Device, system and method for monitoring and interacting with a primary user

• US 20060203295A1
• Filed: 03/10/2006
• Published: 09/14/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 03/10/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Alan D'Silva, William T D'Silva
• Original Assignee: Alan D'Silva, William T D'Silva
• Inventors: D'Silva, Alan, D'Silva, William T.
• Application Number:
  US11/372,125
• Publication Number:
  US 20060203295A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 358/403
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/01 Measuring temperature of body parts ; Diagnostic temperature sensing, e.g. for malignant or inflamed tissue clinical contact thermometers G01K13/20
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/103 Detecting, measuring or recording devices for testing the shape, pattern, colour, size or movement of the body or parts thereof, for diagnostic purposes A61B5/08 takes precedence; measuring aids for tailors A41H1/00; measuring instruments specially adapted for dentistry A61C19/04
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7475 User input or interface means, e.g. keyboard, pointing device, joystick
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 15/02 electric
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/0423 detecting deviation from an expected pattern of behaviour or schedule
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/0453 worn on the body to detect health condition by physiological monitoring, e.g. electrocardiogram, temperature, breathing detecting, measuring or recording for diagnostic purposes A61B5/00
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/0476 Cameras to detect unsafe condition, e.g. video cameras
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/24 Reminder alarms, e.g. anti-loss alarms
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/009 Signalling of the alarm condition to a substation whose identity is signalled to a central station, e.g. relaying alarm signals in order to extend communication range
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4112 having fewer capabilities than the client, e.g. thin client having less processing power or no tuning capabilities
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4227 Providing Remote input by a user located remotely from the client device, e.g. at work
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/43615 Interfacing a Home Network, e.g. for connecting the client to a plurality of peripherals home Audio Video Interoperability [HAVI] data switching networks H04L12/2805
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/44224 Monitoring of user activity on external systems, e.g. Internet browsing
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/181 for receiving images from a plurality of remote sources

Abstract

A personal management system for monitoring and interacting with a primary user located within a residence including one or more source modules provided throughout the residence, the one or more source modules being adapted to gather one or more source inputs concerning the conditions within the residence, one or more input modules provided to the primary user and throughout the residence, the one or more input modules being adapted to receive one or more user inputs from the primary user, wherein the one or more user inputs are requests for one or more outputs received from the primary user, a central processing module communicating with the one or more source modules and the one or more inputs modules, wherein the central processing module is programmed to analyze the one or more source inputs and the one or more user inputs, and wherein the central processing module is further programmed to dynamically generate one or more outputs based on the conditions within the residence and the requests from the primary user, and one or more output modules provided throughout the residence and being adapted to perform and communicate the one or more outputs for the primary user. A method for providing personal management monitoring and interaction with a primary user located within a residence including the steps of receiving one or more source inputs concerning the conditions within the residence, receiving one or more user inputs from the primary user, analyzing and interpreting the one or more source inputs and the one or more user inputs, retrieving one or more historical outputs from a database that were previously communicated to the primary user generally concerning the one or more source inputs and the one or more user inputs, and dynamically generating one or more outputs concerning the one or more source inputs and the one or more user inputs.

Claims

1. A personal management system for monitoring and interacting with a primary user located within a residence, the system comprising:

(a) one or more source modules provided throughout the residence, the one or more source modules being adapted to gather one or more source inputs concerning the conditions within the residence;

(b) one or more input modules provided to the primary user and throughout the residence, the one or more input modules being adapted to receive one or more user inputs from the primary user, wherein the one or more user inputs are requests for one or more outputs received from the primary user;

(c) a central processing module communicating with the one or more source modules and the one or more inputs modules, wherein the central processing module is programmed to analyze the one or more source inputs and the one or more user inputs, and wherein the central processing module is further programmed to dynamically generate one or more outputs based on the conditions within the residence and the requests from the primary user; and

(d) one or more output modules provided throughout the residence and being adapted to perform and communicate the one or more outputs for the primary user.

2. The personal management system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the central processing module being adapted to communicate the one or more source inputs to a secondary user situated at a remote location.

3. The personal management system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the central processing module being adapted to communicate the one or more user inputs to a secondary user situated at a remote location.

4. The personal management system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the central processing module being adapted to communicate the one or more outputs to a secondary use situated at a remote location.

5. The personal management system as claimed in claim 1, further including one or more cognitive databases, each of the one or more cognitive databases being adapted to store and load the one or more source inputs, the one or more user inputs and the one or more outputs.

6. The personal management system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the central processing module being adapted to retrieve one or more historical outputs from a database that were previously generated by the system concerning the one or more source inputs and the one or more user inputs, and wherein the central processing module being adapted to dynamically generate one or more outputs in response to the one or more source inputs and the one or more user inputs based on the one or more historical outputs.

7. The personal management system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the central processing module further including a speech generator for interactively communicating with the primary user, and wherein the speech generator being adapted to communicate the one or more outputs to the primary user in the form of synthesized speech.

8. The personal management system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the central processing further including an inference engine adapted to analyze and interpret the one or more outputs based on the contextual patterns contained in the one or more source inputs and the one or more user inputs.

9. The personal management system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the one or more output modules provided throughout the residence include addressable speakers and being adapted to perform and communicate the one or more outputs for the primary user.

10. The personal management system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the one or more source inputs contain information concerning the condition of the primary user and the residence.

11. A method for providing personal management monitoring and interaction with a primary user located within a residence, the method comprising:

(a) receiving one or more source inputs concerning the conditions within the residence;

(b) receiving one or more user inputs from the primary user;

(c) analyzing and interpreting the one or more source inputs and the one or more user inputs;

(d) retrieving one or more historical outputs from a database that were previously communicated to the primary user generally concerning the one or more source inputs and the one or more user inputs; and

(e) dynamically generating one or more outputs concerning the one or more source inputs and the one or more user inputs.

12. The method for providing personal management monitoring and interaction as claimed in claim 11, further comprising the additional step of performing and communicating the one or more outputs for the primary user.

13. The method of providing personal management monitoring and interaction as claimed in claim 11, wherein the one or more user inputs are requests for one or more outputs received from the primary user.

14. The method for providing personal management monitoring and interaction as claimed in claim 11, wherein the steps (a), (b), (c), (d) and (e) are performed iteratively.

15. The method for providing personal management monitoring and interaction as claimed in claim 11, further comprising the additional step of generating one or more outputs for the primary user based upon the occurrence of one or more scheduled triggering events.

16. The method for providing personal management monitoring and interaction as claimed in claim 11, wherein the one or more user inputs are verbally communicated and inputted by the primary user.

17. The method for providing personal management monitoring and interaction as claimed in claim 11, wherein the one or more outputs are verbally communicated to the primary user.

18. The method for providing personal management monitoring and interaction as claimed in claim 11, wherein the one or more outputs perform functions within the residence for the primary user.

19. The method for providing personal management monitoring and interaction as claimed in claim 11, wherein the one or more outputs are communicated to one or more secondary users, and wherein the one or more outputs providing the one or more secondary users with information concerning the condition of the primary user and the residence.