System and Method to Monitor a Person in a Residence
First Claim
1. A system for monitoring a person in a residence, the system comprising:
- a location system in a residence, wherein the location system includes a first component coupled to the person to be monitored and a plurality of second components located in the residence that interact with the first component; and
a set-top box (STB) device to receive an output from the location system;
wherein the output indicates a location of the person in the residence;
wherein data including the location of the person in the residence and a time stamp of the output are sent from the STB device to a monitoring service; and
wherein the monitoring service analyzes the data received from the STB device and sends a notification when one or more alert conditions are satisfied.
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Abstract
Systems and methods to monitor a person in a residence are provided. A particular method includes receiving data at a monitoring service from a set-top box (STB) device. The data includes a location in a residence of a person being monitored. The location may be obtained from a location system in the residence. The data also includes an associated time stamp for the location. The method includes analyzing the data based on a profile of the person to determine whether one or more alert conditions are satisfied. The method also includes providing a notification when one or more of the alert conditions are satisfied.
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20 Claims
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1. A system for monitoring a person in a residence, the system comprising:
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a location system in a residence, wherein the location system includes a first component coupled to the person to be monitored and a plurality of second components located in the residence that interact with the first component; and a set-top box (STB) device to receive an output from the location system; wherein the output indicates a location of the person in the residence; wherein data including the location of the person in the residence and a time stamp of the output are sent from the STB device to a monitoring service; and wherein the monitoring service analyzes the data received from the STB device and sends a notification when one or more alert conditions are satisfied. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method comprising:
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receiving data at a monitoring service from a set-top box (STB) device, wherein the data includes a location in a residence of a person being monitored and an associated time stamp; analyzing the data based on a profile of the person to determine whether one or more alert conditions are satisfied; and providing a notification when one or more of the alert conditions are satisfied. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A set-top box device, comprising:
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at least one processor; and at least one memory accessible to the at least one processor, the at least one memory comprising; instructions executable by the at least one processor to receive input from a location system in a residence, wherein the location system is operable to identify a location in the residence of a person being monitored; instructions executable by the at least one processor to analyze the input to determine the location of the person and to determine whether the location has changed from previously received input; and instructions executable by the at least one processor to send location data and a time stamp to a monitoring service. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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