Method of distinguishing the presence of a single versus multiple persons
First Claim
1. A method of monitoring a residence comprising:
- a. providing a plurality of sensors in the residence;
b. collecting data from the plurality of sensors; and
c. determining whether a single person is present in the residence or multiple persons are present in the residence.
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Abstract
A plurality of sensors are positioned in a home. Sensor fire data is delivered to a remote server, and the sensor fire data is segmented into single-state blocks broken up by door opening and closing events. The door opening and closing events represent potential state changes in the home where the number of people present in the home may have changed. The raw data from the sensor fires are then processed into adjacent sensor fires and used to populate adjacency matrices and frequency distributions. That information is subjected to a statistical goodness-of-fit test, which reveals a probability indicating the likelihood a given data block should be attributed with the single or multiple person state. The single versus multiple person state is passed along with these data to the remainder of the data analyses, which can then be properly aware of which data should be treated with due suspicion.
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38 Claims
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1. A method of monitoring a residence comprising:
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a. providing a plurality of sensors in the residence;
b. collecting data from the plurality of sensors; and
c. determining whether a single person is present in the residence or multiple persons are present in the residence. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of monitoring a residence comprising:
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a. collecting data from the residence;
b. determining whether a single person is present in the residence or multiple persons are present in the residence; and
c. if a single person is determined to be present in the residence, analyzing the data to determine if an alert condition exists. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of passively monitoring the activities of an individual in a residence having a plurality of areas, the method comprising:
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a. providing a plurality of sensors;
b. collecting sensor fire data from the plurality of sensors and separating the sensor fire data into a plurality of data blocks;
c. determining whether one of the plurality of data blocks is associated with the presence of a single person in the residence or multiple persons in the residence; and
d. if the one of the plurality of data blocks is associated with the presence of a single person in the residence, analyzing the sensor fire data included in the one of the plurality of data blocks. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A system for monitoring a life form in a residence having a plurality of areas, the system comprising:
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a. a plurality of sensors, each of the plurality of sensors operable to detect the life form in one of the plurality of areas;
b. a receiver in communication with the plurality of sensors, the receiver operable to collect sensor fire data from each of the plurality of sensors;
c. a processor in communication with the receiver, the processor operable to analyze the sensor fire data collected by the receiver and determine whether a single person is present in the residence or multiple persons are present in the residence. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24)
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25. A system for monitoring a life form in a residence having a plurality of areas, the system comprising:
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a. a means for collecting data from the residence; and
b. a means for determining whether a single person is present in the residence or multiple people are present in the residence. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27)
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28. A method of determining whether a single person or multiple persons are present in a residence having a plurality of areas, the method comprising the steps of:
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a. providing a plurality of sensors, each of the plurality of sensors associated with one of the plurality of areas and each of the plurality of sensors operable to detect the existence of a person in the one of the plurality of areas;
b. collecting sensor fire data from the plurality of sensors to build a sensor fire data set containing a plurality of adjacent sensor fires;
c. analyzing the adjacent sensor fires to determine whether a single or multiple persons are present in the residence. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30)
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31. A method for determining whether multiple persons are present in a residence having a first area that is contiguous with a second area and a third area that is not contiguous with the first area, the method comprising:
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a. providing a plurality of sensors, the plurality of sensors including a first sensor operable to fire when a person is detected in the first area, a second sensor operable to fire when a person is detected in the second area, and a third sensor operable to fire when a person is detected in the third area b. collecting sensor fire data from the plurality of sensors to build a sensor fire data set containing a plurality of adjacent sensor fires;
c. determining that multiple persons are present in the residence when a statistically significant number of the plurality of adjacent sensor fires include both the first sensor and the third sensor.
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32. A method of determining whether a single life form or multiple life forms are present in a residence having a plurality of areas, wherein some of the plurality of areas are contiguous and other of the plurality of areas are not contiguous, each of the plurality of areas associated with a sensor that is operable to fire when life form activity is detected in the area, the method comprising:
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a. monitoring adjacent sensor fires; and
b. using adjacent sensor fires from activity occurring in non-contiguous areas as indicative of the presence of multiple life forms in the residence. - View Dependent Claims (33)
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34. A method of determining whether a single or multiple life forms are present in a residence having a plurality of areas, each of the plurality of areas associated with a sensor that is operable to fire when life form activity is detected in the area, the method comprising:
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a. collecting sensor fire data from the plurality of sensors to build a sensor fire data set containing a plurality of adjacent sensor fires;
b. forming a first control data distribution set for adjacent sensor fires that is associated with a single life form being present in the residence;
c. performing a statistical test to compare the sensor fire data set with the control data distribution set, the statistical test yielding a first result; and
d. using the first result as indicative that a single life form is present in the home if the first result meets a first predetermined threshold. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37)
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38. A method of passively monitoring the activities of an individual in a residence, the method comprising:
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a. providing a plurality of sensors;
b. collecting sensor fire data from the plurality of sensors, the sensor fire data including a plurality of adjacent sensor fires;
c. determining the probability that a single person is present in the residence based on the plurality of adjacent sensor fires;
d. if a single person is determined to be present in the residence, weighting the sensor fire data based on the probability that a single person is present in the residence; and
e. analyzing the weighted sensor fire data to determine if an alert condition exists.
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