System for remotely monitoring a user

• US 20100117838A1
• Filed: 12/21/2009
• Published: 05/13/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 05/08/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Resource Consortium Limited, LLC
• Original Assignee: Resource Consortium Limited
• Inventors: Humbard, Charles
• Application Number:
  US12/643,592
• Publication Number:
  US 20100117838A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/573.400
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/02 Alarms for ensuring the safety of persons
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/0202 Child monitoring systems using a transmitter-receiver system carried by the parent and the child
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/0261 System arrangements wherein the object is to detect trespassing over a fixed physical boundary, e.g. the end of a garden
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/0269 System arrangements wherein the object is to detect the exact location of child or item using a navigation satellite system, e.g. GPS
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/0275 Electronic Article Surveillance [EAS] tag technology used for parent or child unit, e.g. same transmission technology, magnetic tag, RF tag, RFID
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/0283 via a telephone network, e.g. cellular GSM
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/04 responsive to non-activity, e.g. of elderly persons G08B21/06 takes precedence
• 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 21/088 by monitoring a device worn by the person, e.g. a bracelet attached to the swimmer
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/22 responsive to presence or absence of persons
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72412 using two-way short-range wireless interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/022 with dynamic range variability

Abstract

A subscription system and corresponding method of operation for monitoring user'"'"'s well being is disclosed. The method includes the steps of providing, at a user monitor module, a first indicator for the user well being; providing, at a receiving module operably coupled to the user monitor module, a first threshold for the first indicator; receiving, at the receiving module, the first indication; comparing the first indication and the first threshold; generating a secondary indication when the comparison indicates that the first indication equals or exceeds the first threshold; receiving, at a supervisory module coupled to the receiver module, the secondary indication; and informing a supervisor that the first threshold has been reached.

Claims

1. A method for monitoring the geographic location of a first individual, the method comprising:

receiving, by a receiver device, an identifier associated with the first individual, a monitoring time, and one or more boundary variables defining a geographic area;

establishing, by the receiver device, a first device based on the identifier;

determining, by the receiver device, whether the first device is located outside of the geographic area during the monitoring time; and

sending, by the receiver device, an alert message to a supervisor device if the first device is located outside of the geographic area during the monitoring time.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the alert message comprises a geographic location associated with the first device.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the geographic location comprises a latitude value and a longitude value.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

sending, by the receiver device, the alert message to an additional supervisor device.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the alert message is transmitted in an electronic mail message.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the supervisor device is a cellular telephone.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the supervisor device is a personal computer.

8. The method of claim 1, where the identifier comprises a plurality of characters indicating a first individual user name.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the boundary variables comprise geographic location value and a radius value.

10. A method for monitoring the geographic location of a first individual from a supervisor device, the method comprising:

receiving, by the supervisor device, an identifier associated with the first individual;

receiving, by the supervisor device, a monitoring time;

receiving, by the supervisor device, one or more boundary variables defining a geographic area;

sending, by the supervisor device, the identifier, the monitoring time, and the boundary variables to a receiver device;

receiving, by the supervisor device, an alert indicating that the first individual was located outside of the geographic area during the monitoring time; and

presenting, by the supervisor device, an indication of the alert on the supervisor device.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the supervisor device is a personal computer.

12. The method of claim 10, wherein the supervisor device is a mobile phone.

13. The method of claim 10, wherein the alert includes an indication of a geographic location associated with the first individual.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the geographic location comprises a latitude value and a longitude value.

15. The method of claim 10, wherein the identifier comprises a plurality of characters indicating a first individual user name.

16. The method of claim 10, wherein the boundary variables comprise a reference to a landmark.

17. The method of claim 10, wherein the supervisor device is operably coupled to the receiver device via a cellular telephone network.

18. The method of claim 10, wherein presenting the indication comprises generating an audible, visual, or sensor alarm.

19. A system for monitoring the geographic location of a first individual, the method comprising:

a receiver module operably coupled to a wireless device network and configured to receive an identifier associated with the first individual, a monitoring time, and one or more boundary variables defining a geographic area;

a processing module configured to select a first device based on the identifier and further configured to determine whether the first device is located outside of the geographic area during the monitoring time; and

a transmission module operably coupled to the wireless device network and configured to send an alert message to a supervisor device if the first device is outside of the geographic area during the monitoring time.

20. The system of claim 19, wherein the wireless device network comprises a cellular telephone network.