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`“A 6-DOF Subject-Monitoring Device and Method.”
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`We claim:
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`1. A subject-monitoring system for monitoring a living subject during a monitoring period,
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`comprising:
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`(a)
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`an array of accelerometer modules that produce acceleration signals during the
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`monitoring period, the acceleration signals representing the accelerations of at least
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`one body-segment of the subject relative to each of the x, y, and z -axes of a
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`reference-frame;
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`(b)
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`(c)
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`attachment means for attaching said array to the body-segment;
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`an acceleration signal processing means for processing the acceleration signals to
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`yield 6-DOF data relevant to the body-segment; and
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`(d)
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`a first data storage means for storing the 6—DOF data.
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`2.
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`A subject—monitoring system as claimed in Claim 1, wherein said array of accelerometer
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`modules comprises a sufficient number of accelerometer modules to produce six
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`discrete and substantially simultaneous acceleration signals during the monitoring
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`period.
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`3.
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`A subject—monitoring system as claimed in Claim 2, wherein said array of
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`accelerometer modules comprises three biaxial accelerometer modules.
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`4.
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`A subject-monitoring system as claimed in Claim 1, further comprising:
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`(a)
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`a first 6-DOF data processing means for processing the 6—DOF data to obtain
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`body-segment movement information descriptive of the movements of the body—
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`segment during the monitoring period; and
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`(b)
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`at least one display means for displaying the body-segment movement
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`information in at least one format comprehensible to humans.
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`5.
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`A subject-monitoring system as claimed in Claim 4, further comprising:
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`(a)
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`a second 6—DOF data processing means for processing the 6-DOF data to
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`obtain body-segment position and orientation information descriptive of the
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`position and orientation of the body—segment during the monitoring period;
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`and
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`(b)
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`at least one display means for displaying the body-segment position and
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`Petitioner Microsoft Corporation - Ex. 1002, p.1
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`Petitioner Microsoft Corporation - Ex. 1002, p.1
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`orientation information in at least one format comprehensible to humans.
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`6.
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`A subject-monitoring system as claimed in Claim 4, further comprising:
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`(a)
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`a third 6—DOF data processing means for processing the 6-DOF data to obtain
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`subject movement information descriptive of the movements of the subject
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`during the monitoring period; and
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`(b)
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`at least one display means for displaying the subject movement information
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`in at least one format comprehensible to humans.
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`7.
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`8.
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`A subject-monitoring system as claimed in Claim 6, wherein said third 6-DOF
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`data processing means further comprises means for discriminating information
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`descriptive of falls from information descriptive of other sudden movements.
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`A subject—monitoring system as claimed in Claim 6, wherein said 6-DOF data
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`processing means further comprises means for determining the directionality of
`falls.
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`9.
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`A subject—monitoring system as claimed in Claim 4, further comprising:
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`(a)
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`a fourth 6-DOF data processing means for processing the 6-DOF data to
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`obtain subject position and orientation information descriptive of the position
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`and orientation of the subject during the monitoring period; and
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`(b)
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`at least one display means for displaying the subject position and orientation
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`information in at least one format comprehensible to humans.
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`10.
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`A subject—monitoring system as claimed in Claim 4, further comprising:
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`(a)
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`a fifth 6—DOF processing means for processing the 6-DOF data to obtain
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`functional information descriptive of at least one function of the subject
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`during the monitoring period; and
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`(b)
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`at least one display means for displaying the functional information in at least
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`one format comprehensible to humans.
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`11.
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`A subject—monitoring system as claimed in Claim 10, wherein the functional
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`information comprises energy expenditure information.
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`Petitioner Microsoft Corporation - Ex. 1002, p.2
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`Petitioner Microsoft Corporation - Ex. 1002, p.2
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`12.
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`13.
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`14.
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`15.
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`16.
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`A subject-monitoring system as claimed in Claim 11, wherein said filth 6-DOF
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`data processing means comprises neural network analysis for computing said
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`energy expenditure information.
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`A subject—monitoring system as claimed in Claim 10, wherein the functional
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`information comprises respiratory function information.
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`A subject-monitoring system as claimed in Claim 4, further comprising:
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`(a)
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`at least one local unit, comprising
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`(i)
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`(ii)
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`(iii)
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`(iv)
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`said array;
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`a power source;
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`said acceleration signal processing means; and
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`said attachment means;
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`(b)
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`at least one remote unit, comprising the first 6-DOF data processing means;
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`and
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`(c)
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`a data transfer means for transferring data between said local unit and said
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`remote unit.
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`A Subject-monitOring system, as claimed in Claim 14, wherein said remote unit
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`further comprises:
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`(a)
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`a second data storage means for storing the body—segment movement
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`information; and
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`(b)
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`a remote display means for displaying the body-segment movement
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`information in at least one format comprehensible to humans.
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`A subject-monitoring system as claimed in Claim 1, further comprising:
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`(a)
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`(b)
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`means for acquiring raw physiological data regarding the subject;
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`a physiological data processing means for processing the raw physiological data
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`to obtain physiological information regarding the subject; and
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`(c)
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`a display means for displaying the physiological information in at least one
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`format comprehensible to humans.
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`Petitioner Microsoft Corporation - Ex. 1002, p.3
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`Petitioner Microsoft Corporation - Ex. 1002, p.3
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`“A 6-DOF Subject—Monitoring Device and Method."
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`17.
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`An improved subject—monitoring system as claimed in Claim 16, wherein at least one
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`type of physiological data acquired is selected from the group consisting of:
`heart rate data, electrocardiogram data, body temperature data, blood 0; partial
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`pressure data, blood CO2 partial pressure data, respiration rate data, respiration
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`depth data, micturition data, and skin conductance data.
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`18.
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`A subject-monitoring system as claimed in Claim 16, further comprising:
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`(a)
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`data synchronizing means for synchronizing the 6-DOF data and the
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`physiological data;
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`(b)
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`a synchronized data processing means for processing the synchronized 6—
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`DOF data and physiological data to obtain synchronized information regarding
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`the physiological status and movements of the subject during the monitoring
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`period; and
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`(c)
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`means for displaying the synchronized information in at least one format
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`comprehensible to humans.
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`19.
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`A subject-monitoring system as claimed in Claim 18, further comprising:
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`(a)
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`at least one local unit, comprising
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`(i)
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`(ii)
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`(iii)
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`(iv)
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`(v)
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`said array;
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`a power source;
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`said acceleration signal processing means;
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`said means for acquiring physiological data; and
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`said attachment means;
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`(b)
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`at least one remote unit, comprising
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`(i)
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`(ii)
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`(iii)
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`(iv)
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`said 6—DOF data processing means;
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`said physiological data processing means;
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`said data synchronizing means; and
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`said synchronized data processing means; and
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`(c)
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`data transfer means for transferring data between said local unit and said
`remote unit.
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`20. A method of monitoring a subject during a monitoring period, comprising the steps of:
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`(a)
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`attaching at least one array of accelerometer modules to at least one body-segment
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`Petitioner Microsoft Corporation - Ex. 1002, p.4
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`Petitioner Microsoft Corporation - Ex. 1002, p.4
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`of the subject, the accelerometer modules having an aggregate of at least six axes
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`of measurement;
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`(b)
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`acquiring from the array acceleration signals representing the accelerations of the
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`body-segment relative to each of the x, y, and z — axis of an anatomical reference-
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`frame;
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`(c)
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`processing the acceleration signals to obtain 6-DOF data representing the
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`movements of the body-segment with respect to an inertial reference-frame; and
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`(d)
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`storing the 6-DOF data.
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`21.
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`The method of Claim 20 further comprising the step of manually calibrating the
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`accelerometer modules by carrying out the steps of:
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`(e)
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`positioning the subject in at least three substantially stationary poses, the poses
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`being sufficiently different from one another to produce appreciable differences
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`in the acceleration signals acquired at step (c);
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`(f)
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`averaging the acceleration signals acquired at step (e) to minimize the effects of
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`noise and involuntary motion;
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`(9)
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`(h)
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`acquiring from the averaged acceleration a gravity vector;
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`applying the gravity vector to the acceleration signals to obtain a correction
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`factor for correcting the orientation of each of the axes of measurement relative
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`to the anatomical reference-frame; and
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`(i)
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`correcting the 6-DOF data obtained in step (c) by incorporating the correction
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`factor obtained at step (h), whereby the corrected 6-DOF data more accurately
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`represent the movements of the body-segment with respect to the inertial
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`reference—fra me.
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`22.
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`The method of Claim 20 further comprising the step of adaptively calibrating the
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`accelerometer modules by applying recursive prediction-error analysis comprising the
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`steps of:
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`(J)
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`constructing a model of the subject’s movements based on the 6-DOF data
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`acquired at step (c);
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`(k)
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`guessing a value with respect to some chosen future point in time for at least
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`one parameter used to construct the model;
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`(I)
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`measuring the value when the future point in time arrives;
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`Petitioner Microsoft Corporation - Ex. 1002, p.5
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`Petitioner Microsoft Corporation - Ex. 1002, p.5
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`(m)
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`(n)
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`comparing the value measured at step (I) with the value guessed at step (k);
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`refining the guess made at step (k) with respect to a next future point in time by
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`applying a nonlinear optimization algorithm that yields a correction factor by
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`minimizing the size of the error between the value guessed at step (k) and
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`value measured at step (I);
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`(o)
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`applying the correction factor obtained at step (n) to the 6-DOF data obtained in
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`step (c), whereby the corrected 6-DOF data more accurately represent the
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`movements of the body-segment with respect to the inertial reference—frame;
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`and
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`(p)
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`repeating steps (I) through (0) during the monitoring period.
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`23.
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`The method of Claim 20, further comprising the steps of:
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`(q)
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`(r)
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`(s)
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`acquiring at least one type of physiological data regarding the subject;
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`processing the physiological data to obtain physiological information regarding
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`the subject; and
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`displaying the physiological information in at least one format comprehensible to
`humans.
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`24.
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`The method of Claim 23, wherein at least one type of physiological data acquired at
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`step (q) is selected from the group consisting of:
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`heart rate data, electrocardiogram data, body temperature data, blood 02 partial
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`pressure data, blood CO2 partial pressure data, respiration rate data, respiration
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`depth data, micturition data, and skin conductance data.
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`'
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`25.
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`The method of Claim 24 further comprising the steps of:
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`(t)
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`(u)
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`synchronizing the 6-DOF data and the physiological information; and,
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`displaying the synchronized 6-DOF data and the physiological information
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`in at least one format comprehensible to humans.
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`‘uvfim‘.
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`26.
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`The method of Claim 24 further comprising the step of:
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`(v)
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`storing the physiological information.
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`27.
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`The method of Claim 24 further comprising the step of:
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`Petitioner Microsoft Corporation - Ex. 1002, p.6
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`Petitioner Microsoft Corporation - Ex. 1002, p.6
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`“A 6-DOF Subject-Monitoring Device and Method."
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`(w)
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`transmitting the physiological information to at least one remote location.
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`28. A method of monitoring the respiratory functions of a subject, said method comprising
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`the steps of:
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`(a)
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`attaching an accelerometer array to the subject to acquire acceleration signals
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`representative of the subject’s thoracic movements;
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`(b)
`(c)
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`acquiring the acceleration signals; and
`processing the acceleration signals to segregate information representing the
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`subject's respiratory function from common-mode noise;
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`29.
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`A method for monitoring the respiratory functions of a subject as claimed in Claim 28,
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`wherein step (c) further comprises the step of applying a least means squares noise
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`cancellation analysis utilizing a linear transversal filter to process the acceleration signals
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`acquired at step (b), whereby the common-mode noise contained in the acceleration
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`signals is cancelled.
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`Petitioner Microsoft Corporation - Ex. 1002, p.7
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`Petitioner Microsoft Corporation - Ex. 1002, p.7
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`“A 6—DOF Subject—Monitoring Device and Method.”
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`ABSTRACT
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`The present invention comprises novel methods and devices for monitoring a subject by
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`acquiring reliable and accurate 6-DOF data regarding the subject, and by using those data to
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`obtain information about the subject's movements in three-dimensional space.
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`Information
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`regarding the subject’s movements is, optionally, combined with information regarding the
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`subject’s physiological status so that comprehensive knowledge regarding the subject may be
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`acquired by those monitoring the subject.
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`Petitioner Microsoft Corporation - Ex. 1002, p.8
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`Petitioner Microsoft Corporation - Ex. 1002, p.8
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`“A B-DDF Subject-Monitoring Device and Method
`Amended Claims 30-58
`Page 1
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`30.
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`A subject-monitoring system for monitoring a living subject during a monitoring period.
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`comprising:
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`[a]
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`at least one array of accelerometer modules that produce acceleration signals
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`during the monitoring period, the acceleration signals representing the
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`movement of at least one body-segment of the subject relative to each of the x.
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`I
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`[b]
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`[c]
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`y. and z -axes of a reference-frame;
`attachment means for attaching said array to the body-segment: and,
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`an acceleration signal processing means for processing the acceleration signals
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`to yield B-DOF data representative of the movement of the body-segment during
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`the monitoring period.
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`31.
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`A subject-monitoring system as claimed in Claim 30. wherein said array of
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`accelerometer modules comprises a sufficient number of accelerometer modules
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`to produce six acceleration signals for obtaining the B-DOF data.
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`32.
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`' A subject—monitoring system as claimed in Claim 31. wherein said array
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`of accelerometer modules comprises three biaxial accelerometer
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`modules.
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`33.
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`A subject-monitoring system as claimed in Claim 30, further comprising:
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`[a]
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`a first data processing means for processing the B-DDF data to obtain
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`body—segment movement information descriptive of the movement of the
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`body-segment during the monitoring period: and
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`(b)
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`at least one display means for displaying the body-segment movement
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`information in at least one format comprehensible to humans.
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`34.
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`A subject-monitoring system as claimed in Claim 30 further comprising:
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`(a)
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`a second data processing means for processing the B—DDF data to obtain
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`subject movement information descriptive of the movements of the
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`subject during the monitoring period. and
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`Petitioner Microsoft Corporation - Ex. 1002, p. 10
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`"A 6-DOF Subject-Monitoring Device and Method
`Amended Claims 30-58
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`[b]
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`at least one display means for displaying the subject movement
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`information in at least one format comprehensible to humans.
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`35.
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`A subject-monitoring system as claimed in Claim 34, wherein said second
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`data processing means further comprises means for discriminating falls
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`from other activities.
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`37.
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`38.
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`39.
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`A subject-monitoring system as claimed in Claim 34, wherein said second
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`data processing means further comprises means for determining the
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`directionality of falls.
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`A subject-monitoring system as claimed in Claim 30, further comprising:
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`(a)
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`a third data processing means for processing the B-DOF data to obtain
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`body- segment position and orientation information descriptive of the
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`position and orientation of the body-segment during the monitoring
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`period; and
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`[b]
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`at least one display means for displaying the body-segment position and
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`orientation information in at least one format comprehensible to humans.
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`A subject-monitoring system as claimed in Claim 30. further comprising:
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`[a]
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`a fourth data processing means for processing the B-DDF data to obtain
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`subject position and orientation information descriptive of the position
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`and orientation of the subject during the monitoring period; and
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`[b]
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`at least one display means for displaying the subject position and
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`orientation information in at least one format comprehensible to humans.
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`A subject-monitoring system as claimed in Claim 30. further comprising:
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`[a] '
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`a fifth data processing means for processing the B-DDF data to obtain
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`functional information descriptive of at least one function of the subject
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`during the monitoring period: and
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`[b]
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`at least one display means for displaying the functional information in at
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`least one format comprehensible to humans.
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`Petitioner Microsoft Corporation - Ex. 1002, p.11
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`Petitioner Microsoft Corporation - Ex. 1002, p.11
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`“A B-DOF Subject-Monitoring Device and Method
`Amended Claims 30-58
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`40.
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`41.
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`42.
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`43.
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`44.
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`45.
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`A subject-monitoring system as claimed in Claim 39. wherein the
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`functional information comprises energy expenditure information.
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`F
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`A subject-monitoring system as claimed in Claim 40. wherein said
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`fifth data processing means further comprises neural network
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`analysis for computing said energy expenditure information;
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`A subject-monitoring system as claimed in Claim 39. wherein the
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`functional information comprises respiratory function information.
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`A subject-monitoring system as claimed in Claim 33, further comprising:
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`[a]
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`at least one local unit. comprising
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`[i]
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`(ii)
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`[iii]
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`[iv]
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`said array of accelerometer modules:
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`a power source:
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`said acceleration signal processing means; and
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`said attachment means:
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`(b)
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`at least one remote unit comprising said first data processing
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`means; and
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`[c]
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`a data transfer means for transferring data between said local
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`unit and said remote unit.
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`A subject—monitoring system. as claimed in Claim 43. wherein said
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`remote unit further comprises a data storage means for storing
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`the body—segment movement information.
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`A subject-monitoring system as claimed in Claim 30, further comprising:
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`[a]
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`[b]
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`means for acquiring physiological data regarding the subject:
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`a physiological data processing means for processing the physiological
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`data to obtain physiological information regarding the subject; and
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`[c]
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`at least one display means for displaying the physiological information in
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`at least one format comprehensible to humans.
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`Petitioner Microsoft Corporation - Ex. 1002, p. 12
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`Petitioner Microsoft Corporation - Ex. 1002, p.12
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`“A B-DOF Subject—Monitoring Device and Method
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`48.
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`47.
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`An improved subject-monitoring system as claimed in Claim 45. wherein
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`at least one type of physiological data acquired is selected from the
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`group consisting of:
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`heart rate data. electrocardiogram data. body temperature data.
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`blood 02 partial pressure data. blood 002 partial pressure data.
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`respiration rate data. respiration depth data. micturition data.
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`and skin conductance data.
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`A subject-monitoring system as claimed in Claim 45, further comprising:
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`[a]
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`data synchronizing means for synchronizing the B-DDF data with
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`the physiological data to obtain synchronized B-DDF and
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`physiological data;
`a synchronized data processing means for processing the”...
`synchronized B-DDF and physiological data to obtain synchronized
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`information regarding the physiological status and movements of
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`the subject during the monitoring period; and
`means for displaying the synchronized information in at least one
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`[b]
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`(c)
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`format comprehensible to humans.
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`48.
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`A subject-monitoring system as claimed in Claim 47. further
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`comprising:
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`(a)
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`at least one local unit. comprising
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`[i]
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`(ii)
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`(iii)
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`[iv]
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`[v]
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`said array;
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`a power source;
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`said acceleration signal processing means;
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`said means for acquiring physiological data: and
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`said attachment means;
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`[b]
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`at least one remote unit. comprising
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`[i]
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`(ii)
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`[iii]
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`[iv]
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`said first data processing means:
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`said physiological data processing means:
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`said data synchronizing means: and
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`said synchronized data processing means; and
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`Petitioner Microsoft Corporation - Ex. 1002, p. 13
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`Petitioner Microsoft Corporation - Ex. 1002, p.13
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`U.S. Patent Application of Parker, Fabeny, Larson, 8 Monaco
`"A 6-DOF Subject-Monitoring Device and Method
`Amended Claims 30-58
`Page 5
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`data transfer means for transferring data between said
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`local unit and said remote unit.
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`49.
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`A method of monitoring a subject during a monitoring period. comprising the steps of:
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`attaching at least one array of accelerometer modules to at least one body-
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`segment of the subject. the accelerometer modules having an aggregate of at
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`least six axes of measurement;
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`acquiring from the array acceleration signals representing the accelerations of
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`the body-segment relative to each of the x. y. and z - axes of an anatomical
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`reference—frame;
`processing the acceleration signals to obtain B-DDF data:
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`processing the B-DOF data to obtain body-segment movement information
`descriptive of the movements of the body-segment with respect to each of the
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`x. y. and z-axes of an inertial reference-frame: and
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`displaying the body—segment movement information.
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`50.
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`The method of Claim 49 further comprising manually calibrating the
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`accelerometer modules by carrying out the steps of:
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`If)
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`positioning the subject in at least three substantially stationary poses.
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`the poses being sufficiently different from one another to produce
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`appreciable differences in the acceleration signals acquired at step [b];
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`averaging the acceleration signals acquired at step [b] to minimize'the
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`effects of noise and involuntary motion;
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`acquiring a gravity vector value from the averaged acceleration signals:
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`applying the gravity vector value to the acceleration signals to obtain a
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`correction factor for correcting the orientation of each axis of
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`measurement relative to the anatomical reference-frame; and
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`correcting the 6-DOF data obtained in step [c] by incorporating the
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`correction factor obtainedat step (i). whereby the corrected B-DDF data
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`more accurately represent the movements of the body-segment with
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`respect to the inertial reference~frame.
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`Petitioner Microsoft Corporation - Ex. 1002, p. 14
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`Petitioner Microsoft Corporation - Ex. 1002, p.14
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`U.S. Patent Application of Parker, Fabeny, Larson. 8 Monaco
`"A B-DOF Subject-Monitoring Device and Method
`Amended Claims 30-58
`Page 6
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`51.
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`The method of Claim 49 further comprising adaptively calibrating the
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`accelerometer modules by applying recursive prediction-error analysis by carrying
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`out the steps of:
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`[I]
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`[n]
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`constructing a model of the subject's movements based on the B-DOF
`data obtained at step [c];
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`guessing a value with respect to some chosen future point in time for at
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`least one parameter used to construct the model;
`measuring the value for the parameter when the future point in time
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`arrives;
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`obtaining a correction factor by refining the guess made at step [I] with
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`respect to a next future point in time and applying a nonlinear
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`optimization algorithm that minimizes the size of the error between the
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`value guessed at step [i] and value measured at step (m):
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`applying the correction factor obtained at step In) to the B-DOF data
`obtained in step [c]. whereby the corrected B-DOF data more accurately
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`represent the movements of the body-segment with respect to the
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`inertial reference-frame: and
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`[p]
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`repeating steps [I] through to) during the monitoring period.
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`The method of Claim 49. further comprising the steps of:
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`[q]
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`[r]
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`acquiring at least one type of physiological data regarding the subject:
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`processing the physiological data to obtain physiological information
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`regarding the subject; ,and‘
`displaying the physiological information in at least one format
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`comprehensible to humans.
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`The method of Claim 52. wherein at least one type of physiological data
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`acquired at step to] is selected from the group consisting of:
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`heart rate data, electrocardiogram data. body temperature data.
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`blood [32 partial pressure data. blood CC)2 partial pressure data,
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`respiration rate data. respiration depth data. micturition data.
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`and skin conductance data.
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`52.
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`53.
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`Petitioner Microsoft Corporation - Ex. 1002, p. 15
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`Petitioner Microsoft Corporation - Ex. 1002, p.15
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`US. Patent Application of Parker. Fabeny. larson, 8 Monaco
`“A B-DOF Subject—Monitoring Device and Method
`Amended Claims 30-58
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`Page 7
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`54.
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`55.
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`56.
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`The method of Claim 52 further comprising the steps of:
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`synchronizing the body-segment movement information obtained
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`at step (d) with the physiological information obtained at step (r)
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`to obtain synchronized body-segment and physiological
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`displaying said synchronized body-segment movement information
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`[u]
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`and physiological information in at least one format
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`comprehensible to humans.
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`The method of Claim 54 further comprising the step of:
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`(v)
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`storing said synchronized body-segment movement and
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`physiological.
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`information.
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`The method of Claim 54 further comprising the step of:
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`[w]
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`transmitting said synchronized body-segment movement
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`and physiological information to at least one remote
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`location.
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`57.
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`A method of monitoring the respiratory functions of a subject. said method comprising
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`the steps of:
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`[a]
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`attaching an accelerometer array to the subject to acquire acceleration signals
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`[b]
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`[c]
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`representative of the subject's thoracic movements;
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`acquiring the acceleration signals: and
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`processing the acceleration signals to segregate information representing the
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`subject’s respiratory function from common-mode noise.
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`58.
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`A method for monitoring the respiratory functions of a subject as claimed in
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`Claim 57. wherein step [c] further comprises the step of applying a least means
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`squares noise cancellation analysis utilizing a linear transversal filter to process
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`the acceleration signals acquired at step [b]. whereby the common-mode noise
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`contained in the acceleration signals is cancelled.
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`Petitioner Microsoft Corporation - Ex. 1002, p. 16
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`Petitioner Microsoft Corporation - Ex. 1002, p.16
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`CONFIRMATION NO.
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`12/21/2002
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`B. Eugene Parker
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`ART UNIT
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`DATE MAILED: 05/ l7/2004
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`Petitioner Microsoft Corporation - Ex. 1002, p. 17
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`Petitioner Microsoft Corporation - Ex. 1002, p.17
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`PARKER ET AL.
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