Networked assistance system for biography-based communication and nursing intervention control

Abstract

Interactive assistance system for biography-based communication in nursing care, comprising: a stationary torso unit (24), comprising a main torso structure (5) for positioning on a seat (8) and a modular head unit (1); a wireless mobile identification module (23) in the form of a wearable (12) which has a haptic signal transmitter (13); a central control unit (22) which is configured to retrieve biographical data (26) via a care management system (21), generate dialogue data (30) and moderate this data in real time using a filter matrix (27) before it is output to the torso unit (24).

Description

I. TITLE OF THE INVENTION Networked assistance system for biography-based communication and nursing intervention control II. DESCRIPTION 1. Technical Field The invention relates to a stationary, robotic assistance system for use in inpatient and home care. It combines generative artificial intelligence with hardware-based user guidance and biographical content moderation to improve social interaction and medical monitoring. 2. State of the Art Current social robots are mostly designed as mobile units, which poses a risk of accidents. Furthermore, their dialogue systems are often based on unfiltered AI models without safeguards against biographical contraindications (e.g., dementia triggers). Targeted, haptic control of patient flow to a stationary unit is lacking in the current state of the art. 3. Problem Statement: People requiring care need a safe, fixed communication method that is biographically accurate and validated without touching on sensitive topics. Furthermore, daily care routines require automated signaling of system availability to reliably coordinate patient flows. 4. Solution of the Invention The system solves these problems with a stationary torso unit (24) comprising a main torso structure (5) and powered via an external power supply (10). At its core is the moderated interaction: A mobile identification module (23) in the form of a wearable (12) identifies the user (25) and, via a haptic signal transmitter (13), serves as a paging system to summon residents to the interaction location (e.g., seating furniture 8) via a paging signal (29) when available. The central control unit (22) generates dialogue data (30) and compares it with a care management system / database (21) via a filter matrix (27) to filter biographical data and exclusion criteria (26) in real time. The physical persona is modularly adaptable by means of interchangeable face panels (2) on the head unit (1). III. DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS • Fig. 1: Shows the stationary hardware with head unit (1), interchangeable face panel (2), camera (3), microphone (4), main torso structure (5), and arms (6). The system is positioned on a chair (8) via a mounting plate / base (7). Power is supplied via the external power connection (10). • Fig. 2: Shows the housing for the wearable electronics (12) with the upper wristband (11) and lower wristband (19). It includes the haptic signal transmitter (13), indicator elements (14), a display (15), a button (16), charging contacts (17), and a radio interface (18) for receiving / transmitting a radio signal (20). • Fig. 3: Shows the system logic. Caregivers can enter biographical data (26) into the Care Management System (21) via the remote administrator interface (20). After the user identification signal (28) is transmitted by the mobile identification module (23), the central control unit (22) triggers a paging signal (29).The moderated dialogue data (30) is checked via the filter matrix (27) and output to the stationary torso unit (24), creating the interaction flow (31) with the user (25). VI. LIST OF REFERENCE MARKS 1 Head unit 2 Face panel (mask) 3 Camera / optical sensor 4 Microphone 5 Main torso structure 6 Arms 7 Mounting plate / base 8 Seating 9 Signal receiver / mechanical coupling 10 External power connection 11 Wristband (upper part) 12 Housing for wearable electronics 13 Haptic signal transmitter (vibration motor) 14 Indicator element / movement symbol 15 Display 16 Button 17 Charging contacts 18 Radio interface 19 Wristband (lower part) 20 Remote administrator interface (and radio signal in Fig. 2) 21 Central database (CMS) 22 Central control unit 23 Mobile identification module (wearable logic) 24 Stationary torso unit (output / actuators) 25 User (patient / visitor) 26 Biographical data / trigger list 27 Filter matrix (API) 28 User identification signal 29 Paging signal (vibration) 30 Dialogue data (speech and motion data) 31 Interaction flow

Claims

Interactive assistance system for biography-based communication in nursing care, comprising: a stationary torso unit (24), comprising a main torso structure (5) for positioning on a seat (8) and a modular head unit (1); a wireless mobile identification module (23) in the form of a wearable (12) which has a haptic signal transmitter (13); a central control unit (22) which is configured to retrieve biographical data (26) via a care management system (21), generate dialogue data (30) and moderate this data in real time using a filter matrix (27) before it is output to the torso unit (24). Assistance system according to claim 1, characterized in that the control unit (22) is configured to send a paging signal (29) to the mobile identification module (23) when the system is available, in order to trigger a physical activation of the user (25) via the haptic signal transmitter (13). Assistance system according to claim 1, characterized in that a remote administrator interface (20) is provided, via which caregivers can store biographical data (26) and individual trigger lists in the care management system (21) for individual configuration of the interaction. Assistance system according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the head unit (1) has an interface for interchangeable face panels (2) to visually adapt the physical persona of the control unit (22). Assistance system according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the identification of the user (25) via a user identification signal (28) automatically triggers the loading of a specific filter instance of the biographical data (26) via the filter matrix (27).

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