Lighting system with monitors for assessment of personal fall risk

A system for monitoring of a person, the system comprising:

• at least one smart lighting device, each smart lighting device comprising:
• a housing;
• a light source supported on said housing;
• an imaging device supported on said housing and operable to gather imaging data corresponding to a person's fall risk in a region adjacent said housing;
• a first data communication device operable to transmit data to, and receive data from, external devices;
• and
• a centralized control system comprising:
• a processor;
• a memory;
• a second data communication device operable to transmit data to, and receive data from, external devices;
• executable instructions stored in the memory and executable by the processor to:
• receive imaging data from said at least one smart lighting device;
• process said imaging data to determine the person's fall risk in the region adjacent said housing of said at least one smart lighting device;
• and
• transmit a control signal to said at least one smart lighting device to control illumination of its light source as a function of the person's fall risk in the region adjacent its housing.

A smart lighting device comprising:

• a housing configured to have a form factor of a conventional night light;
• a light source supported on said housing, said light source being operable to provide brightness for general illumination purposes;
• an imaging device supported on said housing and operable to gather imaging data corresponding to a person's fall risk in a region adjacent said housing;
• a speaker supported on said housing for providing an audible alert signal;
• and
• a control engine operatively coupled to said light source and said imaging device, said control engine being operable to:
• provide a first control signal to said light source to control a color of illumination of said light source as a function of a fall risk determined as a function of data gathered by said imaging device;
• and
• provide a second control signal to said speaker to provide said audible alert signal as a function of a determination as to whether the person is using an assistive device as a function of data gathered by said imaging device.