Room monitoring device

• US 10,009,581 B2
• Filed: 01/02/2015
• Issued: 06/26/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 01/02/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Fitbit, Inc. (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Fitbit, Inc. (Alphabet Inc.)
• Inventors: Proud, James
• Primary Examiner(s): Truong, Nguyen
• Application Number:
  US14/588,848
• Publication Number:
  US 20160198129A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,271 Days
• Field of Search: 348143
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1118 Determining activity level
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/183 for receiving images from a single remote source

Abstract

A system for monitors a person in a dwelling. A detection device is in communication with a user monitoring device. The detection device includes at least one motion/movement gesture sensing device configured to detect at least one of a person'"'"'s motion, movement and gesture. The user monitoring device includes at least two elements selected from: a proximity sensor; a temperature sensor/humidity sensor; a particulate sensor; a light sensor; a microphone; a speaker; two RF transmitters (BLE/ANT+WIFI); a memory card; and LED'"'"'s.

Claims

1. A system for monitoring a person in a dwelling, comprising:

a user monitoring device configured to be worn by a user to be monitored, the user monitoring device including one or more sensors for detecting environmental data, the one or more sensors including a motion detection sensor configured to detect motion corresponding to respiration of the user;

a person detection device configured to determine presence data pertaining to a presence of the user in a determined area while the user monitoring device is in an active state of monitoring and the motion corresponding to respiration is detected; and

a base station configured to receive the environmental data from the user monitoring device and to receive the presence data from the person detection device, the base station including a processor for analyzing the presence data and the motion corresponding to the respiration of the user, along with the environmental data, to determine a current value for at least one sleep-related parameter for the user, the base station configured to cause at least one of the base station or the user monitoring device to convey information pertaining to the current value,

wherein the base station is further configured to transmit at least the current value for the at least one sleep-related parameter for the user to a remote monitoring system, the remote monitoring system enabled to determine at least one of a sleep pattern or a respiration pattern for the user.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the user monitoring device includes an outer shell.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the user monitoring device includes a protective cover.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the user monitoring device includes a microphone.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the user monitoring device includes a speaker module.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the user monitoring device includes a protective quadrant.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the user monitoring device includes a middle circuit board.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the user monitoring device includes a particulate air duct.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the user monitoring device includes a particulate sensor.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the user monitoring device includes a center support structure.

11. The system of claim 1, wherein the user monitoring device includes a light emitter.

12. The system of claim 1, wherein the user monitoring device includes a bottom circuit board.

13. The system of claim 1, wherein the user monitoring device includes a temperature sensor.

14. The system of claim 1, wherein the user monitoring device includes a base.

15. The system of claim 1, wherein the user monitoring device includes a plurality of ports.

16. The system of claim 1, wherein the user monitoring device includes a plurality of ports selected from at least one of a port that:

(i) allows light to be transmitted from an interior of the user monitoring device to the user for visual feedback, (ii) a port for a proximity sensor and (iii) one or more ports that allows for the introduction of air.

17. The system of claim 1, wherein the user monitoring device includes four different printed circuit boards (PCBs).

18. The system of claim 17, wherein the user monitoring device includes a top PCB including an ambient light sensor, a proximity sensor, a microphone, and a speaker module.

19. The system of claim 17, wherein the user monitoring device includes a bottom PCB having a temperature/humidity sensor and a universal serial bus (USB) port for charging.

20. The system of claim 1, wherein the user monitoring device includes a battery pack.

21. The system of claim 1, wherein the user monitoring device includes air ducting inside the user monitoring device to direct particulates towards a particulate sensor.

22. The system of claim 1, wherein the user monitoring device provides feedback to the user.

23. The system of claim 1, wherein the user monitoring device is configured to activate at least one light to indicate whether the user is alarmed, something is wrong, or everything is in an acceptable state.

24. The system of claim 1, wherein the person detection device includes a front shell.

25. The system of claim 1, wherein the person detection device includes an emitter gasket.

26. The system of claim 1, wherein the person detection device includes a circuit board.

27. The system of claim 1, wherein the person detection device includes a front support structure.

28. The system of claim 1, wherein the person detection device includes a spring steel.

29. The system of claim 1, wherein the person detection device includes an elastomer foot.

30. The system of claim 1, wherein the person detection device includes a rear support structure.

31. The system of claim 1, wherein the person detection device includes a battery terminal.

32. The system of claim 1, wherein the person detection device includes a terminal insulting film.

33. The system of claim 1, wherein the person detection device includes a coin cell battery.

34. The system of claim 1, wherein the person detection device includes a back shell.

35. The system of claim 1, wherein the person detection device is located external to a monitor device that includes one or more sensors.

36. The system of claim 1, wherein the person detection device includes:

Bluetooth low energy (BLE) or ANT protocol transceiver, a motion and gesture detector;

a central processing unit (CPU), a red green blue (RGB) light-emitting diode (LED), and a reed switch.

37. The system of claim 36, wherein the motion and gesture detector is configured to detect motion, movement, and gestures of the user over a certain threshold.

38. The system of claim 36, wherein the motion and gesture detector, in response to detection of motion, movement, or a gesture, wakes up the CPU.

39. The system of claim 36, wherein the CPU processes data emitted by the motion and gesture detector.

40. The system of claim 1, wherein the person detection device includes a central processing unit (CPU) that encrypts data.

41. The system of claim 1, wherein the person detection device includes a central processing unit (CPU) that broadcasts data collected through an RF transmitter.

42. The system of claim 1, wherein the person detection device includes an accelerometer detection device.

43. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more sensors include an accelerometer configured to provide a voltage output that is proportional to a detected acceleration.

44. The system of claim 1, wherein the person detection device reports X, Y, and X-axis information.

45. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more sensors include a position sensing device selected from at least one of:

optical encoders, magnetic encoders, mechanical encoders, Hall Effect sensors, potentiometers, and contacts with ticks.

46. The system of claim 45, wherein the position sensing device provides one or more outputs.

47. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more sensors include a position sensing device configured to provide a single value that detects a most interesting motion of the user within a defined time period, with the most interesting motion providing information relative to movement, motion, and gesture that is different from a normal pattern of movement, motion, and gesture that is not a common occurrence of the movement, motion, and gesture of the user.

48. The system of claim 1, wherein the person detection device communicates with the user monitoring device over an ANT protocol.

49. The system of claim 1, wherein the user monitoring device communicates with the person detection device to exchange configuration information.

50. The systems of claim 1, wherein the user monitoring device includes a top circuit board.

51. The system of claim 1, wherein the user monitoring device includes a circuit board support structure.