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Granted Patent B2
US 11,246,765 · App. 16/117,133 · Granted Feb 15, 2022

Smart diaper system

Inventor: Hoo-min D. Toong (Cambridge, MA)
Assignee: NEUROSTIM SOLUTIONS LLC
A61F13/42A61F13/84G06Q30/0635A61F2013/424A61F2013/8482
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Patent No.
US 11,246,765
App. No.
16/117,133
Granted
Feb 15, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A smart diaper system includes a diaper body adapted to be worn by a user and an absorbent pad coupled to the diaper body. The system further includes a wireless communication device fixedly attached to the diaper body and a base station device in wireless communication with the wireless communication device, the base station device configured to determine a distance between the wireless communication device and the base station device.

Claims (38)

1. A smart diaper system comprising:

a diaper body adapted to be worn by a user;

an absorbent pad coupled to the diaper body;

a wireless communication device fixedly attached to the diaper body; and

a base station device in wireless communication with the wireless communication device, the base station device configured to determine a distance between the wireless communication device and the base station device, the base station device comprising a patch fixedly attached to the user.

2. The smart diaper system of claim 1 , the wireless communication device comprising a wireless beacon.

3. The smart diaper system of claim 1 , the diaper body comprising an integrated pocket, the wireless communication device inserted in the pocket.

4. The smart diaper system of claim 1 , the base station device determining a position of the user based on the determined distance.

5. The smart diaper system of claim 4 , the patch comprising a plurality of electrodes, the system repeating the determining the distance and determining the position of the user, storing a history of the distances and positions generated by the repeating; and

based on at least the history, the system initiating electrical stimuli via the electrodes to reduce an urge to urinate by the user.

6. The smart diaper system of claim 1 , the base station device determining a position of the diaper body relative to the user based on the determined distance.

7. The smart diaper system of claim 1 , further comprising a host device in wireless communication with the wireless communication device and the base station device.

8. The smart diaper system of claim 7 , the host device comprising a smartphone or a fob.

9. A smart diaper comprising:

a diaper body adapted to be worn by a user;

an absorbent pad coupled to the diaper body; and

a wireless communication device fixedly attached to the diaper body, the wireless communication device in wireless communication with a base station device, the base station device configured to determine a distance between the wireless communication device and the base station device, the base station device comprising a patch fixedly attached to the user.

10. The smart diaper of claim 9 , the wireless communication device comprising a wireless beacon.

11. The smart diaper of claim 9 , the diaper body comprising an integrated pocket, the wireless communication device inserted in the pocket.

12. The smart diaper of claim 9 , the base station device determining a position of the user based on the determined distance.

13. The smart diaper of claim 12 , the patch comprising a plurality of electrodes, the base station device repeating the determining the distance and determining the position of the user, storing a history of the distances and positions generated by the repeating; and

based on at least the history, the base station device initiating electrical stimuli via the electrodes to reduce an urge to urinate by the user.

14. The smart diaper of claim 9 , the base station device determining a position of the diaper body relative to the user based on the determined distance.

15. The smart diaper of claim 9 , the wireless communication device further in wireless communication with a host device.

16. The smart diaper of claim 15 , the host device comprising a smartphone or a fob.

17. A method of monitoring diaper usage comprising:

determining a distance between a base station device and a wireless communication device fixedly attached to a diaper body of a diaper adapted to be worn by a user; and

based on the determined distance, determining a position of the diaper body relative to the user and a position of the user.

18. The method of claim 17 , wherein the determining the position of the user comprises:

storing previous positions of the user based on previous distances between the base station device and the wireless communication device, the previous positions of the user having been confirmed by the user; and

generally matching the determined distance to one of the previous distances.

19. The method of claim 17 , further comprising:

determining a type and quantity of additional diapers to order based on the determined distance.

20. The method of claim 17 , the determined position of user comprising at least a sitting position or a non-sitting position.

21. The method of claim 17 , the base station device comprising a patch fixedly attached to the user, the patch comprising a plurality of electrodes, the method further comprising:

repeating the determining the distance and determining the position of the diaper body relative to the user and the position of the user,

storing a history of the distances and positions generated by the repeating; and

based on at least the history, initiating electrical stimuli via the electrodes to reduce an urge to urinate by the user.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 6, 2018
From: TOONG, HOO-MIN D.
To: NEUROSTIM SOLUTIONS LLC
Reel/Frame 046799/0991 →
Continuity (3)
Provisional Application 62576755 · Oct 25, 2017
Provisional Application 62576839 · Oct 25, 2017
Related Publication 20190117468A1 · Apr 25, 2019