Remotely configurable assisted-living notification system with gradient proximity sensitivity

A method for providing assisted living messages with varying levels of detail to a person according to proximity gradients, the method comprising:

• automatically detecting proximity between a person and a notification device, based on data from a proximity detector with gradient sensitivity;
• in response to detecting a far proximity between the person and the notification device, automatically presenting a first predetermined message with the notification device;
• and
• in response to detecting a near proximity between the person and the notification device, automatically presenting a second predetermined message with the notification device;
• wherein the second predetermined message contains more detail than the first predetermined message.

A method for providing assisted living messages with varying levels of detail to a person according to proximity gradients, the method comprising:

• receiving location data that connects multiple notification devices at a dwelling of a person to respective locations within the dwelling, the location data comprising a first location definition to associate a first notification device with a first location and a second location definition to associate a second notification device with a second location;
• receiving event data to define an event for the first notification device;
• receiving, from a caregiver at a location other than the dwelling, message data pertaining to the event, wherein the message data (a) specifies a sequence of messages to be presented to the person by the first notification device in connection with the event, (b) associates a first message among the sequence of messages with a first proximity;
• and (c) associates a second message among the sequence of messages with a second proximity;
• and
• sending at least part of the message data to the first notification device.

An article of manufacture, comprising:

• a tangible, machine-accessible medium;
• and
• instructions in the machine-accessible medium, wherein the instructions, when executed by a processing system, enable the processing system to perform operations comprising:
• receiving location data that associates multiple notification devices at a dwelling of a person with respective locations within the dwelling, the location data comprising a first location definition to associate a first notification device with a first location and a second location definition to associate a second notification device with a second location;
• receiving event data to define an event for the first notification device;
• receiving, from a caregiver at a location other than the dwelling, message data pertaining to the event, wherein the message data (a) specifies a sequence of messages to be presented to the person by the first notification device in connection with the event, (b) associates a first message among the sequence of messages with a far proximity;
• and (c) associates a second message among the sequence of messages with a near proximity;
• and
• configuring the first notification device to perform operations comprising:
• automatically presenting the first message with a large font size in response to detecting the person at the far proximity;
• and
• automatically presenting the second message with a small font size in response to detecting the person at the near proximity;
• wherein the near proximity is closer to the first notification device than the far proximity, and the small font size is smaller than the large font size.