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APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR DETECTING PHYSIOLOGICAL MOVEMENT FROM AUDIO AND MULTIMODAL SIGNALS

Publication No. EP4140398

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App No. EP22189425

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Filed by ResMed Sensor Technologies Limited

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Filed on 2017-09-19

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Issued/Published on 2025-07-30

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Publication No. EP4140398 A1

Application No. EP22189425 Filed: 2017-09-19

Grant Date 2025-07-30 Mention of grant

Active Oppositions 1 Active EPO Oppositions

Patent Abstract / Summary

The present invention relates to a processor-readable medium, having stored thereon processor-executable instructions which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to detect physiological movement of a user. The processor-executable instructions comprises instructions to control producing, via a speaker coupled to an electronic processing device, a sound signal in a vicinity that includes a user; and instructions to control sensing, via a microphone coupled to the electronic processing device, a sound signal reflected from the user; and instructions to process the sensed sound signal; as well as instructions to detect a breathing signal from the processed sound signal. The sound signal comprises a continuous wave (CW) signal.

IPC Classifications

A61B5/00, A61B5/08, A61B5/11, A61B5/113

Priority Claims

US 201662396616P Date: 2016-09-19

Designated Contracting States (38 EPC States)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Parties & Representation

Applicants

ResMed Sensor Technologies Limited

5th Floor, Termini Building, 3 Arkle Rd

Inventors (8)

MCMAHON, Stephen

Sandyford, Dublin D18 T6T7

O'ROURKE, Damien

Sandyford, Dublin D18 T6T7

ZAFFARONI, Alberto

Sandyford, Dublin D18 T6T7

SHOULDICE, Redmond

Sandyford, Dublin D18 T6T7

FAGAN, Tony

Sandyford, Dublin D18 T6T7

FOX, Niall

Sandyford, Dublin D18 T6T7

O'MAHONY, Niall

Sandyford, Dublin D18 T6T7

LYON, Graeme

Sandyford, Dublin D18 T6T7

Representatives / Agents

Vossius & Partner Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte mbB

Siebertstraße 3, 81675 München

Lewis Silkin LLP

Arbor, 255 Blackfriars Road

Key Procedural Dates

Request-For-Examination 2023-08-30

Mention Of Grant Published 2025-07-30

First-Examination-Report-Despatched 2025-02-25

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