Monitoring method and system
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1. A method for a first person, such as a parent, to monitor the well-being of a second person, such as a child, said method comprising:
- (a) activating a notification system for said notification system to periodically send notification messages to said second person;
(b) watching at said notification system for replies from said second person to said notification messages;
(c) setting a non-response condition if said second person has not replied to said notification system after receiving a selected number of notification messages from said notification system; and
(d) causing said notification system to notify said first person with a non-response message if a non-response condition has been set.
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Abstract
A method for a parent to monitor the status of a child when the child is away from home, in which a notification engine sends regular text messages to the child. If after a selected number of messages have been sent, the child has not responded to the notification engine within a selected time, then a non-response message is sent to the parent. The child can also send a trouble message to the notification engine which will then also notify the parent. The parent can access a log of responses to check the system status at any time.
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1. A method for a first person, such as a parent, to monitor the well-being of a second person, such as a child, said method comprising:
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(a) activating a notification system for said notification system to periodically send notification messages to said second person;
(b) watching at said notification system for replies from said second person to said notification messages;
(c) setting a non-response condition if said second person has not replied to said notification system after receiving a selected number of notification messages from said notification system; and
(d) causing said notification system to notify said first person with a non-response message if a non-response condition has been set. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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