates to a method for monitoring a motion of a subject, as well as to a corresponding system and computer program product. As part of the method, a monitoring signal is emitted towards a corresponding receiver. The motion of the subject is then detected based on a change in the received monitoring signal. Therein, the monitoring signal is emitted using a spread-spectrum technique and/or using an M-to-N and multi-antenna emitter-receiver system with a set of M transmitting antennas and a set of N receiving antennas.

The present invention is directed to multimodal communications means for transmitting signals representing physiological, performance, and contextual information associated with a subject. In an exemplary embodiment, the multimodal communications means includes multiple radio subsystems (or modes) that enable connection to an external monitoring device to be acquired in a wide range of settings where a single radio mode would be ineffective. Additionally, combining the multimodal communications means of the invention with real-time data-processing allows the communications functionality to be engaged only when data determined to be relevant to the user is identified.