Method, Computer Program, and System for Monitoring a Being
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1. An apparatus for monitoring a person accessing a refrigerator in a kitchen of a structure comprising:
- an accelerometer having a transmitter attached to the refrigerator which senses when the refrigerator is opened and transmits a signal wirelessly with the transmitter each time when the refrigerator has been opened indicating the refrigerator has been opened;
a receiver which receives each signal wirelessly from the transmitter, the receiver remote from and in communication with the transmitter; and
a non-transient memory in communication with the receiver in which each signal received by the receiver is stored, each signal stored in the memory having a time associated with when the refrigerator was opened and each signal was transmitted.
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Abstract
A method, computer program, and system for monitoring a person in a structure having a first room and a second room. The system includes motion sensors and accelerometers to determine states and activities within the states, respectively. No visual images of any type are used to monitor the person. The person does not need to wear any type of equipment or component or necklace or bracelet or special clothing with any type of equipment or component in order to be monitored by the system.
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1. An apparatus for monitoring a person accessing a refrigerator in a kitchen of a structure comprising:
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an accelerometer having a transmitter attached to the refrigerator which senses when the refrigerator is opened and transmits a signal wirelessly with the transmitter each time when the refrigerator has been opened indicating the refrigerator has been opened; a receiver which receives each signal wirelessly from the transmitter, the receiver remote from and in communication with the transmitter; and a non-transient memory in communication with the receiver in which each signal received by the receiver is stored, each signal stored in the memory having a time associated with when the refrigerator was opened and each signal was transmitted. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for monitoring a person accessing a refrigerator in a kitchen comprising the steps of:
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sensing with an accelerometer having a transmitter attached to the refrigerator when the refrigerator is opened; transmitting a signal wirelessly with the transmitter each time when the refrigerator has been opened indicating the refrigerator has been opened; receiving with a receiver each signal wirelessly from the transmitter, the receiver remote from and in communication with the transmitter; and storing in a non-transient memory in communication with the receiver each signal received by the receiver, each signal stored in the memory having a time associated with when the refrigerator was opened and each signal was transmitted. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A non-transitory readable storage medium includes a computer program stored on the storage medium for monitoring a person accessing a refrigerator in a kitchen having the computer-generated steps of:
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determining whether signals stored in a non-transient memory during a predetermined period when added together are below an acceptable norm for the person opening the refrigerator during the predetermined period, the signals generated from an accelerometer having a transmitter attached to the refrigerator which senses when the refrigerator is opened and transmits a signal wirelessly with the transmitter each time when the refrigerator has been opened indicating the refrigerator has been opened to a receiver which receives each signal wirelessly from the transmitter, the receiver remote from and in communication with the transmitter, each signal stored in the non-transient memory in communication with the receiver in which each signal received by the receiver is stored, each signal stored in the memory having a time associated with when the refrigerator was opened and each signal was transmitted, the computer in communication with the memory which receives each signal stored in the memory and the time associated with when the refrigerator was opened and each signal was transmitted over a predetermined period; and producing an alert when the computer determines that each of the signals stored in the memory during the predetermined period were below the acceptable norm.
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