Global Patent Index - EP 1590685 A1

EP 1590685 A1 20051102 - RADAR-ASSISTED SENSING OF THE POSITION AND/OR MOVEMENT OF THE BODY OR INSIDE THE BODY OF LIVING BEINGS

Title (en)

RADAR-ASSISTED SENSING OF THE POSITION AND/OR MOVEMENT OF THE BODY OR INSIDE THE BODY OF LIVING BEINGS

Title (de)

RADARGESTÜTZTE SENSIERUNG VON LAGE UND/ODER BEWEGUNG DES KÖRPERS ODER IM KÖRPER VON LEBEWESEN

Title (fr)

DETECTION ASSISTEE PAR RADAR DE LA POSITION ET/OU DU MOUVEMENT DU CORPS D'UN ETRE VIVANT OU D'UNE PARTIE SITUEE DANS CE CORPS

Publication

EP 1590685 A1 20051102 (DE)

Application

EP 03776814 A 20031023

Priority

  • DE 0303519 W 20031023
  • DE 10259522 A 20021219

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2004057367A1] The invention relates to a method for sensing information concerning the position and/or movements of the body of a living being or of a body part inside the body, particularly for use in a motor vehicle. The method contains the following steps: emitting (18) an electromagnetic signal (15) that, according to the invention, has frequencies in the radar range, onto a predetermined body area of a living being: receiving (20) an electromagnetic signal (22) reflected from the body area; evaluating (30) the captured received signal (22) with regard to a difference of the transit time and/or frequency from those of the emitted signal (15) in order to determine the information. The inventive method enables the contactless monitoring of breathing and heartbeat as well as the position of the body of a driver of a motor vehicle while driving.

IPC 1-7

G01S 13/56; G01S 7/41; E05B 65/19

IPC 8 full level

A61B 5/18 (2006.01); E05B 65/19 (2006.01); G01S 7/41 (2006.01); G01S 13/56 (2006.01); A61B 5/024 (2006.01); A61B 5/113 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

A61B 5/0507 (2013.01 - EP US); A61B 5/18 (2013.01 - EP US); E05B 83/26 (2013.01 - EP US); G01S 7/415 (2013.01 - EP US); G01S 13/56 (2013.01 - EP US); A61B 5/024 (2013.01 - EP US); A61B 5/113 (2013.01 - EP US); G01S 7/2886 (2021.05 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2004057367A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE ES FR GB

DOCDB simple family (publication)

DE 10259522 A1 20040701; EP 1590685 A1 20051102; JP 2006510880 A 20060330; US 2005073424 A1 20050407; US 7196629 B2 20070327; WO 2004057367 A1 20040708

DOCDB simple family (application)

DE 10259522 A 20021219; DE 0303519 W 20031023; EP 03776814 A 20031023; JP 2004561017 A 20031023; US 49787004 A 20040607