SENSOR WITH REMOTE COMMUNICATIONS CAPABILITY

• US 20130241728A1
• Filed: 05/09/2013
• Published: 09/19/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 01/09/1997
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Donald Spector
• Original Assignee: Donald Spector
• Inventors: SPECTOR, Donald
• Granted Patent: US 8,823,512 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/539.12
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/02 Alarms for ensuring the safety of persons
• 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 21/0492 Sensor dual technology, i.e. two or more technologies collaborate to extract unsafe condition, e.g. video tracking and RFID tracking

Abstract

A system and method for monitoring the state of an individual, in which a biological sensor is attached to the individual, and a wireless transmitter is attached to the sensor via a microprocessor. The transmitter transmits any changes in the biological state of the individual to a remote receiver. The remote receiver can be programmed to automatically send an alert to various entities, which can then send assistance.

Claims

1. A system for monitoring the physical state of an individual, comprising:

a sensor adapted to monitor a physical parameter of the human or animal, a microprocessor connected to the sensor to process data received from the sensor;

a first transmitter connected to the microprocessor for transmitting data sensed by the sensor to a remote location, the microprocessor being programmed to have the first transmitter transmit when the sensor senses a change in the physical parameter;

a receiver adapted to receive transmissions from the first transmitter, the receiver being connected to a second transmitter for transmitting data received from the first transmitter to a command center, wherein the receiver contains a computer that determines an alert level based on the transmissions from the first transmitter, and wherein the second transmitter transmits said alert level to the monitoring center.

2. The system according to claim 1, wherein the receiver is a mobile telephone.

3. The system according to claim 1, wherein the sensor monitors a physical parameter selected from the group consisting of heart rate, respiration, brain activity, blood pressure and body temperature.

4. The system according to claim 1, wherein the sensor is a noise sensor and wherein the microprocessor is programmed allow the transmitter to transmit only upon the sensor sensing a particular noise.

5. The system according to claim 1, further comprising a video camera connected to the microprocessor, wherein the microprocessor is programmed to start the video camera recording when the sensor senses a change in the physical parameter.

6. The system according to claim 1, wherein the sensor is attached to a wrist band.

7. The system according to claim 2, wherein the mobile telephone includes a display, and wherein the display displays the parameter sensed by the sensor.

8. The system according to claim 1, wherein the first transmitter transmits data over the internet to the receiver.

9. The system according to claim 1, wherein the microprocessor is connected to a GPS receiver, and wherein the transmitter transmits a location of the GPS receiver to the receiver.