Monitoring activity of an individual
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1. A method for monitoring activity of an individual, comprising:
- monitoring a number of sensors to identify activations of at least one sensor of the number of sensors;
associating multiple rules defining a number of actions to be taken based upon the activations of the at least one sensor;
initiating a first rule based upon an identification of a first sensor activation;
initiating a first timer for monitoring a sensor activation according to the first rule;
initiating a second timer for monitoring the time between the first sensor activation and at least one second sensor activation according to the first rule, wherein the second timer is initiated in response to an identification of a third sensor activation before a timer value associated with the first timer expires; and
determining whether an action should be initiated based upon the analysis of whether the first rule has been met.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention relate to methods, devices, and systems to monitor activity. One method to monitor activity includes monitoring activity of an individual including detecting a sensor activated by an individual during the individual'"'"'s daily activities. The embodiment also includes comparing the sensor activation to a predetermined sensor activation timeframe, determining whether to initiate an alert based upon the comparison, and checking for at least one other sensor activation to confirm whether an alert should be initiated.
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17 Claims
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1. A method for monitoring activity of an individual, comprising:
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monitoring a number of sensors to identify activations of at least one sensor of the number of sensors; associating multiple rules defining a number of actions to be taken based upon the activations of the at least one sensor; initiating a first rule based upon an identification of a first sensor activation; initiating a first timer for monitoring a sensor activation according to the first rule; initiating a second timer for monitoring the time between the first sensor activation and at least one second sensor activation according to the first rule, wherein the second timer is initiated in response to an identification of a third sensor activation before a timer value associated with the first timer expires; and determining whether an action should be initiated based upon the analysis of whether the first rule has been met. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system for monitoring activity, comprising:
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a number of sensors configured to be activated by an individual; and a logic component having computer-executable instructions stored on a non-transitory computer-readable medium executed by a processor to; institute multiple rules for determining whether to initiate an alert based upon one or more activations of the sensors; initiate a first rule based upon an identification of a first sensor activation; initiate a first timer for monitoring a sensor activation according to the first rule; initiate a second timer for monitoring the time between the first sensor activation and at least one second sensor activation according to the first rule, wherein the second timer is initiated in response to an identification of a third sensor activation before a timer value associated with the first timer expires; and determine whether an action should be initiated based upon the analysis of whether the first rule has been met. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for monitoring activity, comprising:
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a number of sensors to be activated by an individual; a logic component having computer-executable instructions stored on a non-transitory computer-readable medium executed by a processor to; institute multiple rules for determining whether to initiate an action based upon one or more activations of the sensors; initiate a first rule based upon an identification of a first sensor activation of the number of sensors; initiate a timer for monitoring the time between the first sensor activation and at least one second sensor activation according to at least one rule; and determine whether an action should be initiated based upon the analysis of whether at least one rule has been met, wherein the action is initiated in response to the at least one second sensor activation occurring before a timer value associated with the first timer expires. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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