Method and system for validating an alarm situation
First Claim
1. A method for remote validation of an alarm situation at a person in a home, comprising:
- determining by a processing unit of an alarm situation on the basis of data received from said home provided with a sensor network comprising one or more sensors and a central unit,transmission by said processing unit of a notification to one or more care providers that an alarm situation is occurring at said person,sending out of a notification signal by said processing unit to said central unit,upon receiving said notification signal in said central unit, switching on an increased vigilance mode, wherein a call from said one or more care providers is prepared in said central unit by making available an audio function in one or more sensors of said sensor network,validating said alarm situation by establishing a conversation between one of said care providers and said person via said one or more sensors.
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Abstract
A method for validating an alarm situation in a home includes determining by a processing unit of an alarm situation on the basis of data received from the home provided with a sensor network comprising one or more sensors and a central unit; transmission by the processing unit of a message to a care provider that an alarm situation is occurring at the occupant; sending out of a notification signal by the processing unit to the central unit; upon receiving the notification signal in the central unit, switching on an increased vigilance mode, wherein a call from the one or more care providers is prepared in the central unit by making available an audio function in one or more sensors of the sensor network; validating the alarm situation by establishing a conversation between one of the care providers and the occupant via the at least one sensor.
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1. A method for remote validation of an alarm situation at a person in a home, comprising:
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determining by a processing unit of an alarm situation on the basis of data received from said home provided with a sensor network comprising one or more sensors and a central unit, transmission by said processing unit of a notification to one or more care providers that an alarm situation is occurring at said person, sending out of a notification signal by said processing unit to said central unit, upon receiving said notification signal in said central unit, switching on an increased vigilance mode, wherein a call from said one or more care providers is prepared in said central unit by making available an audio function in one or more sensors of said sensor network, validating said alarm situation by establishing a conversation between one of said care providers and said person via said one or more sensors. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A wireless monitoring system for monitoring a person in a home comprising a central unit and one or more sensors connected in a wireless sensor network, said central unit being adapted to receive wireless data transmitted by each of the sensors and execute signals, and
wherein said central unit is further adapted to activate an increased vigilance mode upon receipt of a notification signal in said sensor network, which enables an incoming telephone call to be received and an audio function of one or more of said sensors to be made available.
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