System, method, and kit for monitoring an individual remotely
AssigneeAmerican Messaging Services, LLC
InventorsDouglas C. Dayton, Sung Park, Mark R Florence
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Abstract
In embodiments of the present invention, systems and methods for remotely monitoring an individual may include providing a sensor integrated in a monitoring object at a first location where the monitoring object may be configured as a household item. The sensor may be associated with an environment of an individual at the first location and a network. The sensor data may be processed to obtain monitoring information for the activity of the individual in the environment and the monitoring information may be transmitted over the network from the first location to a receiving object at a second location.
Claims20
A method of remotely monitoring an individual, comprising:
- integrating a sensor in a monitoring object at a first location, the monitoring object configured as a household item;
- associating the sensor with an environment of an individual at the first location;
- associating the sensor with a network;
- establishing a map of standard activities of the individual, wherein the monitoring object records a sample of at least one activity of the individual to establish the map of standard activities;
- processing sensor data using the map of standard activities to obtain monitoring information for the activity of the individual in the environment;
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- transmitting the monitoring information over the network from the first location to a receiving object at a second location, wherein the receiving object displays an indication of activity of the individual based on the monitoring activity.
A kit for remotely monitoring the environment of an individual, comprising:
- a household object for placement in the environment of an individual to be monitored, comprising:
- an integrated sensor for collecting activity data for an individual in the environment;
- internal logic for processing the activity data according to a map of standard activity to obtain monitoring information, wherein the integrated sensor records a sample of at least one activity of the individual to establish the map of standard activity;
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- a transmission facility for transmitting the monitoring information over a pager network;
- a receiving object for receiving the monitoring information, comprising:
- an antenna for receiving the transmitted monitoring information;
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- a display for displaying the status of the individual as indicated by the monitoring information, wherein the display displays an indication of activity of the individual based on the monitoring information;
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- a service for enabling the transmission of the monitoring information from the household monitoring object to the receiving object.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.