SIGNATURE ANALYSIS SYSTEMS AND METHODS
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1. A mobile signature analysis unit, comprising:
- a sensor module configured to monitor and capture activity information corresponding to an entity, the activity information comprising acceleration information and energy impulse information;
a processing unit configured to receive the activity information from the sensor module, to detect a signature from the activity information, and to determine an activity type corresponding to the detected signature;
a communication module configured to establish communication with a home unit, wherein the home unit is configured to issue a notification reporting the determined activity type corresponding to the detected signature; and
an external communication module configured to establish communication with at least one mobile communication device using a corresponding one of a plurality of communication techniques, wherein the at least one mobile communication device is configured to issue the notification reporting the determined activity type corresponding to the detected signature.
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Abstract
A signature analysis system can include a mobile signature analysis unit and a home unit. The mobile signature analysis unit can include a sensor module to monitor and capture an entity'"'"'s activity information and a processing unit to analyze the activity information to detect a signature and determine an event corresponding to the signature. If the mobile signature analysis unit determines that a user has experienced a fall, for example, a notification can be sent to the user'"'"'s caregiver by one or both of the mobile signature analysis unit and the home unit.
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1. A mobile signature analysis unit, comprising:
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a sensor module configured to monitor and capture activity information corresponding to an entity, the activity information comprising acceleration information and energy impulse information; a processing unit configured to receive the activity information from the sensor module, to detect a signature from the activity information, and to determine an activity type corresponding to the detected signature; a communication module configured to establish communication with a home unit, wherein the home unit is configured to issue a notification reporting the determined activity type corresponding to the detected signature; and an external communication module configured to establish communication with at least one mobile communication device using a corresponding one of a plurality of communication techniques, wherein the at least one mobile communication device is configured to issue the notification reporting the determined activity type corresponding to the detected signature. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A machine-controlled method, comprising:
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a mobile signature analysis unit monitoring activity information corresponding to an entity, the activity information comprising acceleration information and energy impulse information; a sensor module of the mobile signature analysis unit capturing the activity information and sending the activity information to a processing unit of the mobile signature analysis unit; the processing unit of the mobile signature analysis unit detecting a signature from the activity information; the processing unit of the mobile signature analysis unit determining an activity event corresponding to the detected signature by comparing the detected signature to at least one signature template; and responsive to determining the activity event corresponding to the detected signature, the mobile signature analysis unit establishing communication with at least one caregiver and issuing a notification to the at least one caregiver, the notification reporting the determined activity. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A signature analysis system, comprising:
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a mobile signature analysis unit comprising; a sensor module configured to monitor and capture activity information corresponding to an entity; a processing module configured to determine, based at least in part on the activity information and at least one of a plurality of signature templates, whether the entity has experienced a particular event; a home unit communication module; and an external communication module configured to establish communication with at least one mobile communication device, wherein the at least one mobile communication device is configured to transmit a detected event notification to at least one destination; a home unit comprising; a mobile unit communication module configured to establish communication with the home unit communication module of the mobile signature analysis unit; and an external communication module configured to transmit the detected event notification to the at least one destination; and a host server comprising a user profile, wherein the host server is configured to receive and update the user profile with at least one of the activity information and the detected event notification. - View Dependent Claims (23)
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