SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING THE ACTIVITY OF A PERSON IN A COMPOUND, AND SENSOR FOR DETECTING A PERSON IN A PREDEFINED AREA

• US 20100315509A1
• Filed: 02/13/2009
• Published: 12/16/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 02/13/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Jose Bordonau Farrerons, Jose Juan Blanch Puig
• Original Assignee: Jose Bordonau Farrerons, Jose Juan Blanch Puig
• Inventors: Blanch Puig, Jose Juan, Bordonau Farrerons, Jose
• Application Number:
  US12/867,397
• Publication Number:
  US 20100315509A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/154
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/28 the pass enabling tracking or indicating presence
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/0415 detecting absence of activity per se
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/0469 Presence detectors to detect unsafe condition, e.g. infrared sensor, microphone G08B21/0476 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/22 responsive to presence or absence of persons

Abstract

System and method for monitoring the activity of a person within a compound, comprising at least two predefined areas, characterized in that the system comprises means for detecting a person within the first predefined area, to verify the presence of a person within the first predefined area, means for activating the sensor of the first predefined area, means for deactivating the sensor of the first predefined area, to verify if there is activity of the person within the first predefined area, to verify the presence of the person within the second predefined area, means for activating the sensor of the second predefined area, means for deactivating the sensor of the second predefined area, to verify if there is activity of the person within the second predefined area; means for starting a counter of a predetermined period of time and means for generating an inactivity person alarm.

Claims

1. A method for monitoring the activity of a person within a compound, comprising at least two predefined areas, each comprising at least one sensor, the method comprising the following steps:

a. Identifying the person within the first predefined area, from the corresponding sensor;

in case of positive result, performing the steps of;

b. Activating the sensor of the second predefined area;

c. Deactivating the sensor of the first predefined area;

d. Starting a counting of a predetermined period of time;

e. Verifying, before the end of the counting, the person'"'"'s presence within the second predefined area, from the corresponding sensor;

in case of positive result, performing the steps of;

f. Activating the sensor of the first predefined area;

g. Deactivating the sensor of the second predefined area;

h. Starting a counting of a predetermined period of time;

i. Verifying, before the end of the counting, the person'"'"'s presence within the first predefined area, from the corresponding sensor;

in case of positive result, the control of the method goes to step (b);

in case of negative result, performing the steps of;

j. Activating the sensor of the second predefined area;

k. Verifying if there is activity of the person within the second predefined area;

in case of positive result, the control of the method goes to step (g);

in case of negative result, performing the steps of;

 

l. Generating an inactivity alarm for the person;

in case of negative result in step (e), executing the steps of;

m. Activating the sensor of the first predefined area;

n. Verifying if there is activity of the person within the first predefined area;

in case of positive result, the control of the method goes to step (c);

in case of negative result, performing the step of;

o. Generating an inactivity alarm for the person.

2. A method according to claim 1, wherein step (a) comprises a sub-step (a1) of verifying the presence of the person within the first predefined area, from a presence sensor.

3. A method according to claim 1, wherein step (a) comprises a sub-step (a2) of verifying the movement of the person within the first predefined area, from a motion sensor.

4. A method according to claim 1, wherein step (k) comprises the sub-steps of:

k1 . Obtaining at least one image of the second predefined area;

k2. Determining the status of the person from the obtained image;

k3. Creating a pattern of activity of the person from the determined situation;

k4. Comparing said pattern of activity with at least one predetermined pattern of activity.

5. A method according to claim 1, wherein step (n) comprises the sub-steps of:

n1. Obtaining at least one image of the first predefined area;

n2. Determining the status of the person from the obtained image;

n3. Creating a pattern of activity of the person from the determined situation;

n4. Comparing said pattern of activity with at least one predetermined pattern of activity.

6. A method according to claim 1, wherein step (k) comprises sub-step (K11) of detecting the movement of the person within the second predefined area.

7. A method according to claim 1, wherein step (n) comprises the sub-step (n11) of detecting the movement of the person within the first predefined area.

8. A method according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the predefined areas has assigned several parameters related to the behaviour of the person within that area.

9. A method according to claim 1, further comprising, in case of positive result in step (e), a step (p) of sending a control signal to inform about a detection of presence within the second predefined area, from the sensor of the second predefined area to the sensor of the first predefined area, for causing their activation.

10. A method according to claim 1, further comprising, in case of positive result in step (i), a step (q) of sending a control signal to inform about a detection of presence within the first predefined area, from the sensor of the first predefined area to the sensor of the second predefined area, for causing their activation.

18. A computer program comprising program instructions for causing a computer system to perform the method according to claim 1.

19. A computer program according to claim 18, characterized in that it is stored in a recording media.

20. A computer program according to claim 18, characterized in that it is carried by a carrier signal.

11. A system for monitoring the activity of a person within a compound, comprising at least two predefined areas, characterized by the fact that the system comprises means for detecting a person within the first predefined area, means for verifying the person'"'"'s presence within the first predefined area, means for activating the sensor of the first predefined area, means for deactivating the sensor of the first predefined area, means for verifying if there is activity of the person within the first predefined area, means of verifying the presence of the person within the second predefined area, means for activating the sensor of the second predefined area, means for deactivating the sensor of the second predefined area, means for verifying if there is activity of the person within the second predefined area;

means for starting a counting of a predetermined period of time, and means for generating an inactivity alarm for that person.

12. A system according to claim 11, characterized by the fact that the means for verifying if there is activity of the person within the first predefined area comprise height sensors for capturing the fall of a person.

13. A system according to claim 11, characterized by the fact that the means to verify whether there is activity of the person in the second predefined area comprise height sensors to capture the fall of a person.

14. A system according to claim 11, characterized by the fact that the means for generating an inactivity alarm for a person comprise means for sending an image of the predefined area in which the alarm is generated.

15. A sensor for detecting a person within a predefined area comprising processing means for detecting a person and means for processing a control signal corresponding to the detection of a person within a different predefined area.

16. A sensor according to claim 15, characterized by the fact that the means for processing the detection of a person comprise means for detecting a person, means for deactivating the sensor when a person is detected, and means for sending a control signal to inform about a detection of presence of a person.

17. A sensor according to claim 15, characterized by the fact that the means for processing a control signal for the detection of a person in another area comprise means for receiving the control signal and means to activate the sensor from the control signal.