Feeding monitoring device, method, and program
The feeding monitoring device uses real-time video analysis and deep learning to assess meal content and eating behavior, autonomously alerting users to potential swallowing disorders, addressing the limitations of conventional systems by reducing caregiver burden.
JP7882802B2Active Publication Date: 2026-06-30KDDI CORP
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- JP · JP
- Patent Type
- Patents
- Current Assignee / Owner
- KDDI CORP
- Filing Date
- 2023-03-29
- Publication Date
- 2026-06-30
AI Technical Summary
Technical Problem
Conventional techniques fail to automatically determine the risk of choking or aspiration during a meal, necessitating caregiver presence and unable to adapt to varying meal contents, thus increasing caregiver burden.
Method used
A feeding monitoring device that analyzes meal content and eating behavior in real-time using video analysis, employing deep learning to detect food and eating actions, and constructs a personalized risk database to alert users of potential swallowing disorders.
Benefits of technology
Enables real-time risk assessment and alerts during meals, reducing caregiver burden by autonomously identifying potential swallowing disorders based on meal content and eating speed.
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Abstract
To provide an eating monitoring device capable of appropriately determining a risk during eating.SOLUTION: An eating monitoring device is configured to perform first processing of: reading a video (11) of a user having a meal; detecting (12, 13) meal contents eaten by the user and meal speed; and determining (21) a risk of an eating disorder of the user at each time on the video, on the basis of the detection result.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1
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