ASSIST DEVICE AND SYSTEM
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Abstract
Embodiments are directed to devices, systems, and methods for monitoring and assisting a subject in various life tasks.
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40 Claims
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1-20. -20. (canceled)
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21. A wearable device adapted to monitor a wearer'"'"'s physical activity patterns and to provide assistance to the wearer when a need for assistance is indicated, comprising:
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a power source; a processor; at least one physiologic sensor that provides physiologic data of the wearer to the processor; a user interface connected to the processor and adapted to accept input from the wearer and to provide information to the wearer; a network interface configured to provide a network connection between the device and a server; and a memory coupled to the processor, said memory storing program instructions that, upon execution by the processor, cause the device to gather, via the at least one physiologic sensor, activity data necessary to determine the physical activity pattern of the wearer over time, to provide the gathered activity data to said server via said network interface for processing to formulate or update behavioral rules for the wearer, and to receive the behavioral rules from the server for comparison to the received activity data, and to provide to the wearer via said user interface assistance information when the wearer has requested assistance or the activity data is not in compliance with said behavioral rules. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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36. A method of monitoring physical activity patterns of a person and to provide assistance to the person when a need for assistance is indicated, comprising:
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collecting activity data of the person over time using a wearable device including at least one physiologic sensor and a location sensor; providing the activity data from the wearable device to a server via a network interface; the wearable device receiving information from the server via said network interface, said information including behavioral rules for the wearer derived from the activity data; comparing collected activity data to the behavioral rules to recognize deviations from the behavioral rules indicating the need for assistance; and providing assistance information to the person via a user interface of the wearable device when the person has requested assistance or the activity data is not in compliance with said behavioral rules. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40)
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