System and method for remote monitoring in home activity of persons living independently
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1. An activity monitoring system for allowing a caregiver to monitor activity of a resident residing independently in a home, comprising:
- at least one activity sensor positioned within the home for collecting data on activity in the home;
a communication platform in communication with the at least one activity sensor; and
a monitoring center located remote from the home and in communication with the communication platform;
wherein the communication platform is adapted to communicate the data from the at least one activity sensor to the monitoring center and the monitoring center is adapted to analyze the data.
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Abstract
A system and method for monitoring the activities of a resident living independently. Activity sensors distributed around the home collect data on activity in the home. The data is communicated to a remote monitoring center and analyzed. The data is buffered to ascertain whether an event or important transition has occurred in the home. The system also may be utilized to ascertain long-term mobility changes in the resident, deviations from normal sleep patterns, and deviations from a normal wake up time.
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1. An activity monitoring system for allowing a caregiver to monitor activity of a resident residing independently in a home, comprising:
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at least one activity sensor positioned within the home for collecting data on activity in the home;
a communication platform in communication with the at least one activity sensor; and
a monitoring center located remote from the home and in communication with the communication platform;
wherein the communication platform is adapted to communicate the data from the at least one activity sensor to the monitoring center and the monitoring center is adapted to analyze the data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13)
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11. The system of claim l, wherein the monitoring center comprises a search mechanism adapted to search for patterns in activity of the resident.
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15. An activity monitoring system for allowing a caregiver to remotely monitor activity of a resident residing independently in a home, comprising:
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a plurality of activity sensors positioned within the home for collecting data on activity in the home;
a near real-time communication platform in communication with the plurality of activity sensors wherein the near real-time communication platform comprises one or more communication media in the group consisting of wired telephone, wireless telephone, two-way walkie-talkie, pager, cable, and the Internet browser, and a monitoring center located remote from the home and in communication with the near real-time communication platform;
wherein the near real-time communication platform is adapted to communicate the data from the plurality of activity sensors to the monitoring center and the monitoring center is adapted to analyze the - View Dependent Claims (14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A method for allowing a caregiver to monitor activity of a resident residing independently in a home, comprising the steps of:
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providing activity sensors for distribution throughout the home;
collecting data from the activity sensors;
communicating, via a communication platform, the data collected from the activity sensors to a monitoring center remote from the home in response to an occurrence of an event;
analyzing the data at the monitoring center; and
generating an event report to the caregiver upon the occurrence of the event. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A method for allowing a caregiver to remotely monitor activity of a resident residing independently in a home, comprising the steps of:
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providing activity sensors for distribution throughout the home;
collecting data from the activity sensors;
communicating, via a near real-time communication platform, the data collected from the activity sensors to a monitoring center remote from the home in near real-time to the occurrence of an event;
analyzing the data at the monitoring center;
generating an event report to the caregiver upon the occurrence of the event;
communicating the event report to the caregiver; and
generating, upon request of the caregiver, a status report of activity within the home. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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40. A method for allowing a caregiver to monitor the mobility of a resident residing independently in a home, comprising the steps of:
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providing activity sensors for distribution throughout the home;
collecting data from the activity sensors;
communicating, via a communication platform the data collected from the activity sensors to a monitoring center remote from the home;
searching for activity patterns in the data collected from the activity sensors;
studying the amount of time required to accomplish particular activities; and
reporting to the caregiver long-term changes in the amount of time required to accomplish the particular activities. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42)
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43. A method for allowing a caregiver to monitor the sleep patterns of a resident residing independently in a home, comprising the steps of:
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providing activity sensors for distribution throughout the home;
collecting data from the activity sensors;
communicating the data collected from the activity sensors to a database via a communication platform; and
analyzing the data collected from the activity sensors using a hidden Makov modeling technique to determine if the data indicates a deviation from the comparison data, signaling an abnormal sleep pattern. - View Dependent Claims (44)
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45. A method for allowing a caregiver to monitor the wake up times of a resident residing independently in a home, comprising the steps of:
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providing activity sensors for distribution throughout the home;
collecting data from the activity sensors indicating a wake up time of the resident;
communicating the collected data to a monitoring center remote from the home via a communication platform; and
analyzing the data collected from the activity sensors to determine if the data indicates the wake up time deviates from a predetermined normal wake up time, signaling an abnormal wake up time. - View Dependent Claims (46, 47)
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