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    COMPUTER PROGRAM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING THE USE OF AN ABSORBENT PRODUCT. The present invention provides a method for monitoring the use of absorbent articles, such as an incontinence pad, or a diaper, used by a user. The method comprises the steps of recording (S4) of a user's movement by means of a mobile device (1) which comprises a movement detection device (2), evaluation (Si) if the recorded movement is indicative of urinary elimination and / or fecal by the user, and provision (S6) of product-related information to the user or a user's caregiver based on that assessment. In this way, the user of the product or his caregiver can be provided with valuable information related to the use of the product, for example, recommendations on when to replace the product, viewed on the mobile device or a mobile device of the caregiver.
    公开号:BR112014015474B1
    申请号:R112014015474-0
    申请日:2011-12-21
    公开日:2020-12-22
    发明作者:Carney Joshua；Elfström Allan；Bosaeus Mattias
    申请人:Essity Hygiene And Health Aktiebolag；
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    FIELD OF THE INVENTION
    [0001] The present invention relates to a method for monitoring the use of an absorbent product, a mobile device for carrying out the method, and a computer program for making the mobile device carry out the method. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
    [0002] Urinary and / or fecal incontinence causes many people to use various types of absorbent products, such as incontinence pads, diapers etc.
    [0003] Monitoring and timely replacement of absorbent products can sometimes be difficult, not only for babies who wear diapers, but also for adults who, due to the inability to control urinary or fecal function, find it difficult to know when urination occurred and therefore when the replacement of the absorbent product. This problem can also occur in people who suffer from physical or mental illnesses that prevent proper monitoring and replacement of absorbent products. The problem of properly monitoring and replacing absorbent products in a timely manner is often more evident at night when the user of the product is asleep.
    [0004] Inadequate monitoring and replacement of absorbent products can cause urinary and fecal leakage of the product. For many people who suffer from incontinence, this is a major problem, often causing feelings of shame and humiliation.
    [0005] Various solutions for better monitoring of the use of absorbent articles are known from the state of the art.
    [0006] US 2007/0252713 discloses a sensor absorbent pad used by a patient. One or more sensors that measure urination parameters are formed integrally on the pad. The sensors can include impedance sensors, voltage meters, temperature sensors, accelerometers, pH sensors, and chemical sensors that measure the humidity, volume, temperature, pH and urination content by a patient, as well as posture and activity of the patient. The urination data monitored by the sensors can be stored in a urination record that can be transmitted to an external device connected to the sensors.
    [0007] US 2009/0062758 refers to a humidity control system, for example, for a diaper. The system includes a humidity sensor capable of counting the number of discrete insults, and an alarm that is triggered after a critical number of insults, or when a certain period of time has elapsed since the last product change.
    [0008] US 2011/0263952 features an incontinence management system for monitoring moisture in absorbent articles. The system consists of input to receive signals indicating a sensor of the presence of moisture in an absorbent article and an interface for communication with a system user.
    [0009] However, the known solutions for monitoring the use of absorbent articles often involve complex and expensive control products and / or systems that are not readily available to the public. DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
    [0010] It is an object of the present invention to solve or at least mitigate one or more of the problems mentioned above.
    [0011] In particular, it is an object of the present invention to provide a cost efficient and readily available method for monitoring the use of absorbent articles.
    [0012] Another objective of the invention is to provide a method that can help prevent the late replacement of absorbent products.
    [0013] Yet another object of the invention is to provide a method that facilitates the care of people suffering from incontinence.
    [0014] These and other objects are achieved by a method to monitor the use of absorbent articles, such as an incontinence pillow, or a diaper worn by a user. The method comprises the steps of recording a user's movement through a mobile device that includes a motion detection device, such as an accelerometer, which assesses whether the recorded movement is indicative of urinary and / or fecal elimination by the user, and providing product-related information to the user or user's caregiver based on that assessment.
    [0015] The invention is intended to monitor the use of absorbent articles used by a user at rest, and in particular to monitor the use of absorbent articles used by a user while sleeping. The invention makes use of the knowledge that people who suffer from incontinence are more inclined to eliminate urine and feces in phases of light sleep. It also makes use of the fact that increased movement in sleep is an indication of light sleep. When recording the sleep movement of the person using the product, information related to the absorbent product can be obtained and provided that facilitates the use of the product for the user of the product or for his caregiver. For example, product related information may comprise a recommendation to replace the absorbent product, which can be displayed on the mobile device itself, or on a communication device to which the mobile device is communicatively connected, for example, a device caregiver's mobile.
    [0016] The use of a mobile device, such as a cell phone, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a tablet or any other portable computing device that comprises a motion detection device, such as an accelerometer, makes the method readily available to anyone with a mobile device. The method is carried out by the mobile device by running a computer program, which, in a preferred embodiment, is carried out in the form of an application that is transferable to a mobile device's storage medium. By allowing the method to be executed by running an application that can be downloaded on existing mobile devices, the method truly becomes readily available to anyone.
    [0017] In order to carry out the method, the device must be placed in a position where it is capable of recording the movements of the person using the absorbent product. Preferably, the motion detection device of the mobile device is an accelerometer that is sensitive enough to record the movement of a sleeping person just by placing the mobile device on the bed next to the sleeping person. For more reliable results, the mobile device can be attached to a product user's bracelet or belt, or carried in a pajama pocket.
    [0018] Preferably, the method further comprises the steps of obtaining capacity information related to the capacity of the absorbent product, and providing the product related information based on both the registered movement and the capacity information. By providing product-related information based on both assessment and capacity information, product-related information can be based on a relationship between the urinary and / or faecal elimination of the user product and the product's capacity, which allows product-related information to include reasoned recommendations as to the need to replace the product.
    [0019] For this purpose, the method may comprise the steps of determining a first parameter, indicative of the amount of urine and / or feces that can be absorbed by the product based on said capacity information, and a second parameter, indicative of the amount of urine and / or feces eliminated by the user based on the registered user's movement. The product related information is then provided based on a comparison between said first parameter and said second parameter. If the comparison shows that the amount eliminated by the user is close to the product's capacity, the product-related information may include a recommendation to replace the product as soon as possible. If, however, the quantity eliminated by the user is well below the product's capacity, the product-related information may comprise an indication that no product changes are required at this time.
    [0020] An appropriate parameter indicating the amount of urine and / or feces eliminated by the user is the number of urinary and / or faecal insults. The number of urinary and / or faecal insults can be determined by assessing recorded movements, as will be discussed in more detail in the detailed description below. Likewise, the parameter indicating the capacity of the absorbent product can be a maximum number of urinary and / or fecal insults that can be absorbed and / or retained by the product. This allows for easy comparison of the quantity eliminated by the product user and the product capacity.
    [0021] The parameter, indicative of the capacity of the product can be determined based on the type of absorbent product, the level of absorption capacity of the absorbent product, and / or the size of the absorbent product.
    [0022] Preferably, the information related to the product comprises a recommendation to replace the product before the eliminated amount exceeds the amount that can be absorbed and / or retained by the product. However, product related information may comprise any or any combination of: an indication that no product replacement is required; an indication that urinary and / or fecal elimination has occurred and that it may be advisable to replace the product; a recommendation to replace the product; a recommendation to replace the product before a certain period of time; and, a recommendation to replace the product with another absorbent product having greater or lesser capacity than the product currently used.
    [0023] The method may also include the steps of predicting future insults of urine and / or feces based on one or more movements previously registered, and providing information related to the product based on this forecast as well.
    [0024] Information related to the product can be provided visually and / or audibly on the mobile device, and / or on a communication device so the mobile device is communicatively connectable, for example, a caregiver's mobile device. Preferably, both the content of the product-related information and the way in which the product-related information is provided to the product user and / or the caregiver is determined based on the assessment of the registered movement.
    [0025] As indicated above, the method can be a method implemented by a computer, performed by a mobile device through the execution of a computer program. Thus, in accordance with another aspect of the invention, a computer program is provided to monitor the use of absorbent articles used by a user while sleeping. The computer program is configured to cause a mobile device equipped with a motion detection device, such as an accelerometer, to execute the method when executed by a processor of the mobile device.
    [0026] The invention also provides a computer program product comprising a non-volatile memory for storing computer-readable instructions, wherein the aforementioned computer program is encoded in said non-volatile memory.
    [0027] In addition, the invention provides a mobile device to monitor the use of absorbent articles used by a user while sleeping. The mobile device comprises a motion detection device, such as an accelerometer, a processor, and a storage medium for storing computer programs executable by said processor, which stores said storage medium by storing the aforementioned computer program. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
    [0028] Figure 1 illustrates a mobile device that can work to carry out a method according to the invention, by running a computer program.
    [0029] Figure 2 illustrates the data obtained and used by the mobile device when carrying out the method.
    [0030] Figure 3 is a flow chart that illustrates the basic principles of the method according to the invention.
    [0031] Figure 4 is a flow chart illustrating an improved embodiment of the method according to the invention.
    [0032] Figure 5 is a flow chart illustrating an even more improved embodiment of the method according to the invention. DESCRIPTION OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE INVENTION
    [0033] Figure 1 illustrates a mobile device (1) for carrying out the method according to the invention. The mobile device (1) in Figure 1 is a mobile phone in the form of what is often referred to as a smartphone, but it should be appreciated that the mobile device according to the invention can be any type of portable computing device, such as a personal digital assistant (PDA) or a tablet computer, designed and configured as described below.
    [0034] The mobile device (1) comprises a motion detection device (2) in the form of an integrated accelerometer for recording movement data indicative of the movement of the mobile device. Such accelerometers are well known in the art and used in many mobile devices today. The accelerometer (2) is operable to record the movement of a person carrying the mobile device, and preferably also to record the movements of a sleeping person when the mobile device is placed on a bed next to the sleeping person. Although the movement of the detection device (2) in a preferred embodiment of the invention is carried out in the form of an integrated accelerometer of the mobile device (1), it should be appreciated that other types of motion detection devices can be used instead or in addition to an accelerometer. For example, the motion detection device may include a mobile device gyroscope (1).
    [0035] The mobile device (1) further comprises a processor (3) for data processing. Data can be received from communication devices to which the mobile device (1) is communicatively connected via a network, or stored in a digital storage medium (4) of the mobile device, said storage medium being accessible by the processor (3).
    [0036] The mobile device (1) is also seen to compose a screen (5) to display information to the user, and, if performed in the form of a touch screen, also to receive information from the user in the form of user input. The mobile device (1) can also include other means to receive user input, such as buttons, microphones, etc. In addition, the mobile device (1) has a loudspeaker (6) to emit sound signals to the user.
    [0037] The mobile device (1) is operable to perform all steps of the method of the invention, method steps that will be described in greater detail below, by executing a computer program stored in the storage media (4).
    [0038] Preferably, the computer program is carried out in the form of an independent application, which means that no data needs to be received from external devices in order to run the program. However, the computer program can also be a client application for a distributed software solution that further comprises a server application that resides on an application server to which the mobile device is communicably connectable. In this case, some of the method steps described below can be performed by the application server by running the server application.
    [0039] In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the computer program stored on the mobile device (1) is carried out in the form of an application. An app, sometimes referred to as a mobile app or a mobile app, is a software application designed specifically to run on mobile devices, such as smartphones and tablet computers. The application is available for download to the storage medium (4) from a download server to which the mobile device (1) is connectable. The application can be adapted for a particular mobile operating system, such as Apple iOS, Google Android or Blackberry OS and distributed through popular application distribution platforms.
    [0040] It should therefore be understood that "the application" refers to the computer program stored in the storage device (4) of the mobile device (1). The application can be run by touching a special icon displayed on the screen (5) of the mobile device (1).
    [00041] Figure 2 illustrates a signal (f), hereinafter referred to as the wake-up signal, indicative of the movement of a person using an absorbent product. The absorbent product can be any type of personal hygiene absorbent article, such as male and female incontinence protectors, sanitary napkins, diapers with tape fasteners, pants diapers or belt diapers. The person using the absorbent product will hereinafter be referred to as the user of the product.
    [00042] The wake-up signal is derived from movement data obtained by the accelerometer (2) of the mobile device (1). The wake signal (f) is therefore a function of the motion data obtained by the accelerometer, as will be discussed in more detail below with reference to Figure 3. The wake signal (f) is used by the application to determine whether it is likely that the product user has eliminated urine and / or feces, and, based on that determination, provide the product user or a caregiver of the product user with recommendations on the use of the absorbent article, for example, a recommendation to replace the product for a new one.
    [00043] In order to obtain the movement data, the mobile device (1) is placed in a position where the accelerometer (2) is able to record the person's movement while sleeping, for example, under the pillow or mattress, or next to the person in the bed.
    [00044] As shown in Figure 2, the wake-up sign (f) reveals a decrease in movement at around 10 pm, indicating that the person is falling asleep. Between 7 am and 8 am there is an increase in movement, indicating that the person is about to wake up.
    [00045] During the night, the wake-up sign (f) indicates that the person suffers from a plurality of phases of light sleep, characterized by increased movement. This increase in movement is used by the application to determine the likelihood of urinary and / or faecal elimination by the product user, as described in more detail below.
    [00046] Figures 3 to 5 are flowcharts that illustrate different aspects of the method of the invention for monitoring the use of absorbent articles. In the description of these flowcharts, reference will be made simultaneously to the mobile device (1) in Figure 1 and the wake signal (f) in Figure 2. In the flowcharts of Figures 3 to 5, boxes drawn with dashed lines indicate steps of the method performed by an application user, while boxes drawn with continuous lines indicate steps of the method performed by the mobile device (1) by running the application.
    [00047] Although the method is described below in the context of urination by the user of the product, it should be appreciated that the method is equally applicable in the context of defecation.
    [00048] Figure 3 illustrates the basic principles of the inventive method.
    [00049] In a first step, S1, the application is opened by a user, for example, the product user or his caregiver.
    [00050] In step S3, the mobile device (1) is placed in a position where the accelerometer (2) of the mobile device is able to register the movement of the product user, while the product user is sleeping.
    [00051] In step S4, the mobile device (1) records the user's movement of the product through the collection of movement data through the accelerometer (2).
    [00052] In step S5, the movement is evaluated by processing the collected movement data. The assessment is made to determine whether the recorded movement is indicative of urination by the product user.
    [00053] In step S6, information related to the product is provided to the product user and / or their caregiver based on the assessment in step S5. That product-related information is provided based on the assessment means that at least the content of the product-related information is based on the assessment. Preferably, however, also the way in which information related to the product is provided to the user of the product and / or the caregiver is based on the result of the evaluation in step S5.
    [00054] The product-related information can comprise any, or any combination of: - an indication that product replacement is necessary, - an indication that urination has occurred and that it may be advisable to replace the product, - a recommendation to replace the product, - a recommendation to replace the product before a certain period of time, - a recommendation to replace the product with another absorbent product with a greater or lesser capacity than the product currently used.
    [00055] The information related to the product is preferably provided to the user of the product through visual, audible and / or vibrating signaling on the mobile device (1). Instead, or in addition, it can be provided in a communication device, such as another mobile device or a computer, with which the mobile device (1) can communicate, for example, a caregiver's communication device. product user. In the latter scenario, information related to the product can be provided to the communication device, for example, in the form of a text message (SMS) or an email.
    [00056] The S4 registration step involves the collection of movement data in at least one dimension. Preferably, it involves the collection of movement data in a plurality of dimensions, and even more preferably, the collection of movement data, in three dimensions. For this purpose, the accelerometer (2) can be configured to detect specific forces in a plurality of directions, for example, x, y and z direction.
    [00057] The S5 evaluation step can be performed by analyzing the wake curve (f) in the Figure. 2 The wake curve (f) can be calculated by the application, performing the following steps: - Determination of at least one reference value for the detected force in at least one direction. This reference value is the force detected by the accelerometer (2) when the mobile device (1) is placed at rest to detect the movement of the product user in step S3, before recording the movement. - For a plurality of measuring points, determine a standard deviation from the reference value, based on the detected force. In an exemplary embodiment, 60 measurements are obtained and the standard deviation of the 60 measurement points from the reference value is determined. If the movement data is collected in a multiplicity of directions, the standard deviation of the reference value in the respective direction is calculated, and the standard deviations in the different directions are added together to obtain a sum of standard deviation. - Calculate the wake curve (f) as the standard deviation (or, in the case of multidimensional analysis, the sum of standard deviations) as a function of time using known curve fitting techniques.
    [00058] The functionality to determine whether it is likely that urination has occurred can be implemented in different ways. The basic concept is to detect a "sleep disturbance" and assume that urination occurs when such a sleep disturbance is detected. The application is preferably configured to determine a trigger condition and assume that urination has occurred when the trigger condition is met.
    [00059] For example, the trigger condition can be a certain increase in movement, that is, a certain change in the derivative of the wake curve (f). According to another embodiment, the application is configured to determine a trigger condition in the form of a threshold value for the standard deviation or the sum of the standard deviation. Such a threshold value is indicated in Figure 2 and denoted as (Tr). Preferably, the application is configured to adapt to the trigger condition based on the statistical analysis of the movement data, and / or user input.
    [00060] To allow the trigger condition to be adapted based on user input, the application can be configured to allow the user to provide feedback on the product information provided by the application, for example, recommendations on when to replace the product. The method of obtaining user feedback may include the step of obtaining user responses to one or more questions before closing the application after use. For example, the application can be configured to display a question like "When do you recommend replacing the product " Together with the "too early", "timely" and "too late" response options, and using user feedback to adapt the trigger condition.
    [00061] Therefore, it should be appreciated that the application, in a basic embodiment of the invention, can be configured to determine that the recorded movement is indicative of urination and to provide product-related information to the product user and / or the caregiver in the form of a notification indicating that there may be a need to replace the product.
    [00062] Figure 4 illustrates a more detailed embodiment of the inventive method. Here the method is seen to comprise an additional step S2 of obtaining capacity information related to the product's ability to absorb and / or retain urine. This step must be performed before registering the movement of the product user in step S4.
    [00063] The capacity information can comprise any of the items below, or any combination thereof, such as: type of absorbent product, level of absorbent capacity of the absorbent product, and size of the absorbent product. Capacity information can be obtained from user input and / or receipt of information from a server application that resides on an application server with which the mobile device (1) can communicate.
    [00064] The application can also be configured to automatically identify the product based on information obtained by a camera and appropriate image recognition software, an RFID reader or a mobile device barcode scanner (1), and obtain the capacity information automatically from a product database stored locally on the mobile device (1), or a product database stored on the application server mentioned above. For this purpose, the absorbent product can be provided with means to facilitate automatic identification of the same, such as a bar code (for example, a QR code) or an RFID tag.
    [00065] In addition, the method in Figure. 4 is seen as different from the method in Figure 3 by the fact that the step of evaluating the movement of the product user comprises a step S5a of estimating the amount of urine poured by the product user.
    [00066] preferably, this is achieved by keeping track of the number of urine insults. For example, with reference to Figure 2, the application can be configured to count the number of times the wake curve (f) rises above the threshold value (Tr), that is, to count the number of phases of light sleep experienced by the product user over the registration period, and to estimate the amount of urination by the product user base. When saying that the application is configured to estimate the amount of urine poured by the user of the product, it does not necessarily mean that it is configured to estimate a certain volume or weight of poured urine, but rather that the application is configured to determine a parameter , which is indicative of the amount of urine spilled, as well as a parameter that corresponds to the number of times the recorded movement is indicative of urination.
    [00067] In a subsequent step of S5b, the estimated amount of urine poured by the product user is compared with the capacity of the product, as determined by or calculated based on the capacity information obtained in step S2.
    [00068] In the last step, S6B, the product-related information is provided to the user of the product and / or caregiver based on the comparison of step S5b.
    [00069] The product's capacity, for example, can be determined by the application as a maximum number of urine insults that the absorbent product can absorb, or it can be determined based on user input indicating the type and level of absorption of the absorbent product. For example, if the user has indicated that the absorbent product is a particular type of incontinence pillow having an absorption level of 5 on a scale of 1 to 8, the application can use this information to determine whether the product can absorb three urine insults .
    [00070] Thus, the comparison between the estimated amount of urine poured by the product user and the product's capacity in step S5b may involve a comparison between the number of urine insults detected and a maximum number of urine insults that the absorbent product can absorb. The information content and the way to provide product-related information can then be adjusted by the application based on the result of the comparison.
    [00071] This procedure is shown in more detail in Figure 5, which further illustrates an improved embodiment of the method of the invention.
    [00072] In Figure 5, the phase of obtaining capacity information (step S2 in Figure 4) is seen as comprising the steps of S2c S2A.
    [00073] In the first of these steps, S2a, the application obtains information about the type of absorbent product, that is, information telling the application whether the absorbent product is an incontinence pad, a diaper, etc. The application is preferably configured to display a list of various types of products on the screen of the mobile device (1), and obtain the product type information, with the user indicating the correct alternative in the list of product types.
    [00074] In the second step, S2B, the application obtains information about the absorption level of the absorbent product. Many types of absorbent products, for example, incontinence pads, are available within a wide range of absorption levels, and the product's ability to absorb and retain liquid can vary considerably between different levels of absorption. Typically, the level of absorption capacity is the level of absorption capacity of the product on a scale of values, the level and scale of which are indicated on the packaging of the absorbent product. Preferably, the application is configured to display a scale of absorption levels corresponding to a scale of absorption levels presented on the packaging of the absorbent product, and to obtain the level of absorption capacity, when the user indicates the correct level of absorption in the scale shown.
    [00075] As mentioned above, the application can also be configured to obtain product type information and absorption level information automatically through automatic identification of the absorbent product, by means of a camera (and image recognition software), an RFID reader or a mobile device barcode scanner (1).
    [00076] Based on the product type information and the level of absorption capacity information, the application is configured to determine a parameter that is indicative of the amount of urine that can be absorbed by the absorbent product. This parameter can be calculated by the application based on the mentioned information content, or it can be retrieved from a database of the application itself or from a database of a server application with which the application can communicate, using one or more parameters for identifying the product type and level of absorption capacity, as input parameters in the data request.
    [00077] In this embodiment, the parameter, which is indicative of the amount of urine, that can be absorbed by the absorbent product is determined by the application as the number of urination insults that can be absorbed by the product. This parameter will hereinafter be referred to as the Maximum Insult Parameter.
    [00078] In step S5C, the application determines an alarm condition based on the capacity information obtained in the previous steps. As the name implies, the alarm condition is a condition that must be met for the Application to trigger an alarm for the product user or caregiver. The alarm is here a type of information related to the product that serves the purpose of indicating to the user of the product or the caregiver that the absorbent product must be replaced to prevent leakage of the product's urine. In this embodiment, the application is configured to set the alarm condition, such as a number of detected urination insults corresponding to the Maximum Insult Parameter, which means that the alarm will be triggered when the application has detected a series of insults corresponding to the number maximum number of insults that can be absorbed by the absorbent product.
    [00079] When the alarm condition is determined in step S5C, the mobile device (1) is placed in position to record the user's movement of the product during sleep (step S3), and initiates the recording method (step S4) .
    [00080] As part of the movement evaluation (Step S5 in Figure 3), the application is configured to count the number of movements that are indicative of urination by the product user. For this purpose, the application determines, in a step S5a (i) if the registered movement is indicative of urination and, if so, adds one unit to the number of urinary insults detected in a step S5a (ii).
    [00081] In a subsequent step, S5b (i), the application checks whether the number of urinary insults detected satisfies the alarm condition, that is, whether the number of movements recorded indicating urination is equal to or greater than the Maximum Parameter of Insults.
    [00082] When the number of urinary insults detected is equal to or greater than the Maximum Insult Parameter, Application proceeds to step S6A (i), and provides the product related information (step S6 in Figure 3) to the user of the product and / or the caregiver in the form of an alarm. The alarm can be a signal that it is provided visually and / or audibly on the mobile device (1), and / or a text message (SMS) or an email that is transmitted from the mobile device (1) to a communication device of the caregiver, as previously described.
    [00083] According to another aspect of the invention, the method may involve the prediction of future urine insults, that is, insults not yet detected by the application, through the evaluation of the registered movement of the product user. Future urine insults can be predicted based on one or more previously registered movements of the product user and the prediction can be used to provide recommendations regarding the use of the absorbent product.
    [00084] For example, with reference to the wake curve (f) in Figure 2, the application can be configured to estimate the time for future urine insults based on one or more previously calculated wake curves. Predictions can be used by the application in several ways. For example, the time a given recommendation is provided to the product user and / or the caregiver can be adjusted based on the expected time of the next insult. The App can be configured, for example, not to send an alarm indicating that the absorbent product has to be replaced if the predicted time for the next insult is after an estimated awakening hour of the product user, as also estimated by the app based on in one or more movements previously registered. In addition, the forecast can be used by the application to provide product-related information, including a recommendation on when a future need to replace the product will arise.
    [00085] Although the method illustrated in Figures 3 to 5, has been described in the context of urination by the user of the product, it should be appreciated that the method is also applicable for defecation by the user of the product.
    [00086] In some modalities, the application can be configured to make no distinction between urinary and fecal insults. In these embodiments, the application can be configured to assume that some type of insult has occurred when the registered movement of the product user satisfies a trigger condition, as discussed above. The number of insults (undefined) can then be calculated by the application and compared with the product's capacity, as also discussed above.
    [00087] For some absorbent products, however, it may be desirable to distinguish between urinary and faecal insults by the product user. If the product is an absorbent product for the absorption of urine and faeces, for example, a diaper, the application can be configured to obtain information on the indicative capacity of the product's ability to absorb and / or retain urine and faeces, respectively. It can also be configured to estimate both the amount of urine eliminated by the product user and the amount of feces eliminated by the product user from the evaluation of the registered movement.
    [00088] In order to do this, the application can be configured to determine a relationship between urinary insults and faecal insults by the product user. In some embodiments, the application can be configured to determine such a ratio based on product type information. If, for example, the product type information indicates that the product is a diaper intended for babies weighing 5 to 8 kg, the application can be configured to retrieve proportion information, indicating that two out of three insults by a user product in this user category are usually urinary insults, while one in three is usually a faecal insult. This proportion information can be retrieved from an application's product database or from a server application with which the application communicates, as previously described. The relationship information can be used by the application to estimate, from the registered movement of the product user, the number of urine insults and the number of faeces insults, respectively. The application can then compare the number of urinary insults estimated with the number of urinary insults that can be absorbed by the product, the number of fecal insults estimated with the number of fecal insults that can be absorbed and / or retained by the product, and / or the total number of insults with a total number of insults that can be absorbed by the product. The product related information can then be provided to the product user or caregiver based on some or all of these comparisons. The number of urinary insults, the number of faecal insults, and / or the total number of insults that can be absorbed by the product can also be obtained by the application from that product's database. This functionality allows an alarm that comprises a recommendation to replace the product to be triggered by the application when the number of urinary insults, the number of faecal insults, or the total number of insults, as determined by the application based on the user's movement of the product , achieves a respective trigger condition.
    [00089] It is also provided that the application can be configured to use different trigger conditions for urinary and fecal insults, which means that the application is configured to assume that urination occurs when a first trigger condition is met, and that defecation occurs when a second and different trigger condition is met. As mentioned earlier, the application can be configured to adapt to one or more trigger conditions based on recorded movements and / or user input, which means that one or more detection algorithms used to detect urination and / or fecal elimination based on the registered movement of the product user are adaptable. This makes it possible to adapt the detection of urinary and / or fecal elimination to the movement pattern of the different product carriers.
    [00090] In addition, it should be appreciated that, although the invention is particularly intended to monitor the use of absorbent articles used by a user during sleep, the inventive concept described here can be applicable also when the user of the product is awake. It is sometimes difficult to say whether a person is awake or asleep and there are decreased states of physical activity where the movement of a user of the product who is physiologically "awake" can be used to derive information about the use of an absorbent product in the manner described here. . Thus, it should be noted that the "wake curve" (f) in Figure 2 should be seen as a "warning curve" that can be used to obtain information about the user's tendency to eliminate urine and / or feces, even if the user of the product is more or less awake. The detection of a "sleep disturbance", on which the assumption depends on the occurrence of urinary and / or fecal elimination, therefore, should be seen as a detection of a variation in the level of alertness of the product user, in rather than detecting a well-defined transition between sleep phases.
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    Claims (14)
    [0001]
    1. METHOD FOR MONITORING THE USE OF ABSORBENT PRODUCTS used by a user, characterized by the method comprising the steps of: - obtaining (S2) capacity information related to the capacity of the absorbent product, - registering (S4), through a device mobile (1) comprising a movement detection device (2), a user movement, - assess (S5) whether the recorded movement is indicative of urination and / or defecation by the user, and - provide (S6) information related to the product for the user or a user's caregiver based on both the assessment and the capacity information, where the product-related information comprises either, or any combination of: - an indication that a product replacement is required , - an indication that urination has occurred and that it may be advisable to replace the product, - a recommendation to replace the product, - a recommendation to replace the product before a certain period of time, - a recommendation to replace the product with another absorbent product with a greater or lesser capacity than the product currently used.
    [0002]
    2. METHOD, according to claim 1, characterized by further comprising the steps of: - determining, based on capacity information, a first parameter indicating the amount of urine and / or feces that can be absorbed by the product, - determining , based on the registered movement of the user, a second parameter indicating the amount of urine and / or feces eliminated by the user, - compare (S5b) the first and the second parameters, and - provide (S6a) the information related to the product based on in the comparison.
    [0003]
    METHOD, according to claim 2, characterized by the first parameter indicating the amount that can be absorbed by the product to be determined based on, either or both, the type of product and a level of absorption capacity of the product.
    [0004]
    4. METHOD according to any one of claims 2 to 3, characterized in that the first parameter corresponds to a number of insults of urine and / or faeces that can be absorbed by the product, and the second parameter corresponds to a number of urinary insults and / or fecal by the user.
    [0005]
    5. METHOD according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the information related to the product comprises a recommendation to replace the product before the amount eliminated by the user exceeds the amount that can be absorbed by the product.
    [0006]
    6. METHOD, according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized by the evaluation comprising the stage of forecasting future insults of urine and / or feces, and in which the information related to the product is provided based on the forecast.
    [0007]
    7. METHOD, according to claim 6, characterized by the forecast of future insults to be based on one or more movements previously registered.
    [0008]
    METHOD, according to any one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that the information related to the product is provided by means of visual, audible and / or vibratory signaling on the mobile device (1).
    [0009]
    9. METHOD according to any one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that the information related to the product is provided in a communication device, to which the mobile device (1) is communicatively connectable.
    [0010]
    10. METHOD according to any one of claims 1 to 9, characterized in that the information related to the product comprises a recommendation for the use of the absorbent product.
    [0011]
    11. METHOD according to any one of claims 1 to 10, characterized by the information related to the product comprising a recommendation when to replace the absorbent product.
    [0012]
    12. METHOD, according to any one of claims 1 to 11, characterized in that the information related to the product comprises a recommendation to replace it with another type of absorbent product that has a different capacity than that of the product used.
    [0013]
    13. METHOD according to any one of claims 1 to 12, characterized in that the absorbent product is a personal hygiene absorbent article, such as a male or female incontinence protector, an intimate absorbent, a diaper with a zip closure, a diaper like pants or a belt diaper.
    [0014]
    14. MOBILE DEVICE (1) TO MONITOR THE USE OF AN ABSORBENT PRODUCT used by a user, the mobile device (1) executing the method, as defined in any of claims 1 to 13, and comprising a motion detection device ( 2), a processor (3), and a storage medium (4) for storing instructions executable by the processor (3), characterized by the storage medium (4) storing instructions that, when executed by the processor (3), cause the mobile device (1) execute the method.
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