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Granted Patent B2
US 12,647,540 · App. 18/818,033 · Granted Jun 2, 2026

Client-side patient room real-time monitoring and alerting system

Inventor: Ghafran Abbas (Ashburn, VA)
Assignee: Vitalchat, Inc.
H04N7/183G06F18/2431G06V20/52G06V40/23G08B5/22
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Patent No.
US 12,647,540
App. No.
18/818,033
Granted
Jun 2, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A video stream is received from a monitoring device located in a patient room. Images from the video stream are analyzed using a machine learning model to detect a first state associated with the patient room. A second is detected state from subsequent images of the video stream using the machine learning model. The first state and the second state are compared to identify a change indicating an active state. A notification is presented at the user device based on the active state.

Claims (51)

1 . A method implemented by a user device, comprising:

receiving a video stream from a monitoring device located in a patient room;

analyzing images from the video stream using a machine learning model to detect a first state associated with the patient room;

detecting a second state from subsequent images of the video stream using the machine learning model;

comparing the first state and the second state to identify a change indicating an active state;

presenting, at the user device, a notification based on the active state; and

displaying individual images of the video stream while no active state is detected.

2 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

storing, at the user device, the first state and a corresponding timestamp.

3 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

transmitting a request to the monitoring device to modify a quality or a compression rate of the video stream based on the active state.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the machine learning model is a multi-label image classification model configured to detect multiple states simultaneously.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the notification includes a description of the active state.

6 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

transmitting another notification directly to a device associated with a healthcare provider.

7 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

displaying a real-time view of the patient room based on the video stream when the active state is detected.

8 . The method of claim 1 , the individual images being key frames.

9 . A system for monitoring patient environments, comprising:

a monitoring device configured to:

obtain a video stream of at least a part of a patient room; and

transmit the video stream to a user device; and

the user device configured to:

receive the video stream from the monitoring device;

analyze images from the video stream using a machine learning model to detect a first state associated with the patient room;

detect a second state from subsequent images of the video stream using the machine learning model;

compare the first state and the second state to identify a change indicating an active state;

present a notification based on the active state; and

display individual images of the video stream while no active state is detected.

10 . The system of claim 9 , wherein the user device is further configured to:

transmit a request to the monitoring device to modify a quality or a compression rate of the video stream based on the active state.

11 . The system of claim 9 , wherein the machine learning model is a multi-label image classification model configured to detect multiple states simultaneously.

12 . The system of claim 9 , wherein the notification includes a description of the active state.

13 . The system of claim 9 , wherein the user device is further configured to:

display a real-time view of the patient room based on the video stream when the active state is detected.

14 . The system of claim 9 , the individual images being key frames of the video stream.

15 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a user device, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:

receiving a video stream from a monitoring device located in a patient room;

analyzing images from the video stream using a machine learning model to detect a first state associated with the patient room;

detecting a second state from subsequent images of the video stream using the machine learning model;

comparing the first state and the second state to identify a change indicating an active state;

presenting, at the user device, a notification based on the active state; and

displaying individual images of the video stream while no active state is detected.

16 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , the operations further comprising:

storing, at the user device, the first state and a corresponding timestamp.

17 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , further comprising:

transmitting a request to the monitoring device to modify a quality or a compression rate of the video stream based on the active state.

18 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the machine learning model is a multi-label image classification model configured to detect multiple states simultaneously.

19 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the notification includes a description of the active state.

20 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , the operations further comprising:

transmitting another notification directly to a device associated with a healthcare provider.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 28, 2024
From: ABBAS, GHAFRAN
To: VITALCHAT, INC.
Reel/Frame 068429/0748 →
Continuity (6)
Continuation In Part 18444921 · Feb 19, 2024
Continuation 18299876 · Apr 13, 2023
Continuation 17321903 · May 17, 2021
Continuation In Part 17110468 · Dec 3, 2020
Provisional Application 63170611 · Apr 5, 2021
Related Publication 20240422295A1 · Dec 19, 2024
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