Monitoring treatment compliance using patient activity patterns

A system comprising:

• an identification signal source configured for association with a subject and configured to generate an identity signal indicative of a presence and an identity of the subject;
• a stand-alone microprocessor based device including
• detection means for detecting the identity signal in a vicinity of the stand-alone microprocessor based device;
• subject identification circuitry configured to determine the presence and identity of the subject from the identity signal;
• a microphone for sensing an audio signal indicative of at least one of speech or physical activity of the subject;
• first signal processing circuitry configured to generate a data signal from the sensed audio signal;
• a clock/timing device for tracking a time of day;
• and
• a transmitting device for sending information to a computing system at a monitoring location, the information including time of day, presence or identity of the subject, and the data signal;
• second signal processing circuitry configured to process the data signal to determine one or more subject parameters indicative of a mental state of the subject;
• and
• notification circuitry for generating a message or alert for transmission to at least one of the subject, a medical care provider, a family member, or another interested party based at least in part upon the determined one or more subject parameters.

A method of monitoring a subject, comprising:

• receiving, with a receiving device at a monitoring location, an audio data signal detected with a microphone in a stand-alone microprocessor based device at a subject location, the audio data signal containing data indicative of at least one of speech or physical activity of a subject;
• receiving, with the receiving device at the monitoring location, at least one additional activity data signal indicative of at least one additional activity of the subject;
• receiving, with the receiving device at the monitoring location, an identity signal indicative of identity of the subject and presence of the subject in the vicinity of the stand-alone microprocessor based device;
• analyzing the audio data signal and the at least one activity data signal with activity analysis circuitry at the monitoring location to determine one or more activity patterns of the subject;
• comparing the one or more activity patterns of the subject with one or more characteristic activity patterns;
• and
• transmitting, with reporting circuitry at the monitoring location, at least one notification to a medical care provider, family member, or other interested party based at least in part on the comparison of the one or more activity patterns of the subject with the one or more characteristic activity patterns.

A computer program product comprising:

• a non-transitory machine-readable data storage medium bearing
• one or more instructions for receiving, with a receiving device at a monitoring location, an audio data signal detected with a microphone in a stand-alone microprocessor based device at a subject location, the audio data signal containing data indicative of at least one of speech or physical activity of a subject;
• one or more instructions for receiving, with the receiving device at the monitoring location, at least one additional activity data signal indicative of at least one additional activity of the subject;
• one or more instructions for receiving, with the receiving device at the monitoring location, an identity signal indicative of identity of the subject and presence of the subject in the vicinity of the stand-alone microprocessor based device;
• one or more instructions for analyzing the audio data signal and the at least one activity data signal with activity analysis circuitry at the monitoring location to determine one or more activity patterns of the subject;
• one or more instructions for comparing the one or more activity patterns of the subject with one or more characteristic activity patterns;
• and
• one or more instructions for transmitting, with reporting circuitry at the monitoring location, at least one notification to a medical care provider, family member, or other interested party based at least in part on the comparison of the one or more activity patterns of the subject with the one or more characteristic activity patterns.