A process for optimizing fall detection determination, the process comprising:
- receiving with a server potential fall parameter data associated with a user from a fall detection device associated with a wireless device, the wireless device implementing a three-axis accelerometer, a gyroscope, and an altitude sensor, the receiving comprises receiving over a wireless network that comprises a wireless mobile telecommunications network, the potential fall parameter data comprising 3-axis acceleration data, gyroscopic data, and altitude data received from the wireless device implementing the three-axis accelerometer, the gyroscope, and the altitude sensor;
- storing in a database associated with and in communication with the server the potential fall parameter data of the user, and the database further storing a library of previous potential fall parameter data of the user;
- analyzing with the server the potential fall parameter data to determine whether the potential fall parameter data is consistent with a real fall, wherein the server analyzes the potential fall parameter data and compares the potential fall parameter data comprising the 3-axis acceleration data, the gyroscopic data, and the altitude data to the library of previous fall parameter data to determine whether the potential fall parameter data is consistent with a real fall;
- sending with the server an alert to the wireless device if the potential fall parameter data is indicative of a real fall based on the comparison of the potential fall parameter data comprising the 3-axis acceleration data, the gyroscopic data, and the altitude data to the library of previous fall parameter data;
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- receiving with the server an indication from the wireless device in response to the alert, wherein the indication includes an indication that the potential fall parameter data was one of the following:
- a real fall or a false positive;
- receiving with the server further an indication from the wireless device in response to the alert requesting help;
- receiving with the server a location of the user in response to the indication from the wireless device requesting help;
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- transmitting with the server the location of the user and the potential fall parameter data to emergency medical services in response to the indication from the wireless device requesting help,
- wherein the wireless device comprises a smartphone and the fall detection device implements the three-axis accelerometer, the gyroscope, and the altitude sensor to obtain the potential fall parameter data;
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- wherein the smartphone includes at least one analog-to-digital converter and at least one filter configured to process signals associated with the three-axis accelerometer, the gyroscope, and the altitude sensor to obtain the potential fall parameter data.