System and method of remotely monitoring a plurality of individuals

A system of remotely monitoring a plurality of individuals, comprising:

• a plurality of monitoring objects, wherein each monitoring object is associated with the environment of one of the plurality of individuals;
• a map of standard activities of the individual, wherein the monitoring object records a sample of an activity of the individual to establish the map of standard activity;
• a sensor integrated into each monitoring object, wherein the sensor collects activity data for the individual associated with the monitoring object;
• a processor for processing sensor data using the map of standard activities at each monitoring object to obtain monitoring information for the activity of the individual associated with the monitoring object;
• and
• a transmission facility for transmitting the monitoring information obtained with each monitoring object over a network to a receiving object, wherein the receiving object displays a picture associated with the particular individual being monitored along with an indication of activity of the particular individual based on the monitoring activity.