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METHOD FOR DETECTING AND RESPONDING TO FALLS BY RESIDENTS WITHIN A FACILITY

  • US 20180000385A1
  • Filed: 06/19/2017
  • Published: 01/04/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/17/2016
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for detecting and responding to falls by residents within a facility, the method comprising:

  • at a wearable device worn by a resident;

    writing sensor data from a sensor integrated into the wearable device to a buffer;

    inputting sensor data read from the sensor into a compressed fall detection model stored locally on the wearable device to detect a fall event at a first time, the compressed fall detection model defining a compressed form of a complete fall detection model;

    in response to detecting the fall event at a first time;

    wirelessly connecting to a local wireless hub;

    transmitting a corpus of sensor data from the buffer and a cue for confirmation of the fall event to the local wireless hub, the corpus of sensor data corresponding to a duration of time terminating at approximately the first time; and

    wirelessly disconnecting from the local wireless hub;

    remotely from the wearable device, inputting the corpus of sensor data into the complete fall detection model, stored remotely from the wearable device, to confirm the fall event; and

    in response to confirming the fall event, dispatching a care provider to assist the resident.

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