System for monitoring health conditions of an individual and a method thereof

A system for monitoring a health condition of an individual, the system comprising:

• measuring means for attaching to the individual to measure at least one physiological parameter thereof and to generate measured data representative of said at least one parameter;
• processing means coupled to the measuring means for processing the measured data so as to determine whether said measured data is indicative of a potential danger condition and, if so, generating a corresponding warning signal;
• and
• a personal communication device which is accommodated in the vicinity of the individual and is wireless coupled to the measuring unit, the personal communication device including:
• indication means responsive to the warning signal for providing an indication signal;
• time-out utility responsive to the warning signal so as to delay its transmission for a predetermined period of time;
• message generating means for receiving the warning signal and generating an information message representative thereof;
• receiver/transmitter means coupled to the message generating means and capable of, when actuated by the individual, transmitting the information message to the individual, and, when operated by the individual, allowing the warning signal to be transmitted to a central monitoring station, thereby acknowledging the receipt of the indication signal by the individual;
• access request means coupled to the receiver/transmitter means and to the time-out utility, so as to be either operated by the individual or be actuated by the time-out utility for automatically transmitting the warning signal to a central monitoring station after said predetermined period of time expires.