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(11) EP 4 815 824 A1

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(43) Date of publication:
07.10.2026 Bulletin 2026/41

(21) Application number: 24812102.2

(22) Date of filing: 20.11.2024
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
A61B 5/06(2006.01)
A46B 15/00(2006.01)
A61B 5/00(2006.01)
A61B 5/107(2006.01)
(52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC):
A61B 5/6844; A61B 5/1076; A61B 5/6886; A61B 5/6898; A61B 5/682; A61B 5/4547; A61B 5/7267; A61B 5/065; A46B 15/0004; A46B 15/0038; A46B 2200/1066
(86) International application number:
PCT/EP2024/082903
(87) International publication number:
WO 2025/114093 (05.06.2025 Gazette 2025/23)
(84) Designated Contracting 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 ME MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated Extension States:
BA
Designated Validation States:
GE KH MA MD TN

(30) Priority: 30.11.2023 US 202363604793 P

(71) Applicant: Koninklijke Philips N.V.
5656 AG Eindhoven (NL)

(72) Inventors:
  • HIRSCH, Kelly Laurence
    5656 AG Eindhoven (NL)
  • REYES, Ivan
    5656 AG Eindhoven (NL)

(74) Representative: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards 
High Tech Campus 34
5656 AE Eindhoven
5656 AE Eindhoven (NL)

   


(54) A PERSONAL CARE DEVICE WITH IMPROVED LOCATION TRACKING USING DISTANCE SENSOR DATA FUSION AND RELATED METHODS