SECURITY SYSTEM TRIGGERED BY HEART RATE DETECTION

• US 20080204558A1
• Filed: 02/28/2007
• Published: 08/28/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 02/28/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: MAE Limited
• Original Assignee: Lucent Technologies, Inc. (Nokia Corporation)
• Inventors: Krock, Richard E., Rauscher, Karl F., Goldman, Stuart O., Runyon, James P.
• Granted Patent: US 8,477,035 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/153
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0006 ECG or EEG signals
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/02438 with portable devices, e.g. worn by the patient
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1112 Global tracking of patients, e.g. by using GPS
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6824 Arm or wrist
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/19697 Arrangements wherein non-video detectors generate an alarm themselves
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/016 Personal emergency signalling and security systems emergency non-personal manually actuated alarm activators G08B25/12

Abstract

A security system is provided for a facility (10). The security system includes: a central monitoring station (20) that controls one or more security measures for the facility (10); and, a heart rate monitor (30) that detects a heart rate of an individual (50), the heart rate monitor (30) being in wireless communication with the central monitoring station (20). Suitably, the central monitoring station (20) selectively implements one or more of the security measures in response to a determination that an abnormal heart rate has been detected.

Claims

1. A security system for a facility, said security system comprising:

a central monitoring station that controls one or more security measures for the facility; and

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a heart rate monitor that detects a heart rate of an individual, said heart rate monitor being in wireless communication with the central monitoring station;

wherein the central monitoring station selectively implements one or more of the security measures in response to a determination that an abnormal heart rate has been detected.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the determination that the monitored heart rate is abnormal is made when the detected heart rate varies for a determined period of time beyond a determined threshold from a baseline heart rate for the individual.

3. The system of claim 2, further comprising:

means for determining a location of the individual who'"'"'s heart rate is being monitor, said determined location being obtained by the central monitoring station.

4. The system of claim 3, further comprising:

an alarm controlled by the central monitoring station, said alarm providing a signal when the alarm is implemented by the central monitoring station.

5. The system of claim 4, wherein the signal provided by the alarm indicate the determined location obtained by the central monitoring station.

6. The system of claim 3, further comprising:

a security camera arranged in or about the facility, said camera being under the control of the central monitoring station so as to be selectively pointed in a plurality of different directions.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein when an abnormal heart rate is detected the central monitoring station points the camera in the direct of the determined location of the individual experiencing the abnormal heart rate.

8. The system of claim 3, wherein the means for determining comprises a Global Position System (GPS) receiver.

9. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

a mobile station served by a wireless telecommunications network, said mobile station being in operative communication with the monitor via a wireless link.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the mobile station provides an operative wireless connection with the central monitoring station over a wireless telecommunications network serving the mobile station.

11. A method for controlling a security system for a facility, said method comprising:

(a) detecting a heart rate of an individual;

(b) determining if the detected heart rate is abnormal;

(c) generating a signal when it is determined that the detected heart rate is abnormal;

(d) wirelessly transmitting the generated signal;

(e) receiving the transmitted signal; and

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(f) selectively implementing one or more of security measures in response to the received the signal.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein step (b) comprises:

deeming the detected heart rate as abnormal when the detected heart remains outside a determined range for a determined period of time.

13. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

generating position data that indicates a location of the individual who'"'"'s heart rate is being detected.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the signal communicates the generated position.

15. The method of claim 13, wherein step (f) comprises:

sending an alarm to an entity monitoring the security system in response to the received signal.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the alarm indicates the location of the individual who'"'"'s heart rate is being detected.

17. The method of claim 13, wherein step (f) comprises:

controlling operation of a security camera arranged in or about the facility in response to the received signal.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein the camera is movable so as to be selectively pointed in a plurality of different directions, and step (f) further comprises:

pointing the camera in the direction of the location of the individual who'"'"'s heart rate is being detected.