SENSOR-BASED INDEPENDENT LIVING ASSISTANT
First Claim
1. A method for facilitating independent living of a user, the method operating on a digital computer and comprising:
- aggregating data from a plurality of sensors in the user'"'"'s environment;
processing the data to develop a set of one or more virtual sensor signals; and
by executing rules that operate as a function of the virtual sensor signals, sending a notification to a person programmatically selected from a recipient set consisting of the user and other parties.
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Abstract
A computing system helps a person live independently by providing reminders, alerts, and alarms of situations that require the person'"'"'s attention, notifying another party for emergency or other advice or assistance as necessary. The system receives data from a variety of sensors around the person'"'"'s environment, developing one or more meaningful composite virtual sensor signals as a function of the data from the physical sensors. Rules operate as a function of the virtual sensor signals to notify the user and/or another party of the situation by way of a smartphone application, cell phone text message, PDA, or other device.
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21 Claims
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1. A method for facilitating independent living of a user, the method operating on a digital computer and comprising:
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aggregating data from a plurality of sensors in the user'"'"'s environment; processing the data to develop a set of one or more virtual sensor signals; and by executing rules that operate as a function of the virtual sensor signals, sending a notification to a person programmatically selected from a recipient set consisting of the user and other parties. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for facilitating independent living of a user, the method operating on a digital computer and comprising:
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receiving audio data from one or more sound sensors in the user'"'"'s environment; processing the audio data to identify one or more sounds from among a collection of known types of sounds; and by executing rules that operate as a function of the identified sounds, sending a notification to a person programmatically selected from a recipient set consisting of the user and other parties. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for facilitating independent living of a user, the method operating on a digital computer and comprising:
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aggregating data from a plurality of sensors in the user'"'"'s home environment; based on rules that operate as a function of the data, identifying a situation in the user'"'"'s home environment that threatens harm to the user or property; initiating a notification to the user regarding the situation; and if, by applying additional rules to further data from one or more of the plurality of sensors, it is determined that the situation remains, then initiating a further notification to a remote party regarding the situation. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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