US 11,815,866 B2
Ventilator comprising a device for contactless detection of operations carried out by a user
Matthias Schwaibold, Karlsruhe (DE)
Assigned to LOEWENSTEIN MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY S.A., Luxembourg (LU)
Filed by Loewenstein Medical Technology S.A., Luxembourg (LU)
Filed on Dec. 17, 2018, as Appl. No. 16/222,400.
Claims priority of application No. 102017011690 (DE), filed on Dec. 18, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2019/0187645 A1, Jun. 20, 2019
Int. Cl. G05B 19/042 (2006.01); A61M 16/00 (2006.01); G16H 40/63 (2018.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01); G06F 3/04815 (2022.01); G06F 3/16 (2006.01); A61M 16/06 (2006.01); G16H 20/40 (2018.01); A61M 16/08 (2006.01); G06T 7/20 (2017.01)
CPC G05B 19/042 (2013.01) [A61M 16/022 (2017.08); A61M 16/024 (2017.08); G06F 3/011 (2013.01); G06F 3/017 (2013.01); G06F 3/04815 (2013.01); G06F 3/167 (2013.01); G16H 40/63 (2018.01); A61M 16/0066 (2013.01); A61M 16/06 (2013.01); A61M 16/0858 (2014.02); A61M 2016/0027 (2013.01); A61M 2016/0033 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3306 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3313 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3331 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3592 (2013.01); A61M 2205/50 (2013.01); A61M 2205/502 (2013.01); A61M 2205/505 (2013.01); A61M 2205/507 (2013.01); A61M 2205/52 (2013.01); A61M 2205/581 (2013.01); A61M 2205/583 (2013.01); A61M 2205/587 (2013.01); A61M 2205/80 (2013.01); G05B 2219/2614 (2013.01); G06T 7/20 (2013.01); G06T 2207/10012 (2013.01); G06T 2207/10028 (2013.01); G06T 2207/10048 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30196 (2013.01); G16H 20/40 (2018.01)] 19 Claims
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1. An apparatus for controlling a ventilator by means of a detection unit for control commands, wherein the detection unit is embodied as a 3D camera or a TOF camera with a detection region and detects control commands of a user in the detection region, the detection unit comprising at least one sensor for control commands, a memory, a device for producing digital control commands, and an interface for coupling to the ventilator and for transmitting the control commands to the ventilator, and wherein the detection unit is coupled to an illumination unit for illuminating the detection region, the illumination unit being capable of projecting an item of information spatially in front of or over another item of information and a display logic makes a decision relating to which item of information is presented in front of or over another item of information based on a relevance of an item of information in a current context, wherein the detection unit further comprises a speech sensor and identifies voice commands and converts the voice commands into digital control commands and transmits the voice commands to the ventilator via the interface, the detection unit being configured to authenticate voice commands and generating an optical and/or auditory and/or graphical response for a user before the control command is implemented.