Monitoring Patterns of Motion

A computer program product comprising:

• computer recordable storage medium;
• computer useable program code, stored on the computer recordable storage medium, for receiving a signal from a sensor on a user, wherein movement of the user causes the sensor to generate power to emit a signal indicative of the movement of the user;
• computer useable program code, stored on the computer recordable storage medium, for analyzing the signal to form a current pattern of motion;
• computer useable program code, stored on the computer recordable storage medium, for comparing the current pattern of motion to a baseline pattern of motion associated with the user;
• computer useable program code, stored on the computer recordable storage medium, for determining a difference between the current pattern of motion and the baseline pattern of motion associated with the user to form a difference;
• computer useable program code, stored on the computer recordable storage medium, for comparing the difference to a predetermined threshold;
• and
• computer useable program code, stored on the computer recordable storage medium, for, responsive to the difference exceeding the predetermined threshold, sending an alert.

An apparatus comprising:

• a bus;
• a storage device connected to the bus, wherein the storage device contains computer usable code;
• at least one managed device connected to the bus;
• a communications unit connected to the bus;
• and
• a processing unit connected to the bus, wherein the processing unit executes the computer usable code to receive a signal from a sensor on a user, wherein movement of the user causes the sensor to generate power to emit a signal indicative of the movement of the user;
• analyze the signal to form a current pattern of motion;
• compare the current pattern of motion to a baseline pattern of motion associated with the user;
• determine a difference between the current pattern of motion and the baseline pattern of motion associated with the user to form a difference;
• compare the difference to a predetermined threshold;
• and responsive to the difference exceeding the predetermined threshold, send an alert.